One Good and One Not so Good – Two IPAs for #BeerSaturday
hive-187719·@fermentedphil·
10.385 HBDOne Good and One Not so Good – Two IPAs for #BeerSaturday
<div class="text-justify">  ___ Life always comes in two, good or bad. There are grey areas, but when you drink a beer, it is always either good, or bad. Life is too short to drink bad beer, and there are definitely grey areas where you might think that a beer was either goodish or badish, but generally, on the first sip, you know. Having brewed much beer in my youth, and having drunk so many different breweries’ beers over the last couple of years, I have developed my palate to tell me almost instantly if I like a beer or not. This is a good and bad thing. Because I want to taste more of the vast array of different beers that South Africa has to offer, but I also want to drink the same ones that I have come to love and appreciate in my journey. That said, in the quest to try more and more beer, I have come across two more IPAs: Boston breweries and Side Hustle brewery. In my previous experiences with Boston breweries, I had some mixed feelings. They brew solid beers, but not something I would really grab at when I come across them again. Side Hustle brewery is new to me, even though I had their IPA a while ago. And the verdict was quite simple: One beer was so good I salivated, the other so average and strange that I could not figure out how they actually sell the beer. Without further ado then, here is my tasting notes from these two beers! ___ <div class="pull-left">  </div> <div class="pull-right">  </div> ___ # <center> Side Hustle's A Side of War IPA </center> ___ <center> IPA | 6.5 % ABV | 46 IBUs </center> ___ <div class="pull-right">  </div> When I celebrated my birthday many moons ago, my fiance's family wanted to buy me a special beer. I was told to choose a beer, and I could not not choose. I already had a couple of beers, and I wanted to take the beer home. But then the waiter told me I cannot take the beer home. I had to drink the beer then and there! But what a beer. When I saw it at my local beer shop, I needed to buy it. As I poured the beer, I had the same incredible nose all those months ago. It had a bitter warm and delicious nose. It had incredible hops notes, but also some malt smells like home brewed beer. The first sip was a bit too carbonated, but it was an hop overload on the first tast. It was very bitter, but had an incredible malty balance. It was a big beer, and it had a very nice taste similar to my home brewed beers. It tastes like my IPAs brewed at home and I loved all of it! ___ <div class="pull-left">  </div> <div class="pull-right">  </div> ___  ___ # <center> Boston's 33 Degrees South IPA </center> ___ <center> IPA | 5 % ABV | ?? IBUs </center> ___ I looked forward to this beer... But sadly, it was no IPA in my book... The nose was slightly yeasty; but with overwhelming caramel notes. It had an incredible malty overload which I love... But this was an IPA, not a malt upfront beer... I did not get too much hops. This was very strange for an IPA… and then also some bready notes? The first taste was not full bodied but watery; not much alcohol... It was a nice and bitter beer, but it had more malt than hops in taste? This was really a strange IPA though… The caramel malt on the nose was not as strong in taste. All being said, not the best IPA I had; it was a good beer but a very bad IPA. |||| |-|-|-| Not all beers are created equally. Sometimes a bad beer is good in the sense that it reminds you not to drink it again! Jokes aside, a beer is still a beer. For now, happy drinking, and keep well! *All of the musings and writings are my own, albeit inspired by the delicious first IPA. The photographs are also my own, taken with my Nikon D300.* </div>
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