Rainy Daze Goat Boater IPA and Top Rung Shift Trade IPA have mounted quite a tear through the Tournament of Beer. Municipal fire fighters across the country are allowed to “shift trade” and still be paid according to their regular work schedules. When Top Rung Brewing founders Casey Sobol and Jason Stoltz aren’t brewing and bottling beer they’re climbing ladders as Thurston County firefighters. Founder and head brewer Mike Montoney wanted to pay tribute to his new home so he named his new IPA Goat Boater, which is slang for kayaker.
Shift Trade IPA, Top Rung Brewing Company (8343 Hogum Bay Lane N.E, Lacey)īesides people riding bicycles munching on pickled fish and chanting “Børk! Børk! Børk” the other curious happening Rainy Daze Brewing noticed as it was moving into Sound Brewery’s former facility in Poulsbo was the frequent kayakers paddling on nearby Liberty Bay. Goat Boater IPA, Rainy Daze Brewing (650 NW Bovela Lane, Poulsbo) vs. Friday, April 28, Final Four Washington IPA Games FINAL FOUR GAME 1ġ4. Voting for today’s IPA battles ends at 11:45 p.m. Vote for one IPA per game, and only once. OK, pour a pint and dive into today’s Final Four IPA battles. Shift Trade IPA, Top Rung Brewing Company Which IPA has the moxie to nail down the championship? Whose IPA will win it all? Now, these four boss IPAs face off for the ultimate glory - IBU to IBU battles to determine the best IPA in the state. We started with 64 of the best IPAs Washington state has to offer. Let’s remember that every IPA that made it into the tourney is worth7. Thanks to your votes, we’ve narrowed down the Tournament of Beer to these four IPAs: What four hop-slinging breweries’ IPAs will move onto the Final Four?
Every winner yesterday won by capturing 73 to 83 percent of the vote, except the Stoup Citra IPA vs Fremont Lush IPa game, which trade leads all day until 8 p.m. Yesterday’s IPA voting action doubled the previous highest vote count for a single day. Starting on the lighter end is the Little Tugger Lager, a 5.3 percent brew made from Loral hops with a very light and crisp taste.Tournament of Washington IPAs: Final Four - Washington state loves India Pales Ales - at least according to the thousands that have voted in our Tournament of Beer: Washington State IPAs. Tage offers a sweet taste of pineapple and color to match.Ĭlosing things out is Western Red Brewing, which has added multiple new brews to its line up, some brand new and some are re-releases of old favorites. Valhöll also joins the Hazy IPA craze with its Tage Norseman, a 6.6 percent ABV IPA made with Azacca, Zythos, Amarillo and Eldorado hops. At seven percent ABV this stout is on the lighter end of things and is as sweet and refreshing as the chocolate milk you’d have with your school lunch. Moving on to Valhöll Brewing, where its Chocolate Milk Stout will have you feeling like a kid at lunchtime again. While this 9.5 percent ABV brew won’t give you abs of steel, it will certainly have you fortified through for the harshest of winters. “She would challenge my father-in-law to hit her in the stomach, she had abs of steel, he’d be like ‘no I don’t want to do that,’ then he’d do it and she’d make fun of him for how weak he hit,” Lambert said. The name Borghild means “fortified for battle,” which Lambert said describes Shawna’s great grandmother perfectly, despite her small stature. Up first is the Borghild Imperial Stout, named for Shawna Lambert’s great-grandmother. Head Brewer Dave Lambert doesn’t shy away from new and somewhat strange flavors, such as the Hog Thai’d IPA a beer inspired by the flavors of Thai curry Bockstar 666 is a beer made with Hot Tamales candies.įor the new year though, Lambert has introduced two new beers with great stories behind them. Subscriber Center – Port Orchard Independent.Subscriber Center – North Kitsap Herald.