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Chain-of-Command – Gun Hill Brewing Co.

Being from the East Coast you would think I would know more about East Coast IPAs. Many of the IPAs I encounter here are done in the Wet Coast style. I personally prefer the pine heavy aroma and flavors of the West Coast style. These strange tropical and juicy IPAs just do not work for me.


Gun Hill Brewing Co. has some how managed to bridge East and West with Chain-of-Command. It rides the line between pine and citrus. I was unable to locate any information about this beer on the Gun Hill website. They really have minimal information there at all. At list of beers with prices for their tap room. It’s a little strange.

ABV: 7.5% IBU: N/A SRM: N/A

Malts: N/A
Hops: N/A
Yeast: Unknown
Other Ingredients: N/A

Availability: N/A

Tasting Notes

  • Color and Appearance
    • Straw
    • Clear
    • Low head retention
    • Medium carbonation
  • Aroma
    • Citrus, Pine
    • Low malt aroma
    • Low to no esters
  • Flavor
    • Medium alcohol
    • Citrus, Tropical
    • Medium hop bitterness
    • Low to no malt
  • Mouth Feel
    • Low astringency
    • Light body
    • Medium carbonation
    • Medium finish.

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Fresh off the Farm IPA – Bale Breaker Brewing Company

I previously reviewed Bottomcutter Imperial IPA from Bale Breaker Brewing Company. I gave that beer a 4.75 out of 5. Fresh off the Farm isn’t quite as good but it still rates high. I wouldn’t hesitate to pick up anything from Bale Breaker if I saw it on the shelf.


From Bale Breaker Brewing Company website:

Fresh off the Farm IPA was brewed in the center of hop field 41, just minutes from downtown Yakima, by Bale Breaker Brewing Company. A big hop aroma on a clean Pilsner malt base perfectly showcases a few of the newest and most exciting hop varieties off their family’s hop farm. Whirlpool additions of Loral™ and Mosaic® add depth to the nose generated from a post-fermentation charge of Mosaic® and the experimental HBC 630. Originally brewed as the official beer of Seattle Beer Week 2017, this brew is being re-released to celebrate Bale Breaker’s Fifth Anniversary. Get it while you can!

ABV: 7% IBU: 60 SRM: N/A

Malts: Pilsner
Hops: Lora, Mosaic, HBC 630
Yeast: Unknown
Other Ingredients: N/A

Availability: April 2018

Tasting Notes

  • Color and Appearance
    • Straw
    • Clear
    • Low head retention
    • Medium carbonation
  • Aroma
    • Pine
    • No malt aroma
    • Low to no esters
  • Flavor
    • Low alcohol
    • Pine, Citrus
    • Medium hop bitterness
    • Low to no malt
  • Mouth Feel
    • Low astringency
    • Light body
    • Medium carbonation
    • Light finish.

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I Always Felt Closer To IPAs Than I did to People – Evil Twin Brewing

I’ve always been a fan of Evil Twin. They put honest, creative, thought in to naming their beers. In most cases the beers they releases are just as creative as the names. Unfortunately “I Always Felt Closer To IPAs Than I did to People” fails to live up to the name. It has a great combination of hops that should have lead to a bright and refreshing IPA. Taking a guess, I think this was sitting around for a while. It has to have suffered from the long trip across the country.


From The can:

Yes it’s double dry hopped with tons of tasty Galaxy, Citra, Simcoe and Falconer’s Flight. Better be ready for this close to perfect India Pale Ale.

ABV: 7.5% IBU: N/A SRM: N/A

Malts: N/A
Hops: Galaxy, Citra, Simcoe, Falconer’s Flight
Yeast: NA
Other Ingredients: None

Tasting Notes

  • Color and Appearance
    • Straw
    • Slight haze
    • Long head retention
    • Medium carbonation
  • Aroma
    • Pine, Citrus
    • No malt aroma
    • Tropical fruit esters
  • Flavor
    • Low alcohol
    • Pine, Citrus
    • Low hop bitterness
    • Light malt
  • Mouth Feel
    • No astringency
    • Light body
    • Medium carbonation
    • Light finish.

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9th Cloud Hazy IPA – Matchless Brewing

At this point I’m over the hazy tropical IPA trend. I don’t want my IPA to taste like pineapple or mango. It should taste and smell like a pine tree. There’s nothing special going on here with 9th Cloud. It’s your standard soft IPA designed for people that don’t like beer.


9th Cloud was brewed to celebrate the 9th anniversary of The Beer Authority in Seattle, Washington. The Facebook event page is here.

From The Beer Authority event page:

The master brewers of Matchless Brewing were commissioned to make the Beer Authority’s 9th Anniversary beer, working with Hop Nymphs along the Western slope of the Cowiche Canyon. The head brewers after praying to the hops gods finally had selected the magical hops to be harvested during the rise of the Harvest Moon last Burctober to brew this cloudy deliciousness for the Beer Authority’s 9th Anniversary.

ABV: 7.2% IBU: N/A SRM: N/A

Malts: Pale, Oats, Wheat
Hops: Waimea, El Dorado
Yeast: Juice
Other Ingredients: None

Tasting Notes

  • Color and Appearance
    • Straw
    • Hay
    • Moderate head retention
    • Medium carbonation
  • Aroma
    • tropical fruit
    • No malt aroma
    • Tropical fruit esters
  • Flavor
    • Low alcohol
    • Tropical fruit
    • No hop bitterness
    • Light malt
  • Mouth Feel
    • No astringency
    • Light body
    • Medium carbonation
    • Light finish.

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Oldtown Standard IPA – Tasting and Review

The malt bill on this brew came out exactly like I was hoping.  Light yet malty with a sightly sweet malt aroma. It nicely compliments the hops which I though might be over-powering.


I’ll be using this grain bill again in the near future. This time with a Simcoe, Citra, Ekuanot combination.

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ABV: 6% IBU: 53 SRM: N/A

Malts: Pilsner, Vienna, Munich 1, Crystal 40
Hops: 007 Golden Hop, Centennial, Chinook
Yeast: WLP001
Other Ingredients: None

Tasting Notes

  • Color and Appearance
    • Dark Amber
    • Slight Haze
    • Long head retention
    • Medium carbonation
  • Aroma
    • Citrus, Pine
    • Medium malt aroma
    • Low to no esters
  • Flavor
    • Low alcohol
    • Citrus, Pine
    • Medium hop bitterness
    • Light malt
  • Mouth Feel
    • Low astringency
    • Medium body
    • Medium carbonation
    • Medium finish.

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