What's on the sill now?
ABV: 6.5%
IBU: N/A
Availability: Year-round
@untappd says: 4.04/5
We’re keeping it very local on the window sill today, with one of Connecticut’s newest breweries. Continue reading “Counter Weight Brewing Company: Headway IPA”
Hops: Nugget, Crystal, Centennial, Azzaca, Cascade, Citra, Chinook, Galaxy, Mandarina Bavaria, Simcoe
Malts: Pale, Caramel 120
Yeast: Ale yeast
ABV: 6.0%
IBU: 50
Availability: Year-round
@untappd says: 3.71/5
It’s technically spring now, so I’m bringing in some tropical, hopical flavor onto the sill today! Continue reading “New Belgium Brewing Company: Citradelic Tangerine IPA”
Hops: Amarillo and Centennial
Malts: Pale Ale, Crystal, Carafoam, Toasted Wheat Flakes
ABV: 4.4%
IBU: 38
@untappd Says: 3.68/5
Looks like our friends at Collective Arts Brewing are in a window sill state of mind today! Continue reading “Collective Arts Brewing: State of Mind”
ABV: 5.0%
IBU: 46
Availability: Year-round
@untappd says: 3.43/5
I’m bringing a history lesson, and a classic old-school brewery, to the window sill today. Continue reading “Samuel Smith’s Old Brewery: India Ale”
Hops: Nugget, Cascade, Simcoe, Chinook, Mosaic, Amarillo
Grain Bill: Pale, Black
Yeast: Ale
ABV: 7.0%
IBU: 50
Availability: Year-round
@untappd says: 3.69/5
Another one’s on the sill for Women’s History Month!
In 1991, CEO Kim Jordan and her then-husband Jeff Lebesch started making beer in their basement. Although the marriage didn’t work out, New Belgium Brewing Company certainly has. The really cool thing about NBBC is that it is 100% employee-owned. In 1992, Jordan and Lebesch hired Brian Callahan and gave him a 10% slice of “sweat equity.” In 1995, Jordan started giving all employees stock options, and by 2000, 32% of the company was owned by it’s workers. At the company’s annual retreat in January of 2013, she surprised her 457 coworkers with the news that they now owned the entire company.
That, as well as its commitment to prioritizing social and environmental goals, make New Belgium one of the best companies in the country. All kudos go to Jordan, a truly inspiring woman in not just the craft brewery world, but the entire business world too.
I should probably talk about the Voodoo Ranger IPA too, huh? Mosaic and Amarillo hops give this golden IPA the perfect balance of bitter and sweet. It’s super refreshing and, at 7% ABV, it packs a solid wallop too. Plus, look at the Voodoo Ranger skeleton! Kickass!
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Hops: Chinook, Azacca, Columbus, El Dorado
ABV: 6.4%
IBU: 60
Availability: Year-Round
@untappd says: 3.74/5
This winter weather we’ve been having lately made me want to bring the beaches of Montauk back to my windowsill! Continue reading “Montauk Brewing Company: Wave Chaser IPA”
ABV: 12.4%
IBU: 100
Availability: Rotating
@untappd says: 4.03
Prepare to meet your Doom… on my window sill! Continue reading “Founders Brewing Company: Doom”
Hops: Galaxy
ABV: 7.5%
IBU: 75
Availability: Rotating
@untappd says: 3.95/5
If the windowsill is rockin’ don’t bother knockin’. Just put a delicious double IPA from Rock Art Brewery on it
Did you ever hear about the time a tiny Vermont micro-bewery took on one of the titans of the energy drink industry and lived to tell the tale? In September of 2009, Hansen Natural (since renamed Monster Beverage Corporation) sent the Rock Art Brewery a cease and desist order. Why? Because the Vermont-based brewery had a barley wine named the Vermonster. According to Hansen Natural, that name was encroaching on the Monster Energy Drink brand. Yep. Apparently, no other drinks could have the word “monster” in their name. Rather than give in, Rock Art Brewery fought back, and so did many local Vermont stores, who boycotted Hansen products in solidarity. The boycott, and the bad PR caused by the entire affair, caused Hansen to drop the cease and desist order. Flawless victory. Rock Art still makes the Vermonster today, and Monster is now the official drink of NASCAR, so I guess everybody won in the end, but the little guy took a stand, and that’s what’s important.
As for the Limited Access double IPA, I can’t recommend it enough. At 7.5% alcohol, it’s a bit of a kick in the pants, but it’s citrusy, tropical, refreshing and delicious with a well-balanced finish that will leave you wanting another.
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Hops: Whole Leaf Delta, Simcoe, Amarillo, Sorachi Ace, Lemon Drop, Apollo, Cascade, Centennial
Malts: Pilsner Malt, Malted Wheat
Yeast: Newburgh Ale Yeast
ABV: 7.0%
IBU: 45
Availability: Year-round
@untappd says: 3.81/5
If you think my window sill’s been very hops-centric of late, I’m sorry. It’s getting even hoppier today!
Quick! I need you to name as many varieties of hops as you can, right off the top of your dome. Did you name eight different ones? If you did, you’re a better beer connoisseur than I am.
Why did I just make you show me how much more you know about beer than I do? Because the MegaBoss IPA, made by Newburgh, NY’s Newburgh Brewing Company, is brewed with 8 different kinds of hops: Whole Leaf Delta, Simcoe, Amarillo, Sorachi Ace, Lemon Drop, Apollo, Cascade and Centennial hops. That combination, along with the aroma of pineapple and tropical fruit was so crisp, floral and tasty that even my wife, who typically really doesn’t like IPAs, thought it was delightful. If the MegaBoss can convince my wife, can you imagine what it can do for you?
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Hops: Citra
ABV: 6.5%
IBU: N/A
Availability: Brewed differently each time
@untappd says: 4.05/5
It’s time to get experimental on the Windowsill.
I have to imagine that half the fun of owning a brewery is the research and development phase of production. Nearly infinite combinations of ingredients are at the brewer’s fingertips, meaning he or she can make nearly infinite flavors of any particular type of beer. With their Beta Experimental IPA program, Common Roots Brewing Company has, essentially, opened up the R&D portion of their production process to the public, by releasing slightly different versions of the IPA, as they try to perfect the recipe.
In October, the Beta was made with Amarillo hops and dry-hopping additions. In November, El Dorado, Columbus and Amarillo hops were used. In January, Citra and Columbus hops were the go to for flavoring. In February, un-malted wheat was added to yet another combination of hops. In March’s release, which is the version I picked up at my local beer distributer, all Citra hops were used.
I must say, I was a little disappointed. Don’t get me wrong, the beer was off the chain. I just wish I’d known about all the other versions too. I would have put them all on my sill and compared the flavors! The latest incarnation was crisp, floral and refreshing. The freaky label art is pretty fun too. Very cool stuff from the South Glenn Falls, NY brewery!
Check it out on Instagram, now, and you’ll feel like the Omega of your bunch!