Uncle Billy's Green Room IPA

Hey, it's Clark!

Alright, now I'm finally getting my act in to gear and writing a post from the other side of the Atlantic, in Austin, TX.  And what better day to do it than National Beer Lovers Day?!

Like Keiran, I have decided to kick off with a favourite local brewpub of mine.  I stumbled on this place about a week after moving here on the way back from a free show nearby (at the Shady Grove, for those who know Austin!) and knew that I would be coming back over and over, not only because their beer is so good, but they have the chillest of vibes here too.  They always have a solid playlist of classic rock on the go, with a bit of country music peppered in for good measure, so it's fun to hang out here at any time of day.

Their flagship beer, as long as I've been here, is the Green Room IPA.  So that's what I've decided to choose as my first post. 

A mug of the Green Room IPA.

It's a pretty solid representative of the IPA style, coming in at 6.5% ABV and 70 IBU - so not for the faint of heart!  Actually, on the night that inspired this post, it was reading 7.6% ABV on their board, so I guess they decided to kick it up a level for a hot minute!  This just made it even more tasty, and a nice reminder that brewing is more of an art and little things can change for whatever reason from batch to batch.

Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any information anywhere about the hops or grains being used in this beer, so I can't go in to as many details as Keiran did for the Gladeye from Drygate (which, I might add, is another delicious IPA and you should definitely trust him on how great that place is too!).  The Green Room IPA does have a very citrus-y edge to it though, which almost disguises the high IBU.  In fact, overall this is quite a light IPA and very refreshing.  Uncle Billy's also have a variation on tap right now called the Boxing T-Rex, where they've taken the Green Room and added grapefruit to it.  So I guess they decided to play on the citrus taste!

All the beers here at Uncle Billy's are delicious and this IPA is one I keep coming back to.  They also can some of their beers so it's good to be able to pick them up in the store too.  The Green Room used to have the most awesome can art actually.

The old can design, with an Uncle Billy's glass.

Anyway, hopefully I've managed to persuade you how much I love this place and their beers.  I'll try and find some more amazing beers to talk about soon.  I imagine they'll almost all be from Austin.  The beer scene here is so great that I rarely drink beer that wasn't brewed here!

Happy National Beer Lovers Day y'all!!

Clark \m/