{"id":18665,"date":"2015-06-12T10:01:27","date_gmt":"2015-06-12T15:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/?p=18665"},"modified":"2018-02-06T14:11:17","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T20:11:17","slug":"triton-brewing-hatch-blower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/triton-brewing-hatch-blower\/","title":{"rendered":"Craft Beer to Cross the Border (or I-80) for: Triton Brewing Hatch Blower Pepper IPA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fear not the Triton Brewing Hatch Blower Pepper IPA. Sure, it packs a burn, but it’s an enjoyable one.<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

\"cross<\/a>Pepper beers are as divisive \u2013 or as acquired a taste \u2013 as sours or others that deliver an extreme taste bud sensation. And for a series that highlights craft beer worth crossing the border into neighboring Indiana, Wisconsin or Michigan for, sometimes that means doing so to find something so intriguing, so different — Triton Brewing Hatch Blower Pepper IPA fits the bill.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s going to be too much heat for some \u2013 not enough for others \u2013 but unique enough that it will draw a wide range of opinions. Count me among those who finds the blending of three different peppers amid a hoppy IPA background mighty enjoyable \u2013 one of the most fun beers I\u2019ve had in a long time.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t just a matter of dropping a jalapeno pepper in a bottle of beer and calling it a \u201cchili beer.\u201d Jalapenos, chipotles and green pepper are utilized in this beer and, remarkably, each of those flavors come through at some point while drinking it.<\/p>\n

In the first sip alone, there are the hoppy bitterness you\u2019d expect from an IPA, before a green pepper taste slips through. A bit of jalapeno quickly hits, before an earthy chipotle taste pops and then a little more green pepper \u2013 all with a slightly lingering jalapeno offering a slight burn. A bit later, that burn is joined by hop bitterness once again. That\u2019s just one sip.<\/p>\n

And while the look of Hatch Blower Pepper IPA is all IPA \u2013 innocent, gold-orange, with a slight head – the nose is complex, with a malty sweetness balanced by green pepper and jalapeno battling for position.<\/p>\n

Working your way through the bottle, the complexity doesn\u2019t stop. There\u2019s less jalapeno \u2013 or maybe I\u2019m just getting used to it \u2013 and more green pepper, but there\u2019s an occasional reminder in the chest that the hotter peppers are there.<\/p>\n

I was introduced to this beer back at the 2014 Brewers of Indiana Guild\u2019s Winterfest, when it was offered on tap by the Indianapolis-based brewer. So imagine my pleasant surprise to find it on Indiana shelves in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

Triton brewmaster Jon Lang, who describes himself as a big fan of both peppers and IPAs, said the beer is the result of playing with a variety of dried peppers and the brewery\u2019s Railsplitter IPA in growlers. His goal was to deliver the \u201cbright peppery nose and flavor\u201d of green pepper with the heat of jalapeno and chipotle. Lang adds dried peppers to nylon bags and marinates them in Triton\u2019s finishing tank for a few days, essentially dry hopping with peppers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the end, I wanted to make sure we made a balanced beer with peppers, not a burn your tongue pepper beer,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

That, he did.<\/p>\n

Triton, located at the old Fort Benjamin Harrison Army post, which closed in 1997, often leans on Hoosier history for the names of many of its beers, including this one \u2013 albeit in a fun, unique way. Indianapolis native Gus Grissom, who trained at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, was just the second American to fly in space. Grissom was flying the Liberty Bell 7 when, after a splash-landing in the ocean, bolts unexpectedly fired and blew the hatch off, causing water to gush into the ship and Grissom\u2019s own spacesuit. Asked by reporters how he felt afterward, Grissom said \u201cWell, I was scared a good portion of the time; I guess that\u2019s a pretty good indication.\u201d<\/p>\n

There\u2019s nothing to be scared of with this Hatch Blower, however. It\u2019s different, unique, complex and fun \u2013 unlike any beer (including pepper beer) that I\u2019ve had before.<\/p>\n

Triton isn\u2019t available in the Chicagoland area, but can be found in the Peoria and Champaign area, making it a beer worth crossing the border (or well south of I-80) to find.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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