I was invited to an exclusive preview of Singapore’s first smoked beer, Archipelago Hickory Smoked IPA. The preview session took place at Smokey’s BBQ along Joo Chiat Road.
The Archipelago Hickory Smoked IPA is a unique hybrid of beer styles, the popular English India Pale Ale & the German smoked Rauchbier styles. This innovative hybrid idea was made even more interesting with a collaboration between Archipelago and Smokey’s BBQ. Hickory wood chips were used by Smokey’s BBQ, an authentic smokehouse restaurant, to smoke the malt to create this limited edition Hickory Smoked IPA.
Crafted from a combination of three American hops – Centennial, Chinook & Tomahawk – the final product is an amber pour that delivers an underlying aroma of grapefruit. The brew leaves a tinge of smoke aftertaste on the palate and scents of smoky essences, which is the result of a smoking procedure performed on the barley Malt at the initial stages of the brewing process.
Indeed, the smokey flavour was very distinctive and paired extremely well with any smoked meats. Very appealing and innovative!
Happy beer drinkers at the event
It was nice chilling out after a long day at work
We would like to thank Mr Alfred Tay, Social Media & Interactive Manager of Asia Pacific Breweries (Singapore) Pte Ltd for the invitation.