This is GREAT news!
From the recent Alpine Beer Co. Newsletter:
Last newsletter, I mentioned there was some exciting news coming. Well, here it is. In an earlier newsletter there was news that I would brew a Rye IPA using New Zealand hops. At that time, that was all that was decided.
Ladies and Gentlemen: Announcing “Nelson” a Golden Rye West Coast IPA. Because imitation is the biggest form of flattery, we declined to be flattered, we kept our “style” to ourselves to ensure no one would beat us to the punch (happens more than you’d think). There are few rye beers, fewer golden rye beers and no Golden Rye IPA’s I know of, do you? A quick Google search gave me some “Golden Rye Ales” from New Scotland Brewery, Magic Hat, The Hideout Brewing, Legend Brewing and Offshore Ale Co. None have a Golden Rye IPA. As for the taste, I didn’t want to talk about the beer before I could tell how it was progressing. It is more than I could have ever hoped for, fabulous. Lots of pineapple/citrus aroma, slight peppery taste from the rye. It’s a WOW beer and its not quit done yet. Release date: Friday August 11th straight up noon, be there with your growlers. Fills will be $8.50 and worth every penny, I personally guarantee that.
MORE ALPINE NEWS:
Plans are progressing, slowly, for more labels so we can bottle more of our fine ales. Captain Stout, Willy Vanilly and, yes, Exponential Hoppiness are going in for label approval, soon and we can bottle these great ales just around the corner. Like there will be enough Expo left to bottle, but we can hope, we’ll have the labels anyways.