Half & Half Not – IPA (7.2%) Fermentables: 2-Row, Wheat, Oat Malt, Vienna, CaraPils, Honey Malt, Lactose Hops/Spices: Falconer’s Flight, Lemon Zest, Ceylon Orange Pekoe tea A super creamy IPA, thanks to lots of wheat, oats, and milk sugar (lactose). Falconer’s Flight is a citrusy blend of hops, which together with the lemon zest provide the lemonade component. And the Ceylon black tea adds a subtle herbal character with a hint of dryness to balance the residual sweetness. If you haven’t already put it together, this beer is based on …

Party Favor – IPA (6.3%) Fermentables: 2-Row, Wheat, Vienna, Oat Malt, Flaked Oats Hops: Mosaic, Motueka Party Favor is brewed with a moderate amount of the high-protein grains that we like to use in hazy pales, namely wheat and oats. The featured hops variety is a New Zealand cultivar named Motueka, which contributes a fantastic zesty lime flavor. Overall, the beer has a lovely soft mouthfeel with a dry finish, restrained but present bitterness, and juicy citrus overtones. Party Favor is unofficially our non-official Pittsburgh Craft Beer Week collaboration beer, …

Turtle Recall – Turtle Survival IPA (7.2%) [IBU 30] Fermentables: 2-row, Wheat, Carapils, Flaked Oats, Lactose Hops/Spices: Citra, Wakatu, Motueka, Coconut, Lime Zest, Vanilla Beans Our second annual Turtle Survival Alliance benefit beer is a full-bodied IPA with tropical and citrusy hops, which are complemented by a touch of lime zest. Hefty portions of malted wheat and flaked oats, along with lactose (“milk sugar”), vanilla, and coconut, provide a full and creamy mouthfeel. It all comes together just a little like a coconut cream pie with a lime zest meringue. …

SINGLE HOP IPA  ABV 7.5%  IBU  47 Fermentables: 2-Row, CaraMunich, CaraPils Hops: X331 This is the sixth installment in a series of single-hop IPAs that we introduced in Summer 2016. The foundation of the beer is a simple, lightly sweet malt recipe designed to counterbalance the moderate bitterness of the hops. We’ll keep the ABV and IBU in a similar range for each batch. So the only variable from beer to beer will be the variety of hops.

16-bit IPA ABV 7.7% IBU 50 Fermentables: 2-Row, Honey Malt, CaraMunich Hops: Columbus, Denali, El Dorado At 7.7% ABV, Side Scroller pushes the limits of a single-strength IPA. It’s moderately bitter with intense hops flavors and aromas. We used a small dose of Columbus for kettle bittering, but the spotlighted hops are two varieties that we hadn’t used before. Both are very fruity, with El Dorado contributing pear, watermelon, and stone fruit. And the Denali hops stand out with a super juicy pineapple flavor and resinous pine.

Single Hop IPA   ABV 7.5%   IBU 72 Fermentables: 2-Row, CaraMunich, CaraPils Hops: HBC342 This is the third installment in our single-hop IPA series. Today’s episode is sponsored by the letters & numbers HBC342, which is the working title given to this experimental variety of hops. As with the other versions of Forever Single, we’ve cranked up the bitterness higher than our typical IPAs. Otherwise, this hops variety is somewhat mild, with gentle notes of citrus, melon, and tropical fruits. The underlying malt character adds a subtle sweetness behind the …

SINGLE HOP IPA   ABV  7.1%  IBU  75 Fermentables: 2-Row Pale, CaraMunich, CaraPils Hops: Chinook This second installment of Forever Single features Chinook hops. We think it’s piney, spicey, and a little earthy. What do you think?