Don’t forget the straw

Trickster’s is tweaking its IPA lineup again.

The Coeur d’Alene brewery today tapped Juice Box (6.7 percent alcohol by volume, 65 International Bitterness Units), full of fruity hoppiness from Mosaic, Simcoe and Chinook.

It replaces the previous pinier, earthier Shape Shifter in the standard IPA slot.

“It’s totally different,” owner Matt Morrow says. “The perceived bitterness is a lot higher, and the hop flavors really come out at the end.

“The Mosaic is just delicious. That’s why we call it Juice Box, it’s really juicy.”

How often it will be brewed depends on the demand from accounts through Odom, which began distributing Trickster’s beers around the region this month.

The star of the show is Hipster Juice session IPA (5, 55), which has gone through several variations since its introduction last August. The final Version 5.1 is fruity in its own right with a combination of Citra, Simcoe, El Dorado and Cascade hops.   

It accounts for about half of his current sales, Morrow says, followed by the Cougar Bay Blonde and Inspector Stonewall’s Amber.

And hopheads, stay tuned: Trickster’s is brewing another IPA next week that Morrow will only say is “going to be special.”