Way back when, Old Dominion produced Tuppers’ Hop Pocket Ale and Hop Pocket Pils with homebrewing legend Bob Tupper and his wife Ellie right here in Ashburn. Although Dominion has moved on, the Tuppers are back at it, brewing Tuppers’ 25K with us here at Lost Rhino. The name for this brew denotes a milestone: the Tuppers are approaching their 25,000th beer and to commemorate this incredible achievement we have helped them produce this wonderful ale. In addition to reaching this milestone, the Tuppers have also taken thorough notes through all their tasting sessions and will be compiling those notes into a book.

Despite a starting gravity of 18.5°P (about 1.076) Tuppers’ 25K is an easy drinking beer. The hop additions bring citrus aromas and flavors with floral, herbal, and spice hints. Those flavors are paired with a malt bill that includes both Cararye (a malted rye that has undergone a preparation process similar to caramel/crystal varieties of malted barley) and flaked rye, which together bring an additional spiciness to this ale.