A Note on This Beer
If you’re a fan of Green Flash Brewing’s West Coast IPA and Palate Wrecker, you’re in for quite a hoptastic treat. Old Schoolhouse Brewery’s flagship Ruud Awakening IPA is a textbook wallop of 80 IBUs of bittering power, partnered with a bridge of citrus florality and a graduate level 7.5% ABV.
For those already in love with Ruud Awakening, here’s your chance to fill your fridge. But for the uninitiated, Ruud Awakening is a crash course in the power of hops. Ruud Awakening’s brew scholars pack this hop grenade full with Warrior, Columbus, Simcoe, Citra and Amarillo Hops in an advanced degree of balance.
Ripe stone fruit and a mango surprise pop out of the bottle as your glass fills with the burnt amber attitude of Ruud Awakening. This aromatic introduction to the beer is merely remedial compared to the capstone of hops that await your palate. A gentle malt sweetness glides you into a deep pool of bitter - pinecone, a moment of dank, a wash of mint, and the lingering tang of grapefruit rind seize every tastebud.
With this beer, Old Schoolhouse crafts an essential course on Northwest IPA attitude. If you need proof, a Bronze and Gold medal at the Washington Beer Awards is merely the tip of the award-winning iceberg. The overwhelmingly positive community ratings tell us how much every hophead longs for this Washington hopbomb.
Available exclusively through Tavour in Ohio.