I goofed! In the scale of things, I will admit it’s not a really bad goof, and by the time I’m done with this little dissertation it might even seem like a happy accident. Still, I goofed, and I goofed by buying a growler of Tennessee Brew Works Cutaway IPA. That’s not to say this is a bad beer; it’s not by any stretch of the imagination. It’s actually a very good beer, and the purchase of the growler and subsequent imbibing thereof was a very enjoyable act.
But, you see, I had already purchased a six-pack of it in the same transaction at Wild Hare Beer Company in Spring Hill, TN. If you find yourself in this area, make sure you stop here, as they have a fine selection of local brews, and various assorted other beers from around the country and the globe. Beers are available both in bottles and cans and they sell draft beer to go in growlers. You can even pull up a seat and enjoy a pint or flight on premises.
Anyway, I do like to try as many different beers as I can, so my goof was that I could have gotten a different beer in the growler since I had a six-pack of Cutaway IPA, or a different six-pack since I had a growler. Be that as it may, this is a small problem to have, and I got over it rather quickly. Cutaway IPA is a rye IPA from Tennessee Brew Works located in downtown Nashville. They handcraft their beers using as many local ingredients as they can. They also observe a musical theme (hey, it’s Nashville). In musical terms, Wikipedia describes a cutaway as follows:
In guitar construction, a cutaway is an indentation in the upper bout of the body of the instrument adjacent to the neck of the guitar, designed to allow easier access to the upper frets.
Of Cutaway IPA, form the brewery website:
For beer lovers who stretch beyond the 12th fret, this spicy rye IPA strums with an obvious bouquet of grapefruit and tangerine harmonies.
Tennessee Brew Works Cutaway IPA has an alcohol content of 6% with 70 IBUs. I paid $7.50 for a 32-ounce growler fill and $9 for a six-pack.
Tennessee Brew Works Cutaway IPA pours to a brilliant orange amber color with a thick creamy head of foam and a flowery herbal hop nose. Taking a sip the beer has a fresh crisp light caramel maltiness followed by spicy rye, soft citrus fruit and a long dry and very bitter herbal grassy hop finish. I’m very impressed with this beer, a delightful balance of chewy malt, spicy rye and herbal bitter hops.
I really enjoyed my growler of Cutaway IPA, and I’m going to share a few bottles with beer loving friends. I give it 4.5 stars for style and value, with perhaps only a tad more body needed to make it perfect. The beer is wonderfully balanced between rye, barley malt and hops, and now that I think of it, having more of it than I thought is really a good thing. See? I didn’t really goof at all.
And remember, try a new beer today, and drink outside the box.
*Pricing data accurate at time of review or latest update. For reference only, based on actual price paid by reviewer.
(B)=Bottled
(D)=Draft
(G)=Growler