From Pike:
In the late 18th century, English brewers were able to export ale to India, and other parts of the British Empire, by adding more hops, a natural preservative. Humulus lupulus (a.k.a. hops) also added flavor and aroma. This was the heyday of India Pale Ale, but by the mid 1900s, the hop-intensive style was almost lost. Because Washington State is America's hop capital, breweries in the Pacific N.W. helped revive the IPA style in the 1980s. The trend
spread nationally and ultimately influenced beers in England, and even Belgium. The saying that "more is better" led U.S. brewers to double hop these beers, and the Double IPA was born.
Pike was selected to brew the commemorative ale for the first Seattle Beer Week in May of 2009. We chose to brew a Double IPA that we now call PIKE DOUBBLE HOPULUS IPA.
Pike Doubble Hopulus opens with a bouquet of herbal flowers, followed by the dry, crisp, evergreen, and citrus character of hops on the palate; the citrus and pine overtones are balanced with smooth, biscuity, earthy, malt flavors. This big, delicious Double IPA is dry-hopped twice, and unfiltered, to preserve all its beautiful hop character and aroma. 4.5# of hops per barrel!
ABV 8.0% · IBU 90 · O.G. 1.076
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