Wayfinder and Ecliptic introduce Cold IPA

Not sure if just a typo but the brewery involved here is Wayfinder not Wayside

 

doesn’t bissell brothers do this? They use a lager yeast warm to give the beer more character. I remember listening to a podcast and talking about the recipe for substance ipa.

 

No. Substance is just Anchor’s ale yeast. 1272. American Ale II

 

That made me think of Wayside West, which is just the sort of random reference that only a few people here might get. (Not that I ever went there, but I can’t believe how long that place stayed open....)

 

Yes, please store my IPA cold.

 

Eh. It's an IPL.

And "Cold IPA" is the stupidest name for a "style" I've ever heard. A cold IPA is an IPA that's been kept in the fridge.

 

Finally had this collab yesterday. Tastes fantastic, and doesn't taste like an IPL. Tastes like a hazy/juicy IPA, just a lil cleaner. Great beer and a great price (Costco).

 

It really sounds like a steam ipa

 

Is the only difference between a regular New England IPA and this "cold IPA" is that it's a little cleaner?

If so, doesn't really seem worth a whole new style category.

 

The cold IPA in the article is more like an IPL fermented at warmer than typical temps for the lager yeast. I still haven't seen any indication that the beer is lagered. That's why I've been calling it a steam ipa

 

Ah gotcha, thanks for the explanation.

That being said, I'm still a bit lost on any advantage regarding taste...bringing me to ask, what's the point?

HUGE caveat here, I'm asking because I haven't had it yet. Maybe it'll blow my mind, who knows?

 

From the article posted up thread it sounds like the goal was basically a better IPL. Sounds like these brewers attempt to hit that holy grail of a beer that combines the full and balanced flavors of a good IPA with the light, crisp body of a nice pale lager. Reports seem to confirm that they achieved this goal better than many other attempts.