S1E82 - Dust Bowl Brewing's Supine Mega IPA

Episode Notes

Episode 81: Dustbowl Brewing’s Supine Mega IPA

It’s the Two Minute Beer Review!

I’m Andrew Burkum and it’s that time again where we take on that massive craft brew aisle to find the hidden treasures waiting for us there. Sorry I’ve been gone for a couple of weeks. Since the beginning of the global COVID-19 Pandemic I’ve had to adjust a lot of things about how I produce this and all of the podcasts on the Phoenix Podcast Network. Among other things, that included a two week unannounced hiatus for the show! Sorry—but I’m back and hopefully better than ever to bring the latest beer reviews safely to your home. In the weeks ahead I’ll be playing with the format of the show a bit—bringing in guests and experts to talk about their favorite beers or new discoveries, doing some live tastings and maybe even hosting some social-distancing friendly happy hours where we can all hang out and enjoy whatever we can get safely delivered to our home!

For this week, though, we’ll stick to a traditional review of Supine, a “Mega” IPA from Dust Bowl Brewing in Turlock, CA. Will this one leave us flat on our backs in a good way? Let’s find out!

Supine pours a coppery gold that trends more toward the orange than the yellow. The aroma is of grapefruit and pine with just a little bit of a butterscotch background.

But what about the taste? Supine bombards the mouth with flavor. It’s got a powerful citrusy sweetness that wraps around the tongue and lingers for a long time after the swallow. At the same time, this isn’t like a typical trendy juicy IPA. It’s much more rounded out by an all-over-the tongue bitterness. It’s that signature Dust Bowl balance that keeps me coming back to their IPAs over anyone else’s on the market for a daily drink.

If I had to sum up the taste of Supine in a single word I would say “concentrated.” You can taste the alcohol in the beer—and in most beers that would be unpleasant, but here it really works as a flavor component. It’s almost more of a spirit than a beer—it has that strength and power of the alcohol underneath all of the other wonderful things it does with its flavors. And I guess that’s no surprise, since it has a mighty 14.4% Alcohol by Volume! If you want to get a lot of alcohol into your system in a very pleasant way, this beer is the pick for you! And what better time to try it out? It’s not like you have anywhere to go at the moment, right? If you want to try this or any of Dust Bowl’s other incredible brews, their taproom is open for to-go orders only right now at 3000 Fulkerth Road in Turlock, CA. You can order ahead on their website or give them a call at 209-250-2043. They offer beer in growlers, crowlers, prepackaged cans and bottles as well as great food to go! If you’re in the area this would be a great time to support a local business!

Have you had a chance to try Supine Mega IPA? What did you think? You can let me know by emailing me at [e-mail] (using the number 2), tweeting me @2minutebeer or responding on Facebook where you’ll find the live video of this episode. I want to hear what you have to say--and make sure to share the episode so others can weigh in as well! Oh and while you’re at it, for my rating on this and countless other beers—some of which we haven’t even featured on the show yet, be sure to follow me on Untappd, just search for me by name, that’s Andrew Burkum spelled BURKUM and send me a friend request!

That’s all for this week, but I hope you’ll join me next week as I take a look at Baltic Porter from East Brother Beer Company. Will this one take us to new depths of darkness? We’ll find out next week.
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