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SweetWater IPA Day 2013 in pictures

This is Beer Street Journal’s wrap-up of  #IPADay 2013 from SweetWater Brewing Company. The brewery has trended the last two years as one of the hoppiest hot spots on social media on this day. The lineup is, of course, crazy. Continue Reading →

Troeg’s Perpetual IPA Slated for Cans

Troegs Brewing (Hershey, PA) will soon be canning a few of their offerings. Some of the first planned include Trogenator Dopplebock and Perpetual IPA. Perpetual was actually so popular after its initial release, the brewery went back and made it a year Continue Reading →

Stone’s New Coconut Collab Launches Today

Stone Brewing Co’s newest collaboration R&R Coconut IPA debuts today. This tropical hop combining brew is a the brainchild of homebrewers Robert Masterson and Ryan Reschan,winners of the 2013 American Homebrewers Association homebrewing con Brewed with 280 pounds of coconut, Continue Reading →

First Look: Sierra Nevada’s New Seasonal

Say hello to Sierra Nevada Flipside, a new seasonal “red” IPA. Touted as an in between seasonal with tropical & citrus hop flavors, Flipside sounds like a great transition to darker brews. Expect this seasonal in September, 2013

Flipside Red IPA Continue Reading →

Posted in Cool Stuff, SweetWater Brewing, Videos

SweetWater IPA Day 2013 in pictures

This is Beer Street Journal’s wrap-up of  #IPADay 2013 from SweetWater Brewing Company. The brewery has trended the last two years as one of the hoppiest hot spots on social media on this day. The lineup is, of course, crazy. A sampling of the hop love includes Chocolate Bourbon IPA, Whiskey Barrel IPA, Hop Hash IPA, Some Strange (Dank Tank throwback), Double Bourbon Aged IPA, and all the cask offerings.

Overall, it was yet another successful IPA Day across the U.S. Here at SweetWater, five IPA cask variations were gone in an hour. I’m pretty sure the barrel-aged IPAs blew at the same time. One thing’s for sure: America’s love affair with hops continues. Check out the video above and the pics below.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Sierra Nevada

Wind Hurts Sierra Nevada Barley, New Beer Rises

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The fall means that Sierra Nevada (Chico, CA) will release Estate Ale, featuring hops and malts grown at the brewery’s farm. 2013 would have been no different if it wasn’t for the weather. Beer is an agricultural production (hops, barley, etc). The Sierra Nevada Estate barley had a rough go of it this year.  Days of high winds, and too much rain made the barley crop impossible to brew with. There will be some happy cattle that are going to chow down on it though.

If you have never met a brewer before, know this. They always find a way to release a beer. Thus, meet DevESTATEtion, a black IPA homage to the lost crop. Using the Estate organic hops, and two row pale malt from Great Western Malting, DevESTATEtion Black IPA will arrive in September. RIP Sierra Nevada barley 2013.

Style: Black IPA
Availability: 25.4 oz bottles
Arrival: September, 2013

6.7% ABV

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Boulevard Brewing, New Releases

Boulevard’s Session IPA Hits This Week

Boulevard Pop-Up IPA

Boulevard Brewing Company (Kansas City, MO) is releasing Pop-Up Session IPA this week. This isn’t just any IPA either. This offering is meant to be a sessionable offering at a mere 4.2% ABV. Think of it as the lighter hearted sibling of  Single-Wide & Double-Wide brews, with a fruity hop heart. You’ll see this year round in 12oz bottles and draft.

Boulevard Pop-Up Session I.P.A. joins its big brothers Single-Wide and Double-Wide in our trailer park of hop-centric beers. This “session” model is built for frequent excursions, with a very drinkable character and relatively low bitterness tucked behind a big, fruity hop aroma 

Style: IPA
Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft. Year Round

4.2% ABV, 42 IBUs

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Troegs Brewing

Troeg’s Perpetual IPA Slated for Cans

Troegs Perpetual IPA Cans

Troegs Brewing (Hershey, PA) will soon be canning a few of their offerings. Some of the first planned include Trogenator Dopplebock and Perpetual IPA. Perpetual was actually so popular after its initial release, the brewery went back and made it a year round offering. Cans are a no-brainer for this hoppy home run.

The new canning line at Troegs will have the ability to fill both 16 and 12oz cans. As you can see here, Troegs has chosen 12oz cans for Pepetual.

Style: American IPA
Arrival: TBA (Cans)

7.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, New Belgium

A New Addition to New Belgium’s Hop Kitchen

New Belgium Hop Kitchen Fresh Hop IPA

New Belgium readies a new addition to the Hop Kitchen Series. The “kitchen” is a hoppy playground for the brewers to play. Other additions to the series include French Aramis IPA, and Hoppy Bock Lager. Fresh Hop India Pale Ale is on the horizon, a fresh hop “salmon safe” IPA. Salmon-Safe is a non profit that works to keep watersheds clean for native salmon to thrive. Essentially, the hops come from a Salmon-Safe certified.

Fresh, aromatic, and green as a Leprechaun’s skivvies., Certified Salmon Safe Oregon Hops are picked fresh off the vine and trucked directly to our brew kettle. 

Style: IPA
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft
Arrival: TBA

7% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News

Stone’s New Coconut Collab Launches Today

Stone Coconut IPA

Stone Brewing Co’s newest collaboration R&R Coconut IPA debuts today. This tropical hop combining brew is a the brainchild of homebrewers Robert Masterson and Ryan Reschan,winners of the 2013 American Homebrewers Association homebrewing con Brewed with 280 pounds of coconut, a new experience is waiting for you.

22oz bombers and draft arrive today.

Style: IPA (w/ Coconut)
States: AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, and WA

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Sierra Nevada

First Look: Sierra Nevada’s New Seasonal

SNBC_FlipsideRedIPA_2013_OT

Say hello to Sierra Nevada Flipside, a new seasonal “red” IPA. Touted as an in between seasonal with tropical & citrus hop flavors, Flipside sounds like a great transition to darker brews. Expect this seasonal in September, 2013

Flipside Red IPA is a rebuttal to the mild-mannered beers of summer. Tropical fruit and citrus hop flavors from the use of whole-cone Citra, Simcoe and Centennial hops are the perfect notes for this in-between season. 

Style: IPA
Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft
Arrival: September, 2013

6.2% ABV

by Reid Ramsay