Commercial Description:  Grand Teton’s Double IPA was born in our renowned Cellar Reserve program.  Fans of our Double IPA and XX Sweetgrass demanded we brew the style on a regular basis.  In response, we created Lost Continent in 2009 and updated it for 2010.  This year’s version is brewed with well over three pounds of hops per barrel in the kettle and another half-pound per barrel of “dry hops” in two additions during conditioning.  A revised fermentation program has produced a more traditional Double IPA flavor profile–drier, less malty, more hoppy.

Editor’s Notes:  Lost Continent is an outstanding Double IPA. It has everything you look for in a Double, starting with an impressive orange/copper color to draw you in. The aroma is fantastic, with citrus, flowers, and a background of bready malt. The taste is outstanding as well, with a hop punch up front that gives way to orange and grapefruit flavor which is balanced nicely but not too aggressively by a nice malt backbone. The finish is smooth but punctuated by the return of some nice hop bitterness; there is a pleasing hop pucker that leaves you wishing you had a 2nd bottle. The mouthfeel is very creamy – you might even call it a dessert IPA. Overall, this is a fantastic Double IPA!