Continuing our series of beer from the brewery that bears my middle name, Thursday we drank this guy, Union Jack.
It's an American Style India Pale Ale (IPA) that celebrates the British flag. Their website doesn't acknowledge why they chose the name, and I can only assume they are referencing the conquest and resulting colonization of India by the British as well as the formation of the East India Trading Company in the 1600's, whose ships flew the Union Jack. Or maybe they just enjoy really obtuse references for beer names.
Anywho, I'm not Sherlock Holmes, but what I am is a fan of IPA's and I enjoyed this. It's no Beer Republic Racer 5, but it 'satisfies expectations.' A heavier body than a many IPA's, it has a light citrus taste and would make a worthy compliment with dinner. Run this up the flagpole: TRANSFORMERS.
