West Coast IPA Thread

Offshoot is releasing a West Coast IPA soon!!! Their recent West Coast has been fire!!!

Glad to see them mixing it up!

 

Hexagenia packaged 3/17 is nice, super grapefruit forward on this batch.

 

The "next batch" is another fermenter of the Peakbagger Collab. With our "Hops for Homies" collabs we sometimes do a couple of different fermenters staggered so that we can get a fresh resupply into the market a couple of weeks later.

Unfortunately, our plans were for mixed draft and cans; since we cannot get new cans in time, we will be sitting on a bunch of kegs that will be hard to move...

Glad you enjoyed the beers! We had a "blind people's choice" challenge during the release weekend and it was fun to watch people compare the two. As I mentioned previously, even though they were the same recipe, they were completely different beers.

Interestingly, most people on Untappd are rating the KRBC version in cans under the Beachwood version.

-E

 

Humble Sea's Creedence Clearbeer Revival was really tasty - it was the first beer I've tried from them. I think they are more well known for their haze, but with all of the SARA I ordered, I have plenty of haze (this is the first time I've tried the SARA IPAs and IMHO they are top tier).

 

Saw this at the local shop but it was way too much money for a can.

 

This post scared me off trying this. But a buddy gave me some unsolicited cans the other day. Finally tried it last night. And then promptly had my 2nd can. Really dug it.

 

I posted a $4$ trade for an ipa box for a NorCal and SoCal trade, if any SoCal people are interested in a grab bag ipa box.

 

I believe NPBC is re-brewing Sorta Mostly Dead today.

 

I feel the same way, I like it but it’s just a tad sweet for some on the finish.

Keep your eye out for their Clear AF...simply awesome!

 

I remember when offshoot had their own thread here. That was like years ago?

 

Offshoot was the April Fools Day joke that wasn't a joke.

 

I’m not sure why I was buying their online stuff for what seemed like forever (6-8+ months). It was like a bad nightmare. Kinda like what we all are going through today. I’m glad that period in my life is over.

 

I know this question doesn't fit this thread, but how our NPBC's stouts? Thinking about grabbing some crowlers.

 

The couple I've had have been excellent. Up there with some of MT's better ones.

 

The ones on the board today for crowlers are pretty average. Not bad by any means but no where close to say double barreled before dying or macaroons before dying

 

Has anyone cracked a Pizzaport Campgrounds 7.2% wcipa yet? I just grabbed 6. If it's close to Surfari I will certainly have to buy more. Also grabbed Burgeon Keep it Citra.

 

It's not the best, but lately Lagunitas IPA has been my go-to West Coast IPA. It's one of the few I can always find cheap and fresh. $1.99 for a stovepipe can? I usually grab several each week.

 

I tried henhouse (from Santa Rosa) ipa last night. Just a super solid traditional wcipa. Nothing jumped out as crazy but there were no flaws. I noticed they’ve started shipping and slightly increased distribution in the Bay Area.