Apparently Sierra Nevada is releasing its formerly seasonal Torpedo Extra IPA on a year-round basis beginning Jan. 15th, 2009. (Check out TheBeerInMe.com for the article.)
Personally, and I know I'm in the minority here, I'm not a huge fan of Sierra Nevada. I know, I know, how could I possibly not love such a wonderful craft brewery, hop-masters that they are? Well, I tell you, I'm not aversed to hoppy brews. In fact, some of my favorite brews have a strong hop backbone (i.e. Weyerbacher Double Simcoe IPA, Flying Dog Double Pale, Great Divide St. Bridget's Porter, etc.). But good beer -- for me, at least -- is all about balance. Almost every beer I've had from Sierra is hop-heavy without the supporting malt. I keep expecting Dogfish Head-caliber balance from these highly-rated IPAs, and I keep getting tons of citrusy hops and only mediocre malt weight.
So I'm not shaking in my boots about this one, especially considering it's a spin-off of the Celebration which I disliked more than usual. But I'll try anything once. Who knows? I might love this one and change my mind about SN. Here's hoping, right?
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Hi,
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Andy
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Welcome to the Beer in Me.
I "wrote" and posted the story on SN Torpedo. I don't claim to be a great SN fan either, but it is their sheer size and market penetration that makes anything they do noteworthy. As I mentioned in my article, they simply dominate the landscape around here, and are on tap in just about every establishment in Northern California.
Thank you for sharing such an amazing piece.
I really appreciate your efforts and all the time that you have spent.
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