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Sherwood Forest Brewers Ltd. - Sheriff's India Pale Ale

Sherwood Forest Brewers Ltd. - Sheriff's India Pale Ale

Beer Club featured in U.S. Microbrewed Beer Club

Country:

United States

Bottle size:

12-oz

Alcohol by Volume:

6.30%

Sherwood Forest Brewers Ltd. - Sheriff's India Pale Ale

  • ABV:

    6.30%
  • Bottle Size:

    12-oz
  • Int’l Bittering Units (IBUs):

    60
  • Serving Temperature:

    45-50° F
  • Suggested Glassware:

    Pint Glass
  • Malts:

    2-Row Pils, Crystal, Wheat
  • Hops:

    Centennial, Cascade, Amarillo
A hoppy beer that is not shy about boasting its prowess, much like the Sheriff himself. Pours a burgundy orange color capped by an off-white, thick, sticky head. Expect bigly aromatic hops centered on floral, citrus notes. Note how the hoppy aromatics drift atop a big malt backbone, offering up wafts of caramel and a hint of gingerbread dough when combined with the spicy hops. Pine, orange rind, white grapefruit all come to mind. Quite mouthfilling—this is no light beer. And thank God. Watch for the hop bitterness to kick things off with a playful slap in the mouth, then things go all floral and bloomy, and then let up long enough for some sweetness from the malts to take center stage for only a moment before the hoppy bitterness unfurls anew, dropping a thick blanket of earthy bitterness all over the palate. Hops-a-plenty from the Sheriff of Hoppingham, er, Nottingham. This is a well-made IPA that will hold up against spicy chili (heavy on the cayenne and cracked black pepper).

"…Sherwood Forest has been considered an enchanted place, home to myths, legends and many a story of honor, tradition and loyalty." So reads the website for Sherwood Forest Brewers Ltd.—explaining the meaning behind their choice in name. Since their inception in 1997 and until fairly recently, they've brewed one beer and one beer alone: Archer's Ale. Taking a cue from Sherwood Forest's number one resident, Robin Hood, the philosophy behind this beer has been to deliver precision, accuracy (stylistically), and consistency (quality), while delivering us from the evils of the tyrannical noble class (macro-brewed swill).

And like Robin Hood, this particular archer has earned itself a place in lore: it was only the 3rd microbrewed beer in the country available in a can (Sherwood Forest was just the 2nd microbrewery in the U.S. to can).

"Microbrewed beer in a can?!?" you cry with disbelief. "Why would you do that?" Well, if you haven't already taken notice of this trend, it's happening all around the world as microbrewers realize that canning microbrewed beer is a cheaper, more portable, more protective way to package their products. For years, it's been a tough sell, as people reported that canned beers had a metallic flavor. But developments in canning technology have yielded a protective lining that prevents the beer from ever contacting the metal of the can.

If you live near a park or beach or river and wanted to bring along some craft brewed beer, you'll have noticed that most prohibit glass bottles—leaving few options for microbrewed beer lovers (or, think back to your last flight; any good canned beer there? Nope). Other benefits? Turns out canning equipment is actually cheaper than bottling lines, providing a break to start-up microbreweries. But probably the best reason to can is the fact that cans offer superior protection to beer—no oxidation (from air leakage around the bottle cap) and no skunking by light strike!

We tip our hats to these guys for having the guts to can when so few would dare, and for putting something worth drinking in them!

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