While remaining a highly assertive beer entirely consistent with the brewery’s MO, it’s also the smoothest point of entry for those not yet accustomed to Green Flash’s need for speed. Thus Hop Head may take its foot off the gas towards the end, but it’s a welcome downshift after setting a breakneck pace from the get-go. Yet the finish is unexpectedly clear-still bitter, but not harshly so and with a hint of dryness implied by that small addition of dark grains (whatever they may be). Carbonation is rather elevated throughout, as is appropriate much less and the hop resins, persistent pine, and size of the body would start running together. The beer’s pungent first impression subsides near the midsection where pine and caramel run neck-and-neck before a spike of grapefruit comes through for a zesty punctuation and refreshing twist. The grain bill reportedly includes a touch of Carafa to underscore its deep red color and hone the edges of the malt center. With its sticky head and medium-plus copper body, Hop Head then counters its hop punch with caramel, faint edge of roast, a spiciness that hints at rye (but probably comes rather from the hops), and slightly warming alcohol. But tastes change with the times and so today Hop Head’s profile is more aligned with its synonymous tribe: 7% ABV, 70 IBUs, and copious Amarillo dry-hopping for a pithy grapefruit bloom as soon as it hits the glass.Įqually liberal additions of Columbus and Nugget hops in the boil anchor that citric bouquet with a dense herbal dankness in both aroma and flavor. Downright modest by their contemporary standards. We will host TTF fundraisers during Tree-dimensional IPA’s reign as our house beer, which pours through October 2020.IT’S NOT WHAT one would expect from the palate wreckers at Green Flash, but until 2011 their Hop Head Red ale sported only about 6% ABV and sub-50 IBUs. In other words, the Tacoma organization strives for a greener, healthier, more connected Tacoma - which plants well with Peaks and Pints. Tacoma Tree Foundation is dedicated to educating, empowering, and supporting community members in neighborhood-based greening. Tree-dimensional IPA, or Tree-D, continues Peaks & Pints’ love affair with old school piney IPAs, this time brewed with Simcoe, Idaho 7, CTZ, Centennial, and whole leaf Cascade in the hop back for all the pine, a little citrus, with a creamy mouthfeel and bitter finish. Paying homage to the outdoor enthusiasts who join Peaks daily in Tacoma’s Proctor District, Tree-dimensional IPA is the perfect beer to toast the powder, currents or trails, as well as reveal the sprains. Kulshan Brewing collaborated with the Tacoma craft beer lodge on their house beer. We don’t need special equipment to recognize the value of shade we can simply go out on a hot day and stand under the shade of a tree like this bigleaf maple and experience the cooler temperatures for ourselves.”Ĭheck out this bigleaf maple, and then travel several blocks for a growler fill of Tree-dimensional IPA (6.8%) at Peaks & Pints. The relationship between canopy and reduced temperatures is really important because it is associated with so many other benefits including improved human health outcomes. “Its leaves shade the entire adjacent intersection, which besides being impressive also extends the life of the asphalt by blocking sunlight and reducing surface temperatures. “I think this tree should win an award for the spread of its canopy,” Low continues. Inspired by our house beer, Kulshan Brewing Tree-dimensional IPA, Peaks & Pints branches out for a weekly look at terrific trees of Tacoma, in conjunction with our friends at Tacoma Tree Foundation.
This North Tacoma bigleaf maple is this week’s Tree-dimensional Tacoma, Peaks & Pints’ weekly Tacoma tree column. These trees need space and the stewards of this tree on North Junett Street have given the tree room to grow.” It was one of the big trees found in old growth forests that once covered much of this region. “Bigleaf maples are one of the most important native trees in the Pacific Northwest. “The best word to describe the bigleaf maple, Acer macrophyllum, at the corner of North Junett and North 19th is “awesome,” says Sarah Low, executive director of the Tacoma Tree Foundation. Photo credit: Kate Swarner Tree-dimensional Tacoma: Bigleaf Maple This week’s Tree-dimensional Tacoma tree is the bigleaf maple at the corner of North Junett and North 19th between the Three Bridges District and the University of Puget Sound.
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