The Architect
Alma Mader Brewing

Having Matt Brynildson from Firestone Walker in our brewery to brew a West Coast IPA together was an absolute honor. For nearly three decades, Firestone Walker has been a trailblazer and a genuine beacon for the entire craft brewing industry — and getting to brew with them was something we won't forget.

We anchored the recipe in a true Firestone grain bill, fermented with lager yeast, and built the hot side around a blend of Simcoe, Mosaic, Riwaka, Krush Cryo, and Mosaic Incognito. The smell coming off the fermenter throughout the process was something else and we could barely wait to get to the dry hop!

For that, we landed on Simcoe, Nelson Sauvin, Mosaic Cryo, and Krush Cryo. We're fairly convinced that Krush Cryo and Nelson Sauvin is one of those combinations that's just straight-up magic…and woweee this beer is awesome. The beer has a dank undertone, but it's bright — passionfruit, clean citrus, stonefruit, a hint of pine. It's everything a West Coast IPA should be.

We can’t thank Matt enough for spending the day with us, we’re still sitting on cloud nine!