Recently I sampled the Tower 10 IPA made by Karl Strauss brewing company. The company is located in San Diego and claims to be the first micro brew. They had a few other 22oz bottles, but being from San Diego I decided to give a local one a shot.
Sadly, this beer was disappointing in comparison to my last two IPA's. Granted, the last one I had was from Stone's. Maybe I got a bad bottle, but this just didn't have the regular IPA blast one normally expects when opening a bottle. You know, that bitter, hoppy flavor on the first sip. It had a little, but was much closer to a dark beer or ale.
On their website they have the following to describe the bitterness:
"IBU- International Bitterness Units, a system of indicating the hop bitterness in finished beer. A light American lager may have around 10 IBUs, an English mild ale around 20 units, an India Pale Ale 40 or higher, an Irish stout 55 to 60 and barley wine 65-85."
I actually wrote the first part about it tasting more like an ale before reading that. So I may have purchased a bad bottle, or this beer may just be weaker than most. If you really like the strong IPA flavor, this beer is not for you. If on the other hand you want to venture into the world of IPA's and like ales right now, give this a shot. It is much more mellow than most, and may open new beer worlds to you!
6.5% alcohol by volume, not bad, gives a decent kick.
Overall, 2.5 out of 5 stars. I didn't hate it, but wouldn't buy it again.
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