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COMPETING BEERS 2011

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First Round Opponent:
Pompous Ass IPA
Orlando Brewing

 

Player: Afterburn IPA

Team: Flyers Restaurant & Brewery

Player Stats: A hop lover's delight! Our I.P.A. is loaded from start to finish with five hop additions and balanced by English and German malts.

ABV: 6.5%

IBUs: 65

Original Gravity: 16.5 Plato

Hops: Cascade, Chinook, Palisade, US Golding

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First Round Opponent:
Railroad Street IPA
Rohrbach Brewing Co.


 

Player: Apocalypse IPA

Team: 10 Barrel Brewing Co.

Player Stats: A Northwest American-Style IPA. The color comes through as a deep gold orange hues. Fruity and citrusy hop aroma shines, with hints of pine resin. The malt character is clean and smooth with a unique toasty flavor while finishing very crisp and dry.

ABV: 6.5%

IBUs: 65

Original Gravity: 1.07

Hops: Horizon, Centennial, Amarillo, Cascade

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First Round Opponent:
Ice Harbor IPA
Ice Harbor Brewing Co.

 

Player: Avery India Pale Ale

Team: Avery Brewing Co.

Player Stats: In the 1700's one crafty brewer discovered that a healthy dose of hops and an increased alcohol content preserved his ales during the long voyage to India (as depicted in our label) to quench the thirst of British troops. Today, we tip our hat to that historic innovation by brewing Colorado's hoppiest pale ale. Avery IPA demands to be poured into your favorite glass to truly appreciate the citrusy, floral bouquet and the rich, malty finish.

ABV: 6.5%

IBUs: 69

Original Gravity: 1.06

Hops: Centennial, Chinook, Columbus, Cascade

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First Round Opponent:
Flashpoint IPA
Pumphouse Brewery

Player: BBay Cascadia Dark

Team: Boundary Bay Brewing Co.

Player Stats: Black in color, this aggressively hopped ale is smooth with a clean, dry finish.

ABV: 7.5%

IBUs: NA

Original Gravity: NA

Hops: Columbus, Simcoe & Tradition

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First Round Opponent:
Flower Power IPA
Ithaca Beer Co.

Player: Be Hoppy IPA

Team: Wormtown Brewery

Player Stats: Hazy golden unfiltered /unfined brew. Pungent aroma of floral spice, piney citrus, and hoppy grapefruit. Hop backed and double dry hopped.

ABV: 6.5%

IBUs: 70

Original Gravity: 1.6

Hops: Simcoe, Centennial, Cascade, Columbus

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First Round Opponent:
Saranac IPA
F.X. Matt Brewing Co.

Player: Big Eye IPA

Team: Ballast Point Brewing

Player Stats: Floral aromas and spicy hop bitterness balance a medium bodied finish. Brewed with 100% American high alpha hops, its full hop flavor is guaranteed to please the palate of the true hop head.

ABV: 7.0%

IBUs: 70

Original Gravity: 1.07

Hops: Colombus, Centennial

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First Round Opponent:
Organic Hopworks IPA
Hopworks Urban Brewery

Player: Big Sky IPA

Team: Big Sky Brewing Co.

Player Stats: A bold and assertive traditional West Coast style IPA.

ABV: 6.2%

IBUs: 65

Original Gravity: 15 Plato

Hops: Hallertau Tradition, Crystal, Simcoe

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First Round Opponent:
Cornerstone IPA
Rochester Mills Beer Co.

Player: Bison Organic IPA

Team: Bison Organic Beers

Player Stats: Fans of this beer enjoy the unique fresh taste of 4 variety of Organic Hops blended to make a crisp, balanced bitterness that won't slow you down. Maybe growing hops without chemicals makes them champions, but whatever the reason, the brew is just a pleasure to drink.

ABV: 6.0%

IBUs: 60

Original Gravity: 1.06

Hops: Organic Pacific Gem, Organic Cascade, Organic Pilgrim, Organic Summit

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First Round Opponent:
Zombie Killer
Snipes Mountain

Player: Bitter Woman IPA

Team: Tyranena Brewing Company

Player Stats: We use a variety of malts to create this luscious, heady ale. From rich Caramel malt, creating a deep amber hue, to Carapils, which aids in both mouthfeel and foam retention. Expect a lacy head to last the duration of your glass. For the hop lover, this IPA boasts intense bitterness from the Warrior hop and floral, citrus notes derived from a combination of Cascade and Amarillo. Especially of the Amarillo, anticipate a nose-full of pine forest and grapefruit zest. Hops are added at multiple stages of the
brewing process and we finish by dry-hopping with a huge heap of more Amarillo. The true “hop-head” can look forward to a complex taste from the Bitter Woman; a juicy bite with a touch of malty sweetness, followed by a lingering finish and a lasting aftertaste that will make you crave for more!

ABV: 5.75%

IBUs: 68

Original Gravity: NA

Hops: Amarillo, Cascade, Magnum

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First Round Opponent:
Moylan's Harvest IPA
Moylan's Brewery

Player: Black Iron IPA

Team: Grand Canyon Brewing Co.

Player Stats: Lots of English pale ale malt Amarillo and Centennial hop packed into our in house built hopback (and dry hop)gives hop flavor and aroma to this warming 7.2% alc meal.

ABV: 7.2%

IBUs: 65

Original Gravity: 17 plato

Hops: Simco, Amarillo, Centennial, Cascade

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First Round Opponent:
RI IPA
Trinity Brewhouse

Player: Border Hopper IPA

Team: SweetWater Brewing Co.

Player Stats: A sample from our annual Harvest brews, made with fresh Citra hops.

ABV: 7.4%

IBUs: NA

Original Gravity: NA

Hops: NA

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First Round Opponent:
Dale's Pale Ale
Oskar Blues Brewery

Player: Boundary Bay IPA

Team: Boundary Bay Brewery

Player Stats: A honey-colored India Pale Ale with good body, fairly strong alcohol content and an aggressive "fresh hop" quality.

ABV: 7.4%

IBUs: 65

Original Gravity: 1.07

Hops: Centennial, Simcoe, Amarillo, Cascade and Crystal

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First Round Opponent:
Nor Cal IPA
Moylan's Brewery


Player: Caged Alpha Monkey IPA

Team: CB's

Player Stats:A bright orange hop bomb, this IPA is brewed as an American East Coast IPA. This means we use our European specialty malts with American hops for a new kind of American IPA. We use new “front-hopping” technology to introduce whole leaf American hops to the beer before it even reaches the kettle. We use a healthy dose of Caramunich malt to give this beer a bright orange color and enough body to balance the hops. We use cutting edge hop varieties Citra and Ahtanum in 6 additions for full flavor and aroma. These hops blend together to create a crazy mix of pineapple, grapefruit and pine aromas that just screams American IPA! This awesome ale pairs well with other strong flavors such as aged natural cheeses, spicy sushi, curry, etc. Truly an IPA that sets a new standard for brewers and beers lovers on both coasts. Cheers!

ABV: 6.5%

IBUs: 65

Original Gravity: NA

Hops: NA

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First Round Opponent:
Modus Hoperandi
Ska Brewing Co.


Player: Centennial IPA

Team: Founders Brewing Co.

Player Stats: Get ready to bask in the glory of the frothy head’s floral bouquet. Relish the citrus accents from the abundance of dry-hopping. This one’s sweet, yet balanced. Malty undertones shake hands with the hop character for a finish that never turns too bitter.

ABV: 7.2%

IBUs: 65

Original Gravity: 16.5

Hops: Centennial and others

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First Round Opponent:
Full Sail IPA
Full Sail Brewing Co.

Player: Class Five IPA

Team: Thomas Creek Brewery

Player Stats: An earthy, citrusy and crisp, fully-hopped India Pale Ale brewed for the true hop head, with bold hop varietals and a dry-hopping with Willamette & Centennial.

ABV: 5.5%

IBUs: 84

Original Gravity: NA

Hops: Magnum, Cascade, Styrian Aurora, Centennial, Willamette

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First Round Opponent:
IPA
Southern Tier Brewing Co.

Player: Cleveland IPA

Team: Buckeye Brewing Co.

Player Stats: Standard IPA brewed with English and American malts. Centennial hops primarily used.

ABV: 7.0%

IBUs: 70

Original Gravity: 1.07

Hops: Centennial

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First Round Opponent:
Four Seasons IPA
Voodoo Brewery

Player: Columbarillo IPA

Team: ABQ Brewpub

Player Stats: A mix of dank Columbus hops and citrusy Amarillo hops. A real crowd pleaser.


ABV: 6.8%

IBUs: 90

Original Gravity: 1.068

Hops: Columbus, Amarillo

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First Round Opponent:
Leather Lips IPA
Haverhill Brewing Co.

Player: Commencement Bay I.P.A.

Team: Harmon Brewing Co.

Player Stats: A seasonal IPA offered as a companion to the flagship Pt. Defiance IPA. Big hop aroma and flavor, with a nice malt backbone.Centennial in the mash, amarillo,columbus and palisades in the boil.


ABV: 7.5%

IBUs: 100

Original Gravity: 20 plato

Hops: Dry Hopped Citra

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First Round Opponent:
Lazy Boy IPA
Lazy Boy Brewing Co.

Player: Commodore Perry India Pale Ale

Team: Great Lakes Brewing Co.

Player Stats: Medium-bodied and well hopped with a dry, fruity finish.


ABV: 7.5%

IBUs: 70

Original Gravity: 18

Hops: Simcoe, Fuggle, Cascade

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First Round Opponent:
Bison Organic IPA
Bison Organic Beers

Player: Cornerstone IPA

Team: Rochester Mills Beer Co.

Player Stats: Not double. Not Imperial. Not out of style. Just standard IPA.

ABV: 6.25%

IBUs: 70

Original Gravity: 15.6

Hops: Magnum, Amarillo, Centennial

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First Round Opponent:
Hop Ride IPA
Tenaya Creek Brewery


Player: Crooked Tree IPA

Team: Dark Horse Brewing Co.

Player Stats:Heavily dry-hopped to give a big aroma of pine and citrus, the flavors are big but very balanced between fresh hops and malt. Often described as "grapefruity" our hops give this beer an excellent flavor that finishes dry, crisp, and clean.

ABV: 6.9%

IBUs: 42

Original Gravity: 16 plato

Hops: NA

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First Round Opponent:
Boundary Bay IPA
Boundary Bay Brewing Co.

Player: Dale's Pale Ale

Team: Oskar Blues Brewery

Player Stats: America’s first hand-canned craft beer is a voluminously hopped mutha that delivers a hoppy nose, assertive-but-balanced flavors of pale malts and hops from start to finish. First canned in 2002, Dale’s Pale Ale is a hearty (6.5% and 65 IBUs), critically acclaimed trailblazer that has changed the way craft beer fiends perceive canned beer.

ABV: 6.5%

IBUs: 65

Original Gravity: 15 Plato

Hops: Nugget, Cascade, Columbus, Centennial Hops

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First Round Opponent:
Tower 10 IPA
Karl Strauss Brewing Co.

Player: DeRailed Mail IPA

Team: Willimantic Brewing Co.

Player Stats: Brewed with a healthy dose of Centennial and Cascade hops an 25% Rye malt this unfiltered American IPA will jump off your taste buds.

ABV: NA%

IBUs: 75

Original Gravity: 1.067

Hops: Centennial, Cascade

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First Round Opponent:
Lakefront IPA
Lakefront Brewery

Player: Devil's Peak IPA

Team: Copper Canyon Brewery

Player Stats: This is an All-American IPA,hoppy and in-your-face bitter to remind you that it IS an IPA. It has a subtle malt backbone to provide a complement to it's hops.

ABV: 6.8%

IBUs: 83.8

Original Gravity: NA

Hops: Warrior, Columbus, Cascade

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First Round Opponent:
White Rajah
The Brew Kettle Production

Player: Diamond Knot IPA

Team: Diamond Knot Brewing Co.

Player Stats: Copper-colored with a malty character up front. Intensely bitter with hints of grapefruit and cedar imparted by heavy-handed additions of Galena and Columbus hops.

ABV: 6.2%

IBUs: 40

Original Gravity: 13.5 plato

Hops: Columbus, Galena

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First Round Opponent:
Frye's Leap IPA
Sebago Brewing Co.

Player: Dirty Dog IPA

Team: Big Dog's Brewing Co.

Player Stats: West Coast IPA brewed with Columbus, Summit, Centennial, Cascade, and Chinook hops.

ABV: 7.0%

IBUs: NA

Original Gravity: 17.0 Plato

Hops: Summit, Columbus, Chinook, Cascade, Centennial

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First Round Opponent:
Sky High Rye
Arcadia Brewing Co.

Player: Double Platinum Double I.P.A.

Team: Starr Hill Brewery

Player Stats: Double the hops, double the fun! Double Platinum is dry-hopped with Simcoe hops to achieve a very piquant citrus aroma and a well-balanced malt backbone.

ABV: 7.5%

IBUs: 180

Original Gravity: 19 Plato

Hops: Simcoe, Centennial

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First Round Opponent:
Racer 5 IPA
Bear Republic Brewing Co.

Player: Elevated IPA

Team: La Cumbre Brewing Co.

Player Stats: Did someone ask for hops? Tired of beers that promise a full lupulin experience, but never deliver more than richly malted bitterness? It’s no secret that this is what we excel at. We’ve been brewing world class IPAs for years. Our flagship is the culmination of a decade’s worth of studying and brewing. Take a step above and acclimate to what an IPA should be.

ABV: 7.2%

IBUs: 100

Original Gravity: 17.0 Plato

Hops: Chinook, Columbus, Simcoe, Centennial

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First Round Opponent:
Trestles IPA
Left Coast Brewing Co.


Player: Elk Lake IPA

Team: Bend Brewing Co.

Player Stats: Elk Lake IPA is a true Northwest style IPA. It's exceptional aroma is reminiscent of citrus and pine balanced with a distinct bitterness that demands you take another drink. Cheers!

ABV: 6.3%

IBUs: 65

Original Gravity: 13.5 Plato

Hops: Nugget, Cascade

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First Round Opponent:
Hop Stalker IPA
Fat Heads Brewery


Player: Empire IPA

Team: Empire Brewing Co.

Player Stats: American Style IPA.

ABV: 7.0%

IBUs: 62

Original Gravity: 1.68

Hops: Chinook, Amarillo

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First Round Opponent:
BBay Cascadia Dark
Boundary Bay Brewing Co.

Player: Flashpoint IPA

Team: Pumphouse Brewery

Player Stats: American-style.

ABV: 6.7%

IBUs: 75

Original Gravity: NA

Hops: Simco, Chinook, Amarillo, Cascade, Centennial

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First Round Opponent:
Be Hoppy IPA
Wormtown Brewery


Player: Flower Power IPA

Team: Ithaca Beer Co.

Player Stats: Luscious American IPA.

ABV: 7.4%

IBUs: Yes

Original Gravity: 15.75 P

Hops: Simcoe, Chinook, Centennial, Ahtanum, Amarillo, Citra, Simcoe

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First Round Opponent:
Columbarillo IPA
ABQ Brewpub

Player: Four Seasons IPA

Team: Voodoo Brewery

Player Stats: Bitter Hops and Boasting Barley come together to make one of the most sought after ales of the Craft Beer masses. Bottle Conditioned and Refermented.

ABV: 7.0%

IBUs: 62

Original Gravity: NA

Hops: NA

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First Round Opponent:
Dirty Dog IPA
Big Dog's Brewing Co.

Player: Frye's Leap IPA

Team: Sebago Brewing Co.

Player Stats: Frye's Leap IPA is an intense experience. It is a hoppy medium-bodied ale and is full of character. From the caramel malt which gives our IPA its golden color to the distinct fruity hoppiness, this beer is every bit as exciting as its namesake, the popular cliffs on Sebago Lake. Enjoy this refreshing beer with seafood, spicy foods and all things grilled. At 6.5 ABV and 65 IBU's this beer is balanced and fantastic.

ABV: 6.5%

IBUs: 65

Original Gravity: 15

Hops: Cascade, Centennial

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First Round Opponent:
Class Five IPA
Thomas Creek Brewery

Player: Full Sail IPA

Team: Full Sail Brewing Co.

Player Stats: Generously hopped to 60 IBUs with Yakima Valley hops our IPA is thirst quenching, with a pronounced citrus flavor and a full malty body. Brewed with Centennial hops and two-row Pale & Crystal malt.

ABV: 6.0%

IBUs: 60

Original Gravity: 14.35

Hops: Centennial

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First Round Opponent:
Wildcat IPA
Snoqualmie Falls Brewing Co.

Player: Good Karma IPA

Team: Mad Anthony Brewing Co.

Player Stats: A medium bodied IPA with a light amber color originating from Mutons roasted caramel malt. American grown hops provide a fruity, citrus like character. Enjoy the perfect balance between malty sweetness and hoppy bitterness.

ABV: 6.5%

IBUs: 50

Original Gravity: 16

Hops: Simcoe

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First Round Opponent:
Pako's EYE-P-A
Snake River Brewing Co.

Player: Harpoon IPA

Team: Harpoon Brewery

Player Stats: The high hopping of Harpoon IPA is not only noticeable in the nose but especially in the finish. The lingering bitter finish of this beer is not harsh or astringent, but crisp and pronounced. This is created, in part, by dry hopping – a technique that involves adding fresh hops to the conditioning beer to provide a fresh hop aroma.

ABV: 5.9%

IBUs: 42

Original Gravity: 15.4 P

Hops: Apollo, Cascade

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First Round Opponent:
Red Racer IPA
Central City Brewing


Player: Head Hunter IPA

Team: Fat Heads Brewery & Saloon

Player Stats: Uncivillized and Agreesive this West Coast Style IPA packs wicked hop flavors and aroma. Savage amounts of Simcoe, Columbus and Cascade hops define this brews signature pine and citrus notes.

ABV: 7.5%

IBUs:87

Original Gravity: NA

Hops: Columbus, Simcoe, Cascade

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First Round Opponent:
Triple Play IPA
Lawson's Finest Liquids

Player: Heavy Seas Loose Cannon

Team: Clipper City Brewing

Player Stats: Burnished gold with a rich citrus aroma that is hopped 3 times in the brewing process. Well balanced with a big hop flavor.

ABV: 7.25%

IBUs: 45

Original Gravity: 16.5 P

Hops: Palisade, Centennial, Warrior, Cascade, Simco

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First Round Opponent:
Trickster IPA
Black Raven Brewing Co.

Player: High Seas IPA

Team: Michigan Brewing Co.

Player Stats: A copper colored Ale that is assertively hopped for a strong hop aroma and flavor that balances out the maltiness and medium to full body feel.

ABV: 7.25%

IBUs: 78

Original Gravity: 1.07

Hops: Cascades, Columbus, Warrior

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First Round Opponent:
Hop Harvest Ale
Big Dog's Brewing Co.


Player: Hop Bomb IPA

Team: Rock Bottom Brewery - Bellvue

Player Stats: A Northwest Style IPA, a rich copper colored beer brewed with four American hop varieties producing an almost overwhelming citrus, pine and floral hop aromas.

ABV: 7.0%

IBUs: 66

Original Gravity: 15.5 P

Hops: Simcoe, Amarillo, Cascade, Centennial, Bravo

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First Round Opponent:
Super Fly
Oaken Barrel Brewing Co.

Player: Hop Duster IPA

Team: Flyers Restaurant & Brewery

Player Stats: We went with Crisp pale ale malt and lots of Columbus and Cascade hops on this one! When some is good and more is better is concerned this hits the mark, 7% ABV and tons of hops all the way through.

ABV: 7.0%

IBUs:72

Original Gravity: 18 Plato

Hops: Cascade, Columbus

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First Round Opponent:
Hop Bomb IPA
Rock Bottom Brewery


Player: Hop Harvest Ale

Team: Big Dog's Brewing Co.

Player Stats: An agressively hopped ale brewed to celebrate the recent hop harvest. Six different American varieties are showcased in this West Coast-style IPA.

ABV: 7.5%

IBUs: 85

Original Gravity: 17.2

Hops: Cascade, Columbus, Ahtanam, Simcoe, Summit, Chinook, Centennial

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First Round Opponent:
Jamaica Sunset
Mad River Brewing Co.

Player: Hop Jam

Team: Willoughby Brewing Co.

Player Stats: This is the latest installment in the ever-evolving IPA series here at the Willoughby Brewing Company. We brewed this beer with such a large volume of hops, that we literally jammed our wort chiller! (The thing that cools the liquid after boil!) Additionally, we threw in some rye malt for an extra dimension.

ABV: 6.63%

IBUs: 67

Original Gravity: 1.07

Hops: Warrior, Simcoe, Ahtanum

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First Round Opponent:
Croked Tree I.P.A.
Dark Horse Brewing Co.

Player: Hop Ride

Team: Tenaya Creek Brewery

Player Stats: American Style IPA brewed using five malts and five hops. Medium bodied and a smooth bitterness makes for a very drinkable IPA.

ABV: 7.2%

IBUs: 84

Original Gravity: 15.4

Hops: Magnum, Summit, CTZ, Cascade, Chinook

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First Round Opponent:
Islander IPA
Coronado Brewing Co.

Player: Hop Riot IPA

Team: High Water Brewing

Player Stats: Hop Riot IPA is our flagship beer. Brewed in the American IPA style with our definitive "Left Coast" attitude, we brew our IPA with angressive bittering level that is complemented and balanced by a defined malt backbone. Our final signature is the dry hop step, in which fresh hops are immersed in the finished beer to provide the floral and citrus aromas of our IPA. A Hop Riot, indeed.

ABV: 7.3%

IBUs: 73

Original Gravity: NA

Hops: Apollo, Citra Dry Hop

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First Round Opponent:
Empire IPA
Empire Brewing Co.

Player: Hop Stalker IPA

Team: Fat Heads Brewery

Player Stats: West Coast Dank!

ABV: 7.0%

IBUs: 80

Original Gravity: NA

Hops: NA

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First Round Opponent:
Mojo IPA
Boulder Beer Co.

Player: Hopago IPA

Team: Papago Brewing

Player Stats: Part of the Papago single hop series, with 100% Sorachi Ace hops. The beer is hop emphasized for bitterness, flavor and aroma.

ABV: 7.5%

IBUs: 70

Original Gravity: 15.63

Hops: Sorachi Ace

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First Round Opponent:
Supergoose IPA
Hales Ales

Player: Hoppin' to Heaven IPA

Team: Hoppin' Frog Brewing Co.

Player Stats: All-American IPA.

ABV: 6.8%

IBUs: 68

Original Gravity: 1.068

Hops: Centennial, Amarillo, Cascade, Columbus

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First Round Opponent:
Marin IPA
Marin Brewing Co.

Player: Hoppy Bitch IPA

Team: Trade Route Brewing

Player Stats: Brewed in the Northwest style, we balance the 80 IBU's of Columbus hops with light crystal and victory malts to create a complex, hoppy beer with a clean finish.

ABV: 6.3%

IBUs: 80

Original Gravity: 14.6 Plato

Hops: Columbus

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First Round Opponent:
India Pale Ale
Goose Island Beer Co.

Player: Hoppy Boy IPA

Team: Twisted Pine Brewing Co.

Player Stats: Hoppy Boy India Pale Ale has a rocky white head, hazy pale orange color and hoppy citrus aroma. It has a dry, tart taste with an earthy bitterness, cascade hops lend a plesant grapefruit and citrus note making Hoppy Boy a very well-balanced IPA.

ABV: 6.0%

IBUs: 60-65

Original Gravity: 14 Plato

Hops: Cascade, Northern Brewer, Chinook

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First Round Opponent:
Inversion IPA
Deschutes Brewery

Player: Hopsecutioner

Team: Terrapin Beer Co.

Player Stats: Hear ye, hear ye... All hopheads shall herewith rejoice! Terrapin has recruited ye old Hopsecutioner to execute the exact hop profile for this killer IPA!

ABV: 7.2%

IBUs: 78

Original Gravity: 16.3

Hops: Amarillo, Cascade (dry hop), Centennial, Chinook, Simcoe, Warrior

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First Round Opponent:
Left Coast IPA
John Harvard's Brew House

Player: Hop Shock IPA

Team: San Tan Brewing Co.

Player Stats:Warm copper amber in color, SanTan brewers have re-defined this classic English Ale. An intense bitterness derived from the distinct citrus/pine flavor of Pacific Northwest Hops. A dry, crisp malt character & aggressive alcohol dominate our I.P.A. and make this bitter beer a hop-head’s passion! Pairs excellently with spicy foods and strong bleu cheeses. An American West Coast India Pale Ale.

ABV: 7.1%

IBUs: 85

Original Gravity: 16.5 Plato

Hops: Columbus, Amarillo, Centennial

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First Round Opponent:
The Kind India Pale Ale
Three Heads Brewing

Player: Hoptrocity

Team: Naked City Brewery & Taphouse

Player Stats: 18% rye malt lends a spiciness that accentuates the intense Centennial, Simcoe and Amarillo hop profile while additional malts provide the perfect balance of sweetness.

ABV: 7.2%

IBUs: 85

Original Gravity: 1.07

Hops: Centennial, Simcoe, Amarillo

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First Round Opponent:
Avery India Pale Ale
Avery Brewing Co.

Player: Ice Harbor IPA

Team: Ice Harbor Brewing Co.

Player Stats:This IPA is a hop lover's dream. The smooth but intense bitterness comes Millenium and Magnum hops. Late addition Cascade and Amarillo hops help give this beer a complex character. A pleasant aroma comes from dry hopping with Amarillo, Cascade, and Citra hops. This IPA is delicately balanced with a medium maltiness that compliments without detracting from your hoppy experience

ABV: 6.8%

IBUs: 60

Original Gravity: 1.06

Hops: Amarillo, Cascade, Citra

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First Round Opponent:
IPA
Six Rivers Brewery

Player: Idiot Sauvin

Team: Elysian Brewing Co.

Player Stats:A northwesterly IPA bittered and finished with New Zealand Nelson Sauvin hops.

ABV: 7.0%

IBUs: 73

Original Gravity: 17.0 P

Hops: Nelson Sauvin

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First Round Opponent:
Hoppy Boy IPA
Twisted Pine Brewing Co.

Player: India Pale Ale

Team: Goose Island Beer Co.

Player Stats: Our India Pale Ale recalls a time when ales shipped from England to India were highly hopped to preserve their distinct taste during the long journey. The result is a hop lover’s dream with a fruity aroma, set off by a dry malt middle, and long hop finish.

ABV: 5.9%

IBUs: 55

Original Gravity: 15.5 P

Hops: Pilgrim, Cascade, Styrian Golding, Centennial

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First Round Opponent:
Red Eye PA
The Brew Kettle Production

Player: India Pale Ale

Team: Nebraska Brewing Co.

Player Stats: Our West Coast inspired India Pale Ale is rich in flavor and abundant in citrus, pine, and floral aromatics created through a wonderful infusion of Citra hops. Completely refreshing and possessing a medium mouthfeel, crisp bitterness, and nearly balanced malts. Finishes dry with a head that creates beautiful lacing down the entire glass. A truly inspired and coveted IPA.

ABV: 7.0%

IBUs: 71

Original Gravity: 15.9

Hops: Warrior, Citra, Chinook, Centennial

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First Round Opponent:
Sam Adams Latitude 48 IPA
Boston Beer Co.

Player: Indica IPA

Team: Lost Coast Brewery

Player Stats: Indica is a hoppy, full-bodied IPA, balanced by radical bittering from Columbus hops, then sent through a hop back which is packed with whole leaf hop flowers, and finally dry hopped using Chinook, Cascade and Centennial hops.

ABV: 6.5%

IBUs: 70

Original Gravity: 1.07

Hops: Columbus, Chinook, Cascade, Centennial

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First Round Opponent:
Stone IPA
Stone Brewing Co.

Player: Interurban IPA

Team: Fremont Brewing Co.

Player Stats: Named after Fremont’s most famous outdoor sculpture, Waiting for the Interurban, Interurban India Pale Ale offers the adventurous beer lover a warm embrace of roasted pale malt swirled with a hand-selected blend of flavor malts and filled with the rich spice of Chinook, Centennial, Cascade and Amarillo hops. Interurban India Pale is a session beer, eminently drinkable throughout the year.

ABV: 6.2%

IBUs: 65

Original Gravity: 15 Plato

Hops: Chinook, Centennial, Cascade, Amarillo

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First Round Opponent:
Hopsecutioner
Terrapin Beer Co.

Player: Inversion IPA

Team: Deschutes Brewery

Player Stats: Here in Oregon’s High Desert, seasonal changes often bring about a peculiar weather phenomenon ~ an Inversion. The higher up the mountain you go, the sunnier it gets. So even when Bend is covered in clouds, the faithful know where to find clarity. Like its name suggests, Inversion IPA defies the ordinary, with layers of soft caramel notes and generous amounts of our favorite Northwest hops, for a bright, sunny citrus finish.

ABV: 6.8%

IBUs: 80

Original Gravity: 16.8

Hops: Millenuim, Horizon, Northern Brewer, Cascade, Citra

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First Round Opponent:
Cleveland IPA
Buckeye Brewing Co.

Player: IPA

Team: Southern Tier Brewing Co.

Player Stats:PA stands for India Pale Ale and ours is an American version of the classic style. IPA's namesake lies in its colonial roots. British soldiers on their way to India drank a lot of beer, but found it would go stale on the long voyages. Meanwhile, brewers knew that by adding more hops the beer would stay fresh. Voila! A new style was born and it is one we are proud to brew. Southern Tier IPA is triple hopped on its journey to your glass for a fully aromatic experience.

ABV: 7.3%

IBUs: 65

Original Gravity: 16.0 Plato

Hops: NA

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First Round Opponent:
Idiot Sauvin
Elysian Brewing Co.

Player: IPA

Team: Six Rivers Brewery

Player Stats: Well balanced big and flowery with a long and lingering finish.

ABV: 7.2%

IBUs: 52

Original Gravity: 1.07

Hops: Centennial, Cascade, Citra

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First Round Opponent:
Hop Riot IPA
High Water Brewing

Player: Islander IPA

Team: Coronado Brewing Co.

Player Stats: Coronado island , aka "The Crown City" has a hidden jewel: our Islander IPA. Brewed within a mile of the pacific ocean this west coast IPA sweeps the senses with its intense hop bitterness, complex flavors and aromas. The Islander IPA pours a nice copper color with a medium body and maltiness.

ABV: 7.0%

IBUs: 70

Original Gravity: NA

Hops: NA

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First Round Opponent:
Saber's Edge
Pearl Street Grill & Brewery

Player: Jagged Edge IPA

Team: Black Diamond Brewing Co.

Player Stats: This is our version of a West Coast IPA. Ascend to the Jagged Edge: audaciously hopped and framed with enough malt background to alter you gravity..

ABV: 7.3%

IBUs: 75

Original Gravity: 16 Plato

Hops: Citra

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First Round Opponent:
Sunshine IPA
McNeill's Brewery

Player: Jai Alai India Pale Ale

Team: Cigar City Brewing

Player Stats: A dry hopped American IPA dedicated to the original extreme sport!

ABV: 7.50%

IBUs: 65

Original Gravity: 18 Plato

Hops: Simcoe, Ahtanum, Amarillo, Cascade, Centennial, Columbus

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First Round Opponent:
Hop Jam
Willoughby Brewing Co.


Player: Jamaica Sunset IPA

Team: Mad River Brewing Co.

Player Stats: A rich light copper India Pale Ale that features a fresh whole hop floral character and a clean crisp finish.

ABV: 7.0%

IBUs: 67.6

Original Gravity: 1.07

Hops: Chinook, Colombus, Cascade, Cascade, Willamette

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First Round Opponent:
Devil's Peak IPA
Copper Canyon Brewery

Player: Lakefront IPA

Team: Lakefront Brewery

Player Stats: Pours a hazy orange with a rocky white head that lasts, and leaves soft lace on your glass as you sip this refreshing beer. American Cascade and Chinook hops dominate the aroma, yielding a citrusy, floral bouquet. The hops give a nice bitter bite to the flavor, but this beer is surprisingly well balanced with a full body and smooth malty flavor to back up the hops. It finishes smooth and crisp with a lingering hop flavor reminiscent of fresh ruby red grapefruit.

ABV: 7.0%

IBUs: 50

Original Gravity: 14.5

Hops: Cascade, Chinook, Simcoe

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First Round Opponent:
Torpedo Extra IPA
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

Player: Lake Placid India Pale Ale

Team: Lake Placid Brewing Co.

Player Stats: This delicious beer is brimming with hops from the first taste to the final sip, balanced by a touch of malty sweetness. Malt Selections: Two Row, Crystal 45 & 85.

ABV: 6.8%

IBUs: 60

Original Gravity: 16.5

Hops: Amarillo

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First Round Opponent:
Commodore Perry IPA
Great Lakes Brewing Co.


Player: Lazy Boy IPA

Team: Lazy Boy Brewing Co.

Player Stats: A Northwest IPA made with local ingredients. Proudly made for five years.

ABV: 6.2%

IBUs: 71

Original Gravity: 15.0 Plato

Hops: Magnum, Cascade, Amarillo

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First Round Opponent:
Commencement Bay IPA
Harmon Brewing Co.

Player: Leatherlips IPA

Team:Haverhill Brewery.

Player Stats:For hopheads only!. This beer is so hoppy it should be green! (the color of hops). This is real hop-show with plenty of Grapefruity goodness from a massive amount of Northwestern U.S. hops. It also features a low abv. so you can have your hops and session it too!

ABV: 5.0%

IBUs: 50

Original Gravity: 1.042

Hops: Newport, Centennial, Nugget, Cascade

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First Round Opponent:
HopShock IPA
San Tan Brewing Co.

Player: Left Coast IPA

Team: John Harvard's Brew House - Connecticut

Player Stats: Left Coast is only west coast hops using Chinook and Simcoe for all 5 editions and dry-hopping. Drinkable and hoppy.

ABV: 6.5%

IBUs: 80

Original Gravity: 1.06

Hops: Chinook, Simcoe

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First Round Opponent:
Thrust IPA
Red Eye Brewing Co.

Player: Li'l Napoleon IPA

Team: Pensacola Bay Brewery

Player Stats: Our American version of a traditional English IPA is anything but short. A hearty blend of two row malted barley, specialty malts,and a liberal dose of hops offer up a smooth and flavourful IPA.

ABV: 7.3%

IBUs: 70

Original Gravity: 1.07

Hops: Amarill, Centennial

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First Round Opponent:
The Hoe
Big Rock Chop House
& Brewery

Player: Mad Hatter IPA

Team: New Holland Brewing Co.

Player Stats:Dry-hopped for a distinctive, floral hop aroma; subtly balanced with delicious malt notes.

ABV: 5.25%

IBUs: 62

Original Gravity: NA

Hops: Centennial, Nugget

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First Round Opponent:
Hoppy Bitch IPA
Trade Route Brewing

Player: Marin IPA

Team: Marin Brewing Co.

Player Stats: An aromatic IPA with a big malt backbone.

ABV: 6.8%

IBUs: 65

Original Gravity: 1.07

Hops: Cascade, Columbus, Centennial

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First Round Opponent:
West Coast IPA
Green Flash Brewing


Player: Mile HI.P.A.

Team: Wynkoop Brewing Co.

Player Stats: An American IPA all the way, we brew this beer using whole leaf hops in a special pressurized hop back for the best aroma possible.

ABV: 6.5%

IBUs: 68

Original Gravity: 15.5 Plato

Hops: Amarillo, Simcoe, Columbus, Cascade, Centennial

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First Round Opponent:
Centennial IPA
Founders Brewing Co.

Player: Modus Hoperandi

Team: Ska Brewing Co.

Player Stats: Its Old Man Bitter. A mix of citrus and pine that will remind you of the time you went on a vision quest with your Native American cousin and woke up in a pine-grove full of grapefruit trees. An American-style India Pale Ale with a deep golden-orange color. Bitter/hoppy, with a surprisingly smooth finish.

ABV: 6.8%

IBUs: 65

Original Gravity: 16.5 Plato

Hops: Cascade, Centennial, Columbus

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First Round Opponent:
Hopago IPA
Papago Brewing

Player: MoJo IPA

Team: Boulder Beer Co.

Player Stats: Pale in color but packed with flavor, Mojo reflects the perfect balance of hop bitterness and malt character. The unique Amarillo hop creates a big citrus flavor with an ultra-crisp dry finish.

ABV: 7.2%

IBUs: 70

Original Gravity: 16.5

Hops: Amarillo, Centennial

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First Round Opponent:
Black Iron IPA
Grand Canyon Brewing Co.

Player: Moylan's Harvest IPA

Team: Moylan's Brewery

Player Stats: An yearly offering that we brew with our estate grown hops.

ABV: 7.0%

IBUs: 75

Original Gravity: 1.07

Hops: Fresh Cascade

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First Round Opponent:
Seven Gates Pale Ale (Gate 2)
Sring House Brewing Co.

Player: Nectar IPA

Team: Nectar Ales

Player Stats: A beautiful flowery hop aroma will greet you as you dive into this hop lover's dream. A middle caramel malt presence balances high hop bitterness with hop flavor end to end... learn to love hops!

ABV: 6.7%

IBUs: 60

Original Gravity: NA

Hops: Cascade, Mt Hood, Chinook, Centennial

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First Round Opponent:
Caged Alpha Monkey IPA
CB's

Player: Nor Cal IPA

Team: Moylan's Brewing Co.

Player Stats: Exiting and provacative,NOR CAL IPA provides a stimulating assault on all senses. Our version of the IPA style posseses a deep golden hue that nearly winks at you from the glass.Extremely full-bodied,its rich flavor wraps your tongue in a lush blanket of sweet malt with a spicy hop finish.Two hop varieties in the dry hopping provide an exciting floral bouquet, with notes of resin and herbs, creating a delightfully quaffable and refreshing ale we're sure you'll love!

ABV: 7.0%

IBUs: 68

Original Gravity: 1.06

Hops: Columbus, Cascade, ect.

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First Round Opponent:
Wipeout IPA
Port Brewing Co.

Player: Norm's Raggedy-Ass IPA

Team: Big Rock Chop House

Player Stats: An IPA with light body and color. Agressive pine and citrus dominates the malt.

ABV: 7.2%

IBUs: 75

Original Gravity: 1.07

Hops: Centenial, Cascades, Amarillo, Warrior

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First Round Opponent:
Pike IPA
Pike Brewing Co.


Player: Oasis

Team: Tallgrass Brewing Co.

Player Stats: A big, both on malt and hop character. We dry hop this beer and it gives a fresh and bright hop character in the nose. Citrus and other tropical fruit notes will be persent in the aroma. Malt character is high on this beer, with toasty, sweet, malt character balanced out by the nice load of hop character giving this beer a touch of fruitness. A pleasant firm bitterness lets you know you're drinking a bold beer, which this most definitely is. At 7.2% this beer came to play. Oasis compliments mexican or mildly spicy wings.

ABV: 7.2%

IBUs: 93

Original Gravity: 1.07

Hops: Columbus, Cascade and Northern Brewer

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First Round Opponent:
The Black Pearl
Pearl Street Grill & Brewery

Player: OC IPA

Team: Bayhawk Ales

Player Stats: An amber-colored India Pale Ale with a full body.

ABV: 7%

IBUs: 64

Original Gravity: 1.060

Hops: Columbus, Cascade, Amarillo

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First Round Opponent:
Big Sky IPA
Big Sky Brewing

Player: Organic Hopworks IPA

Team: Hopworks Urban Brewery

Player Stats: Our namesake IPA is a Northwest classic. Generous additions of Amarillo, Centennial, and Cascade hops find their way into the kettle, hop-back, and dry-hop. This judicious use of the "brewers spice" creates rich and resinous flavors of citrus fruit and pine. The finest organic Canadian pilsner malt and organic Munich and Caramel malts then bring balance to your new favorite beer.

ABV: 6.6%

IBUs: 75

Original Gravity: 15

Hops: Amarillo, Cascade, Centennial, Magnum

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First Round Opponent:
Harpoon IPA
Harpoon Brewery

Player: Pako's EyePA

Team: Snake River Brewing Co.

Player Stats: Pako's EyePA is named after our dearly departed brewery mascot, Pako the Dawg who had 1 brown eye and 1 blue eye...thus the "EyePA". This hop-evident brew started at an original gravity of 15.5 Plato, has an ABV of 6.8%, right around 75 IBU's is hopped with the Simcoe and Columbus varieties.

"WOOF!!" - Pako

ABV: 6.8%

IBUs: 75

Original Gravity: 15.5 Plato

Hops: Simcoe, Columbus

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First Round Opponent:
Oasis
Tallgrass Brewing Co.

Player: Pike IPA

Team: Pike Brewing Co.

Player Stats:Pike IPA is a delicious India Pale Ale with just the right amount of malt backbone to balance the bitterness. New to 2011: Dry Hopped with Amarillo and Columbus

ABV: 6.3%

IBUs: 60

Original Gravity: 16 Plato

Hops: Columbus, Willamette, Chinook, Goldings, Amarillo

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First Round Opponent:
Afterburn IPA
Flyers Restaurant & Brewery


Player: Pompous Ass IPA

Team: Orlando Brewing

Player Stats: English style IPA very light in color very big in flavor.

ABV: 7.40%

IBUs: 120

Original Gravity: NA

Hops: Fruggles

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First Round Opponent:
Elevated IPA
La Cumbre Brewing Co.

Player: Racer 5 I.P.A.

Team: Bear Republic Brewing Co.

Player Stats: This hoppy American IPA is a full bodied beer brewed American pale and crystalmalts, and heavily hopped with Chinook, Cascade, Columbus and Centennial.

ABV: 7.0%

IBUs: 75

Original Gravity: NA

Hops: Chinook, Cascade, Columbus, Centennial

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First Round Opponent:
Apocalypse IPA
10 Barrel Brewing Co.

Player: Railroad Street IPA

Team: Rohrbach Brewing Co.

Player Stats: Notably named since it is now brewed at our commercial brewery off of Railroad Street in downtown Rochester, this beer used to go under the name “Stock Ale”. Though it is effectively the same recipe as the Stock Ale, Railroad Street Ale is able to be brewed to it’s true strength on the larger brewing system. Rohrbach’s version of an India Pale Ale, Railroad Street Ale has a big sinuous malty body backed by an overload of citrusy hops.

ABV: NA%

IBUs: 48

Original Gravity: 1.062

Hops: Amarillo, Horizon, Chinook, Willamette, Cascade

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First Round Opponent:
Sculpin IPA
ballast Point Brewing Co.

Player: Ranger IPA

Team: New Belgium Brewing

Player Stats: Simcoe, Chinook and Cascade lead off the beer, with Cascade added again for dry-hopping. We’re talking three pounds of hops per barrel. With pale and dark caramel malts that bring out the hop aroma and flavor from start to finish, Ranger IPA is a sessionable beauty.

ABV: 6.5%

IBUs: 70

Original Gravity: 16

Hops: Simcoe, Chinook, Cascade

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First Round Opponent:
India Pale Ale
Nebraska Brewing Co.

Player: Red Eye PA

Team: The Brew Kettle Production Works

Player Stats:Combining the resiny, citrus hop character of Simcoe, Summit and Amarillo hops with the caramel/munich malt flavors typical of a red ale gives this IPA a different"look" compared to most other IPAs.

ABV: 7.0%

IBUs: 60

Original Gravity: NA

Hops: Summit, Simcoe, Amarillo

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First Round Opponent:
Head hunter IPA
Fat Heads Brewery

Player: Red Racer IPA

Team: Central City Brewing

Player Stats: Canada Malting Superior Pale ale malt, Floor malted Thomas Fawcett Mariss Otter malt, Bairds Crystal malt. Dry-Hopped.

ABV: 6.5%

IBUs: 80

Original Gravity: NA

Hops: GR. Magnum, Centennial, Amarillo, Simcoe

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First Round Opponent:
Titan IPA
Great Divide Brewing Co.

Player: Red's Rye PA

Team: Founders Brewing Co.

Player Stats: Serious hop bitterness, along with an unyielding grapefruit bouquet from the Amarillo dry-hop, balances the malty richness of four varieties of imported Belgian caramel malts. Pours a spectacular crimson with a creamy tan head. A generous addition of rye malt accentuates a spicy, crisp finish.

ABV: 6.6%

IBUs: 70

Original Gravity: 17.5

Hops: Amarillo and others

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First Round Opponent:
Border Hopper
SweetWater Brewing Co.

Player: RI IPA

Team: Trinity Brewhouse

Player Stats: Classic American Pale ale.

ABV: NA0%

IBUs: 120

Original Gravity: 17.5

Hops: Centennial, Chinook, Simcoe

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First Round Opponent:
Workhorse IPA
Laurelwood Brewing Co.

Player: Royal IPA

Team: Bastone Brewery

Player Stats: American style IPA. Copper colored, unfiltered, abundant hop presence.

ABV: 6.75%

IBUs: 60

Original Gravity: 16.6 - 17 Plato

Hops: Magnum, Centennial

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First Round Opponent:
Jagged Edge IPA
Black Diamond Brewing Co.

Player: Saber's Edge

Team: Peral Street Grill & Brewery

Player Stats: Very strong, hoppy, and very full-bodied. Balanced to present significant sharpness. Assertive, abundant hop flavor & aroma. Discernable alcoholic warming.

ABV: 7.5%

IBUs: 80

Original Gravity: 1.08

Hops: Cascades, Centennial, Chinook

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First Round Opponent:
Indica IPA
Lost Coast Brewery


Player: Samuel Adams Latitude 48 IPA

Team: Boston Beer Co.

Player Stats: IPA brewed with German, English, and American Hop Varieties.

ABV: 5.8%

IBUs: NA

Original Gravity: NA

Hops: NA

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First Round Opponent:
Union Jack
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.


Player: Samuel Adams Latitude Belgian IPA

Team: Boston Beer Co.

Player Stats: Belgian IPA brewed with American Hops

ABV: 5.7%

IBUs: NA

Original Gravity: NA

Hops: NA

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First Round Opponent:
Big Eye IPA
Ballast Point Brewing Co.

Player: Saranac India Pale Ale

Team: F.X. Matt Brewing Co.

Player Stats: A hop lover's delight. In the India Pale Ale tradition, this brew is very hoppy in both aroma and flavor from the generous amounts of Cascade Hops used in brewing. Look for a medium to full body and golden straw color. Malt selections: North American Two-Row. Hop Selections: Cascade. Food pairings: Seafood, Pizza, Mexican.

ABV: 5.8%

IBUs: 45

Original Gravity: 14.5

Hops: Cascade

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First Round Opponent:
Ranger IPA
New Belgium Brewing


Player: Sculpin IPA

Team: Ballast Point Brewing

Player Stats: Sculpin is a testament to our humble beginnings as Home Brew Mart. Inspired by our customers, employees and brewers, Sculpin has bright flavors of apricot, peach, mango and lemon. Its lighter body also brings out the crispness of the hops. This delicious Ballast Point ale won the gold medal in the International Pale Ale category at the 2010 World Beer Cup. The Sculpin fish has poisonous spikes on its fins that can give a strong sting. Ironically, the meat from a Sculpin is considered some of the tastiest. Something that has a sting, but tastes great, sounds like a Ballast Point India Pale Ale.

ABV: 7.0%

IBUs: 70

Original Gravity: 1.07

Hops: Simcoe, Amarillo

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First Round Opponent:
Nectar IPA
Nectar Ales

Player: Seven Gates Pale Ale (Gate 2)

Team: Spring House Brewing Co.

Player Stats:A terrifyingly delicious brew that is as familiar as a friendly forest, yet possesses a mysterious quality that will haunt you from the first taste. The enormous, hopped flavor and the meticulous craftsmanship that goes into each bottle will have you believing that the master brewer must be a direct descendent of the former asylum residents.

ABV: 5.6%

IBUs: 64

Original Gravity: 13.5 Plato

Hops: Centennial, Sorachi Ace, Citra

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First Round Opponent:
Top Gun IPA
Blind Tiger Brewery

Player: Sheltowee Hop-a-Lot IPA

Team: Bluegrass Brewing Co.

Player Stats: This hop monster has copper hues, an irresponsible amount of hops with a humongous malt back bone. Wonderfully floral stunning hop array. We can not make enough.

ABV: 7.5%

IBUs: 89

Original Gravity: 1.07

Hops: Bravo, Amarillo, Simco, Zues, Cluster, Columbus, Eldorado

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First Round Opponent:
Double Platimum Double IPA
Starr Hill Brewery

Player: Sky High Rye

Team: Arcadia Brewing Co.

Player Stats: Straw colored West coast style IPA.Simcoe and Centennial for flavor and aroma. Full pallet, nice malt sweetness, clean crisp finish.

ABV: 6.8%

IBUs: 62

Original Gravity: 16 P

Hops: Centennial, Simcoe

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First Round Opponent:
Interurban IPA
Fremont Brewing Co.

Player: Stone IPA

Team: Stone Brewing Co.

Player Stats: Stone India Pale Ale is true to the style with a huge hop aroma, flavor, and bitterness throughout. Medium malt character with a heavy dose of over-the-top hops, along with generous dry-hopping gives this beer its abundant hop aroma and crisp hop flavor!

ABV: 6.9%

IBUs: 77

Original Gravity: 16.0

Hops: Columbus, Centennial, Chinook

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First Round Opponent:
Jai Alai India Pale Ale
Cigar City Brewing

Player: Sunshine IPA

Team: McNeill's Brewery

Player Stats: Straw-colored, American IPA

ABV: 7.50%

IBUs: 75

Original Gravity: NA

Hops: Columbus, Sorachi Ace

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First Round Opponent:
Hop Duster IPA
Flyers Restaurant & Brewery

Player: Super Fly

Team: Oaken Barrel Brewing Co.

Player Stats: Sporting a deep orange color and a medium bodied mouthfeel, this IPA is loaded with over the top hop flavor and aroma. Though it has 100 IBU's and an ABV of 7.3%, this IPA goes down smooth.

ABV: 7.3%

IBUs: 100

Original Gravity: 1.07

Hops: Centennial, Simcoe, Chinook, Amarillo, Columbus

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First Round Opponent:
Hoppin' To Heaven IPA
Hoppin' Frog Brewing Co.

Player: Supergoose IPA

Team: Hale's Ales

Player Stats: The bigger version of our Mongoose IPA.

ABV: 7.4%

IBUs: 70

Original Gravity: 17.5

Hops: Amarillo, Centennial, Simcoe

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First Round Opponent:
3 Grid IPA
Schooner EXACT Brewing Co.

Player: SweetWater IPA

Team: SweetWater Brewing Co.

Player Stats: A west coast style IPA made with 5 different hops.

ABV: 6.4%

IBUs: NA

Original Gravity: 14.5

Hops: Cascade, Chinook, Columbus, Simcoe, US Golding

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First Round Opponent:
OC IPA
Bayhwak Ales


Player: The Black Pearl

Team: Pearl Street Grill & Brewery

Player Stats: Strong, hoppy, medium-bodied. Balanced to present significant sharpness. A complex palate of rich, deeply roasted malt flavors contrasted by an assertive, bountiful, and multi-layered infusion of hop flavor and aroma.

ABV: 7.0%

IBUs: 52

Original Gravity: 1.07

Hops: Cascade, Centennial, Chinook

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First Round Opponent:
Mad Hatter
New Holland Brewing Co.

Player: The Hoe

Team: Big Rock Chop House & Brewery

Player Stats: Piney and Citrus aroma.

ABV: 7.25%

IBUs: 80

Original Gravity: 18 Plato

Hops: Centenial, Cascades

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First Round Opponent:
Hoptrocity
Naked City Brewery
& Taphouse

Player: The Kind India Pale Ale

Team: Three Heads Brewing

Player Stats: Voraciously hoppy and not overly bitter. The Kind brings enormous aroma and maximum flavor. It’s like taking a walk through a pine forest and ending up at a citrus farm. This beer brings joy to the world, one sip at a time.

ABV: 6.8%

IBUs: 76

Original Gravity:1.07

Hops: Magnum, Chinook, Citra, Simcoe

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First Round Opponent:
SweetWater IPA
SweetWater Brewery

Player: 3 Grid IPA

Team: Schooner EXACT Brewing Co.

Player Stats: A classic Northwest IPA brewed with Crystal malt and Yakima Valley hops. Golden in color with a striking balance between malt sweetness and hop bitterness. After fermentation is complete we dry hop 3-Grid heavily to achieve a strong citrus aroma.

ABV: 6.7%

IBUs: 62

Original Gravity: NA

Hops: Chinook, Amarillo, Cascade, Columbus

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First Round Opponent:
Li'l Napoleon IPA
Pensacola Bay Brewery

Player: Thrust IPA

Team: Red Eye Brewing Co.

Player Stats: Medium-bodied and copper in color. Fruit and citrus hops dominate the aroma, and blast through to a fiery hop fueled assault on the taste buds.

ABV: 7.20%

IBUs: 72

Original Gravity: 16.3

Hops: Columbus, Amarillo, Cascade, Centennial, Willamette, Simcoe

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First Round Opponent:
Red's Rye PA
Founder's Brewing Co.

Player: Titan IPA

Team: Great Divide Brewing Co.

Player Stats:TITAN IPA is a big, aggressively hopped India Pale Ale brewed for hop disciples. It starts out with piney hop aromas and citrus hop flavors, and finishes with a nice rich, malty sweetness that is balanced with crisp hop bitterness.

ABV: 7.1%

IBUs: 65

Original Gravity: 16.3

Hops: Simcoe, Centennial, Amarillo, Columbus

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First Round Opponent:
Sheltowee Hop-a-Lot IPA
Bluegrass Brewing Co.


Player: Top Gun IPA

Team: Blind Tiger Brewery

Player Stats: TOP GUN IPA is brewed in the tradition of West Coast IPA's. We use Amarillo and Simcoe hops to the tune of 60 IBU's, with loads of dry hopping. 2-row pale with a touch of crystal malt leave this brew the color of a San Diego sunset.

ABV: 7.0%

IBUs: 60

Original Gravity: 1.07

Hops: Amarillo, Simcoe

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First Round Opponent:
Lake Placid IPA
Lake Placid Brewing Co.

Player: Torpedo Extra IPA

Team: Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

Player Stats: Sierra Nevada Torpedo is a big American IPA; bold, assertive, and full of flavor highlighting the complex citrus, pine, and herbal character of whole-cone American hops.

ABV: 7.2%

IBUs: 65

Original Gravity: 17.3 Plato

Hops: Magnum, Crystal, Citra

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First Round Opponent:
DeRailed Mail IPA
Willimantic Brewing Co.

Player: Tower 10 IPA

Team: Karl Strauss Brewing Co.

Player Stats: Tower 10 IPA boasts hops from beginning to end, and everywhere in between. We fill the brew kettle to the brim with assertive Chinook hops, giving the beer intense grapefruit flavors that linger through its dry finish. After fermentation, we dry hop with a blend of Cascade and Amarillo hops for a floral citrus aroma. A touch of lightly kilned caramel malts make Tower 10 a well balanced, full flavored IPA.

ABV: 7.0%

IBUs: 70

Original Gravity: 15.5 Plato

Hops: Cascade, Chinook, Amarillo

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First Round Opponent:
Elk Lake IPA
Bend Brewing Co.

Player: Trestles IPA

Team: Left Coast Brewing Co.

Player Stats: Trestles is in the style of an American IPA. 2-row malt and imported light crystal malt create the nice color and clean finish. We use CTZ and Chinook hops in this beer following it up with a dry hop of Chinook and Centennial in the fermenter bringing out a citrus aroma. Trestles IPA is light bodied, clean and pleasantly hoppy.

ABV: 6.0%

IBUs: NA

Original Gravity: 1.06

Hops: CTZ, Chinook, and Centennial

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First Round Opponent:
High Seas IPA
Michigan Brewing Co.

Player: Trickster IPA

Team: Black Raven Brewing Co.

Player Stats: In mythology, the raven can play tricks or otherwise disobey normal rules, hence the name Trickster. This well-balanced IPA has a nice, light fruit, citrus and piney hop aroma with a full hop flavor. With its balanced malt body and a 7.0% ABV, this beer has truly earned its name.

ABV: 7.0%

IBUs: 68

Original Gravity: 16.25 Plato

Hops: Chinook, Magnum, Simcoe, Amarillo, Cascade

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First Round Opponent:
Heavy Seas loose Cannon
Clipper City Brewing


Player: Triple Play IPA

Team: Lawson's Finest Liquids

Player Stats:A trio of hop varieties sing in harmony to create floral and tropical fruit aromas and juicy full flavors in this sessionable India Pale Ale.
Brewed and dry hopped with Citra, Simcoe, and Centennial. "There is no batter beer!"

ABV: 6.0%

IBUs: Plenty

Original Gravity: NA

Hops: Citra, Simcoe, Centennial

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First Round Opponent:
Sam Adams Latitude
Belgian IPA

Boston Beer Co.

Player: Union Jack

Team: Firestone Walker Brewing Co.

Player Stats: An instant classic, Union Jack is the recipient of numerous awards including back to back wins at the Great American Beer Festival. Bold citrus and pineapple aromas meet savory malt flavors resulting in a truly balanced effort. A beer true to its origins; deeply hopped and bolstered for a long voyage.

ABV: 7.5%

IBUs: NA

Original Gravity: NA

Hops: Centennial, Cascade, Warrior, Simcoe, Amarillo

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First Round Opponent:
Mile HI.P.A.
Wynkoop Brewing Co.

Player: West Coast IPA

Team: Green Flash Brewing Co.

Player Stats: West Coast India Pale Ale is extravagantly hopped, full flavored, medium bodied and copper colored. A menagerie of hops is layered throughout the brewing process to impart specific characteristics. Hops used include Simcoe for a unique fruitiness and grapefruit zest, Columbus for strong hop pungency, Centennial for pine and citrus notes, and Cascade for floral aroma.

ABV: 7.3%

IBUs: 95

Original Gravity: 1.07

Hops: Simcoe, Columbus, Cascade, Amarillo, Centennial

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First Round Opponent:
Diamond Knot IPA
Diamond Knot Brewing Co.


Player: White Rajah

Team: The Brew Kettle Production

Player Stats: A West Coast style IPA full of tropical fruit flavor and assertive bitterness..."malt, take a back seat please".

ABV: 7.0%

IBUs: 75

Original Gravity: 1.07

Hops: Citra, Centennial, Summit

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First Round Opponent:
Good Karma IPA
Mad Anthony Brewing Co.

Player: Wildcat IPA

Team: Snoqualmie Falls Brewing Co.

Player Stats: The Balanced Hop Monster! This India Pale Ale has helped define our Northwest style: big, bold hop flavors from 100% Yakima-grown hops and enough malt backbone to stand up to them. We use premium Pale, Munich, and Crystal malts, and our top-fermenting ale yeast to create the perfect hop delivery system

ABV: 6.6%

IBUs: 75

Original Gravity: 10.18

Hops: Columbus

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First Round Opponent:
Norm's Raggedy-Ass IPA
Big Rock Chop House

Player: Wipeout IPA

Team: Port Brewing Co.

Player Stats: Bursting with fresh hop notes including apricots and citrus rind in the aroma. This golden yellow IPA is crisp and dry with a resonating fresh hop character.

ABV: 7.0%

IBUs: NA

Original Gravity: 1.07

Hops: Centennial, Amarillo, Simcoe

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First Round Opponent:
Royal IPA
Bastone Brewery

Player: Workhorse IPA

Team: Laurelwood Brewing Co.

Player Stats: Workhorse is a true West Coast IPA, featuring over-the-top hop flavor and aroma. Generous hop additions in the kettle, hop back and fermenter make this a true hop heads dream beer. Featuring Simcoe, Amarillo, Centennial and Cascade hops.

ABV: 7.0%

IBUs: 68

Original Gravity: 17 Plato

Hops: Columbus, Simcoe, Amarillo, Cascade

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First Round Opponent:
Bitter Woman IPA
Tyranena Brewing Co.

Player: Zombie Killer

Team: Snipes Mountain

Player Stats: A golden yellow beer with a sticky citrus , piney flavor and aroma and straight forward dry bitter finish.

ABV: 7.5%

IBUs: 70

Original Gravity: NA

Hops: NA

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