Most Valuable Beer

The 2018 season was a good season for beer drinking, not so great for baseball (I'm a Yankees fan).  After looking back on all of the beer scouting reports from this year, I was able to narrow it down to 3 beers that stood out in a special way.  All three received 80 grades on the 20-80 scouting scale because of their special combination of aroma, flavors and mouthfeel.

The Finalists for MVB

Treehouse Brewing Julius IPA has the reputation and the pedigree and it absolutely lived up to it.  Citrusy and soft on the palette, it's an orange juice concoction that hits you with so much flavor.  

LIC Beer Project Pile of Crowns Imperial IPA has everything you could want inside a beer can and adds to it with 80 grade can art.  Citrus up front and tropical at the end, it is so well rounded.

Brix City Brewing Jock Jams DIPA is soft and sweet just like the ESPN soundtrack for which it is named.  Brewed with clementines, it is the definition of straight juice.

Narrowing down the list from over 100 beers to 3 was tough. Choosing from 3 phenomenal beers has been even harder.  While Julius has the name brand, it came down to Pile of Crowns and Jock Jams. Ultimately, Pile of Crowns took the crown because of its big citrus aroma, soft and smooth mouthfeel and all star level of citrus and tropical fruit flavors.  And all of that deliciousness comes in one of the best looking packages

Congratulations to the winner of the 2018 Brew162 MVB is LIC Beer Project Pile of Crowns Imperial IPA.