pFriem + North Park West Coast IPA

By the 1790’s the British were established in India and needed beer, which was considered a staple in every household. India, however, presented serious problems for brewers. Hot temperatures, poor water and short supplies of basic ingredients made it impossible to brew beer. Attempts to ship beer out of Britain to Calcutta failed. 

George Hodgson of London produced a pale ale of greater strength and bitterness than those he sold in London. The hops helped protect the beer from spoilage, as did the increased alcohol content. Hodgson’s India Ale arrived in Calcutta in fine shape-clear, strong, and bitter, with a big, resinous hop aroma.  The word spread of India Pale Ale and people throughout England and the United States were clamoring for this wonderful new beer. The rage lasted through 1970’s, but lost steam in the 1980’s and became just another name for low alcohol bitters. 

As craft beer has emerged and grown, so has IPA! IPA has helped grow Craft Beer to what it is currently today. There are now many shapes and forms of IPA, but they all share a bright aromatic hop aroma of citrus, tropical fruit, and pine.

For this beer we collaborated with our good friends and hoppy beer legends, North Park Brewing! We looked to create a highly saturated drinking experience with the use of hop products that will coat your palate. Super expressive hops were used in the dry hop at over four pounds per barrel. Krush Cryo, Mosaic, Nelson and Nectaron combine to create loud notes of mango, passionfruit, blackberry and pineapple. Expect this WCIPA to drink lean but loaded with hop flavor!