This week's Sunday Night Suds looks at HaDubim brewery's Phoenix IPA. (No, I could not tell that the name of the beer was Phoenix, it was only when I looked the beer up on BA that I saw that they had reviewed the HaDubim Phoenix IPA and realized that this spelled Phoenix in Hebrew).
This is another of the IPAs that I picked up on our recent trip to Israel. The beer is made with three kinds of hops - Simcoe, Chinook and Magnum, the last of which is not a hop variety that I am familiar with from American brews. They call this beer a "strong beer", ostensibly because it is 6.3% abv, which is not super high for an IPA, but maybe is by Israeli standards.
The beer poured a rich dark copper and had great lacing and perfect carbonation. I enjoyed it with Mrs KB's garlicy olive chicken (with perfect crispy skin!) and the flavor combination was phenomenal. There was something about the spicy hops and pine notes which melded very well with the garlic, olive and pepper notes in the chicken and if I had more of this I would repeat with other garlicy dishes (like takeout chinese).
The Hadubim Phoenix IPA is certified kosher by the Rabbanut of Kiryat Gat and there is a kosher certification mark on the label.
To see what the experts on Beer Advocate think about the brew, please follow this link https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/34339/286867.
As always, please remember to drink responsibly and to never waste good beer unless there is no designated driver.
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