IPA

Ska Brewing Rocks New Session IPA

Ska Brewing (Durango, CO) is releasing Rudie Session IPA on August 2nd, 2014. The 4.5% ABV session IPA is aggressively hopped, but built for day drinking. Rudie Session IPA got its start a few years ago when the brewery started Continue Reading →

Almanac Introduces Year Round IPA

Almanac Beer Co. (San Jose, CA) has introduced a brand new year round west coast style IPA – Almanac IPA. The new hoppy offering is touted as having intense aromas of grapefruit and tangerine peel, melon, pineapple and Continue Reading →

Victory Launches New Rotating IPA Series

Victory Brewing Company (Downingtown, PA) embarks on a new hop forward series this month called Moving Parts, The Ever Evolving IPA.

Each release will tweak hops, malts, and even yeast to create an endless array of new IPAs. Moving Parts Batch Continue Reading →

Airways Seat Kicker IPA Available for Shipping

Airways Brewing Co’s newest IPA is available for shipping. The “northwest-style” Seat Kicker IPA just launched year round.

Seat Kicker is a more citrusy, balanced, and lower alcohol beer that complements our more piney and bitter flagship Sky Hag IPA.  This Continue Reading →

Posted in Headlines, New Releases, Ska Brewing

Ska Brewing Rocks New Session IPA

Ska Brewing (Durango, CO) is releasing Rudie Session IPA on August 2nd, 2014. The 4.5% ABV session IPA is aggressively hopped, but built for day drinking. Rudie Session IPA got its start a few years ago when the brewery started brewing lower alcohol beers for the Durango Film Festival. As the popularity of the hop forward, lower booze beer grew, Ska knew they were on to something.

12oz cans of Ska Rudie Session IPA arrives this August in time for Sesh Fest in Denver, Colorado.

Style: IPA
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft. All Ska markets.
Arrival: August, 2014

4.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Beers, Troegs Brewing

Troegs Blizzard of Hops

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Almanac Beer Co., New Releases

Almanac Introduces Year Round IPA

Almanac Beer Co. (San Jose, CA) has introduced a brand new year round west coast style IPA – Almanac IPA. The new hoppy offering is touted as having intense aromas of grapefruit and tangerine peel, melon, pineapple and pine trees.

Almanac IPA will be available in 22oz bombers and draft

Style: IPA
Hops: Apollo, El Dorado, Simcoe, Mosaic
Malts: German Vienna, Crystal, Biscuit

Availability: 22oz Bombers, Draft. Year round.

7.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Headlines, New Releases, Victory Brewing Company

Victory Launches New Rotating IPA Series

Victory Brewing Company (Downingtown, PA) embarks on a new hop forward series this month called Moving Parts, The Ever Evolving IPA.

Each release will tweak hops, malts, and even yeast to create an endless array of new IPAs. Moving Parts Batch 01 will focus on American, English and Czech hop varieties, along with German malts.

“Just as a single bold stroke or change of rhythm can take art in an exciting new direction, subtle recipe shifts in a craft beer can produce profound flavor changes. Some may feel such complexities are problematic to approach. We disagree. We have a penchant for prolific experimentation and Moving Parts embodies that creative spirit with gusto, resulting in a new end result every four months,” said Victory’s President and Brewmaster, Bill Covaleski.

Expect a new Victory Moving Parts IPA around every four months in 22oz bombers and draft.

Style: IPA
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft. Rotatiing
Arrival: Mid-June, 2014

?? ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Green Flash Brewing, Headlines, New Releases, Terrapin Beer Company, Videos

Beer Street Journal Video: Terrapin & Green Flash Create Tangerine Dreamsicle

The collaboration got started with Green Flash Brewing (San Diego, CA) wanting to brew a beer called Road Warrior, to honor their employees that always travel. One hiccup, Terrapin Beer Company in Athens, GA already had dibs on the name.

Green Flash made more than one financial offer for “Road Warrior.” Terrapin decided to allow Green Flash to use the name, under one condition. You’ll find out in the above Beer Street Journal video.

Green Flash’s brewmaster Chuck Silva joins Terrapin brewmaster and co-founder “Spike” Buckowski to create a different spin on an ipa. Tangerine Dreamsicle is brewed with Azacca hops (pretty new breed), and tangerine peel, along with lactose (milk sugar) to turn this beer into an orange creamsicle.

Available in Terrapin’s 12 distribution states in 22oz bombers and draft for a limited time.

Style: IPA (w/ Tangerine Peel, Lactose)
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft

 6.5%ABV

Read more: Collaborations

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Headlines, Red Brick Brewing

Red Brick Brings Back Bombers with New Green Tea IPA

Red Brick Brewing (Atlanta, GA) is bring back the  22oz  bottle with the addition of Matcha Super Green Yuza IPA.

For this new IPA, the brewery is using green tea from Rishi Tea, the same providers of chai from recent Sacred Cow Chai Milk Stout.

“Resolve your yin and yang and awaken your true brew destiny with this IPA infused with Rishi Matcha Super Green Yuzu tea. Earthy, grassy, and bright citrus notes balance on a katana blade with the nimble touch of sweet honey malt. Take a sip and honor the Super Matcha warrior spirit within, unleashing the strength, vitality, and fortune of a true brew ninja.”

Artwork was done by local Atlanta comic artist James Cory Webster. Expect this one-off offering mid summer.

Style: IPA (w/ Green Tea)
Availability: 22oz Bombers, Draft.
Arrival: July, 2014

7.8% ABV, 65 IBUs

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Airways Brewing Company, New Releases

Airways Seat Kicker IPA Available for Shipping

Airways Brewing Co’s newest IPA is available for shipping. The “northwest-style” Seat Kicker IPA just launched year round.

Seat Kicker is a more citrusy, balanced, and lower alcohol beer that complements our more piney and bitter flagship Sky Hag IPA.  This beer has a bouquet that won’t quit – which is how we developed the beer’s name and character.

Airways Seat Kicker IPA is available in 22oz bottles and draft.

Style: IPA
Hops: Citra, Simcoe, Centennial, Columbus, Cascade

Availability: 22oz Bombers. Year round.

6.5% ABV, 60 IBUs

pic via Airways Brewing

by Reid Ramsay