On November 15, 1980, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. produced a beer that would change the face of the American beer culture. Sierra Nevada's Pale Ale launched a cultural revolution that has spread across the country and inspired brewers from Chico to my home town of Davis(Sudwerks) to San Diego (Stone and many others) and eastward throughout the country. Recently I have had the good fortune to bring on Sierra Nevada as one of my customers. After my most recent visit I stopped into the gift shop to pick up a gift or two for friends and family. When I noticed the 4-packs of Hotimum in the cooler I decided to grab myself a gift as well.
I have sampled the Hoptimum before at my favorite local pub Samuel Horne's Tavern and I was anxious to see how the bottle version compared to draft. In one word "WOW". This is a hop bomb and delicious to the last sip. I would compare it to a fine wine or single malt scotch in terms of drinking pleasure.
I have sampled the Hoptimum before at my favorite local pub Samuel Horne's Tavern and I was anxious to see how the bottle version compared to draft. In one word "WOW". This is a hop bomb and delicious to the last sip. I would compare it to a fine wine or single malt scotch in terms of drinking pleasure.
