Northbound Greenway IPA

If you read my notes on Northbound's Buckwheat Honey Porter, I hinted that there would be another obsolete review coming up and this is the one. Greenway IPA was released on May 22, and lasted just over a week. There were only 40 growlers filled, and I took one of them home that first weekend. I didn't feel like taking notes at first, just cracked it open and enjoyed a pint. I did take notes the next day, and here they are...

There are very few logos made for the beers at Northbound, and in fact, this might be the only one, designed in-house by bartender Krissy S.

Greenway IPA, 6.9% ABV, 70 IBUs, all Centennial hops.

Appearance: slightly hazed, copper-colored, full, bright white head.

Aroma: vibrant, fruity hoppiness, bursting with tropical fruit, citrus, pine, all the traditional suspects here in abundance.

Taste: even more of that pounces on the palate. One for the hop-heads only, but for us, it's a definite delight. Slightly astringent, and beautifully bitter. Drinks like a dream, too. If only this could be a regular beer. I've already declared it my favorite yet, from this brewery (although it's hard to argue with Big Jim...). It's still early yet. Does it compete with Snownami, Snowpocalypse, etc? The barley-wine, the doppelbock, all those others I never took notes on? Maybe so. Maybe I'm just a sucker for Centennials?

Here are notes from the brewer: "Greenway is a single hop Centennial IPA. This was one of our most popular beers last year, so we brought it back. The malt is slightly different than last year since we don't have Cargill malt. We replaced the Cargill with Briess Ashburne malt. Ashburne is kilned a little darker for malt richness and a little bit of a toasty note in the background (if you can taste beyond the enormous amount of Centennials.) If you haven't noticed, people really love Centennial hops. The citrus, pine and dank aroma and flavor is the same profile that drives the popularity of Bell's Two Hearted Ale and Founders Centennial IPA. Staying true to the Northbound brewing focus, we took what people like and intensified it. At a hop rate of 5.6 pounds per barrel, this beer is no joke.