The Beer Wrangler™ » Double IPA http://www.beerwrangler.com Beer reviews, styles, food pairings and more Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:20:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Driftwood Twenty Pounder Double IPA http://www.beerwrangler.com/driftwood-twenty-pounder-double-ipa/ http://www.beerwrangler.com/driftwood-twenty-pounder-double-ipa/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 04:35:35 +0000 The Beer Wrangler http://www.beerwrangler.com/?p=1947 Driftwood Brewery Twenty Pounder Double IPA comes with trademark fabulous graphic artwork on the label. At the very least they have raised the game when it comes to bottle labels! Happily this is not where the game raising ends. They have produced many of British Columbia’s (and canada’s for that matter) best craft brews. A double IPA (thanks for not using ‘Imperial’) has been keenly awaited by the craft beer fans of the West coast. Since the two IPAs that have been on the shelves – regular IPA Fat Tug and super seasonal Sartori Harvest have proved so popular, . . . → Read More: Driftwood Twenty Pounder Double IPA]]> http://www.beerwrangler.com/driftwood-twenty-pounder-double-ipa/feed/ 0 Howe Sound Total Eclipse Of The Hop http://www.beerwrangler.com/howe-sound-total-eclipse-of-the-hop/ http://www.beerwrangler.com/howe-sound-total-eclipse-of-the-hop/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 05:51:50 +0000 The Beer Wrangler http://www.beerwrangler.com/?p=1242 Howe Sound’s Imperial IPA has a nice name that some of its younger drinkers might not get. I am not sure if Bonnie Tyler is a fan of this beer, but she should be. Imperial or double IPAs are usually a mouthful of hops with a hit of alcohol, but the brewers at Howe Sound have managed to brew in a style that the original creators of the IPA in the 18th Century would recognise and hopefully approve of.

This is a supremely well balanced beer that has 9o IBUs and 8% alcohol, but manages to be so drinkable, you . . . → Read More: Howe Sound Total Eclipse Of The Hop]]> http://www.beerwrangler.com/howe-sound-total-eclipse-of-the-hop/feed/ 1