Beer of the Weekend #341: Lakefront IPA
The brown bottle lunch today is Lakefront IPA, brewed by the Lakefront Brewery of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Serving type: 12-ounce bottle. According to the notches on the side of the label, this beer was bottled during the third week of February (2012?).
Appearance: Straight pour into a tulip. The color is cloudy light amber/orange. A finger of off-white head dissipated fairly quickly to leave a bubbly cap, a ring around the edge, and some trails along the glass. I can see tiny bits of yeast hovering in the beer.
Smell: Lots of smooth and tame citrus — grapefruit, orange, lemon — which balances well with pine spice and a solid base of caramel.
Taste: Very well balanced. Everything from the smell is present — the fruit citrus as well as the pine and caramel base — and the hops are riding shotgun. Though it does not pack a powerful punch, it does offer hoppy astringency. It is very smooth and easy drinking for an IPA. As it warms the booze becomes noticeable, but faintly.
Drinkability: This is definitely not a one-trick-pony, kick-in-the-face IPA. Instead, this is a solid, well-crafted beer that is very drinkable.
Fun facts about LIPA:
-Style: BA classifies it as “American IPA.”
-Price: $1.99/bottle at John’s Grocery in Iowa City.
-Serving temperature: According to the beer’s webpage, the ideal serving temperature is “54-56ºF.”
-Alcohol content: 6.9 percent ABV.
-Food pairings: Here are pairing suggestions from Lakefront:
The Quiet Man’s grade: A-.
Serving type: 12-ounce bottle. According to the notches on the side of the label, this beer was bottled during the third week of February (2012?).
Appearance: Straight pour into a tulip. The color is cloudy light amber/orange. A finger of off-white head dissipated fairly quickly to leave a bubbly cap, a ring around the edge, and some trails along the glass. I can see tiny bits of yeast hovering in the beer.
Smell: Lots of smooth and tame citrus — grapefruit, orange, lemon — which balances well with pine spice and a solid base of caramel.
Taste: Very well balanced. Everything from the smell is present — the fruit citrus as well as the pine and caramel base — and the hops are riding shotgun. Though it does not pack a powerful punch, it does offer hoppy astringency. It is very smooth and easy drinking for an IPA. As it warms the booze becomes noticeable, but faintly.
Drinkability: This is definitely not a one-trick-pony, kick-in-the-face IPA. Instead, this is a solid, well-crafted beer that is very drinkable.
Fun facts about LIPA:
-Style: BA classifies it as “American IPA.”
-Price: $1.99/bottle at John’s Grocery in Iowa City.
-Serving temperature: According to the beer’s webpage, the ideal serving temperature is “54-56ºF.”
-Alcohol content: 6.9 percent ABV.
-Food pairings: Here are pairing suggestions from Lakefront:
Goes well with any spicy food, historically Indian food as well as Thai, Cajun, or Mexican. Try our IPA with Buffalo wings, blackened chicken or pepperoni pizza. Beef dishes or fried seafood can stand up to the hops as well.
The Quiet Man’s grade: A-.
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