El Segundo Brewing has a way with hops and this time around it is a tried and true trio – Centennial / Chinook / Simcoe
Plus, I think this modern-spare design is really well done. The last one, Change of Plans was especially good.
Where Is It?
On Display
Smog City has added to their Community Impact Series, with the new Nature on Display IPA. This go around includes the South Coast Botanical Garden whose “efforts in cultivating and protecting over 2,500 plant species within their grounds.”
Awaiting
DuClaw Brewing is using their latest hazy IPA, Hopportunity Awaits, to shine a light on ten craft beer industry professionals to show that it takes all kinds of people to get beer into your glass. Along with Craft X Edu, cans of the IPA will feature these eclectic folks…
Kenny Gould, founder of Hop Culture Magazine
Barb Baker, Siren of Stout
Leanne O’Neill, Sip & Saunter beer blogger
Hannah Ferguson, professional brewer and owner of DOPE Cider House and Winery.
Aadam Soorma, award-winning beer writer
Em Sauter, cartoonist and founder of Pints and Panels
Stephanie Grant, savvy storyteller focusing on diversity and inclusion.
Ryan Cervantes, a packaging manager
Emily Wang, founder of Fermly craft beer lab in Denver, CO.
Rachel Breite, professional brewer
French Belle
La Belle Étoile which translates to “The Beautiful Star” is the next Boomtown Artist Series Hazy DIPA.
Per the brewery, “This lovely brew is 8.4% brewed with Galaxy, Motueka, Citra, giving way to flavors of Nectarine, Tangerine, Peach & Melon, with a creamy full bodied mouth feel that gives us an intriguing vanilla vibe.”
This bright night sky blue label was designed by Caroline Gaoua-Hawkins, a French Industrial and Graphic designer.
Kelp
Smog City Brewing has a new Community Impact Beer on the way.
#3 is in collaboration with The Bay Foundation and is “a West Coast IPA featuring Zappa® & Medusa hops, which are the only hop variety that are native to the Southwest US.”
The Bay Foundation works to “restore native plant species and kelp forests, which fights climate change and keeps our coast balanced & full of life.”
Coming on October 8th.
Stone Society
Or should I say Stone and Societe.
I am kind of surprised that the old school and new school San Diego breweries hadn’t collaborated before. But since they are, I am glad they are going the West Coast IPA route.
Hopnosis
Maybe we have all been mind controlled to need IPA’s? I see the hop cone on this new Hopnosis IPA labelfrom Firestone Walker and certainly start wanting a can of bitter hops.
Send It
Don’t pause, just send it. By that I mean, send this new collaboration IPA to me…
Riip Beer Co. and El Segundo send hoppy beers all over the city, this might be another winner.
Where is the Magic?
Common Space Brewery polled their social media fans as to what hops they wanted paired together.
Well the masses spoke and “the option with the most votes .. Cashmere and Triumph.”
The resulting West Coast IPA, Hidden Magic has notes of
Tangerine, Lemon Blossom and Fruit-Cup.
21x 2
There are anniversaries that people look forward to. Milestones like 10 and 20 but when your brewery is named after the amendment repealing prohibition, then that number has to be 21. And since 21st Amendment is a California brewery, it had to be an IPA.