Citadel of Trials

As the 10th Anniversary of one of the Bay Area's oldest and most beloved craft beer bars approaches, we decided to brew an IPA in honor of their longevity and unrelenting service to the craft beer industry and its patrons. Inspired by their Straight Outta Belgium look, feel, and menu, we brewed a Fieldworky IPA using 100% malt from Belgium. This is not your typical Belgian IPA; we still use our most common house IPA yeast strain and the biggest and boldest hops from the PNW. We loaded this beer full of Pale Ale malt from Belgium and a pinch of Belgian specialty malt that layers in more malt complexity than you have come to expect from us. Mosaic and Equinox lupulin powder carries the hop flavor of this beer on their shoulders with biting notes of grapefruit pith, melon rind, and a blend of Aguas Frescas. That hop flavor becomes enmeshed with moderate malty notes of toasted Dutch Crunch bread, freshly baked biscuits, and burnt raisins. As the beer finishes with the richness of Belgian malt, you can sit there and enjoy the ingredients we rarely ever use. Dip your nose back in the glass to reset your senses with the pungent aroma of juicy melon, zested citrus, and fermented peach. It's been an amazing ten years for The Trappist, and we hope the next ten are as successful. We hope you enjoy the beer we brewed for them and encourage you to try it fresh and then hold onto some for ten years to see how it holds up. Just kidding, please drink IPA fresh. Show Less