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Beer to the Rescue: Hildegard IIIPA

Benchmark Brewing Company goes REALLY big for charity

Image by Rachael Akin
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Benchmark Brewing Co.

6190 Fairmount Avenue, Suite G, San Diego

Past Event

Beer to the Rescue Release Party

  • Saturday, January 31, 2015, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Benchmark Brewing Co., 6190 Fairmount Avenue, Suite G, San Diego
  • Free - $10

Last week, I shared news of Beer to the Rescue, a year-long campaign raising funds for the Lupus Foundation of Southern California (LFSC) via sales of specialty beers from local brewing companies. The first of the nearly two-dozen beers will be Benchmark Hildegard IIIPA, a triple India pale ale that’s monstrous in its hop character and alcohol-by-volume (ABV). Coming in at a whopping 13.5% ABV, it’s a departure for Benchmark Brewing Company, which has made a name for itself behind lower-alcohol beers, leading some to believe them incapable of upping the booziness. This brawny brew deliciously dispels that myth.

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Packed with Citra hops to the point where owners Matt and Rachael Akin refer to it as a “Citra bomb,” it gives off big orange and lemon aromas, and a bright juiciness on the tongue. As one would expect from a brew this big, alcohol warmth is present, but the beer remains crisp with well over 100 IBUs (referring to the international bittering unit scale used to measure beers’ bitterness) from a wealth of Warrior hops added in the boil kettle helping to more sharply hone its finish.

Hildegard is named after a twelfth-century Benedictine abbess who became famous as a philosopher, visionary, writer, composer, botanist, and healer. It’s that last one, as well as the fact she is credited with popularizing the use of hops as a preservative in beer, that makes this beer ideally suited for assisting a charity organization devoted to aiding those suffering from lupus.

Hildegard IIIPA will debut as part of a special release party starting at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 31 at Benchmark’s tasting room (6190 Fairmount Avenue, Grantville). The non-ticketed event will be a fundraiser for LFSC (who will have representatives on-hand) and include a commemorative logo glass.

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Benchmark Brewing Co.

6190 Fairmount Avenue, Suite G, San Diego

Past Event

Beer to the Rescue Release Party

  • Saturday, January 31, 2015, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Benchmark Brewing Co., 6190 Fairmount Avenue, Suite G, San Diego
  • Free - $10

Last week, I shared news of Beer to the Rescue, a year-long campaign raising funds for the Lupus Foundation of Southern California (LFSC) via sales of specialty beers from local brewing companies. The first of the nearly two-dozen beers will be Benchmark Hildegard IIIPA, a triple India pale ale that’s monstrous in its hop character and alcohol-by-volume (ABV). Coming in at a whopping 13.5% ABV, it’s a departure for Benchmark Brewing Company, which has made a name for itself behind lower-alcohol beers, leading some to believe them incapable of upping the booziness. This brawny brew deliciously dispels that myth.

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Packed with Citra hops to the point where owners Matt and Rachael Akin refer to it as a “Citra bomb,” it gives off big orange and lemon aromas, and a bright juiciness on the tongue. As one would expect from a brew this big, alcohol warmth is present, but the beer remains crisp with well over 100 IBUs (referring to the international bittering unit scale used to measure beers’ bitterness) from a wealth of Warrior hops added in the boil kettle helping to more sharply hone its finish.

Hildegard is named after a twelfth-century Benedictine abbess who became famous as a philosopher, visionary, writer, composer, botanist, and healer. It’s that last one, as well as the fact she is credited with popularizing the use of hops as a preservative in beer, that makes this beer ideally suited for assisting a charity organization devoted to aiding those suffering from lupus.

Hildegard IIIPA will debut as part of a special release party starting at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 31 at Benchmark’s tasting room (6190 Fairmount Avenue, Grantville). The non-ticketed event will be a fundraiser for LFSC (who will have representatives on-hand) and include a commemorative logo glass.

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