Hindenburg IPA
Ursula Brewery

 

 

 

i have some favorites out there, but this may be the best ipa being brewed in denver right now (well, aurora is close enough to count). its big and sturdy, distinct, and superior in hop character and overall quality to so many others in our fair city. its crystal clear, looking almost amber in color, quite dark for a basic american ipa, and while it has some grain body, the flavor is only sort of balanced by it, its all hops. trying as hard as i can to pick varietals out of the complex fruity hop nose. the resinous pine screams simcoe at me, but there is so much else here to temper its usual bruising complexion. i get some southern hemisphere high alpha stuff, a bit tropical, a bit grassy, but more than anything its minimally bitter. the taste is hard to pick varietals out of too, i think the melange is so well integrated they dont really stand out in isolation, maybe some mosaic in here, it has that feel. lots of body all the way through, but it finishes light and hoppy, sessionable in warm weather, even at over 7% abv. an ipa far too good to have come from a new no name brewery thats only been open a few months. a must try, you will have fun at the taproom too, very cool place!

 

 

On tap at the brewery. Bright orange color, decent head, looks really nice actually. Aroma is this real generic hoppiness, hard to distinguish much. Flavor was pretty muddled hops with a strong bitterness. This wasn't bad it was just too ambiguous in the aroma and the flavor, it's a hoppy IPA but not one I would revisit.