BREW

In fairly recent months I came across a new IPA:  Hop Valley Brewing Co.'s Alphadelic IPA (Springfield/Eugene, OR)  Ever since that first bottle I've fallen in love with this beer.  The hop profile is strong - both on the nose and palate - but still brilliantly balanced on the malt end without straying from what a big Northwest IPA should be.

I had heard/read about these guys having an Imperial IPA out but had yet to come across it...until today.  The Alpha Centauri Imperial IPA is a great bigger brother to the Alphadelic.  Just a phenomenal ale that is clean and crisp and never shows the punch of 9% ABV on the tongue.  

A lot of respect for this brewery so far and can't wait to try more of their craft as production and distribution increases -- especially when you can get me that excited right off the bat with a couple of really high quality IPAs.

Cheers!