Reviewed Brew of the Week

Week of April 2, 2012:  Blatant IPA

After a months of flirting with this delicious IPA out on the town, you can finally take it home at the end of the night. Blatant has started bottling and I couldn’t be happier about it. This beer is very bright and cuts across your tongue as it races down. After spreading out, the taste lingers for a beautiful little moment before wafting away. A big IPA to be sure, but not obnoxiously so. Blatant also released a Session which is quite tasty as well. Drink well, drink local.

Week of May 7, 2012:  Jack’s Abby – Hoponius Union IPL – Wicked Hopped Lager

Jack’s Abby has arrived and in a very big way. With two regular offerings in the Jabby Brau and the Smoke & Dagger already established and pouring steadily, Jack’s will be dispensing several more unique seasonal brews as well as one and done special concoctions. One of these is the Hoponious Union, an India Pale Lager. That’s the fun part about Jack’s Abby, they lager everything. They’re playing with different styles of beer, but at the end of the day, it’s all lager. This IPL really is quite delightful. Nice and soft; round with a very gentle but full hop caress around your tongue. But, because it’s a lager, it’s so clean and everything drops away very quickly. This beer does not overstay its welcome, instead, you are left wanting more.

Week of May 14, 2012:  Backlash Groundswell Belgian Blonde Ale

Lookout you guys, cause this Boston blonde has some serious funk to it.  You can smell the Belgian yeast as soon as you crack through the wax seal.  Backlash’s first offering arrived many months ago and every drop poured down Boston’s collective gullet in less than a week.  For those of you who missed it the first time around, here’s your chance.  It pours a beautiful, full, gold color and, while it smells huge, it tickles the tongue slightly on its way down and the Belgian yeast rounds things out.  The yeast finish lingers in the corners of your mouth and makes you want to chew on it like bubblegum.  Perfect for the summer and nice hot weather which arrived today along with this good lookin’ bottle.  Drink local, drink well.