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Beer of the Day # 2 - Red Hook's Long Hammer IPA
Beer of the Day # 2 - Red Hook's Long Hammer IPA
Posted by Shannon at 4/14/2009 7:33 AM PDT on Beer Masters
Another long day at the office lead to another last-minute trip to the local Walmart.  This time I walked away with a 12-pack of Red Hook's Long Hammer IPA.  You have all most likely seen a case of the LHI in your local grocery stores, as it is a nationally distributed beer, but honestly I think this was the first time I've ever purchased the beer for myself.  My thinking is if I'm going to go with a cheap/generic beer then I should cut through all the bullshit and get the cheapest, most generic beer available.  I guess you could say that makes me a masochist...and I couldn't disagree.  Weird.

Anyways, so I did a little research before writing this blog to get an understanding of Red Hook and what they do vs. people's opinion of their beer and it looks like there a lot of beer snobs out there are not on the Red Hook train. 

Take this little gem from some guy in Missouri: "I have to be honest, when I took the first sip of Long Hammer I thought someone was going to pop out of the closet and tell me it was a joke. This is not an IPA."

...must...not...make...gay joke...but really?  Do people pop out of your closet often?  Is it just to tell you when you've been tricked into drinking a beer you wouldn't like, or do they pop out and say other stuff, too?  Like, "hey that's not really your mom, that's a hooker! LOL!"  Or maybe "hey that's not just a hot pocket, that's a hot pocket with pubes inside! LOL!!!"

beer snobs.  what the fuck.

But what about my completely worthless opinion?  Well as far as generic IPA's go, I would put the Long Hammer into "Buy Again" column.  It was smooth, the taste was enjoyable even if it was not very IPA-ish, and I got pleasantly drunk off.

I will say, though, that I have got a pretty crappy hangover this morning, though.  What the hell is that all about?  I should have made one of these before I left for work today.  Then I could have killed two blogs with one stone. 

Damn.

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