Beer of the Weekend #364: Tallgrass IPA
Well, the ol’ UI has officially become a whore. I will write about that soon.
It was a hot one yesterday and today so I thought I would spring for an IPA. The beer of the weekend is Tallgrass IPA, brewed by the Tallgrass Brewing Company of Manhattan, Kansas.
Serving type: 16-ounce can. No freshness date.
Appearance: Poured into a nonic pint glass. The color is solid gold with hints of amber. Two fingers of eggshell-colored head dissipated slowly, leaving a buttery, frothy lacing.
Smell: The aroma is very muted. However, what is most noticeable is grapefruit and the usual hop citrus. It is balanced nicely with grassy malts and caramel. It has a little Schell-esque hairspray, too.
Taste: Balanced, though the hoppy grapefruit/orange citrus stands head and shoulders above the caramel and grassy malts. The body is creamy and flavors of toffee and vanilla also come into play. The Schell-esque hairspray is thankfully absent from the taste.
Drinkability: It is not “Bombastically Hopped,” as is written on the can. But it is “Surprisingly Malty.” It is a nice and tasty brew — much more of a British than American IPA.
Fun facts about TIP:
-Style: BA classifies it as “American IPA.” (Note: there is no official beer classifier at BA. Basically, whoever adds a beer classifies it.)
-Price: $7.99/four-pack at John’s Grocery in Iowa City.
-Serving temperature: 45-50ºF.
-Alcohol content: 6.3 percent ABV.
-Food pairings: For the style, BA recommends curried and Thai cuisine; peppery, sharp, and pungent cheeses; poultry, fish, shellfish, and salmon.
-IBU: 60.
-Some nerdiness from the beer’s website profile:
-On Wednesday night, while at another beer tasting in North Liberty, I learned an alarming fact about cans. Everyone in love with canning touts the fact that an internal, plastic lining prevents the beer from acquiring that corruptive metallic taste. Well, that lining contains BPA. Yummy.
The Quiet Man’s grade: B.
It was a hot one yesterday and today so I thought I would spring for an IPA. The beer of the weekend is Tallgrass IPA, brewed by the Tallgrass Brewing Company of Manhattan, Kansas.
Serving type: 16-ounce can. No freshness date.
Appearance: Poured into a nonic pint glass. The color is solid gold with hints of amber. Two fingers of eggshell-colored head dissipated slowly, leaving a buttery, frothy lacing.
Smell: The aroma is very muted. However, what is most noticeable is grapefruit and the usual hop citrus. It is balanced nicely with grassy malts and caramel. It has a little Schell-esque hairspray, too.
Taste: Balanced, though the hoppy grapefruit/orange citrus stands head and shoulders above the caramel and grassy malts. The body is creamy and flavors of toffee and vanilla also come into play. The Schell-esque hairspray is thankfully absent from the taste.
Drinkability: It is not “Bombastically Hopped,” as is written on the can. But it is “Surprisingly Malty.” It is a nice and tasty brew — much more of a British than American IPA.
Fun facts about TIP:
-Style: BA classifies it as “American IPA.” (Note: there is no official beer classifier at BA. Basically, whoever adds a beer classifies it.)
-Price: $7.99/four-pack at John’s Grocery in Iowa City.
-Serving temperature: 45-50ºF.
-Alcohol content: 6.3 percent ABV.
-Food pairings: For the style, BA recommends curried and Thai cuisine; peppery, sharp, and pungent cheeses; poultry, fish, shellfish, and salmon.
-IBU: 60.
-Some nerdiness from the beer’s website profile:
Our third beer, Tallgrass IPA, is an India Pale Ale that is rich, complex, and flavorful. We are proud to be the first brewery here in the Great Plains to have the first brewed, cans, and draft IPA out on the market!
Tallgrass IPA originally came to life as a creation during Jeff’s early homebrewing days (batch Numero Uno), and it was consumed in short order by his friends who came over to cook out and help with the next batch. After some modifications over the years (because nobody’s rookie homebrew batch tastes all that great, but your friends will tell you it does) the recipe was dialed in to become what is now Tallgrass IPA. We love this beer and think you will too!
-On Wednesday night, while at another beer tasting in North Liberty, I learned an alarming fact about cans. Everyone in love with canning touts the fact that an internal, plastic lining prevents the beer from acquiring that corruptive metallic taste. Well, that lining contains BPA. Yummy.
The Quiet Man’s grade: B.
