The IPA is the main beer of craft brewing. But at Trembling Madness we love more — more hops, more strength, more intense flavour.

Why is it a Double IPA - well the “double” refers to the amount of hops not just the alcohol. They're also called “Imperial IPAs” , a borrowed term from imperial stouts first brewed in the late 1700s for shipping to the court of Catherine the Great of Russia. They were a dark, syrupy, heavy beer with a loads of alcohol. The Russians liked their beer strong. Now the term applies when a brewer wants to denote an extra strong stout, porter, pilsner, or IPA.

Before the Double IPA was the IPA. India Pale Ales were brewed specifically to survive the long journey from England to the British colonies in India in the 1700s — with the naturally antibacterial hops and higher alcohol content helping preserve the beer — fact is many British brown ales were already making the journey before IPAs got there. But as we know India is hot. And what would you rather drink in hot weather, a thick malty brown ale, or a hoppy refreshing IPA? The hopped up pale being sent to India became wildly popular, and British brewers brought that popularity home.

IPA was popular until World War I then wartime rationing and temperance movements forced brewers to water down their beers and cut quality. The style all but disappeared until the craft brewery movement in the 1980s started up all those classic beer styles again. IPA became the reigning style of craft beer.

You can go way back and thank eighteenth century monks in Belgium for brewing their triple ales — these dark gold, high alcohol beers use techniques that Double IPAs share, like extra sugar for bigger booze impact, and intense aromatics. But the difference is hops.

Malt is where beer gets its alcohol, when yeast converts the sugar in the malt into booze. The more malt in the malt-to-water ratio, the more alcohol in the finished beer. To make a Double IPA, the malt ratio is high, but a higher malt ratio makes for a maltier, sweeter beer with more caramel and toffee notes. And the goal for a DIPA is a light bodied, drier brew.  So brewers often put in sugar to make the beer less sweet! While yeast can only partially convert malt to alcohol, it can fully convert sugar, giving the finished beer a big booze hit without residual sweetness. 

The hops are the star of the show. Many varieties are used and they’re used throughout the brewing process, boiled in with the mash and put in after fermentation is done. Wet (fresh) hops, dried hops, hop concentrates are used to deliver that big bomb of hop power so their spicy, piney, citrusy notes can shine.

Drinking a DIPA the hops will hit you before any of the beer’s other qualities. Strong hop aroma, strong hop flavor, strong hoppy hoppiness, grapefruit, resin, pine, “dankness,” lemon, and honey flavors. 

We currently have over 60 DIPA's all within 2 months of being made so you can experience the fresh taste of hops before they start to fade. 

Here's a video about your hop harvesting 

It was all going so well , looking like a good year, takeovers, festivals......... then it happened.........
20th March.........Government lockdown..........Global Pandemic.......Panic.......Fear........Isolation.............
We've been there throughout but behind closed doors. Now after almost 5 months we are back, access all areas, great beer, beautiful buildings and welcoming staff. Obviously we're not at full capacity, the bench sharing, socialising and madness bustle is going to be different, we want to keep you all safe and feel safe. So we do have to limit food menus as our capacity is low we need everything to be fresh daily. Fresh beer, fresh food. What we have gained is an even larger range and supply of drinks delivered direct to your door 7 days a week from our new madness warehouse. 
What we have missed is our 10th Birthday during lockdown, so the second we can gather safely in numbers I feel a big beer festival coming on - when the time is right we'll go to town..........watch this space..........so welcome back everyone we've missed you and thanks for all your support throughout lockdown x  ​

On the 13th August at 7pm host Jonny Garrett (Craft Beer Channel) will go live on Instagram with Garage for a fantastic drink along and brewery tour! Grab this case to drink along with them. The last Omnipollo tasting was a great evening under lockdown, it's great to meet the brewers, chat along and have a vitual tour. 
These beers sold seperately are over £43 so it's a good deal as well!

The pack contains -
​Hard Shoulder // A very fresh and tropical Barcelona Weisse, packed with Passionfruit, Pineapple, Coconut, Mango.
Soup // New England IPA. Super heavy fruity hop aroma and taste. Cloudy, deep chewie body.
Any Excuse // Hazy IPA with lactose and heavily hopped with Ekuanot, Cascade, and Sabro.
Citra Escalator // A single hop DIPA using only Citra.
Fanghirl // DIPA de 8,2% ABV inspired by an old house favourite resulting in a full-bodied, balanced double.
Wave upon Wave // IPA brewed using vermont ale yeast to highlight loral, comet & Mosaic hops

If you don't want to do the tasting we've also had some other great beers in from Garage so check the range online.

It includes probably the best tasting TIPA we've ever sold "Headlines" - this beer blew us away this week, an immense taste sensation reminding us of those a few Cloudwater beers a few years ago when they were at their peak. Warning this beer is 10.5% and it doesn't taste like it ! 

A modern approach to a traditional beverage is the secret of the success of Vinohradský pivovar. Although the brewery was founded in 1893, production was disrupted for a long time by the Second World War before it ceased. The building mysteriously burnt down in 2001. 
Vinohradský pivovar was reborn in 2013, and only goes from strength to strength. Its very popular with Czech locals and we now have our hands on some of there wonderful cans. Freshly imported great Czech beer.