Ipswich Route 101 IPA

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  1. jbertsch

    jbertsch Pooh-Bah (2,874) Dec 14, 2008 Massachusetts
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    Just saw in their newsletter they're bottling a new west-coast style, dry-hopped IPA with mosaic, simcoe, and amarillo. Shows pictures of it in 12 oz bottles, 6-packs, cases. Love to see this as I think they make solid-to-great beer. Their brand just needed a kick of energy and I like seeing something new from them that's not a limited release bomber. Fingers crossed it's year-round (assuming it's good which I have a hunch it will be) as they show it sitting next to their 4 core beers.

    It didn't say when it's hitting stores, but you can buy 6-packs of it at a release party Saturday June 14th at the new brewery, FYI.
     
    #1 jbertsch, Jun 6, 2014
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  2. skipjack17

    skipjack17 Initiate (0) Dec 12, 2009 Massachusetts

    They bring a tapmobile to the vintage base ball games that I play in...hoping this one makes it into the lineup for post-game refreshments.
     
    #2 skipjack17, Jun 6, 2014
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  3. emannths

    emannths Initiate (0) Sep 21, 2007 Massachusetts

    NB, also:
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    #3 emannths, Jun 6, 2014
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  4. Rekrule

    Rekrule Initiate (0) Nov 11, 2011 Massachusetts

    Very cool.
     
    #4 Rekrule, Jun 6, 2014
  5. AJ01923

    AJ01923 Initiate (0) Jan 1, 2013 Massachusetts

    Thanks for the info, looking forward to trying this one.
     
    #5 AJ01923, Jun 6, 2014
  6. dhlipke

    dhlipke Aspirant (285) Jun 4, 2005 Massachusetts

    Packaged Wednesday, you might find it in some north shore stores this weekend, drink it fresh!
     
    #6 dhlipke, Jun 7, 2014
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  7. lic217

    lic217 Pooh-Bah (2,090) Aug 10, 2010 Connecticut
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    love their oatmeal stout. hopefully this is as good.
     
    #7 lic217, Jun 7, 2014
  8. SunDevilBeer

    SunDevilBeer Pooh-Bah (1,945) May 9, 2003 Massachusetts
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    Really looking forward to this. Ipswich Summer in 12-pack cans has been good too.

    Although I respect Ipswich IPA for what it is (a solid, old school malty English-style IPA), it's good to see them get into the act with a more modern style IPA.
     
    #8 SunDevilBeer, Jun 7, 2014
  9. Rekrule

    Rekrule Initiate (0) Nov 11, 2011 Massachusetts

    Just popped one bottled on 6/5. They did a really good job with this.
     
    #9 Rekrule, Jun 13, 2014
  10. Longstaff

    Longstaff Initiate (0) May 23, 2002 Massachusetts

    Now, to find this... My local stores dont carry too many ipswich options.
     
    #10 Longstaff, Jun 16, 2014
  11. Jbrews

    Jbrews Pooh-Bah (2,214) Aug 6, 2013 New Hampshire
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    Hoping to find in Portsmouth, will check CBC
     
    #11 Jbrews, Jun 16, 2014
  12. bleakies

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

    Very nicely done.
     
    #12 bleakies, Jun 16, 2014
  13. jbertsch

    jbertsch Pooh-Bah (2,874) Dec 14, 2008 Massachusetts
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    Found an 8-day old six pack. It’s a nice beer, but in a way I was just slightly let down. It might be that my expectations were too high (and I admittedly can nit pick for this style) but given the hops used and the dry-hopping, I’d at least expect more punch in the aroma. Tastes nice, yet more balanced to me than their intention that they state on the bottle neck. I’ll definitely enjoy the sixer I got and possibly purchase more later on, but I’d go so far to say their regular IPA is a better traditional east-coast style IPA than Rt. 101 is a west-coast style IPA….if that makes sense. I still recommend people pick it up once. It was only $9 and change for me.
     
    #13 jbertsch, Jun 16, 2014
  14. jujigatame

    jujigatame Initiate (0) Apr 10, 2009 Massachusetts

    Spotted at Palumbo's in Walpole today. Tucked back in a corner among 12 pack and case stacks.
     
    #14 jujigatame, Jun 21, 2014
  15. EnronCFO

    EnronCFO Pooh-Bah (2,193) Mar 29, 2007 Massachusetts
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    For the money, this is the best IPA available on the shelves of Boston area liquor stores. I honesty love this beer and think its among the best of its style. And by style, I mean east coast interpretations of west coast IPAs. Super fresh. Drink it now and hope they keep making this.

    Think Stone IPA, but fresh, which is hard to find around here.
     
    #15 EnronCFO, Jun 21, 2014
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  16. Robtobfest

    Robtobfest Initiate (0) Oct 21, 2009 Connecticut

    Is this distributed to CT or just Mass?
     
    #16 Robtobfest, Jun 21, 2014
  17. SunDevilBeer

    SunDevilBeer Pooh-Bah (1,945) May 9, 2003 Massachusetts
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    Has anyone seen this NW of Boston or around 128?
     
    #17 SunDevilBeer, Jun 25, 2014
  18. Andrew041180

    Andrew041180 Initiate (0) Mar 15, 2013 Massachusetts

    I bought a fresh 6-pack in West Roxbury on 6/14. That's sortof close to 128. I liked it, but agree with jbertsch that their regular IPA does more for me than this one. Not sure if there are still any left, there weren't many 6ers on the shelf.
     
    #18 Andrew041180, Jun 25, 2014
  19. kjlcm

    kjlcm Pundit (869) Jul 16, 2013 Colorado

    Craft Beer Cellar in Westford. Picked up a couple and was very impressed.
     
    #19 kjlcm, Jun 28, 2014
  20. huuvola

    huuvola Zealot (715) Oct 29, 2005 Massachusetts

    I like Route 101 but I'm actually more impressed with the Ipswich Hop Harvest.
    Regardless, I'm pleased to see that Route 101 will soon be coming in cans:
     
    #20 huuvola, Sep 16, 2014
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