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361 full weeks of #beersaturday blockchain beer parties! I spent the day brewing but will cap off the evening reviewing a couple of the craft beers I discovered this week.
Being The Blockchain Beerologist definitely has its perks, including but not limited to getting paid to tour breweries and sample new beers! When I am not globetrotting or brewing my own beer, my fridge looks like a colorful mosaic of regional craft beer I enjoy sharing with the #beersaturday alliance of #beer bloggers on #hive.
This week, I can't help myself when I see a mixer pack filled with different IPAs.
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Muskoka IPA Mixer!
It feels almost like Christmas with all of the mixer packs on the shelves. As if that wasn't a license enough to take my money and earn a spotlight in my worldwide #beersaturday blog, they have been IPA mix packs like this one! 6 different IPAs in a box from one of the pioneers of this region's IPA game? IN!
Mad Tom is the inspiration behind Mad Tom's Icebox and this mainstay is included in this mix but I am excited by the other new beers.
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Thiol Boosted Hazy IPA
I can't seem to find this one on the website it is so exclusive. Thiols are aromatic compounds and this one has been boosted with some that apparently enhance the citrus and fruity flavours! I have read their are also special yeast strains that extract more of those thiols from the hops but Muskoka is a little shy on the details of what they mean by Thiol Boosted.
The beer poured fresh and foamy. I could have easily stopped before the top of the glass but always like to challenge myself to get the whole pint in the glass. This one was too fresh or I was too excited. Delicious beer with a good amount of haze and pleasing level of fruit character to it. Almost a tropical IPA. I definitely have to try this beer again if it makes it to the shelf. Probably not seeing as I can't find a trace of it anywhere so I may have to grab this mix pack again if it is not sold out.
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Single Hop IPA
I forget which #beersaturday veteran it was who explained that a SMaSH IPA isn't just a flashy marketing description, it stands for Single Malt and Single Hop! Why the hell didn't I think of that? Single Hop IPA with Galaxy is my kinda jam because I can study a simple hop character rather than the ones I usually have which are a powerbomb of 3 or more hops. Galaxy is a great place to start as most of my favourite IPAs contain this Australian citrussy beauty.
The label is plain on the front and equally so on the back and it reads more fiction than fact. Guava and Passionfruit aren't my thing but those flavours from hops in an IPA definitely are. I enjoyed this beer in the yard working on the garden during the day and it went down smoothly. So much so, I can't remember much that stood out about this beer. Slightly lighter than the multi hop varieties with a bit more ABV, 6% was perfect for a warm afternoon.
Now that I am thinking about the Hazy IPA and this Single Hop one needing another taste, I may indeed have to go pick another of these Tom's Icebox IPA mixers again. So great to taste new beer from a perennial favourite in is region.
Well Done Tom!
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This week for #BeerSaturday, I am inviting @louis88 who has just visited a fantastic brewery in Thuringia, Germany! Take a few pictures, tag #beersaturday and raise a glass with us on Hive!
Cheers to our global family of beer-drinkers!!
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You must be killin' it out here!
@geneandashlee just slapped you with 1.000 PIMP, @zekepickleman.
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Seems your taste buds had a proper workout ;) I'm looking forward to the beer buff project of yours :)
Ah yes we worked on that a bit this weekend. Collecting a bit of initial content and framing up a website then we bring it to the hive blockchain!
I guess you may find some interesting tips if you filter my pinmapple/travelfeed map for #beer tagged posts :)
Anyways, I've just published a fresh one, from a place which dared to brew Pilsen Ale. No kidding, it's an ale.
We Love all the Muskoka Brewery Beers.
Me too!
I will admit I have become a little bored of them in the last couple years with so many damn other great IPAs and beers. This was a refresher in more way than 1 and the BEST beer of the mix pack is still yet to come.
Can you guess which one it is?
Which pack ?
https://muskokabrewery.com/collections/beer-shop-all/products/survive-the-long-weekend-bundle
The one on top for me for sure.
I am a little obsessed with IPA while others might like the Kolsch and lagers in the Survival Pack.
Mad Tom looks interesting ….
I’ve seen so many kinds of beers you people have overseas and the once you share here too. I have noticed that they love it when their cans are filled with beautiful artworks
That’s a good way to entice buyers though
Several people have told me they love IPA, but it doesn't seem to be available at the small supermarket in my neighborhood where I usually go to buy food and drinks. I think I'll try to find it next time I go to a store a little farther away😉
I love the design of the cans in the set!
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