beer 205 - Breckenridge Lucky U IPA

Brewed and bottle by Breckeridge Brewery, Denver, CO.  Bought at HEB Grocery using their make-your-own-six-pack rack.  HEB had a great selection of beers in the rack at their store on Westheimer at Fountainview, Houston, TX.  Drunk at home in Katy, TX while preparing dinner of nutrisystem chicken breast smothered with tortilla soup and accompanied with roast corn on the cob.  Turned out quite delicious.

the web site: http://breckbrew.com/ is delightfully tongue in cheek and has recently added some nice recipes for cooking with, and enjoying with, beer.

The web says: "We like to think this is an ale for everyone who believes you make your own luck. We sure did. And the result is a well-balanced, soulful IPA with just the right amount of hoppiness. An even keeled ale that goes down clean and refreshing, but still lets you know it’s been doted on by the Brewmaster. It's true to it’s IPA heritage, but also highly drinkable. Lucky U. And we seriously mean that. 6.2% alc/vol, 68 BU."  The bottle says "A hoppy homage to a Denver landmark the Tivoli Brewery.  Drink up fortuitous one, help support the Tivoli Brewery preservation."

According to tivoli.org the Tivoli is a Denver landmark with history as interesting as its architecture. The first of its 12 buildings was constructed in 1866 as a brewery. The Tivoli was named after the world-famous Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark. It changed hands many times before brewing its last beer in 1966. In 1994, the Tivoli newly renovated, opened as one of the premier student unions in the country. Its role as a student union represents the recent history, but there is much more to the Tivoli story. The Tivoli Historical Timeline will acquaint you with its illustrious past.

Lucky U IPA is on the top end of bitterness for my taste.  In fact I found it to be too bitter to be really enjoyable.