Holiday Hop Wreath
Posted by IPA on December 18, 2012
Wreaths represent that special time of year when holiday cheer fills the air and people are eating, drinking and being merry. A hop wreath is about as unique as it gets, with the possible exception of a (medical) marijuana wreath but that will likely disappear pretty quickly from your front door. Making a fresh hop wreath is fairly straightforward provided you have a healthy supply of fresh hop vines and whole hop cone...
IPA by the Gallon
Posted by IPA on November 15, 2012
Why should Heineken have all the fun with the mini keg for your fridge device which allows for cold draft pours whenever your heart desires at home? Well enter not one but two IPA releases slated for the Draftmark System, which holds a full gallon of perfectly pressurized brew for a month. In the age of less is more, this system could catch on and compete with the ever popular growler which is subject to the effects of...
GABF IPA Medalists
Posted by IPA on October 30, 2012
IPA's again achieved categorical entry domination in this years Great American Beer Festival. The GABF is the largest commercial beer competition in the world and this year matched its largest field of entries to date, with its biggest panel of judges ever. As usual IPA entries were off the charts with whopping 203 in the American-Style India Pale Ale, 128 entries in the Imperial India Pale Ales and 54 in the Engl...