West-coast IPA

Alcohol
6% ABV

Bitterness
50 IBU

Malts
Pale, Biscuit

Hops
Rotating

Yeast
American Ale

Apian IPA I

Hops: Amarillo, Simcoe, Ekuanot

Everybody has their preferences in beer, and when you ask us what we like in an IPA, we'll hand you this beer. The bright resiny hop aroma leaps right out of the glass and drags you by the nose down through the pillowy foam and into a golden sea of euphoria, where mangoes and apricots swim through the amber waves of grain, before the entire scene cartwheels down your gullet, leaving nothing but the tingling of excitement in your trigeminal nerve.

Or as Dad says, "That tastes like beer."

Apian IPA II

Hops: Cascade, Columbus

Since the early days of American "micro brewing" the "3 C's" have lead the IPA charge. Cascade, Columbus, and Centennial hops brought intense pine and grapefruit flavor unlilke anything then found in European hops, and helped shape the future of IPA. With this beer, we pay homage to the early days of American craft brewing, using these classic hops to put together a classic west-coast IPA.

Apian IPA III

Hops: Mosaic, Cascade

Mosaic hops are just delicious. Like its mother Simcoe, Mosaic is an incredibly multi-faceted variety, hitting all the highlights of American hop aroma and flavor in a single strain: fruity, citrusy, piney, resinous, and floral. But its most interesting attribute is the unique blueberry character you can't get in any other hop. This is everybody's favorite hop, and now you too can see why.

Apian IPA IV

Hops: Waimea, Ekuanot

You might not have heard of New Zealand's Waimea hops, but then again you might have because they happen to find their way into a number of our hop blends. Here they takes center stage, headlining this light, citrusy IPA. Waimea hops smell like you just rounded the bend to discover a hidden valley tucked away in the hillside where a mountain stream wends its way through a tropical rainforest bursting with tangerine trees on its way to the ocean, where it meets the surf flanked by golden, sunkissed beaches. We add a touch of Ekuanot hops (formerly known as "Equinox" and "HBC 366") to give the beer a bright citrus edge. It's a bright, citrusy IPA--one of the lightest in the Apian lineup--and the perfect summer beer!

Apian IPA V

Hops: Comet

That's it. Just Comet. We get to work with a lot of tremendous hop varieties, each with their own strengths, weaknesses and particular uses, but not very often do we encounter a hop that can carry a beer on it's own. Comet is one of those hops.

Released in 1974, Comet was actually bred as a bittering hop, but it fell out of favor with lager breweries due to it's aggressive flavor and aroma. Which is exactly what we want. Comet is an uninhibited expression of American hop character, boasting all the grapefruit, pine and citrus qualities that are exhaustively sought out and dissected by hop breeders, but here they are all rolled up in the same hop cone. When you get a chance to work with raw materials like this, you don't pass it up. And if you get a chance to get this beer in your glass, don't pass it up.

Apian IPA VI

Hops: Galaxy

The finest hops money can buy. Literally. Galaxy hops from Australia are the most expensive hops we've ever seen, at fully three times the price of the Comet we use in Apian IPA V. When you can even find them. We finally got our first chance to brew with Galaxy as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and hop damn these are good. Like mortgage your brewery to get your hands on them again good. An intensely aromatic hop, Galaxy imparts a vibrant blend of mango, guava, lemongrass, and orange rind.

Apian IPA VII

Hops: Waimea, Mosaic, Sabro

Inspired by the flavors we found in the Galaxy hops, we set out to build an IPA featuring the tropical, stonefruit, and citrus flavors we've come to love so much, accented by just a touch of coconut from Sabro hops. Waimea contributes the bright zesty tropical side, while Mosaic adds depth and and a citrusy edge, and Sabro ties the whole package together with coconut twine.

Apian IPA VIII

Hops: Idaho 7, Strata

Over the years, preferences in hop expression have shifted from pine and resin to citrus to softer tropical fruits. This recipe pairs newer hop varieties Idaho 7 and Strata to create an IPA with a potent aroma of tangerine, raspberry, and dried herb.

Apian IPA IX

Hops: El Dorado, Strata, Azacca

This hop combo is built around El Dorado hops, a variety first released from CLS Farms in 2010. El Dorado hops lend a pronounced orange juice flavor, so we paired them with Azacca for a bright, tropical topnote, and Strata to bring in some depth with it's unique raspberry and pine character.