There are many reasons why a Northwest IPA is an intimidating style to brew.  Our neighbors at Barley Brown’s and Terminal Gravity both contributed so heavily to the style that it’s fair to say IPAs wouldn’t be what they are today without them.  Aside from being surrounded by that level of royalty and consumer expectation, the style itself is just difficult to do really well.  

Challenges with water chemistry, malt selection, hop freshness and timing, and yeast pitch are all at the forefront of the design phase.  It will suffice to say that Side A has taken a few steps forward and many steps back.  Challenges are fun, though.  

This 7th round of Clarity uses a blend of the New Zealand grown Nelson Sauvin, and U.S. grown Mosaic in large quantities during the dry hopping phases, and gets bitterness and flavor additions from Northwest staples like Centennial and Cascade hops.  

There are pine, resin, cannabis, floral, tropical, fruity, and more unnamed aromas and flavors all sharing one complex stage.  It’s simple in theory, but practice shows that improvement is always necessary and within reach.