Samuel Adams® Latitude 48 IPA is a unique IPA brewed with a select blend of hops from top German, English, and American growing regions all located close to the 48th latitude within the “hop belt” of the Northern Hemisphere. The combination of hops in this beer creates a distinctive but not overpowering hop character. The beer is dry hopped with Ahtanum, Simcoe®*, and East Kent Goldings hops for a powerful citrus and earthy aroma. The hop character is balanced by a slight sweetness and full body from the malt blend.
History
India Pale Ales, also known as IPAs, were first brewed in the 18th Century to satisfy the demand for beer by the British East India Company and British colonists in India. Pale ales, brewed with pale kilned malts, had become very popular in England at the time as an alternative to the traditional darker brown ales, porters, and stouts of the time. India Pale Ale was born when a version of a pale ale was made with increased hops (which, acted as a preservative) in order to make the long hot journey on ship around the Cape of Good Hope and make it to the traders’ and colonists’.
Brewing
The unique blend of hops in this beer creates a complex and distinctive hop character and aroma without being overpowering. The Bavarian Hallertau Mittelfrueh hops add a floral note to the beer, the American Simcoe®, Zeus, and Ahtanum contribute a citrusy and piney hop flavor, and the English Goldings add an earthy character. These flavors are balanced with the body from our proprietary pale malt blend and slight sweetness from Gambrinus Honey Malt.
Profile
Flavor: Distinctive and intense hop aroma and flavor balanced by a slight sweetness and light body.
Color: Deep copper
Original Gravity: 14.8° Plato
Alcohol by Vol/Wt: 6% ABV
Calories/12 oz.: 200
Malt Varieties: Two-row Harrington, Metcalfe, and Copeland pale malts, Caramel 60, and Gambrinus Honey Malt
Hop Varieties: Hallertau Mittelfrueh Noble hops, East Kent Goldings, Zeus, Simcoe®, and Ahtanum
Yeast Strain: Samuel Adams ale yeast
Availability: Year round
First Brewed: 2009
