Elissa @ Gumbo Bar
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Have to drink an Elissa when in Galveston. Made at the local (Houston) St. Arnold's brewery, part of the proceeds go to keep up the historic ship Elissa.
www.galvestonhistory.org/1877_Tall_Ship_ELISSA.asp
That and it's a damn tasty IPA.
Ingredients
Malt: Made with all British malt. The base malt is Maris Otter, augmented with some medium crystal malt.
Hops: We use a single hop in this beer: Cascades. This is a distinctive American hop noted for it’s citrusy flavor. We make three hop additions in the kettle as well as a large dry-hopping in the fermenter. Our Elissa IPA is pure, with no additives or preservatives. In order to maintain the freshest flavor possible, we do not pasteurize our beer. Many of its subtle flavors are delicate and would not stand up to the heat of pasteurization. We recommend that this product be stored cold to avoid any degradation in flavor.
Specifications
Original Gravity: 1.061 (15.5° Plato)
Color: Amber
Bitterness: Lots! Our guess: 60 IBU
Alcohol Content: By volume - 6.6%
Debuted March 2004.
We had wanted to brew an IPA for several years, but our water was too high in calcium carbonate which tends to impart a harsh bitter to such beers. It was not until we installed our reverse osmosis system that we could do so. Reverse osmosis takes the water coming into the brewery with about 300-500 ppm dissolved solids and strips it down to about 5 ppm. We then can add back only the minerals that we want. This way, we can recreate the brewing water of anyplace in the world. Actually the RO system improved all of our beers. And lets us brew a delicious, hoppy IPA!
Elissa @ Gumbo Bar
edit 2-0759 copy (Large)
Have to drink an Elissa when in Galveston. Made at the local (Houston) St. Arnold's brewery, part of the proceeds go to keep up the historic ship Elissa.
www.galvestonhistory.org/1877_Tall_Ship_ELISSA.asp
That and it's a damn tasty IPA.
Ingredients
Malt: Made with all British malt. The base malt is Maris Otter, augmented with some medium crystal malt.
Hops: We use a single hop in this beer: Cascades. This is a distinctive American hop noted for it’s citrusy flavor. We make three hop additions in the kettle as well as a large dry-hopping in the fermenter. Our Elissa IPA is pure, with no additives or preservatives. In order to maintain the freshest flavor possible, we do not pasteurize our beer. Many of its subtle flavors are delicate and would not stand up to the heat of pasteurization. We recommend that this product be stored cold to avoid any degradation in flavor.
Specifications
Original Gravity: 1.061 (15.5° Plato)
Color: Amber
Bitterness: Lots! Our guess: 60 IBU
Alcohol Content: By volume - 6.6%
Debuted March 2004.
We had wanted to brew an IPA for several years, but our water was too high in calcium carbonate which tends to impart a harsh bitter to such beers. It was not until we installed our reverse osmosis system that we could do so. Reverse osmosis takes the water coming into the brewery with about 300-500 ppm dissolved solids and strips it down to about 5 ppm. We then can add back only the minerals that we want. This way, we can recreate the brewing water of anyplace in the world. Actually the RO system improved all of our beers. And lets us brew a delicious, hoppy IPA!