Trinity's Wrath of God IPA

Trinity Brewing is a great little place. I like it because of the variety of unique beers on tap, along with the hippy vibe (must be my Boulder upbringing). Every beer that I get from this brewery is a bit funky, and I mean that in the best possible way. Having a couple of beers here is definitely an adventure. This brewery seems to be in its own little world—it’s rarely advertised, nor does it show up in collaborations with other breweries. It goes about its business alone and unafraid in the Colorado Springs beer scene.

Wrath of God IPA is just one of many IPAs on the menu. I decided to try this one only because I’ve never had it before, and who can pass up the name? I figured I’m due for a good lightning bolt from the beer gods.

This one has a nice copper color which is reminiscent of IPAs before the “war on malt”, as I like to call it. The description touts the beer’s extreme bitterness, but only hints at the nice malt backbone. It’s not so malty that it can be confused with anything other than an IPA, but it makes it much tastier than the really light bodied IPAs that are taking over. The combination of hops in this one reminds me of grapefruit, which is a good thing in my book.

As you can see in the picture, there’s very little head retention, but it’s really not as flat as it looks. It’s 7.7% ABV, so not quite hitting the double IPA level, but enough to give it a good kick. I can’t say that the bitterness level is any different than other IPAs out there, so it’s not as wrathful as you’d think. It’s also available on nitro, which I’ll probably try next time I’m here. I think it’d work well as a cask beer, but I’m not in charge here, so nitro and CO2 it is.

I’ll certainly be getting this one again, despite the long list of IPAs and other brews on the menu.

I’d suggest getting a flight of beers here because you really won’t know what you’re getting unless you give it a taste. I know that sounds obvious, but believe me, the beers here are different. I’ll say it again, it’s an adventure, and I mean that in a good way. At the risk of sounding pretentious, I’d have to say that these beers are for the intermediate to advanced beer drinking crowd, if there is such a rating. Now that I think about it, yes, there are different levels of beer drinking prowess. I didn’t go through barrels upon barrels of beer just to be a novice! If you want to build your acumen for beer tasting, head to Trinity.