Float

We have been visiting pubs every weekend now but this time we thought of exploring Micro Breweries. And it’s time for me as well to revamp my oeuvre and emphasize only on the type of beer the breweries or pubs serve and their serving style. This search for micro-breweries took us to Float last weekend.

On Tap:

Belgian Wit [A/V – 5.5%; IBU - 9]

Marzen Munich Lager [A/V – 7.8%; IBU - 16]

Bavarian Hefeweizen [A/V – 5.4%; IBU - 12]

Triple Wit IPA [A/V – 7.5%; IBU - 19]

The Adventure:

Deciding to use the Zomato Gold 2+2 offer on drinks we chose to opt for 2 mugs Marzen Munich Lager first and then 2 mugs of Triple Wit IPA. They opted for a frosted glass as well and we had to ask them to serve in non-frosted glasses. Frosted glass is a foe to craft beer and its high time breweries learn that lesson. It’s not about how good you brew, its mostly about how good it reaches to beer lovers.

Marzen Munich Lager –

[A/V – 7.8%; IBU - 16]

Float mentions that they brew this traditional Dunkel [dark lager] according to the German Purity Law. The Reinheitsgebot is a series of rules that limits the use of ingredients to brew Beer. This Bavarian law came into existence in 1516 and according to this law Barley, Hops and Water were the only three ingredients to be used for producing beer. Yeast became another active ingredient much later in history after its importance was known to men. 

This beer in Float with an A/V of 7.8% and IBU of 16 was definitely a strong one and had a beautiful aroma of the toasted crusty malts with a pinch of hops. Seemed like a perfect companion for summer evenings which can give you a slight kick as well.

Triple Wit IPA –

[A/V – 7.5%; IBU - 19]

IPA or Indian Pale Ale originated in England and it’s a hoppy style beer which goes up to 7.5% A/V. A double IPA is a step above Standard IPA with more than 7.5% A/V. More amounts of malts and hops make a double IPA into a triple IPA and its bit obvious that this results in higher A/V and IBU. This trending beer style is at the apex of hop bitterness and flavour. 

The Zach-Approved™ definition of triple IPA puts its A/V well above 9.5% which contradicts to the triple IPA served at FLOAT. With only 7.5%-8% A/V I would probably call it a double IPA and definitely not a Triple IPA.

Beer Nerds believe that a Double IPA should have a minimum IBU of 60and a triple IPA should comfortably sit with an IPA close to 100 but that’s not the case here.

Saying all this, I must admit that so far Float served me the best IPA I ever had. Citrus and Mango mixed aroma with mild hop flavour takes this beer to a whole new level.

See you soon, Team FLOAT!!