This week's Sunday Night Suds looks at Jailbreak Brewing's Special Lady Friend Hazy IPA.
On a recent trip to Maryland I stopped off at a Total Wine & Liquor to pick up some brews from the good folks at Jailbreak Brewing in Laurel, Maryland. I had a chance to visit the brewery and its tap room and came away very impressed (see post here for my thoughts on my visit back in 2015 - https://kosherbeers.blogspot.com/2015/01/sunday-night-suds-jailbreak-brewing-big.html).
If you read the LOC on the Star-K website you will see that there are many interesting varieties of Jailbreak beers, including some that are Star-D such as the Carrot Cake Conspiracy and Chocolate Coconut Porter. Unfortunately, most of the interesting brews are only available on site or by specialty keg order and even their mainstream canned brews cannot be found outside of the Beltway area.
The Special Lady Friend is bursting with juice and is reminiscent of pomelo. The beer gets its flavor from the Mosaic hops, but also has interesting spice notes which come from the "experimentation with various yeasts." (I don't get to see much of the Jailbreak in NY, so I don't know much about the experimental beers that the Jailbreak website is referring to). Still the 7% abv is not very present and there is not an overwhelming alcohol flavor. Although I had this beer after dinner tonight, I suspect that it would go well with spicy meat and poultry dishes.
Jailbreak Brewing Special Lady Friend IPA is certified kosher by the Star-K. To see the LOC for Jailbreak - click here https://api.star-k.org/api/Loc/LoadLoc/SEEDVZ8M (this will open in a new tab). For the experts take on this beer, please click here beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/34426/383975/.
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