Some beverages

Sam Adams does some really interesting beers. Friend of mine went down to Boston last weekend and said he tried a beer that they made especially for a restaurant they went to, Sam Adams Constitution I think he said. Quite good too.

 

Sam Adams makes some very tasty brews Ive enjoyed all of their IPAs that Ive tried so far.

 

I am trying Guinness Black Lager tonight. Too cold and too wet for a fire.

 

Thumbs up to both, as a Sam Adams (Boston Beer Company) shareholder, I appreciate your purchase

 

IPA here while making up a batch of chili.

 

in a good way, Paul.

 

A double IPA, thats got to be a hoppy beer!
Can't say Ive seen that up my way.

 

This one is pretty well balanced at 9%. The hops don't come out at you. It definitely doesn't get your way. Locally distributed, Defiant is less than 2 miles from my house. Quite convenient.

 

The first word in your post is properly pronounced HOP-ing.

 

They must have no preservatives in them to limit their travel??

 

Hops and alcohol are the only preservatives in beer.

The history of IPA is pretty interesting. The India part of it came to be because the British needed to supply the soldiers in India beer back in colonial times. Traditional pale ales brewed in the UK couldn't survive the trip to India on a ship. So they cranked up the alcohol a little (more barley) and dialed up the hops to balance things. It survived the trip and the IPA was born.