A Beer from Ireland: Trouble Brewery Sabotage Indian Pale Ale

While beer tasting in Dublin, Ireland, I ran across Trouble Brewery's Sabotage IPA. I was pleasantly surprised by how flavorful this beer was. Below are my thoughts, tasting notes and food pairings.

About the Brewery

Trouble Brewing was founded by three men who had enough of the same old brews at their local bars. They started brewing their product in house while creating their brand. 

Thinking their beer should be portrayed as a humorous yet bold beer, they chose to name the brewery Trouble Brewing. The brewing equipment was was bought from an outside source via South Dakota, U.S.A. and set-up in Allenwood, Co. Kildare in Ireland. 

Now the brewery is dedicated to making different crafts of beer for the public. The beer is brewed using five varieties of hops from around the globe. The beer consists of Magnum, Chinook, Willamette, Columbus and Cascade hops. Their goal is to maintain quality beers with a hoppy kick. 

Via Trouble Brewery

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TASTING NOTES:
The style of beer is a strong yet hoppy Indian Pale Ale with a punch. The hoppy taste of the beer is bold and delicious. The beer has a 5.5% ABV rating. It pours a rich golden color with a small white head that stays level until the last drop. The aroma is sweet fruity floral, with whiffs of citrus, grass and toffee. The taste is mildly bitter with more toffee, citrus and grass malts. The beer has a few different hop flavors occurring at one time. This IPA has an edgy hoppy bite with a strong full body. The carbonation has a medium to soft feel in the mouth. Overall, I really like this IPA. An edgy hoppy IPA is one of my favorite types of beer. 

FOOD PAIRINGS:
Mexican style steak tacos, rice and beans, a hearty flame-broiled steak and fried cheese curds. 

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