Fifth Ward Forman’s Basement

Forman’s basement is a hefty red IPA brewed for those who love dank and sticky hops. Right on the inhale, resinous pine and dank citrus aroma take over your nostrils. Specialty Amber malt and just a touch of Carafa Special I malt turn this beer a deep copper hue with a rich but not overpowering malt backbone. This beer is bittered with WI grown Skyrocket hops while an Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser loads worth Chinook and Citra hops go into the kettle during whirlpool and Calypso into the fermenter to dry hop. The result is a huge hoppy beer with the aroma reminiscent of a particular basement somewhere in Point Place WI circa 1979. I can almost hear the Stones now.