Elysian Space Dust IPA at my neighborhood watering hole. It’s fashionable to hate this beer because the brewery was purchased by inbev, but they had the good sense to leave the recipe alone. A classic west coast double IPA with salted caramel richness that veers toward tart citrus and finishes with an electric jolt of quinine bitterness. It’s full bodied, but not especially heavy, and surprisingly easy drinking for 8.2% abv. The hazy IPA craze has more staying power than I predicted, but I am still hopeful the pendulum will swing back.
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It’s fashionable to hate, at least in the PNW, because it’s on tap at every bar, sold by the case at Costco and stocked on every QFC/Safeway end cap. It’s not terrible, by any means, but meh.
It wouldn’t have been my first choice back in the day when every tavern in town had a selection of 4-6 great west coast IPA’s, but those days are long gone, and I am grateful to have this option readily available instead of choking down another hazy/juicy IPA.
Two winners last night during hoops with friends.
Farland Aleworks in Tijuana is widely celebrated but I preferred Cervecería Sacro’s Hop Rocket. DDH TIPA from Tequixquiac, a small town just N of CDMX.
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What’s the name of that NV known for using lactose with their IPAs?
Nevermind, just remembered. Revision Brewing!
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Some recents. One thing I miss about Covid is regularly seeing North Park on L.A. shelves. A buddy muled these ones from San Diego when he came up to visit a bit more than a week ago.
I remember thinking that back when these were in bombers and expensive. Therefore I basically of put them in the cellar and forgot about them.
I still have 2012/13 Matilda and Sophia which I haven’t seen in years. No idea really how they age though?
I can think of a good way to find out!
I have had bottles 2-3 years, but you might be an outlier. Just open with a backup plan.
Yeah, I need to pull them and find an opportunity to share. Not something I’m imaging that I’ll want 22oz of. I’m grateful that most producers have reverted back to 12oz.
Id love it if the 16oz IPA producers would do the same. I just don’t want that much sweetness these days without moving along, so therefore I’m tending to avoid.
Brian, I will say that top Monkish pic looks absolutely refreshing! That’s one producer I wish I could get fresh on the regular.
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This x100
Your eyes do not deceive you; that one is the DDH single, “Buy, Sell, Trade.” I wish more of the top tier NEIPA brewers did singles, as opposed to the doubles and triples, which seem to be most popular. Monkish really is the best … and to think, once upon a time, they were adamant about not brewing IPAs. 
