Marble IPA

I am being obstructed by an unforeseen hurdle in my quest for fermented gastro-nirvana. I'm broke and nice booze is expensive! Luckily, a good beer can usually be found for modest scratch. The simple recipe of water, malt, yeast, and hops combine to form a powerful liquid superhero that is both inexpensive and delicious. Bottled and canned beer is all fine and dandy but a fresh beer, poured from the vat whence it came, is one of the absolute best things in life. If you are lucky enough to live in New Mexico you have access to one hell of a brewery that is home to one the best taps on earth. The Marble IPA.

The Marble Brewery in Albuquerque, New Mexico is home to many different types of noteworthy suds including: An Oatmeal Stout that will have any malt fan begging for more, a crisp Pilsner that's practically a polka, a surprisingly hoppy Red Ale, and lots of various other house/seasonal/experimental brews. There are so many quality beers made by Marble the selection process can sometimes be overwhelming. Fear not, for if you are the indecisive type the lovely folks at Marble can feed it to you in tiny, 5 oz increments. As you make your way through their fantastic catalog you will be struck by the crowning jewel, the IPA.

You can smell the explosion of floral hops from the table! Not the ultra bitter and stinky (which isn't necessarily all bad) hops-for-hops sake. The sweet grapefruit from a pine tree kind of hops. Now, assuming you're like me and wish forgo the 5 oz sample for the 22 oz, prepare for a treat. The smooth hop-front character blended with a decadent bread like malt come together like the damn Wonder Twins. The crisp flexing hops will carry you to the end and release you gently. It is a copper colored dream come true. 

I'll give it 12 stars out of 5. It's great beer in a laid back atmosphere so I highly recommend drinking it with friends and some tasty snacks. Music selection would be something fun like Johnny Nash, Queen, or the Dropkick Murphys ! Hell, with the 6.2% ABV (which you wont notice at all) some karaoke may be in order. 

cheers