Named after Kent Hrbek’s (local Bloomington legend & former MN Twins player) late father, Eddy. This Juicy IPA skirts the line between a Hazy IPA and a West Coast IPA… not leaning more one way than the other, rather meeting right in the middle! Soft and slightly pillowy, yet possesses a moderate bite that doesn’t linger on the palate.
Built on a mixed base of pilsner and IPA (yes, there is a specific malt for IPAs now… and it slaps) malts, with a supporting cast including such stalwarts as: dextrin and white wheat. A blend of choice hops (Ales for ALS Blend) was utilized (kettle, whirlpool, and dry hop stages) for its tropical-leaning talents, with backnotes of citrus and a smidge of pine. A fun and neat lil’ co-pitch of two Kveik yeasts (expressive Norwegian-origin beasts of yeasts!) that further push tropical/juicy aromatics were chosen to amplify everything up a notch.
If y’all can’t decide on either a pint of Hazy IPA or Westy IPA, then snag some of this juicy ale and get the best of both worlds!
A portion of sales from this beer will be donated to Ales for ALS to fund continuing ALS research.
