Robusticus. Yet smoothicus.
There is a tide in the affairs of big, “Double” IPAs which posits that a flood of hops leads to a fortune in liquid. In our XXV+ years of brewing big IPAs we’ve learned this to be mostly true, with one big caveat: balance is everything. We believe Maximus to be exactly that. Et tu?
Maximus Colossal IPA is a hoppy balance of spice, floral and berry notes from the massive dry-hop bill on a bed of smooth malted wheat, biscuity Munich malt, and English Crystal for a burnt-sugary snap.
Beer math on ABV is pretty straightforward. The higher the ABV, the more alcohol in the beer. See, no rocket science necessary.300
Generally speaking, a high IBU beer will have a more bitter taste than a lower IBU beer.
The OG measures solids in the wort before fermentation to consistently arrive at the same alcohol content of a beer. Pretty neat, huh?
Whether you’re sprachgefühl or you think it’s all a bunch of omphaloskepsis, we know craft beer terminology can be a bit complicated. Not to worry! We’ve got you covered. In our continuing series of Beer 101 longreads, the master brewers of Lagunitas breakdown all you need to know about Double IPAs… or is it DIPAs? Colossal IPAs? Read all about it…
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Our newest IPA that combines East Coast flavor with West Coast clarity…whoa.
This smooth & silky wheat IPA is truly its own unique breed.
