Godspeed – Ochame Green Tea IPA (355ml)
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Beer Type
Ale Learn More
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Beer Category
Hoppy Beer
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Beer Style
American IPA w/Green Tea
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Country
Canada
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Region
Ontario
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Sub-Region
Toronto
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Size
355ml
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ABV
6.0%
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Tasting Notes
Bitterherballemon zest
Godspeed Brewery owner and head brewer Luc “Bim” Lafontaine cut his teeth homebrewing in the 1990’s, and then eventually became the brewmaster at Monteal’s famous Dieu du Ciel! brewery. After leaving Montreal to live in Japan and open his own brewery, Lafontaine was caught between red tape and the pull of coming home, so he came back to Canada and opened Godspeed in 2015.
Lafontaine is striving to craft beers of simplicity and finesse that express the cardinal flavor of their ingredients. He draws inspiration from traditional Czech brewing and Japanese cuisine, prizing above all the keen attention and care required to allow each element to articulate itself as a discrete part of the composition. When it comes to Godspeed beers, an “inspiration first” approach is taken; each release its own capstone after many years of travel, collaboration, experimentation, and personal growth. The beer portfolio is intentionally eclectic, running the gamut from bright hoppy pale ales, to classic malt-driven lagers, to bubbly and acerbic saisons. At Godspeed, great pride is taken in honouring centuries-old brewing traditions while putting their own stamp on a variety of styles, often with the help of expressive Japanese ingredients.
Tasting Notes
A simple but robust malt profile and a high alcohol percentage help balance out the natural astringency from the hops and tea, creating a beer that opens with force but does not linger beyond its welcome. Sweet, honey- and biscuit-like notes fill the middle out, while the hops and green tea surround and suffuse the palate, creating a silken texture along the way.
Method
Floral and citrus from the Japanese Green tea, harvested every year from the Brewmaster’s tea field in Japan, melds harmoniously with German and French hops in this big, but agile IPA. This is not a juicy, thick, tropical IPA like you may be used to, this is a unique twist on what you can do with bitterness, European hops, and tea.
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