Na Zdravi !: Subliminal Gold IPA

Friday, April 03, 2020

Subliminal Gold IPA

Sonoma Springs Brewing (Sonoma.CA)
"Our flagship IPA combines a crisp and refreshing malt build with a mix of amazing hops to produce distinct flavors of gooseberry, citrus, and passion fruit. This silky smooth brew is a creeper."

Nice malt presence with a whole lot of hop action.
Bitter fruitiness, mostly citrus. Very clean and extremely drinkable, and at 7% I'm glad I only got the one can.
This is an excellent example of this style. I definitely would do this again.

ABV 7%, 70 IBU
Hops: Mosaic, Amarillo, Hallertau Blanc, Simcoe, Crystal Malt: Vienna, Honey Malt

Na Zdravi!

A 10-second take.
Not really reviews, just my way to keep track of the beers I've tried.

My mother's family is Czech. They emigrated from Bohemia and settled in Nebraska in the mid-1800s.
They were from the region that included the town Pilzen (Pilsen) where a brewery called Měšťanský pivovar Plzeň, now Pilsner Urquell (Plzeňský Prazdroj in Czech), started brewing a uniquely Bohemian-style beer we now know as pilsner.
So, as I raise a glass in honor of my Bohemian roots ...

Na Zdravi! (to your health).

Hops?

A "hop" is the cone shaped resinous flower of the female hop plant. It is used in brewing to add bitterness, flavor, aroma, and stability depending on when it is added.

Hops are one of the 4 basic ingredients of beer although they are not esential in the brewing process. The are used simply to add flavor and complexity to the brew.
Double and even triple IPA's feature an extreme amount of hops, and an ABV to match.
Noble Hops - The traditional varieties of hops that were used to make early European beers. Medieval brewers used Hallertau, Saaz, Spalt, and/or Tettnang hops. All are from Germany except Saaz from the Czech Republic (Žatec in Czech). All are still used today.