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We often scan the world wide web to see what beer fanatics are saying about our beers, especially the new ones like Red Chair IPA. So, when we come across a review like this one, we had to share it with you.
Modern Brewery Age
(Five out of Five Mugs)
A beautiful hop forward beer, practically exploding with fresh hop aroma and flavor. The nose is a stunning bouquet of floral hops, and every sip fills the palate with citrusy fruit flavors. It’s a terrific and distinctive IPA, with 6.4% abv and a relatively modest 55 IBUs. Tasters were blown away by this one from the first scent.
“Holy shit!” said Greg Zannella.
“Unbelievable!” said Marty Juliano.
“Very floral up front, they really make phenomenol beer.” “Great hop nose,” agreed Robert Lachman.
“Wow!” “Aroma is nice big floral and citrus, well rounded, and very Pacific Northwest,” said Gregg Glaser.
“Floral right through to the taste, like lilacs,” Greg Zannella added.
“Floral up front, then grapefruit flavor and finish,” Marty said.
“Stops just short of too much grapefruit,” said Phil Simpson.
“Maybe a quarter rind short of too much grapefruit,” Gregg Glaser laughed. “And it sure tastes a lot bigger than 55 IBU.”
“Excellent beer, this should get a special 27 mug rating,” said Robert Lachman.
“I’ve never had a bad beer from Deschutes,” said Von Bair. “Now when the Hell will they start shipping to the East Coast?”
“Terrific fresh hop character,” said Tom Conti, “A beautiful thing.”
Now, we look forward to reading your comments about what you think of this juicy IPA.
June 5th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
I love Red Chair IPA. Purchased a case before ever tasting it based on how great Hop Henge was this year. Keep up the great work on the Bond St. series beers. And on the reserves… and on the seasonal and year round beers
June 5th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
A couple of years ago, a fellow beer aficionado (and good friend of mine) and I were sitting at the bar at the Bond Street pub and both agreed that we felt that Deschutes had mastered nearly every major beer style (at least the ones that we like) except IPA. No offense to Quail Springs or Inversion, but we really felt that although those were capable beers, they didn’t stand up to some of the other really outstanding IPA’s made elsewhere in Oregon and across the country. With the release of Red Chair, my friend and I feel that this situation has completely changed. Red Chair is an incredible beer with perfectly balanced maltiness and fresh hop taste, and another world-class accomplishment by the masters at Deschutes Brewing.
September 1st, 2009 at 5:04 pm
Marc,
Thanks for being a fan. We plan to have our beer out on the east coast within the next 5 to 10 years. Cheers.
December 4th, 2009 at 10:45 am
Here, here! We need good beer! Out here, on the right coast. Looking forward to picking up some Black Butte, Mirror Pond and Jubelale at my local liquor store here in Maryland.