Eagle Rock Distributing Company Distributes Redhook Longhammer IPA by The Wit of a HopHead

Redhook Longhammer IPA

The Longhammer IPA is classified as a “BOLD” beer by the Redhook Brewery and bold it is. This IPA packs a punch with 6.2% ABV (alcohol by volume) and 44 IBUs (International Bitter Units). For the home-brewers out there the OG (original gravity) of this beer sits at 14.4 degrees plato.

This IPA is a more balanced, dry-hopped IPA. The hops aren’t overwhelming but kick in at the finish with a slight jolt of bitterness. The medium body is balanced well so the person drinking it doesn’t feel so heavy after finishing one. The body color is copper like most IPAs but RedHook’s IPA has a piney scent to it. This is definitely an IPA to let craft beer beginners get their hands on. It has all the qualities of an IPA without the overpowering flavors behind it, creating an almost delicious and sessionable IPA, if that exists.

Eagle Rock Distributing Company

Redhook has seven main beers in their lineup with a Blueline Series and a Brewery Backyard Series. If you’re a Georgia resident hoping to find their beers around here, Eagle Rock Distributing Company in Stone Mountain, Ga. distributes their products in a large portion of the state.

Redhook was originally established in Seattle, Washington in 1981. They’re brewery in Washington has been located in Woodinville, WA since 1994. In 1996, they opened their second brewery in Portsmouth, NH to bring their beer to the East Coast craft beer geeks.

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-Cheers for Beer!

NICOLE WILLIS

Introducing…The Wit of a Hophead

June 11, 2012 in Craft Beer by The Wit of a HopHead

The Wit of a HopHead

The Wit of a HopHead is an Atlantan lady who loves the smell of hopcones and beer being brewed. She’s a beer geek who loves to support local and drink GA beer. She’s a small-town country girl, whose friends and colleagues call her “Willis.” She is a firm believer that “any day is a great day for a beer.”

Originally, she hated beer. Until she came to college for tailgating season at UGA games, beer wasn’t ever a first choice for her. Now she’s a major HopHead who thinks that a beer with more hops is better. Her favorite beers vary across the beer spectrum, but to name a few are: Heavy Seas Loose Cannon, O’Dempsey’s Your Black Heart, Bison Chocolate Stout, Tsjeeses Reserva by De Strouse Brouwers in Belgium, Shark Pants another Belgian brew, & SweetWater IPA.

The Wit of a HopHead - Shark Pants IPA

The Wit of a HopHead started working in the craft beer industry when she was 17, working at Taco Mac. She has been there almost 6 years and taught a beer school for employees there. This is when she realized she had such a passion for craft beer and knew she wanted to work in the industry. From there she started as a Marketing Intern for SweetWater Brewing Company where shortly after she’d become an Assistant Merchandise Manager.

The Wit of a Hophead

Willis started deciding she wanted to do something on her own in the craft beer world. So she sat down with her Father and they brainstormed a consulting company, Crown and Cork Media, where O’Dempsey’s would be here first trial client. She hopes to further explore the craft beer industry with her company upon graduating from KSU this summer.

Look for her at local beer events all throughout Atlanta, she’s willing to take a swig of any beer. Check out her blog at www.thewitofahophead.com, on Facebook (www.facebook.com/TheWitOfAHopHead) and Twitter @WitofaHopHead for more beer knowledge and information on her happenings.

-Cheers for Beer!

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