Beer Style: IPA Family
Over the Topper DIPA
This is my attempt to clone one of my favorite double IPAs coming out my home state of Vermont, Heady Topper from The Alchemist Brewery.
Wrecking Bar Brewpub Boomslang IPA clone
A potent hop driven American IPA with the help of Citra®, Simcoe® and Nelson Sauvin at the driver’s wheel.
Sun King Brewing Company: Tequila Barrel-Aged Fistful of Hops clone
“Fistful of Hops is a quarterly rotating seasonal IPA, which means every three months the hops change. We usually combine two to three varieties of hops together for each new release. The same varieties and proportion of hops are used all the way through the recipe including dry hopping.” – Dave Colt, Sun King Brewery
Milkshake IPA: Tips from the Pros
Brewer: Michael Tonsmeire, Sapwood Cellars in Columbia, MD Milkshake IPA is one of the latest adaptations in the Specialty IPA category, but many would argue against this nomenclature. With very subdued hop
PEI Brewing Co.’s Black Banks Cascadian Dark Ale clone
PEI Brewing has won a dozen medals at the Canadian Brewing Awards (including seven in 2016 and 2017) and remains a focal point of craft beer innovation not just on the island, but in eastern Canada. Black Banks was designed with the flavors of an IPA and the looks of a stout.
Lawson’s Finest Liquids Super Session #2 clone
Sean Lawson designed Super Session to be a hoppy, flavorful beer with low alcohol for those times when you are having more than one.
Boulevard Brewing Company: Pop Up Session IPA clone
This easy-drinking hoppy ale features a balanced bitterness and aroma with a slight caramel malt character.
Smuttynose Brewing Company: Frankenlager clone
Frankenlager is Smuttynose’s interpretation of an IPA decoction-mashed and fermented like the classic lagers of Europe. It’s crisp and refined, but certainly not meek or mild.
Samuel Adams Brewing Company: Double Agent IPL clone
An easy drinking, nicely hoppy IPL from Boston Beer Co. A bright zesty hoppiness up front greets drinkers followed by bready backbone.
Jack’s Abby Brewing: Hoponius Union clone
Hoponius Union is a lager that features a blend of popular American hops, creating a huge tropical fruit and citrusy hop aroma. A dry finish accentuates the pleasant bitterness and hop profile.
Base Camp Brewing Company: In-Tents IPL clone
This is a labor-intensive beer to produce, utilizing a triple batch sparge, kräusening, a three-week bulk lagering period, and oak chip aging. The result is a malty and firmly hopped, oak-aged lager softened by some natural carbonation. The lager yeast allows the piney and floral aromatics to shine while the oak chips heighten the maltiness of the brew.
The Alchemist: Heady Topper clone
The Alchemist specializes in fresh, unfiltered IPAs, and Heady Topper is the brewery’s crown jewel. Featuring a proprietary blend of six hops, this beer boasts a complex and unique bouquet of hop flavor without any astringent bitterness.
