Flying Dog - Snake Dog IPA

Flying Dog Brewery
Snake Dog India Pale Ale
Maryland, USA
approx $7 per stubbie

Now you've probably guessed that I'm a huge fan of the IPA style. I just love that mean hoppiness and really rich fruity mouth feel.

This beer doesn't disappoint, it's a little milder on the hop bite but that works extremely well. It's chock full of fruit cake spice with a really long lasting taste. I'm sure I could still taste this the next day.

I really like the quirky packaging on these beers, not many people do, I suppose it's a bit garish. And I don't know about putting the token Hunter S Thompson quote on the bottle just because you're using David Steadman pics on the labels.
Whether you like the label or not these are all great beers.
Graham

Meantime India Pale Ale

Greenwich, England

7.5% alc/vol

$19 (750ml)

Dan has already given you a heads up the Meantime beers, a great selection of brews. India Pale Ale (IPA) is a style of beer created over 200 years ago, which it was said 'benefited from the long journey from Britain to India'

I'm not sure if this ale tastes better for the journey from England to Australia but it is a damn fine drop, plus it's in a 750ml bottle with a metal cap over the cork that states 'remove cork, hold glass open end up, pour, taste, swallow' never has a better piece of advice arisen from a beer bottle.

First thing you notice is the dark brooding colour, and dense firm head when you pour the beer. A mean hoppy, grassy nose, with a sweet edge, I love this style of beer, it gives off so much aroma, I could almost just sit and smell it. But then that wouldn't be much fun at all. On the palate it feels quite full and rich, quite viscous, again it has an extreme edge of hops and a bitter bite. More of a food drink, and perhaps big enough to share (maybe)

If you want to learn a bit more about IPA, Meantime have created a off-shoot website funnily enough called indiapaleale.com, a must if you want to learn about the origins of this absolutely fantastic beer.