Many of their brews including several anniversary releases are bastardized renditions of IPAs, often more like Double IPAs. Stone Brewing of Escondido, CA is well known around the globe for their arrogant and unapologetic approach to brewing. In 1997, at the point of this beer’s first release 6.9% ABV and 77 IBU of beautifully crafted gem was perhaps more of a slap in the face than any other IPA in the days of fizzy yellow beer. Ston e IPA – We really do live in a world now (well, at least in the Pacific Northwest) where beers like Stone IPA are more and more becoming average beers. All this over a base of 2-Row, C-45, and Munich malt and the result is a luscious burst of gripping 7% ABV, 65 IBU goodness. The most recent incarnation of this IPA is simply delicious, with German Magnum, Cascade, Falconer’s Flight, Chinook hops involved in the bittering and a healthy dry-hopping of the Falconer’s Flight blend and unmistakeable Chinooks. It’s no surprise that after many big time national awards, like a 2004 Great American Beer Fest (GABF) gold medal, the India Pale Ale remains their flagship brew. Now with their barrel house in San Leandro in its second year, Drake’s is not only pumping out the expected craft beer varieties, but also some deeply nuanced barrel-aged and blended inventions. Waves of big bitter and floral notes can be attributed to the multiple additions of high alpha hops.Bittered with Warrior, finished with Columbus and Cascade, then dry hopped with Amarillo, there is no mistaking that this beer is all about the hops, though the 2-Row and Munich malt body do bolster it in a relatively balanced manner.ĭrake’s India Pale Ale – No slouch in the California Bay Area craft beer realm, Drake’s Brewingis a quickly rising powerhouse of consistently winning beers. Brew Free or Die IPA is one of those 21st Century ales that elevates to the 7th level: 7% ABV with a beefy 70 IBU. Grab one if you can.Ģ1st Amendment Brew Free or Die IPA – Hailing from San Francisco, CA, and with a craft beer canning operation in Minnesota, 21st Amendment Brewery makes all kinds of solid liquids, especially when it pertains to those who love bold hoppy pizzazz with a sturdy malt oomph. Clean, smooth and nearly sessionable at 6.5%, 65 IBU. With deep gold with orange hues and a fruity and citrus-pine character from the likes of Horizon, Centennial, Amarillo, Cascade. This NW American-style IPA is much different than the original beer of its namesake. Beers of all genres make up the ever-growing portfolio but it is their affinity toward hop-forward offerings such as Apocalypse that speaks volumes. 10 Barrel Brewing has evolved and morphed into a force to be reckoned with in the Pacific Northwest. Here’s a look at some wonderful IPAs from the West Coast available in bottles/cans that we think you’ll enjoy on this hoppy day.ġ0 Barrel Apocalypse IPA – From one of America’s best craft beer destinations, Bend, Oregon, comes a beer to toast at the end of the world…or sooner to ensure freshness of hops flavors. Living in the Pacific Northwest, we are blessed with access to about 20-percent of the world’s hop supply, with varietals unlike any others grown abroad. With IPAs, harnessing the bold character of a heavy hop bill is an art and a science that is continually being understood as the modern palate continues to be redefined. Today many new hop varietals have been discovered and developed to provide a range of subtle to bold spicing notes. The most entered beer style in many major craft beer competitions, the American India Pale Ale is a beer with a unique history that has evolved from a means of preservation during beers’ arduous travels to that of desire. Augmarks the second annual International #IPADay in which beer lovers from around the planet unite to toast one of craft beer’s most iconic styles.
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