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| Courtesy of Redhook Brewing Co |
Join Redhook for a magical three-day IPA bonanza from April 20 to 22
SEATTLE, WASH. –
April 2, 2018 – Redhook Brewlab is throwing a three-day party to
celebrate craft beer’s top style, the India Pale Ale, as it hosts IPA
Daze from April 20 to April 22.
The event will feature a total of 32 IPAs: 16 from Redhook, and 16 from
a who’s who of Evergreen State brewers. Everyone will be bringing their
“A” game – with a variety of takes on the IPA, from traditional and
imperial IPAs to fruit IPAs and hazies. A portion of the proceeds will
benefit the Surfrider Foundation, Seattle Chapter.
“We
love our IPAs at Brewlab, from Bicoastal to Big Ballard to our new
seasonal Peaches for Me IPA,” said Redhook Brewlab Brewmaster Nick
Crandall. “When we first opened Brewlab last summer, we did
collaborations with some of Washington’s best breweries, so we wanted to
come full circle and throw a one-of-a-kind IPA fest and invite all our
friends back.”
IPA Daze will run April 20 - 22, on Friday from 3 p.m. to midnight, Saturday from noon to midnight, and Sunday from noon to 10 p.m.
So
where do the baby goats come in? Redhook wanted to give guests a
special 4/20 treat, so Brewlab will have small petting zoo outside
Brewlab from 5 to 7 p.m. on the opening day of the festival. And KEXP DJs will be on hand all three days to keep the music fresh.
Over
the three-day IPA Daze extravaganza, fest-goers will also have access
to some of Washington’s best breweries, as guest IPAs will be made by:
Elysian, Georgetown, Holy Mountain, Fremont, Black Raven, Crucible,
Matchless, Chainline, Stoup, Aslan, Reuben’s, Wander, Hellbent, 20
Corners, and Silver City.
Additionally
guests will find 16 different takes on the style from Crandall and his
team at Brewlab. From imperial IPAs to a Cascadian Dark Ale and a
Belgian IPA, Crandall’s inventive beers for IPA Daze run the gamut.
“We
didn’t just want to have 16 more traditional IPAs from Brewlab for the
weekend-long event,” said Crandall. “We wanted to push ourselves as the
host to come up with various styles of IPAs, and we’re pumped with the
result.”
Among
the Redhook beers that will be pouring for the three-day event: Peaches
for Me, Bicoastal, Big Ballard, Tangelic Halo, a Rye IPA, a Belgian IPA
and a Cascadian Dark Ale, and collaborations with Matchless,
Georgetown, and 20 Corners.
Did
we mention that this glorious event is free? Yes, entry to the event is
free; however tokens will be required for beer purchases. Tokens are
$1.50 each; four tokens for $6 dollars; nine tokens for $12, or 20
tokens for $25. One token equals one taster; four tokens equal one pint;
six tokens will get you a taster tray.
Brewlab will also have a limited food menu for the event, including pizza by the slice and special 4/20-themed fare.
In
honor of the weekend’s Earth Day celebration, Redhook will donate a
portion of its proceeds from the three-day fest to their friends at the Surfrider Foundation.
“While
this event is about celebrating the IPA and showcasing Washington’s
best breweries, we wanted to have an environmental charity tie, too, and
linking with Surfrider was a natural choice,” said Crandall.
To purchase tokens ahead of time, go to www.redhook.com/IPADAZE.
For additional information on Redhook Brewery, visit redhook.com and follow the brewery on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
About Redhook Brewery
Redhook
was born out of the entrepreneurial spirit of early 1980s in the heart
of Seattle. While the term didn’t exist at the time, Redhook became one
of America’s first craft breweries with its focus on creating a better
beer. From a modest start in a former transmission shop in the Seattle
neighborhood of Ballard, to a Fremont trolley barn that housed The
Trolleyman brewpub, to its current breweries in Seattle, Wash., and
Portsmouth, N.H., Redhook has become one of America’s most recognized
craft breweries. Redhook opened a 10-barrel brewpub in the Capitol Hill
neighborhood of Seattle in 2017.
Redhook’s
2018 lineup includes Big Ballard IIPA, Bicoastal IPA and a variety of
seasonal beers, including My Oh My Caramel Macchiato Milk Stout,
Tangelic Halo Tangerine IPA, Winterhook, and more. Redhook beers are
available on draught and in bottles and cans around the country.
Redhook Brewery, Est. Seattle, WA 1981
