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So our friend Todd Gillman was picked as the poster boy for the new IPA from New Belgium. It is called "Ranger IPA" and the grand release day is February 1 (this coming Monday).
There are a limited number of venues that will be offering this beer on opening night. Originally I planned to guide a ride from venue to venue ending up at the amazing Brouwers in Ballard. However, I am willing to entertain route suggestions based on the following list of venues and a .83 sense of style.
There are no rules, but I would prefer to make it Brouwers before 10pm when the kitchen closes so use your backwards planning skills and figure out how many of the following our group could actually make it to.
Hopvine Cap Hill AtticAleHouse
Madrona Ale House Madrona
Park Pub Phinney Ridge
Deluxe Cap Hill
Pied Piper Ale House Ravenna
Neumos/MoeBar Cap Hill
Buckley's Belltown
Naked City Alehouse Greenwood
Frontier Room Downtown
Old Peculiar Ballard
Pub @ Pipers Creek Greenwood
Dubliner Fremont
Ballroom Fremont
Treehouse Ballard/Fremont
The Dray Ballard
Dog and Pony Renton
Talaricos West Seattle
Sullys Phinney Ridge
I think this is a great chance for us to show Todd our appreciation for all the free beer he has pushed our way for our events. Let me know if you need any more info and stay tuned for updates.
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Sweeney
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:29 pm
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I fucking love IPAs, you may see me somewhere out that night... probably at the Hopvine or Deluxe on the Hill
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I live in New Belgium town (aka: fort collins). I'll have to go talk to some friends there and see if I can't find the local here that are doingthe same, and do the same.
Granted, it's IS on a Monday, so that will limit the participation. But al things considered, I like this idea
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dashap
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 2:27 pm
professorJoined: 21 Jun 2006Posts: 1566Location: central district
So, is Todd going to be at any of the venues? I'd like to thank him in person for his support of past events.
In any case, maybe we should plan to meet up at one of the downtown spots, sort of in the middle of us all.
Hayduke
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 11:26 am
Joined: 01 Feb 2006Posts: 677Location: Seattle, WA
He will be at as many of them with us as he can. There might even be some "samples" available if you make it. Brouwers is having gold sprint races for the tapping party.
Also, next Monday Neumos is launching the Ranger IPA with Mudhoney:
Mon.Feb.08.10 Mudhoney
Neumos Presents: New Belgium Ranger IPA Launch Party: Mudhoney, Sleepy Sun :: Doors at 9pm :: FREE !! :: 21+ FREE Ticket when you get a New Belgium 1554 in Moe Bar. Tickets get you first in on the night of the show. Ticket NOT required for entry on the night.
dashap
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 12:04 pm
professorJoined: 21 Jun 2006Posts: 1566Location: central district
Hopvine at 7:00? Suggest alternative?
the dreaded ben
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 6:13 pm
Grumpy GreebJoined: 20 Aug 2005Posts: 5329Location: flavor country
this thread is really confusing, which is unfortunate given it's about beer.
Sweeney
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 8:37 pm
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professorJoined: 21 Jun 2006Posts: 1566Location: central district
Work will likely keep me from making the Hopvine; my plan now, as if anyone cares, is to hit the Madrona Alehouse about 8:00, drink some Ranger, then head over to Brower's by 10:00.
large marge
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:52 pm
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dashap wrote:
as if anyone cares
I like beer. I could be at Hopvine around 7 and Madrona Alehouse around 8.
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Sweeney wrote:
I felt the Ranger was too watery and not hoppy enough to be considered an IPA.
that's probably because you are primarily used to west coast style ipas. it's probably the most honest-to-awesome style of beer to have perfected right here in the ol' northwest.
interestingly, the ranger is supposed to pour at 60IBU, making it more hoppy than, e.g. the elysian immortal ipa at 42IBU.
key lime
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 2:39 pm
it never happenedJoined: 13 Mar 2008Posts: 1142Location: Wallenfjord
Sweeney wrote:
I felt the Ranger was too watery and not hoppy enough to be considered an IPA.
I too felt the Ranger was too watery. But mebbe Margaret and I were just feeling too forlorn all up at Hopvine without you and Gretch that nothing could taste good.
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Sweeney
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 2:49 pm
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lantius wrote:
Sweeney wrote:
I felt the Ranger was too watery and not hoppy enough to be considered an IPA.
that's probably because you are primarily used to west coast style ipas. it's probably the most honest-to-awesome style of beer to have perfected right here in the ol' northwest.
interestingly, the ranger is supposed to pour at 60IBU, making it more hoppy than, e.g. the elysian immortal ipa at 42IBU.
An interesting perspective - New Belgium is not known for their hoppy beers. They are a brewery forged from the irons of the traditions of belgian brewing. These traditions are known for their maltiness, their high alcohol content, their distinct yeast flavors, even their fruit-based delicacies. But they are not known to be alpha-acid powerhouses.
It's cool if you guys like it, I am just personally not much of a fan.
interestingly, the ranger is supposed to pour at 60IBU, making it more hoppy than, e.g. the elysian immortal ipa at 42IBU.
I always wonder how the Elysian comes up with their IBUs. Their published IBU numbers are much lower than what the beers taste like to me.
It could be that they do the real analysis and everyone else just computes it based on ingredients, or maybe it is the other way around.
Northwest IPAs are quite a bit hoppier than the original style. The traditional finishing hop used here (Cascades) is also much more in your face than the traditional finish hops used in English IPAs (Fuggles).
henry
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 3:28 pm
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IBU ... is that an acronym for "sucking the fun out of a blowjob"?
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