Day 192, July 11 / Larry Imperial IPA

Day 192 /  July 11, 2011

Larry Imperial IPA

Wachusetts Brewing Company / Westminster, MA

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Hey Larry!

Who knew?  Massachusetts is full of small breweries with good beers!  Many of which don’t travel far from the home state.  Wachusetts Brewing in Westminster, MA was founded in 1993, and they are only distributed in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island.  Note to Jeff R:  why didn’t you tell me about these guys??

Larry is an Imperial (or Double IPA), with higher hop content and alcohol than your average IPA.  Normally, I’m not a big fan of Double IPA’s – they are too bitter for me.  But the brewery markets this to be a highly drinkable Double IPA, and I agree.  It’s got just a bit more hop bitterness than other IPA’s, and it clocks in at 7.5% alcohol.

Larry is a one-time collaboration between Wachussets Brewing and the Publick House, a popular craft beer bar in Brookline, MA, just outside of Boston.