After a deathly 5k on the never ending hill with a little cardio at the end of the cardio to finish (thanks for buying a house on a 1/4mile 40degree incline, Junk) we headed on to the depot for some quick home improvements. After tightening up the energy efficiency of the house and treating ourselves to matching Lunarfly+3s, we started our run into NashVegas with a Midtown Wine & Spirits browsing. Then we bellied up at Jackalope Brewery for Ts and a brew or 2. First up, Spruce beersteen (named by Bailey Spaulding because she is a big Springsteen fan) a black ipa with 6 hop additions almost akin to a hoppy stout with all of the roasted taste not so much a "dark grain" ipa. After a couple it grows on you, just have an open mind if your previous BIPA experiences have come with less roasted malt bills. Thunder Ann APA has a great medium brown color and slight nose, but oh what a disappointment! More cereal forward, light hop nose, should have stayed with the black ipa! And to round out the night, Boscos. Ice Age pale ale made within Glacier hops a relatively new variety yielding OG 1.066 and 80 IBUs with a minty and a good pale ale backbone... can't comment on color it's in MY MUG! Isle of Skye Scottish ale is up next (as my compnay and I listen to hand-shake etiquette from the woman behind us?) eight malt types with 2 hops. A nose of light cereal with a nice bite from the hop addition. OG 1.066 30 IBUs. And to quench the night,
Boscos Bombay IPA, OG 1.062 54 IBUs, a great fresh clean IPA of standard expectation good clean crisp bite. Brew day 715 mash in!
