Episode 527 - Local West Coast DIPAs
ABV Chicago Craft Beer Podcast
English - March 13, 2024 12:30 - 1 hour - 74.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 87 ratingsFood Arts beer abv chicago chicagobeer chicagocraftbeer craft Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
A decade-and-a-half ago, West Coast DIPAs were changing the craft beer curious into full-on obsessives, and breweries were in an IBU arms race to melt faces with hop bitterness. Recently, now that some of the haze has settled, breweries are returning to the aggressive style again - with some bringing newer juicy hop varietals to the mix, while others attempt to throw it back to the classics. For this episode, we enthusiastically drink through five locally made West Coast Double IPAs and can’t really agree on anything other than the beers taste too dang good. Also, Craig’s hyped about the features of his new chair, Ryan swears he did his research, and we put a few hops into the Hop Hall of Fame.
West Coast-style DIPAs Reviewed
Pollyanna Brewing Company - Beads on a String
Maplewood Brewing Company - Sidewalk Surfer
Miskatonic Brewing Company - West Coast Warlock
Midwest Coast Brewing Co. - Vertical Canine
Old Irving Brewing Co. - Chaos Weaver