There are half a dozen tables in the back where speciality burgers of bison or ostrich can be washed down with IPAs and bitters both local and imported.
Artisan beermakers in America adopted old recipes from Britain for their IPAs but gradually began to adapt the brews to their own tastes.
Bitterness is its kryptonite: the hops present in all beers – but especially IPAs – mean that, if cooked for too long or in the wrong style of dish, they can produce inedible results.
* Be cautious: beware of cooking with particularly hoppy beers such as IPAs unless you know what you're doing or are following a recipe (such as chef Drake's in "Dine with Meantime")!
Traditional dark, rich malted London Porters are now back by popular demand, alongside some ferociously tangy, highly hopped IPAs.
"That's not hoppy!" he retorted, and went into a cheerful monologue on the extra-bitter double IPAs he preferred.
Maybe it's time, then, to think about building a beer safari in the land of sunshine, fish tacos and hopped-up American IPAs.
BrewBaker served one of the city's first IPAs, but its best seller is the excellent Bellevue Pils, available at various places around town.
