NowhereMan Brewing Co – Dumb Enough, West Coast IPA. 6.8% 375ml can. A Limited Release. This is a very old school IPA, like Sierra Nevada Torpedo style. It does have some new school feeling, like the hops are big but also more soft or, the big malt cloying sweetness they used to do to combat the bitterness is gone, but the balance is still there. Its a old style IPA with new ideas. Its still big, and its good.

Akasha Project – Lupulin Fog, New England IIPA. 8.5%ABV, 375ml can. Just jumping on the spot red faced screaming Serenity Now! again and again after the first sip. Its not actually that bad, but there is a bit of viscosity to it that I just despise and harkens back to the big malt heavy IPA’s of old, but none of the cloying sweetness so maybe theres oats in there? It really does have the New England thing goin on that smooths out the hops a bit, but they are still big as hell. Its a sipper as you recover your taste buds and also not be smashed by the 8.5%ABV, yet you really need to finish it before it gets too warm…hmm.