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NI-IPAC FIRST ROUND MATCH UPS 2016!

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Player:
Hop Dam Triple I.P.A.

Team:
Hoppin' Frog Brewery

Akron, OH

Player Stats:
Some say "bigger is better". At Hoppin' Frog, we built a massive hop dam to handle the enormous amount of hops added to this colossal American Triple I.P.A. An intense experience of citrus and piney hop character is complemented by layers of rich malt flavor. Behold our new standard for hoppy beers.

ABV: 10

IBUs: 0

Original Gravity: 22.5

Hops: cascade, amarillo, and centennial

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Player:
Lephoptomus

Team:
Hairless Hare Brewery

vandalia, OH

Player Stats:
Hoppocrisy's big brother. Hop forward, dry, and a beautiful citrus nose with marvelous citrusy finish.

ABV: 10.5

IBUs: 100

Original Gravity: 1.09

Hops: fuggles, citra, nugget, columbus, chinook, centennial, cascade


Player:
Hopster IPA

Team:
Old First Ward Brewing

Buffalo, NY

Player Stats:
Three post boil hop additions and select malts give the beer a robust hop profile with the balance needed for drinkability. 7.7% ABV.

ABV: 7.7

IBUs: 70

Original Gravity: 1.071

Hops: Amarillo, Citra, Simcoe

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Player:
BYE ROUND


Player:
Saranac Hoppy Hour Hero moe.saic IPA

Team:
Saranac Brewery

Utica, NY

Player Stats:
Combining the intensely piney, citrusy, and tropical fruit aroma and flavor of Citra, Mosaic, and Simcoe hops, this Double IPA is a liquid jam session serenading big hop flavor. Packed with pineapple, mango and passion fruit hop character, this is a big beer with a full body and firm bitterness. An IPA as melodic as the music inspiring its creation.

ABV: 7.8

IBUs: 75

Original Gravity: 17

Hops: Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe

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Player:
Beaver Overbite Imperial India Pale Ale

Team:
Paradox Brewery

Schroon Lake, NY

Player Stats:
Beaver Overbite is our Imperial India Pale Ale. A showcase for hops we use over 3 pounds of hops per barrel (31gal) of beer throughout the brewing process. This Bold aromatic IPA is double dry hoped with a blend of some of the newest and best US Hops. Beaver Overbite showcases bold citrus and tropical fruit flavors while still remaining highly drinkable.

ABV: 8.2

IBUs: 82

Original Gravity: 16.8

Hops: Citra,Amarillo,Centennial, Warrior


Player:
Head Shrinker

Team:
Fat Heads Portland

Portland, OR

Player Stats:
West Coast style IIPA using Chinook and Citra Hops

ABV: 9.2

IBUs: 100

Original Gravity: 19.5

Hops: Chinook, Citra

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Player:
BYE ROUND


Player:
Double Cannon

Team:
Heavy Seas Beer

Baltimore, MD

Player Stats:
Hop aromas blast out of this flavor explosion. Massively dry-hopped, with a balanced malt sweetness, this irresistible force showcases the power of bringing in the extra artillery. Hop cubed - then squared (hop to the sixth)! We've kept the same malt recipe proportions as Loose Cannon, pumped up to 22 Plato (from 16.5) and then doubled the hops. We employed the late addition, whirlpool, hopback, and dry-hopping process that makes Loose Cannon such a flavorful IPA. We've captured the beautiful balance of Loose Cannon but we've doubled the firepower.

ABV: 9.5

IBUs: 90

Original Gravity: 22

Hops: Chinook, Simcoe, Cascade

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Player:
Fogcutter DIPA

Team:
Lost Coast Brewery

Eureka, CA

Player Stats:
For all the true hop lover out there, experience our Fogcutter Double IPA with 85 IBU's. We think you will agree that the bitterness is in perfect balance with malt flavors and aroma. Dryhopping with Cascade, Chinook, Centennial, Crystal, and Citra provides a bright, aromatic, citrus nose.

ABV: 8.7

IBUs: 85

Original Gravity: 18.7

Hops: Simcoe, Cascade, Chinook, Centennial, Citra, Crystal, and Bravo


Player:
Blimey That's Bitter!

Team:
Reuben's Brews - Production Brewery

Seattle, WA

Player Stats:
An intense citrus, pine and tropical aroma are followed by a smooth medium full mouth feel. First brewed in early 2014, BLIMEY THAT'S BITTER has become a loved brew! Using ludicrous amounts of hops – about 6lbs per barrel – we focus on hop flavor and aroma, with 90% of these hop additional are in the last 10 minutes of the boil and later.

ABV: 10.5

IBUs: 80

Original Gravity: 1.089

Hops: Amarillo, Simcoe, Chinook, Citra

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Player:
BYE ROUND


Player:
ResinNation Double IPA

Team:
Sunriver Brewing

Sunriver, OR

Player Stats:
ResinNation Double IPA We brought the big guns to this resinous party – Simcoe, Amarillo and Mosaic all make appearances. This double IPA is hopped to the max with layers of earthy pine oil, dank tropical fruit, fresh citrus and blueberries. A moderately malty backbone supports hopping rates of nearly 8 pounds per barrel. Hops: Chinook, Falconer's Flight, Simcoe, Amarillo and Mosaic Malt: Premium NW 2 Row, Gambrinus ESB Pale and Crystal 15 OG: 1.076 ABV: 8.5% IBU: 100+ SRM: 6

ABV: 8.5

IBUs: 100

Original Gravity: 1.076

Hops: Chinook, Simcoe, Amarillo, Mosaic, Falconer's Flight

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Player:
Worthy Imperial IPA

Team:
Worthy Brewing

Bend, OR

Player Stats:
Big, bold and worldly without being imperious, this hop rocket offers a smooth ride into the ether where the angels await with open arms. Hop lovers rejoice! Eight Willamette Valley hop varieties - count 'em: 8. We dry-hopped the bejeesuz into this aromatic wonder. A mouth-watering 5.5 pounds of hops per barrel.

ABV: 8.5

IBUs: 85

Original Gravity: 0

Hops: Nugget, Centennial, Crystal, Meridian, Horizon, Cascade, Santiam, Sterling


Player:
Latona IIPA

Team:
Standard Brewing

Seattle, WA

Player Stats:
A little fruity, minty sweetness up front gives way to a dry, piney finish and warming alcohol.

ABV: 8.4

IBUs: 0

Original Gravity: 18.4

Hops: Pekko, Otto Supreme, Azacca

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Player:
BYE ROUND


Player:
Hop Craic XXXXIPA

Team:
Moylan's Brewing

Novato, CA

Player Stats:
If HOPSICKLE wasn't imperial enough... Some addictions need to be taken to the next level. Laced with resinous oils from lupulus cultivar, Hop Craic satiates and satisfies the hard core hop abuser. Warming alcohol and mind-bending hops will send you on a trip you want to take again and again.

ABV: 10.2

IBUs: 115

Original Gravity: 1.092

Hops: Citra, Mosaic, Galaxy, Crystal, Simcoe

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Player:
Hop Jockey

Team:
Lakefront Brewery

Milwaukee, WI

Player Stats:
Centennial, Cascade, and Citra hops supply grapefruit, mandarin orange, and pineapple aromas and flavors, while lightly-roasted Belgian caramel malts add a subtle biscuit aroma and balanced sweetness.

ABV: 8.2

IBUs: 89

Original Gravity: 1.079

Hops: Bravo, Centennial, Cascade, Citra


Player:
2XSMaSH

Team:
Southern Tier Brewing

Lakewood, NY

Player Stats:
2XSMaSH is the newest in our line of Single Malt and Single Hop India Pale Ales brewed with Mosaic hops and Special pale malt. Even simplified to one variety of hop and one type of malt, it is amazing how complex the flavor is. Mosaic hops are known for their luxurious tropical citrus notes like passion fruit and work absolutely brilliantly with richness of Special Pale malt. Cheers!

ABV: 8.1

IBUs: 60

Original Gravity: 1.074

Hops: Mosaic

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Player:
BYE ROUND


Player:
Blind Pirate

Team:
Monday Night Brewing

Atlanta, GA

Player Stats:
A surprisingly balanced double IPA. A pirate without the use of his eyes is a bitter man indeed. And this Blind Pirate's bitterness is only matched by his boldness. He doesn't care if you enjoy the citrusy, spicy combination of hops on your tongue, the faint herbal notes in your nose, or the exquisite balance of caramel malts looting your senses. The Blind Pirate is a bold, bitter ale not for the weak in spirit. Just don't ask him if you can borrow his sight glass. He gets offended.

ABV: 8.2

IBUs: 85

Original Gravity: 0

Hops: Columbus, Simcoe, Willamette, Cascade

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Player:
Philistine IIIPA

Team:
Standard Brewing

Seattle, WA

Player Stats:
Massive hop smack in the mouth, balanced with ethanol sweetness and heat, which carries orange peels, pineapple, and dank hop aromas into your face hole like Mike Tyson's fist.

ABV: 11

IBUs: 0

Original Gravity: 20.5

Hops: that's a secret


Player:
7 Hop IPA

Team:
Rogue Ales

Newport, OR

Player Stats:
This IPA, made with seven varieties of hops grown on Rogue Farms, is a bold and balanced.

ABV: 7.77

IBUs: 76

Original Gravity: 17.5

Hops: Liberty, Newport, Revolution, Rebel, Independent, Freedom, Alluvial

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Player:
BYE ROUND


Player:
Route 1A Double IPA

Team:
Ipswich Ale Brewery

Ipswich, MA

Player Stats:
Not all roads lead to our brewery and restaurant, but our local Route 1A certainly does! Our namesake Double IPA is sure to be the ale that will "take you away". The use of bready, biscuity malts serve as the on-ramp to flavor, while the citrusy aromas extracted from Ahtanum, Amarillo, and Mandarina hops lend to its heady bouquet.

ABV: 8.2

IBUs: 23

Original Gravity: 18.5

Hops: Ahtanum, Amarillo, Mandarina

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Player:
110K+OT Batch #8

Team:
Cigar City Brewing

Tampa, FL

Player Stats:
It is a big double IPA with 8 different hop varieties. We loaded this beer down with a whole lot of Citra, Pacific Jade, El Dorado, Azacca, Mosaic, CTZ, Lemon Drop and Equinox. And then added more when we dry-hopped. This beers shows big tropical notes with a firm citrus backbone.

ABV: 10.7

IBUs: 78

Original Gravity: 21

Hops: Citra, Pacific Jade, El Dorado, Azacca, Mosaic, CTZ, Lemon Drop and Equinox


Player:
El Lupulo Libré

Team:
The Brew Kettle Production World

Strongsville, OH

Player Stats:
Light amber-hued hop monster brewed with Mosaic and other American hop varieties. Brewed Vienna malt and flaked corn for smooth malt flavor but a lighter body in this hop WAY forward brew.

ABV: 8.8

IBUs: 88

Original Gravity: 18.5

Hops: Mosaic, Citra, Simcoe, Chinook

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Player:
BYE ROUND


Player:
Double Jack

Team:
Firestone Walker Brewing

Paso Robles, CA

Player Stats:
With Double Jack, we amped up our signature Union Jack IPA to create an aggressively hopped, flawlessly balanced and dangerously drinkable imperial IPA. Double Jack opens up with bright grapefruit and tangerine American hop aromas, courtesy of liberal dry hopping with Amarillo, Cascade, Centennial and Simcoe. Undertones of stone fruit are revealed upon first sip, followed by the essence of blue basil and pine. A sturdy pale and crystal malt backbone brings balance to high hop intensity.

ABV: 9.5

IBUs: 85

Original Gravity: 19

Hops: Bittering—Warrior, Columbus; Late Kettle—Cascade, Centennial; Dry Hops—Amarillo, Cascade, Centennial

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Player:
Tandem Jetpack

Team:
Cerebral Brewing

Denver, CO

Player Stats:
Brewed with oats and a blend of two base malts with huge late additions of Simcoe, Galaxy, and El Dorado for an intensely juicy experience.

ABV: 8.4

IBUs: 88

Original Gravity: 1.074

Hops: CTZ, Simcoe, Galaxy, El Dorado

 


Player:
Dammed IIPA

Team:
Belching Beaver Brewery

Vista, CA

Player Stats:
A bold west coast double IPA loaded with Mosaic hops that are tropical and fruity with a pinch of pine. The hops are bright in comparison to the Dammed's mild malt profile yet well balanced for a flavorful finish.

ABV: 8.8

IBUs: 75

Original Gravity: 1.079

Hops: Mosaic

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Player:
BYE ROUND


Player:
Stone Ruination Double IPA

Team:
Stone Brewing

Escondido, CA

Player Stats:
Stone Ruination IPA was the first full-time brewed and bottled West Coast double IPA on the planet. For the second incarnation of our groundbreaking India pale ale, we employed dry hopping and hop bursting to squeeze every last drop of piney, citrusy, tropical essence from the hops that give this beer its incredible character. We've also updated the name to Stone Ruination Double IPA 2.0 to reflect the imperial-level intensity that's evident in every sip.

ABV: 8.5

IBUs: 100

Original Gravity: 18.5

Hops: Magnum, Nugget, Centennial, Simcoe, Citra, Azacca

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Player:
Imperial IPA

Team:
Old Schoolhouse Brewery

Winthrop, WA

Player Stats:
Big and Balanced Northwest Double/Imperial IPA. Mild Caramel malt character combines with strong floral and citrusy hop finish.

ABV: 9.3

IBUs: 90

Original Gravity: 19.5

Hops: Warrior, Simcoe, Citra, and Amarillo


Player:
Eazy Duz It

Team:
Laurelwood

Portland, OR

Player Stats:
We first brewed this beer with our friends at N.W.I.P.A. for their 3rd Anniversary Party in August of 2015. Afterwards, through a serendipitous mishap, we entered it into the 2015 GABF competition and won a silver medal in the highly competitive Imperial IPA category! When making Eazy Duz It we took inspiration from our Rando IPA series and created a unique, experimental beer. We kept the IBU's a little bit lower because we planned on this being a very light bodied, dry beer which has made this 8.0% ABV beer highly sessionable. We used a mixture of earthy and citrusy hops that we enjoyed from our Rando IPA series which gives Eazy Duz It a unique dank hop bouquet. We hope you enjoy this medal winning experimental double IPA, cheers!

ABV: 8

IBUs: 75

Original Gravity: 17.5

Hops: CTZ, Merkur, Simcoe, Ella, Cascade

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Player:
BYE ROUND


Player:
Hopulence

Team:
Wormtown Brewery

Worcester, MA

Player Stats:
American Double IPA

ABV: 8.5

IBUs: 90

Original Gravity: 18.5

Hops: Amarillo, Chinook, Nelson

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Player:
The Bat Flip XXX IPA

Team:
Half Moon Bay Brewing

El Granada, CA

Player Stats:
Big Fat Fruity and Resinous XXXIPA with Simcoe,Citra,Mosaic,Cascade and Centennial

ABV: 10

IBUs: 100

Original Gravity: 22.7

Hops: Simcoe,Citra,Mosaic,Cascade and Centennial


Player:
Notch 9

Team:
Smartmouth Brewing

Norfolk, VA

Player Stats:
Notch 9 gets its unusual name from the 8 notch positions on a locomotive's throttle, with each one delivering progressively more power. Notch 9 ratchets it even higher. It is a double IPA with a citrusy aroma from a crazy amount of dry hops. As it flows over your palate, you'll sense grapefruit and pine. It washes down with a dry crisp finish. Incredibly smooth and straw in color, it delivers the goods on strength.

ABV: 9.1

IBUs: 105

Original Gravity: 1.077

Hops: Centennial, Columbus, Falconer's Flight 7C's , Simcoe

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Player:
BYE ROUND


Player:
Sucker Punch Double IPA

Team:
Boxing Bear Brewing

Albuquerque, NM

Player Stats:
This big, west coast style Imperial IPA is packed to the brim with hop flavor. Grapefruit and pine aromas with a firm bitterness make this beer a total knock out.

ABV: 8.1

IBUs: 125

Original Gravity: 21

Hops: Columbus, Chinook, Simcoe, Mosaic, Centennial, Falconer's Flight 7 C's

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Player:
Hop Damn Double Rye IPA

Team:
Barrier Brewing

Rockaway, NY

Player Stats:
“Hop Damn,” a beer brewed in collaboration with Buffalo based metalcore band Every Time I Die’s (ETID), is named after one of the band's most popular albums, “Hot Damn!”

Hop Damn is a double rye IPA clocking in at 7.5ish-percent alcohol by volume. “We needed to brew a beer that could stand up to the actual band itself and complement their music,” Descarfino said. “So we needed to make something that was loud and aggressive.”
Hop Damn is certainly aggressive. It's brewed with a strong rye malt backbone and classic, piney/dank/citrus American hops such as Centennial, Chinook, Columbus, and Amarillo.


ABV: 7.5ish

IBUs: N/A

Original Gravity: 171.07

Hops:Centennial, Chinook, Columbus, and Amarillo


Player:
Samuel Adams Rebel Rouser

Team:
Samuel Adams Brewery

Jamaica Plain, MA

Player Stats:
Bold, citrusy, and piney, our double IPA isn't just a bigger version of Rebel IPA. Instead we explored a different balance of hop character, including Bravo & Galaxy hops, and upped the ante on their flavor and expression for a brew that's intense yet enjoyable through every sip.

ABV: 8.4

IBUs: 85

Original Gravity: 18.6

Hops: Bravo, Galaxy, Zeus, Simcoe®, Centennial, Cascade, Amarillo

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Player:
BYE ROUND


Player:
Hopsickle XXXIPA

Team:
Moylan's Brewing

Novato, CA

Player Stats:
An homage to hops, we use hop burst in the kettle with copious amounts of CTZ, Amarillo, and Palisade hops. We double dry hop hop it with those hops plus we add in some new Eureka hops for a truly tongue tingling effect.

ABV: 9.2

IBUs: 105

Original Gravity: 1.082

Hops: Amarillo, Palisade, Eureka, CTZ

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Player:
Hop Chops

Team:
Comrade Brewing

Denver, CO

Player Stats:
Double IPA with intense tropical aroma, waves of hop flavor, balanced bitterness, and light malt character.

ABV: 8.5

IBUs: 100

Original Gravity: 18

Hops: azacca, lemondrop, citra, mosaic


Player:
Fastback Racer X3™

Team:
Bear Republic Brewing

Cloverdale, CA

Player Stats:
Fastback Racer is a Triple IPA with full throttle hoppiness. Massive aroma additions of Equinox, Citra, and Enigma hops rev to the limit on a malt chassis of Rye, Munich, and light caramel.

ABV: 10.4

IBUs: 100

Original Gravity: 1.094

Hops: Equinox, Citra, Enigma

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Player:
BYE ROUND


Player:
Big Doedish

Team:
Witch's Hat Brewing

South Lyon, MI

Player Stats:
Massive double IPA brewed with American and New Zealand hops

ABV: 9.4

IBUs: 88

Original Gravity: 1.084

Hops: Pacific Jade, Citra and Zythos

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Player:
Double Tap

Team:
Berryessa Brewing

Winters Ca, CA

Player Stats:
Danko

ABV: 8.5

IBUs: 70

Original Gravity: 17

Hops: Citra/chinook


Player:
Buddha's Juice

Team:
Wormtown Brewery

Worcester, MA

Player Stats:
Double IPA brewed with Buddha's Hand

ABV: 9

IBUs: 85

Original Gravity: 19

Hops: Calypso, Sorachi, Citra



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Player:
BYE ROUND


Player:
Hop Star

Team:
Lost Rhino Brewing

Ashburn, VA

Player Stats:
Hop Star resonates the anthem of all hop heads; with its righteously hopped brew of epic bitterness and intense hoppiness, balanced with luscious mango. A true testament to the love of beer.

ABV: 10.1

IBUs: 150

Original Gravity: 22.2

Hops: chinook, columbus, citra

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Player:
HPFM IIIPA

Team:
Beer Valley Brewing

Ontario, OR

Player Stats:
HPFM IIIPA is a triple IPA brewed with North American malts and loads and loads and loads of North American grown hops.

ABV: 11

IBUs: 100

Original Gravity: 1.095

Hops: Zeus, Cascade, Chinook, Simcoe, ID#7


Player:
Road 2 Ruin

Team:
Two Roads Brewing

Stratford, CT

Player Stats:
A big, hoppy IPA with plenty of bite! Our assertive, hop-centric Double IPA has a lean malt backdrop and is brewed with four American hop varieties – Summit, Palisade, Cascade and Magnum. Piney, citrus, floral, not-for-the-timid!

ABV: 8

IBUs: 80

Original Gravity: 16.7

Hops: Summit, Palisade, Cascade, Centennial, Simcoe, Columbus

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Player:
BYE ROUND


Player:
Stingray IPA

Team:
Coronado Brewing

San Diego, CA

Player Stats:
Named after a serene Coronado shoreline where locals soak up sun and suds. This easy-drinking IPA will transport you to a tropical paradise the moment it hits your lips. Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe and Southern Cross hops provide flavors and aromas of tropical fruits and sun-kissed citrus with soft accents of nectarine and peach.

ABV: 7.9

IBUs: 48

Original Gravity: 16.6

Hops: Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe and Southern Cross

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Player:
Space Cowboy Imperial IPA

Team:
People's Brewing

Lafayette, IN

Player Stats:
Brewed with American base and crystal malts for a light-golden hue. Additions of Summit, Galaxy, and 7Cs hops lend grapefruit flavors with hints of pine and pineapple. Take a ride on the galactic rodeo!

ABV: 9

IBUs: 96

Original Gravity: 1.088

Hops: Summit, Galaxy, 7Cs


Player:
Ruud Awakening IPA

Team:
Old Schoolhouse Brewery

Winthrop, WA

Player Stats:
Big and Balanced Northwest IPA. Mild Caramel malt character combines with strong floral and citrusy hop finish.

ABV: 8

IBUs: 90

Original Gravity: 17.3

Hops: Warrior, Simcoe, Citra, and Amarillo

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Player:
BYE ROUND


Player:
Hop Juice

Team:
Left Coast Brewing

San Clemente, CA

Player Stats:
At Left Coast Brewing Co. we pride ourselves on being one of the pioneers of Double IPA style craft beer. This hop monster uses Premium American 2– Row and a touch of light crystal malt to create a solid malt foundation. Five different Hop Varieties are used in the Hop Juice. It spends two weeks dry hopping in the fermenter contributing to its great hop aroma. Starts out sweet and finishes with the crisp bitterness of a Double IPA. This drinkable blend will have you hopping till night's end.

ABV: 9.7

IBUs: 100

Original Gravity: 1.081

Hops: Cascade, Mt Hood, Simcoe, CTZ, Centennial

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Player:
Notorious

Team:
Boneyard Beer

Bend, OR

Player Stats:
This ale pours a clear amber color with a light white head. Huge grapefruit and pine aroma lead to flavors of citrus, tropical fruits and honey. Hops are abundant and explode from the glass while balancing amazingly well with the malts. So balanced in fact, it's dangerous.

ABV: 11.5

IBUs: 80

Original Gravity: 1.093

Hops: Citra, Mosaic, Fuggle


Player:
DRIPA™ (Double Rice IPA)

Team:
Kuhnhenn Brewing

Warren, MI

Player Stats:
Our flagship and most-sought-after beer, DRIPA won a Gold Medal in the IPA category at the 2012 World Beer Cup, the biggest commercial beer competition in the world. Huge citrus hop character in the aroma is followed by a medium-high bitterness, balanced surprisingly well with cereal malty notes. The signature of this beer is the brilliant clarity, and the crisp, dry snap at the finish, thanks to a very time consuming cereal mash with American long-grain rice.

ABV: 9.5

IBUs: 0

Original Gravity: 0

Hops: proprietary

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Player:
BYE ROUND


Player:
Hop Box

Team:
Joseph James Brewing , Inc.

Henderson, NV

Player Stats:
Hop Box is our tribute to hops! Spank your taste buds with this resinous, citrus-heavy assault on your senses. Hop aboard the pineapple express with dank aromas of pine, grapefruit, orange, and the green stuff. Don't be afraid to inhale! Heady aromas will be your reward. The crisp, dry finish bites like a cottonmouth and leaves you oddly craving pizza and nachos. Drink fresh and drink responsibly. Don't Hop Box your car.

ABV: 8.2

IBUs: 85

Original Gravity: 16.9

Hops: Chinook, Centennial, Simcoe, Amarillo, Nugget

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Player:
Birdserker Triple IPA

Team:
Black Raven Brewing

Redmond, WA

Player Stats:
We brewed this beer inspired only by the challenge to do something we have never done. Brew a triple IPA? What the hell is a triple IPA anyway? Is it a young barley wine or a super imperial IPA? Well whatever it is, here you go! Enjoy with caution and make sure you are sitting down.

ABV: 10.2

IBUs: 100

Original Gravity: 22

Hops: Apollo, Bravo, Nugget, Comet, Cascade, Palisade, Calypso


Player:
Hubris

Team:
Lynnwood Brewing Concern

Raleigh, NC

Player Stats:
This golden colored,light bodied, hop forward Imperial IPA is aggressively dry hopped with Amarillo, Citra, Simcoe, and Mosaic hops to produce aromas of citrus fruit, pine, apricot, and mango

ABV: 8.7

IBUs: 70

Original Gravity: 1.08

Hops: Amarillo, Citra, Simcoe, Mosaic

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Player:
BYE ROUND


Player:
Balance of Power Double IPA

Team:
Backroom Brewery

middletown, VA

Player Stats:
One for the hop lovers. A true american double the hops will kick you in the face. With 15 hop additions throughout the boil its not for the faint of heart.

ABV: 8.5

IBUs: 90

Original Gravity: 1.074

Hops: Galena, CTZ, Chinook

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Player:
Category 57

Team:
10 Barrel Brewing Boise

Boise, ID

Player Stats:
Monster DIPA!

ABV: 9.1

IBUs: 100

Original Gravity: 20

Hops: Calpso Mosaic Simcoe


Player:
Double Platinum Imperial IPA

Team:
Starr Hill Brewery

Crozet, VA

Player Stats:
Double Platinum is dry-hopped with Simcoe and Centennial hops to achieve a strong aroma of citrus and pine, balanced by a smooth, malty backbone.

ABV: 8.6

IBUs: 80

Original Gravity: 19

Hops: Simcoe, Centennial & Apollo

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Player:
BYE ROUND


Player:
TankSlapper IIIPA

Team:
Barley Brown's Beer

Baker City, OR

Player Stats:
TankSlapper IIIPA

ABV: 11

IBUs: 99

Original Gravity: 22

Hops: Simcoe, Chinook, Cascade

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Player:
Punch You in the EyePA

Team:
Fifty West Brewing

Cincinnati, OH

Player Stats:
Ever been punched in the face with a fist full of hops? Well pucker up, because at 100 IBUs you're about to take one straight to the kisser. Weighing in at 9.2% ABV, this brew isn't a love tap, it's a haymaker.

ABV: 9.2

IBUs: 100

Original Gravity: 19.8

Hops: All of them


Player:
Carnage

Team:
Black Diamond Brewing

Concord, CA

Player Stats:
IPA brewed with Galaxy & Nelson Sauvin hops, providing flavors of tropical fruits and dank grapes..

ABV: 10

IBUs: 100

Original Gravity: 1.089

Hops: Galaxy / Nelson Sauvin

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Player:
BYE ROUND


Player:
Imperial IPA

Team:
Reuben's Brews - Experimental Brewery

Seattle, WA

Player Stats:
An intensely hoppy and strong IPA. Passion fruit and citrus lead the aroma and flavor profile, supported by grapefruit and pine. Has a medium body with a relatively dry finish for such a big beer.

ABV: 9.4

IBUs: 80

Original Gravity: 1.08

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

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Player:
Lazy Boy Ten Year Anniversary IPA

Team:
Lazy Boy Brewing

Everett, WA

Player Stats:
Generous amounts of hop profile with strong malt balance. Lemon and citrus aroma

ABV: 9.2

IBUs: 88

Original Gravity: 20.6

Hops: Green Bullet, Comet, Dr. Rudi


Player:
Dark Side

Team:
Red Door Brewing

Albuquerque, NM

Player Stats:
Apollo and Azacca hops provide a citrus dominate aroma and a bold bitterness.

ABV: 10.7

IBUs: 116

Original Gravity: 21.3

Hops: Apollo and Azacca

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Player:
BYE ROUND


Player:
Unearthly

Team:
Southern Tier Brewing

Lakewood, NY

Player Stats:
Vigorously hopped beer being our standard and inspiration, we continue our commitment to innovation with this aggressive offering. Unearthly is a manifestation of the brewers craft: skillfully balancing art and the forces of nature to produce a divine liquid. An Imperial India Pale Ale of epic proportions, to underestimate Unearthly is to trifle with the universe. Consume wisely.

ABV: 9.5

IBUs: 80-100

Original Gravity: NA

Hops: 4 types

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Player:
Ice Harbor Hop Warrior Imperial IPA

Team:
Ice Harbor Brewing

Kennewick, WA

Player Stats:
A medium bodied Imperial IPA that allows the the strong hop bitterness, citrus flavors and aromas to be showcased.

ABV: 8.3

IBUs: 85

Original Gravity: 1.075

Hops: Magnum, Millenium, Cascade, Centennial, Amarillo, Chinook, Columbus, Citra, Simcoe


Player:
Beaudacious DIPA

Team:
Hop Dogma Brewing

El Granada, CA

Player Stats:
A deceptively easy drinking DIPA with piney and tropical hop flavors infused throughout it's well rounded flavor.

ABV: 8.7

IBUs: 90

Original Gravity: 19.5

Hops: Green Bullet, Simcoe, Citra, and Mosaic

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Player:
BYE ROUND


Player:
Peril Imperial IPA

Team:
Lawson's Finest Liquids

Warren, VT

Player Stats:
Stone fruit, citrus, and pine aroma. Hopped with Citra, Amarillo, and Mosaic. Double dry hopped.

ABV: 11.1

IBUs: Perilous

Original Gravity: 1.099

Hops: Nelson, Citra, Simcoe, Centennial, Galaxy

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Player:
Dank and Sticky

Team:
The Hop Concept

San Marcos, CA

Player Stats:
Our inaugural release boasts aromas of citrus, and dank, resinous pine. As the flavor opens, huge notes of stonefruit and dank resin give way to a juicy malt backbone and drying hop bitterness on the finish.

ABV: 8.5

IBUs: 0

Original Gravity: 1.06

Hops: Columbus, Chinook, Centennial, Exp. 05256, Simcoe, Mosaic, and Comet


Player:
Steelhead Double IPA

Team:
Mad River Brewing

Blue Lake, CA

Player Stats:
Malty, hoppy and robust. Steelhead Double IPA is dry hopped with Amarillo hops for a fresh piney and citrus flavor and aroma. Robust, yet perfectly balanced.

ABV: 8.6

IBUs: 95.2

Original Gravity: 1.08

Hops: Colombus,Brewer's Gold, Chinook, Cascade, Amarillo

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Player:
BYE ROUND


Player:
Palate Shifter Imperial IPA

Team:
Captain Lawrence Brewing

Elmsford, NY

Player Stats:
When your Everyday IPA no longer satisfies your craving for hoppy nectar, you have experience a lupulin threshold shift. The only cure is more hops! Palate Shifter is brewed using the finest American grown hops and dryhopped for and extra aromatic kick!

ABV: 9

IBUs: 90

Original Gravity: 19.5

Hops: Chinook, Columbus, Simcoe

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Player:
Deep Cut Double IPA

Team:
Big Ditch Brewing

Buffalo, NY

Player Stats:
he final obstacle in constructing the Erie Canal was leveling a 7 mile section of the canal 40 feet deep - by hand - between the Flight of Five in Lockport and Lake Erie. Our Deep Cut Double IPA is equally ambitious. It's layered with citrus, tropical punch, and wild berry flavor, with moderate bitterness and a dry finish.

ABV: 8.5

IBUs: 98

Original Gravity: 1.073

Hops: Nugget, Citra, Meridian, Calypso


Player:
Double Rice IPA

Team:
North High Brewing

Columbus, OH

Player Stats:
A portion a rice in the grain bill lightens the body and gives the beer some snap. Then seven different hop varieties blend together creating a crackling bitterness. Finally, liberal dry-hop additions make the resinous and citrusy aromas POP.

ABV: 8.2

IBUs: 77

Original Gravity: 17.8

Hops: Bravo, Chinook, Columbus, Amarillo, Centennial, Falconers Flight, Citra

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Player:
BYE ROUND


Player:
Headwall Double IPA

Team:
Tamarack Brewing

Lakeside, MT

Player Stats:
Pine needles dripping with resin dominate the nose of this beer, and the first sip will assault your palate with hop flavor as intense as a Chuck Norris high leg kick. As the flavor progresses, the intense pine fades and a hoppy wave of tropical fruits jump on board to take a ride down the middle of your palate and into your belly, which will soon be glowing with warmth from the sneaky abv.

ABV: 9.7

IBUs: 85

Original Gravity: 20

Hops: Chinook, Amarillo, Mosaic, Citra, and Simcoe

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Player:
Green Mountain IIPA

Team:
Standard Brewing

Seattle, WA

Player Stats:
Intensely aromatic, fruity, peachy, citrus, all of God's nectar, squeezed into a glass.

ABV: 8.2

IBUs: 0

Original Gravity: 17.7

Hops: yes


Player:
Hoppenstance

Team:
Hamburg Brewing

Hamburg, New York

Player Stats:
Our days are filled with encounters of chance. Random occasions so simple yet paramount help to define our lives within a heartbeat. Often, we become so consumed in the moment, we fail to realize the powerful events that change us. Hoppenstance - an American Double India Pale Ale that was crafted to be complex, just like the little happenings that brought us here. So, sit with each other, drink together, and remember that these extraordinary moments are destined from happenstance.

ABV: 8.0

IBUs: 75

Original Gravity: 16.2 Plato

Hops: Cascade, Centennial, Simcoe, Magnum

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Player:
BYE ROUND


Player:
Drunken Master

Team:
Melvin Jackson

Jackson, WY

Player Stats:
Double IPA with some Jackie Chan style kung fu

ABV: 9.2

IBUs: 101

Original Gravity: 22.6

Hops: Simcoe Citra Centennial Top Secret

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Player:
Hoppy Adventure

Team:
Harpoon Brewery

Boston, MA

Player Stats:
This double IPA has a pronounced citrus and tropical fruit aroma. Golden pale with a slight haze, it has a subtly sweet character from the malt profile and a crisp, hoppy finish.

ABV: 7.8

IBUs: 58

Original Gravity: 18.4

Hops: Apollo, Cascade, Simcoe, Mosaic, Falconers Flight


Player:
Comatose Imperial IPA

Team:
GoodLife Brewing

Bend, OR

Player Stats:
Mother Nature's seasons are amazing, where all her creations flux between an existence in winter's comatose state, spring's colorful fling, summer's hot dance, and fall's laid back swing. The creative juices of musicians jump from an unconscious, winter mindset spurring you to think concerts, road trips and campsites. One sip of this beer will get your blood flowing as you jam to your favorite tunes! Disclaimer: We don't recommend hanging upside down in a tree, you're not Eddie…It seems fitting to chill in a hammock while listening to great music and sipping a triple-dry hopped, Imperial IPA — Music for the taste buds!

ABV: 9.5

IBUs: 95

Original Gravity: 19.5

Hops: Bravo, Meridian, Mosiac and El Dorado

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Player:
BYE ROUND


Player:
Mongo

Team:
Port Brewing

San Marcos, CA

Player Stats:
Mongo begins with a massive resinous aroma created by the judicious use of Columbus, Amarillo and Cascade hops. The initial taste reveals notes of Orange, Mango and citrus fruits with a piney bitterness and hoppy spice with some mild malt flavors on the finish

ABV: 8.5

IBUs: 0

Original Gravity: 1.08

Hops: Columbus, Amarillo, Cascade

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Player:
Café Racer 15

Team:
Bear Republic Brewing

Cloverdale, CA

Player Stats:
Café Racer 15™ features aromas of bright citrus and resinous pine from the generous use of Citra, Amarillo, Cascade and Chinook hops which are complimented by a dry malt finish. The result is a high revving Double IPA that is loud and assertive, much like the rebellious street racers who inspired it. Never ride alone…

ABV: 9.75

IBUs: 100

Original Gravity: 1.084

Hops: Chinook, Citra, Cascade, Amarillo


Player:
Hop JuJu

Team:
Fat Heads Brewery

Middleburg Heights, OH

Player Stats:
Magical hops cast their spell and the drums beat....this supernatural beer is charged with a powerhouse of hops.

ABV: 9

IBUs: 100

Original Gravity: 20

Hops: CTZ, Chinook, Centennial, Simoce, Citra

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Player:
BYE ROUND


Player:
Old 21

Team:
The Brew Kettle Production Works

Strongsville, OH

Player Stats:
A big, hoppy IPA with plenty of bite! Our assertive, hop-centric Double IPA has a lean malt backdrop and is brewed with seven American hop varieties. Piney, citrus, floral, not-for-the-timid!

ABV: 9

IBUs: 90

Original Gravity: 19.5p

Hops: Simcoe

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Player:
Trebuchet

Team:
Second Street Brewery

Santa Fe, NM

Player Stats:
Rich German pilsner malt base with hints of crystal malts create tons of depth for such a pale IIPA. Mosaic, citra, chinook, equinox to name a few...

ABV: 8.4

IBUs: 85

Original Gravity: 1.084

Hops: Equinox Citra Mosaic Chinook EKG


Player:
Forklift IIPA

Team:
Barley Brown's Beer

Baker City, OR

Player Stats:
Forklift IIPA

ABV: 9

IBUs: 78

Original Gravity: 19.1

Hops: Simcoe, Citra, Amarillo

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Player:
BYE ROUND


Player:
Leafer Madness

Team:
Beer Valley Brewing

Ontario, OR

Player Stats:
Leafer Madness Imperial Pale Ale was created during the great hop shortage of 2008, but there is no shortage of hops in this beer. Brewed with large amounts of 2-row malt, Munich malt, and multiple hop varieties, this 9% ABV, 100+ IBU hop monster quenches the thirst of those who crave the lupulin!

ABV: 9

IBUs: 100

Original Gravity: 1.081

Hops: CTZ, Chinook, Cascade

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Player:
8 Hop IPA

Team:
Rogue Ales

Newport, OR

Player Stats:
This IPA, made with eight varieties of hops grown on Rogue Farms, is the Boss of the Hop Family.

ABV: 8.88

IBUs: 80

Original Gravity: 20

Hops: Liberty, Newport, Revolution, Independent, Freedom, Rebel, Yaquina, Alluvial


Player:
Hops On Parade

Team:
Tricksters Brewing

Coeur d'Alene, ID

Player Stats:
Pilsner base malt, layered crystal,with Dextrin and a kiss of honey malt. Deep orange caramel aroma, dry but rich, with bitterness to match. An extended preboil contributes to a rich orange color, but highly motivated dry hop creates a greenish hue. Hoppy, malty, boozy, balanced.

ABV: 9.4

IBUs: 100

Original Gravity: 19.6

Hops: Simcoe, Citra, El Dorado, Warrior

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Player:
BYE ROUND


Player:
Nebraskadian

Team:
Nebraska Brewing

La Vista, NE

Player Stats:
This black IPA is a slightly roasty brew with a smooth, piney bitterness thanks to judicious usage of Simcoe and Centennial hops.

ABV: 8.7

IBUs: 72

Original Gravity: 20.6

Hops: Liberty, Simcoe, Centennial

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Player:
Plutopia Triple IPA

Team:
Old Schoolhouse Brewery

Winthrop, WA

Player Stats:
A critical mass of rad Northwest hops featuring a tropical fruit flavor and aroma with a hint of pine.

ABV: 10.3

IBUs: 80

Original Gravity: 20.6

Hops: Simcoe, Chinook, Mosaic


Player:
Conga Imperial IPA

Team:
Revival Brewing

Cranston, RI

Player Stats:
A West Coast-style Imperial IPA, Conga combines a mélange Citra, El Dorado, Cascade, East Kent Goldings and Nugget hops for a majorly hopped up profile that is complimented by a complex malt body consisting of Extra Pale malt, White Rye, Light Wheat and Light Munic, as well as crystal malts.

ABV: 9.5

IBUs: 120

Original Gravity: 19.5

Hops: Citra, El Dorado, Cascade, East Kent Goldings, and Nugget

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Player:
BYE ROUND


Player:
Megafauna

Team:
Laurelwood

Portland, OR

Player Stats:
Megafuana gets its name from the oversized animals of the Pleistocene Era (Ice Age). Like those massive animals this beer is HUGE! It's strong in alcohol, but even more so in hop flavor and aroma. We won the first ever National IIPA Championship with this beer in 2013 and are hoping for more success in the future. Enjoy Megafauna before it's extinct!

ABV: 9

IBUs: 100

Original Gravity: 20

Hops: Mosiac, Citra, Simcoe, Cascade

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Player:
Just For Fun

Team:
Bosque Brewing

albuquerque, NM

Player Stats:
A double India Black Ale. A truly reckless amount of Mosaic and Nelson Sauvin.

ABV: 8.6

IBUs: 100

Original Gravity: 1.088

Hops: Mosaic and Nelson Sauvin


Player:
Gobsmacked

Team:
Reuben's Brews - Experimental Brewery

Seattle, WA

Player Stats:
Peach notes in the nose, with a cane sugar sweetness in support. Tangerine comes through in the mid palette, with grapefruit in the finish.

ABV: 10

IBUs: 80

Original Gravity: 1.087

Hops: Mosaic, Galaxy, Citra, Magnum

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Player:
BYE ROUND


Player:
Nose Goblin

Team:
Ghost Town Brewing

Oakland, CA

Player Stats:
An imperial ode to hops, this beer is designed to keep you on the edge of your seat. Each recipe is tweaked to showcase the boldest, most innovative, and freshest hops from all over the world. The one constant is the bold hop flavors, crisp bitterness, and huge aromatics from generous dry-hop all balanced by a clean malt bill.

ABV: 8.4

IBUs: 80

Original Gravity: 1.074

Hops: CTZ, Centennial, Citra, Nelson Sauvin

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Player:
White Knuckle Double IPA

Team:
Marin Brewing

Larkspur, CA

Player Stats:
Big, rich Double IPA

ABV: 9.3

IBUs: 100

Original Gravity: 1.089

Hops: Cascade, CTZ


Player:
Kook DIPA

Team:
Pizza Port Brewing

Carlsbad, CA

Player Stats:
Every surfer remembers catching their first wave. The Kook DIPA is in honor of everyone that goes for it in life and has a great time trying. Here's to that person that has the courage to get out there in the lineup and embrace their inner kook. Cheers!

ABV: 8.5

IBUs: 90

Original Gravity: 18

Hops: Amarillo, CTZ, El Dorado, Melon, Chinook

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Player:
BYE ROUND


Player:
Rez Gets Smashed

Team:
Witch's Hat Brewing

South Lyon, MI

Player Stats:
Single Malt and Single hopped DIPA brewed with an intense amount of Simcoe hops

ABV: 10

IBUs: 85

Original Gravity: 1.085

Hops: Simcoe

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Player:
Organic Earth Thirst Double IPA

Team:
Eel River Brewing

Fortuna, CA

Player Stats:
Plant a tree. Ride your bike to work. Feed the birds. Then grab this seasonal Double IPA in celebration of our planet. Light, warm malt flavors are purposely dominated by a massive dose of the pungent, piney, floral, and citrus-like characteristics of Pacific Northwest organic hops. So fresh, so yummy, you'll be thirsting for it all year long.

ABV: 8.2

IBUs: 71

Original Gravity: 17.6

Hops: Cascade, Chinook, Magnum, Centennial, Simcoe


Player:
Mojo Risin' Double IPA

Team:
Boulder Beer

Boulder, CO

Player Stats:
Released annually in January. Mojo Risin' Double IPA is a souped-up, extreme version of the one and only Mojo IPA. We added more than a half ton of extra malt and twice the amount of Amarillo hops, so be prepared for a full sensory explosion. The double dry-hopped addition elevates the grapefruit-like aroma and flavor to an outrageous intensity, while the added malt raises the alcohol level to over 10% by volume.

ABV: 10

IBUs: 80

Original Gravity: 21

Hops: Amarillo & Centennial

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Player:
BYE ROUND


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