We’re starting off the new year with a fairly new (they will be celebrating their 5th anniversary in July of this year) brewery out of the mountains of Colorado. Knotted Root is the brainchild of Chris Marchio, who started home brewing in college in Vermont around the time that it was becoming well known for its hoppy, unfiltered IPAs. The love of the process led him to Central Washington University to study brewing and fermentation science, and eventually a job brewing at Anderson Valley Brewing. After this, he relocated to Colorado in 2014 to become Assistant Brewer at Fiction Beer Company, followed by a Head Brewer position at Joyride Brewing, where he continued crafting his approach towards unfiltered beers. With Knotted Root he and Head Brewer Connor Reeves focus on hoppy ales and make some of the best NE-Style IPAs I’ve tried recently.
Cheers!
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Between The Light Unfiltered Double Dry Hopped DIPA |
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8.6% ABV |
Smooth and juicy palate with flavors of stone fruits, pineapple, mango, and orange juice |
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$7.99 per can |
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Citra and Amarillo Hops. Malted Oats and Flaked Wheat |
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Beyond Description Unfiltered IPA |
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7% ABV |
Pale gold with a thin foam. A great entry into hazy for fans of traditional IPAs. Resinous hoppiness balanced with bright tropical and citrus flavors. |
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$7.99 per can |
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Simcoe and NZ Rakau Hops. Flaked Oats |
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Taylor Ham, Egg and Cheese, Salt, Pepper, Ketchup Unfiltered Double Dry Hopped DIPA |
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8% ABV |
Gold in color with a fluffy foam. This juicy, velvety, mimosa like DIPA bursts out of the glass with flavors of POG juice, ruby red grapefruit, kiwi, and mango with a moderate piney hop finish. |
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$7.99 per can |
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Motueka, Hallertau, and Vic Secret Hops |
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Thick Fruit Medley Goo Unfiltered Smoothie Style Berliner Weisse |
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6.9% ABV |
Amber in color with little to no head. This sticky mouth coating beer is tart and rich with decadent flavors of lime sherbet, strawberry, sweet tarts, lemonheads, and kiwi. |
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$8.99 per can |
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Milk sugar, guava, pineapple, passionfruit, raspberry, strawberry, mango, and lime. Conditioned on Madagascar vanilla beans and double dry hopped with Citra hops |
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