Breckenridge Lucky U IPA:
Hello all you beer drinkers, lovers, and readers, let us visit Colorado for today’s brew shall we? Breckenridge Brewery is one of those small town/small breweries that give craft brewing a good name ala Shiner and Abita. Breck offers a solid line-up that, while not having a major standout, all the beers are strong in their quality and appeal to the masses. As with most breweries, the good people at Breck offer an IPA to us hop heads and (thankfully) it’s a good one. Lucky U IPA is a charity beer for the Tivoli Brewery restoration in Denver and is a good hop beer that should keep us hopheads happy. The beer pours well with a decent nose of grass and mild citrus wafting through the neck of the bottle. While the picture doesn’t show it, the brew has a nice copper color that is clearer than most IPAs of late and seems to carry a bit more carbonation in it than other IPAs. The brew has a front end taste that is very similar to most other beers of this type with a grapefruit and grass flavor that mellows nicely towards the back-end of the palate to a surprising malt like finish that seems rather out of place for a IPA. Coming in at 5% ABV, this beer shows that it was made for the middle of the road and newer IPA drinkers. The beer is a good one and a good intro to the Breck brewing family. I do recommend this beer to all those looking for something different enough but could still pass as mainstream in a crowded room. Till tomorrow folks…
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