Ace of Spades!!

Um um um been a while, but for this blog entry I have a good one. Especially for the hoppy heads, this one might send you into an orgasmic frenzy for hoppy goodness. It's a beer thankfully bottled and distributed in Washington, but comes from probably one of the greatest breweries for hoppy beers down from our neighbor down south Portland, Oregon. Also I should say one of the most pleasant breweries in Portland to visit as well, I am of course refering to the wonderful people of the HUB (Hopworks Urban Brewery). Now all of their regular beers are pretty damn hoppy, so their Ace of Spades Imperial IPA is just about to stradel over from Defcon 4 to 5! The hop sting hits you right in the nose when your bringing the bottle up to your lips. You could drink it out of a snifter, but just the waft from opening the bottle is going to give you a good idea about what your in for. If you let it sit long enough you can tell there is a sense of sweetness of a heavier beer like Imperial's are meant to be, and the 9.5% alcohol tag proves that. What does that mean? Well judging by how hoppy this is I'm guessing bucket loads of most likely citra hops were added at absolutely any point in the fermenation process possible! There is a deep citrus taste that clings to the beer as well, something beyond just the normal aftertaste created by Citra hops, it has strong hints, and probably has some elements added, of red grapefruit. Which is the perfect ingrediant to engage, and wed this kind of hoppy beverage. Yes super hoppy, but actually with some other flavors that have some of the same acidic properties, and seem to stand up well and accomadate these particular hop oils. It's a wonderful, and well done Imperial IPA, the kind even non-hop-heads could enjoy. And I always expect as much from hopworks. If your looking for it, well this particular bottle has a nice ace of spades display, and motorcycle at the top, I'm also guessing that some of the brewers at hopworks, and I may be going out on a limb on this one, may be motorhead fans, just maybe. Thankfully distribution seems to be pretty wide to I've seen it at the Beer Junction, 99 Bottles, By the Bottle, Top Foods, QFC, etc. So there should be no real excuse not to find any, so enjoy another beautifully crafted hoppy beer from the HUB.

PS: I will try and spit these out when I can as I love writing about beer, but my schedule is nice and full nowadays so the blog may not be updated as often as it used to be, be assured I will write when I can. And thank you to the people who still read and ask about it the blog will march on!