Jan 22, 2016 | Beer, Beers Past
OG 1.070 / IBU 99 / ABV 7.2
UPDATE: Adrift was judged as one of the best 8 IPAs in the country this year! We made it through to the 5th round of the 2016 National IPA Challenge, Brewing News’ annual bracketed competition, placing Adrift into the “Elite 8”. Congratulations to our Brewers on an amazing achievement!
Jul 18, 2015 | Beer, Beers Past
OG 1.048 / IBU 111 / ABV 7.7
Brewed specifically for New Mexico’s IPA challenge, this aggressive IPA pulls no punches about its intentions. This beer was built to grab you by the nose as soon as you enter the ring with its intense aromas of tangerine, orange, passion fruit, and dank…
Dec 18, 2014 | Beer, Beers Past
OG 1.075 / IBU 125+ / ABV 7.7
Producing a stand out Double IPA in New Mexico is a truly difficult job. “Paying the Devil”, a maritime phrase now in common vernacular, refers to such a task. Our brewer bit the bullet, battened down the hatches, kept his shirt on, toed the line, forged ahead, made headway, kept an even keel, and went the full nine yards delivering a first rate DIPA to fit the bill…
Aug 4, 2014 | Beer, Beers Past
IBU stupid good / ABV 7.5
Turtle’s entry into the 2014 NM Brewer’s Guild IPA Challenge smashes the doors of perception (or more correctly, the ceiling) topping out at 120+ International Bittering Units! A measurement of 100-120 IBUs is widely considered to be the absolute limit of human understanding (or more correctly, discernability). We are rightly proud of our solid 4th place finish…