To celebrate the ‘almost‘ reopening of The Toffee Club, we thought it would be appropriate to make a beer that tells our journey from English soccer pub to brewery owners. And who better to help us than the creators of the original Away Days IPA, Culmination Brewing!
Club House IPA is now on tap at our SE Portland taproom. Stop by this weekend to enjoy a pint on our sunny patio, or take some beer to-go.
This collaboration uses all English ingredients but employed modern and traditional techniques for a new spin on an English IPA.
We mashed in with a classic blend of English Pale and Golden Promise malts. For a nod to English brewing tradition we added a golden invert sugar for extra fermentability and a hint of honey-like sweetness. Archer, Olicana, and Harlequin are all modern UK hops that we chose for a blend of new and old flavor contributions.
A deep, resinous bitterness flows into woody, black tea notes and quickly transitions to a more fruit forward profile with melon, citrus, white grape, and pleasant grassiness.
ABV: 6.1 / IBU: 70 / SRM: 4
Away Days IPA began as a collaboration brew between the Toffee Club and Culmination Brewing back in 2017. Brewed for us at Culmination’s NE Portland location, it quickly became a fan favourite, and ultimately became the inspiration behind Away Days Brewing.