Liberty Street The American IPA: Review

Liberty Street Brewery

Plymouth, Michigan, USA

Libertystreetbeer.com

6.7% abv

76 to 100 IBUs

$12 Growler

I have said it before, ‘I hate growlers.’  64 ounces of beer and I have to drink it the day I open it.  Some people say, it is still good for a day or two.  To me – No Way.  The next day it is flat.  I think the beer actually starts to break down with them pouring the brew into the growler and then you have to take it home. I swear the transportation helps to diminish the flavors and mouthfeel.  Then, pouring your beer from the growler is just plain awkward.

 

Appearance: a shiny golden amber body with a little white head that leaves some spotty lacing

Aroma: sweet cotton candy hops – grapefruit peel like; interesting – cotton candy grapefruit  

Flavors: candy like sugar swirls around pink grapefruit with a light pine aftertaste

Mouthfeel: low carbonation; medium body; moderate bitterness; dry; the light pine aftertaste lingers;

The cotton candy pink grapefruit was really noticeable on the first glass.

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To the Point: a nice, pleasing, rather simple IPA.  Easy to drink. 

Pair this with: white fish; how about soaking your shrimp and scallops in this ale and sprinkle some oregano or sage. 

Cigar pairing: Drew Estates Undercrown – which I smoked with this growler.    

Liberty Street Barber’s Garden IPA: Review

Liberty Steet Brewery

Plymouth, Michigan, USA

Libertystreetbeer.com

Growler $12.00

Using their American IPA recipe they use the hops from the plants they grow right next to their brewery.  Which they don’t explain but, I think there is a Barber shop next to them. 

Damn, I better stop peeing on them bushes.

The American IPA has a 6.7% abv with a 76 to 100% IBU. 

No notes about the Barber’s Garden on their website. 

Is this the old ‘Brewers Garden’?

Appearance: misty deep earthy gold body with a white one finger head that leaves a few spots of lacing.

Aroma: mild-medium floral hops

Flavors: medium floral hops, light piney bit, fruity underneath making me think of mango under a nice touch of pink grapefruit,

Mouthfeel: light carbonation; dry; moderate bitterness – maybe a 45 to 60 IBU; light bitterness on the finish and a lingering grapefruit like bitterness on the aftertaste; medium body;

To the Point: a nice tasting IPA; moderate (at best) bitterness for an IPA; fairly simple; making for an easy to drink IPA; 

Refer to the posting just before this one and did I say the Detroit Lions would do their best to lose that football game?  Yes!

I am sure glad I spent some time running to Liberty Street during this game.  I did something productive than watching a loser football program.