21st Amendment Down to Earth

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  1. BiffBiffster

    BiffBiffster Devotee (337) Sep 8, 2014 Virginia

    Well, now I know why I can't easily find fresh Bitter American. 21st Amendment has stopped shipping it. It will be replaced with a revised recipe and rebranded as Down To Earth, a session IPA.

    21st Amendment tells me that Down To Earth will be released in March.

    Here's the new can artwork:

    http://beerstreetjournal.com/future-can-21st-amendment-earth-session-ipa/
     
    #1 BiffBiffster, Jan 23, 2015
  2. guinness77

    guinness77 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,554) Jan 6, 2014 New York
    Pooh-Bah

    FT : My 21st Amendment Bitter American t-shirt :slight_smile:
     
    #2 guinness77, Jan 23, 2015
  3. JAPack521

    JAPack521 Initiate (0) Aug 20, 2013 California

    Oh boy. Another session IPA hits the market replacing a different style. (He says dripping with sarcasm.)

    I'm sorry. I'm just over the session IPA business.
     
    #3 JAPack521, Jan 23, 2015
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  4. TylerKitchens

    TylerKitchens Initiate (0) Apr 9, 2014 Massachusetts

    I don't want diluted hop water!!!
     
    #4 TylerKitchens, Jan 23, 2015
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  5. BiffBiffster

    BiffBiffster Devotee (337) Sep 8, 2014 Virginia

    I picked up a case of Bitter American today. I will savor it.
     
    #5 BiffBiffster, Jan 23, 2015
  6. guinness77

    guinness77 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,554) Jan 6, 2014 New York
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    Agree. I thought Bitter American was a pretty solid choice. Especially in the warmer weather.
     
    #6 guinness77, Jan 23, 2015
  7. bleakies

    bleakies Maven (1,355) Apr 11, 2011 Massachusetts

    Bitter American's already a session IPA in all but name, and it's been in production since well before the session IPA boom.

    (Which is to say, I have no idea why they'd decide to switch one for the other.)
     
    #7 bleakies, Jan 23, 2015
  8. Patches826

    Patches826 Pooh-Bah (2,479) Aug 28, 2013 Massachusetts
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    They're essentially the same beer, guys. Exact same ABV and IBU. This is more of a rebranding effort.
     
    #8 Patches826, Jan 23, 2015
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  9. guinness77

    guinness77 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,554) Jan 6, 2014 New York
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    I don't necessarily disagree with this but the BA had more of a full bodied taste to me than a lot of the "session" IPAs I have tasted.
     
    #9 guinness77, Jan 23, 2015
  10. BiffBiffster

    BiffBiffster Devotee (337) Sep 8, 2014 Virginia

    Agreed. I find Bitter American to have a more prominent malt base than most session IPAs.
     
    #10 BiffBiffster, Jan 23, 2015
  11. briang01

    briang01 Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2009 Maryland

    Bitter American is one of my favorite beers - hope the new name doesnt change the recipe much...
     
    #11 briang01, Jan 23, 2015
  12. bleakies

    bleakies Maven (1,355) Apr 11, 2011 Massachusetts

    True. That's why I tend to like it more than most session IPAs that call themselves session IPAs.
     
    #12 bleakies, Jan 23, 2015
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