Face Off | Starr Hill Brewery Northern Lights IPA

The red and green label of Northern Lights is very familiar to me. While I was introduced to this beer at the long gone Pizza Kitchen, it has also stood as the only logical choice during many trips through the Ronald Reagan International Airport in Washington, DC. I’ve always thought of Northern Lights as a very good IPA and would not have considered it needing a revision but tonight the old meets the new – a true face off.

We sometimes hear of brewers tweaking recipes due to a perceived imperfection, change in available materials or simply because it’s time. As the craft beer movement has grown and evolved, it never hurts to ask how can we improve? Starr Hill has done just that. Their packaging has been updated but the all familiar star remains – and they didn’t change the bottle cap, thankfully – one of my favorites. What they also took a hard look at was their flagship beer, Northern Lights. Rarely does a brewery alter their flagship but these guys have done just that. Today we’ve p

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