On Tuesday the 7th, Rattle n Hum will be putting up over 20 Shelton Brothers drafts and on Wednesday the 8th, Blind Tiger will feature all 19 varieties of this year's Single Hop Series from Mikkeller as part of IPA month.
Shelton Brothers Take Over the Taps
When: Tuesday, 7 June, 5:30 pm onwards
Where: Rattle n Hum, 14 E. 33rd Street
What: pay-as-you-go
The selections will range from rare, limited-edition beers (De Struise, Baird, Oppigårds, De Molen, Haandbryggeriet) to some of our staple breweries (De Ranke, Mikkeller, Nøgne Ø, Christoffel, Kulmbacher, St. Germain/Page 24, Westons Cider). I'm already feeling the effects of the hangover.
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Mikkeller Single Hop Event
When: Wednesday, 8 June, 3 pm onwards
Where: Blind Tiger Ale House, 281 Bleecker Street
What: pay-as-you-go
If you need a little hair-of-the-dog after Tuesday night's extravaganza, come to Blind Tiger for what will certainly be an educational experience. Last year, Danish brewer Mikkel Borg Bjergsø brewed his Single Hop Project to showcase the effects of different hops on the flavor and aroma of the same base beer. This year, he's taken the project a step further - 9 steps to be exact. There were 10 Mikkeller Single Hop varieties last year and this year he's gone all the way to 19. There is also a slight change in the brewing procedure: the same base recipe is used to create the 6.8% IPA but instead of aiming for the same IBU (bitterness) level in each beer as last year, them same amount by weight of each hop variety is used for bittering, flavor, aroma, and dry-hopping. In addition, the malt comes from the same lot. This is really a fantastic way to learn about the different flavors and aromas found in different hops.
To the list!
Amarillo
Bravo
Cascade
Centennial
Challenger
Citra
Cluster
Columbus (Tomahawk)
Galena
Magnum
Mt. Hood
Nugget
Palisade
Simcoe
Sorachi Ace
Super Galena
Tettnanger
Warrior
Willamette
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