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NSe-IPAC FIRST ROUND MATCH UPS 2017!

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Here are the first round match ups for review. If you are visiting the locker room later in the competition for some information, use your browser to search by name!

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Player:
Hipster Juice Session IPA

Team:
Trickster's Brewing

Coeur d'Alene , ID

Player Stats:
Light, hoppy, and crushable. Pilsner base, Light specialty grains for an appropriate hop canvas. Light sulfate notes, clean fermentation, and light touch with hops where balance is the focus.

ABV: 4.7

IBUs: 50

Original Gravity: 11 Plato

Hops: Warrior, Citra, Simcoe, Amarillo

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Player:
Easy on the Eyes

Team:
Intuition Ale Works

Jacksonville , FL

Player Stats:
Light-bodied Session IPA with a big piney citrus aroma from the healthy dose of Citra and Centennial hops. Pours golden straw in color with bright Florida citrus flavor sand a lingering, sticky finish.

ABV: 4.2

IBUs: 55

Original Gravity: 10.2

Hops: Ciara and Centennial hops


Player:
Jibe

Team:
Green Flash

San Diego , CA

Player Stats:
Prepare to Jibe! With the wind at our back, we are changing direction. Guided by San Diego's endless summer breeze, we navigate into new hop territory with Jibe Session IPA. Well-balanced, floral, citrus and vibrant hop character defines our idea of what a perfect session ale should be. At 4.0% ABV, this session is so good, we are trimming our sails and riding the wind.

ABV: 4.0

IBUs: 65

Original Gravity: 9.7

Hops: Simcoe, Cascade, Amarillo

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Player:
Bonobo Session IPA

Team:
CB Craft Brewers

Honeoye Falls , NY

Player Stats:
Light on alcohol but not on flavor, this session ale presents a beautiful golden color. Predominant lemon and pineapple meet and carry into a distinct pine finish. The specialty malts add a biscuity complexity to this ale perfectly suited to paradise. This is your go-to IPA to enjoy over an entire evening or afternoon.

ABV: 4.5

IBUs: 48

Original Gravity: 10.3

Hops: Amarillo, Centennial, Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe, Sorachi Ace


Player:
Jah Mon

Team:
Rivertowne Brewing

Export , PA

Player Stats:
A session IPA that is brewed with light crystal malts and oats for body. Super hop forward!

ABV: 4.9

IBUs: 100

Original Gravity: 12

Hops: warrior, cascade, columbus, centennial, el dorado, galaxy

VS

Player:
River Days Session IPA

Team:
Mad River Brewing

Blue Lake , CA

Player Stats:
Light and easy drinking, our River Days Session IPA packs in flavors and aromas of Cascade hops. Bright and crisp, this refreshing session ale is brewed for full malty flavor and mouth feel balanced by an abundance of hop character.

ABV: 4.8

IBUs: 49.4

Original Gravity: 1.044

Hops: Bittering hops: Chinook Flavor Hops: Cascade and Colombus Finishing Hops: Cascade and Willamette


Player:
Pace Car Racer

Team:
Bear Republic Brewing

Cloverdale , CA

Player Stats:
Hoppy aromas of pine and citrus, with a smooth malt flavor that empties your glass at a speedy pace. This session IPA is the newest addition to the Racer™ family.

ABV: 4.0

IBUs: 55

Original Gravity: 1.036

Hops: Centennial, Cascade, Citra

VS

Player:
Mini Separation Anxiety

Team:
Berryessa Brewing

winters , CA

Player Stats:
Session IPA

ABV: 54

IBUs: 45

Original Gravity: 10

Hops: Mosaic


Player:
Daily Pale

Team:
Reuben's Brews

Seattle , WA

Player Stats:
Brewed for all the hop heads, this refreshingly drinkable beer is has a lower ABV but still packs plenty of hop punch!

ABV: 4.9

IBUs: 55

Original Gravity: 1.048

Hops: Galaxy, Citra, Centennial, Azacca

VS

Player:
Ipswich S.I.P.A.

Team:
Ipswich Ale Brewery

Ipswich , MA

Player Stats:
Our first session offering combines lower-than-average alcohol with higher-than-average hoppiness. Aggressively hopped with Simcoe, Ella and Mosaic hops for zesty, fruit-like aromas and just light-bodied enough for a nice, dry finish.

ABV: 3.9

IBUs: 40

Original Gravity: 10

Hops: Simcoe, Ella, Mosaic


Player:
CoastWise Session IPA

Team:
Coronado Brewing

San Diego, SD

Player Stats:
Dry-hopped with a blend of Mosaic and Sorachi Ace hops, CoastWise overflows with tropical mango, peach and citrus aromas, and has a dry, lingering finish.

ABV: 5

IBUs: 45

Original Gravity: 12

Hops: Mosaic and Sorachi Ace

VS

Player:
Super Session #2

Team:
Lawson's Finest Liquids

Warren , VT

Player Stats:
Our Session IPA is so tasty and quaffable that it will leave you craving more! Super Session #2 features full malt flavor and assertive hop character with copious additions of Amarillo hops late in kettle and in dry hopping.

ABV: 4.8

IBUs: -

Original Gravity: -

Hops: Amarillo


Player:
Southwest Session

Team:
Bosque Brewing

Albuquerque , NM

Player Stats:
A smaller IPA that still has tons of hop glory

ABV: 4.8

IBUs: 60

Original Gravity: 13.5

Hops: Equinox Citra and Mosaic

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Player:
Pygmy Pale Ale

Team:
Barley Brown's Beer

Baker City , OR

Player Stats:
Kinda like an IPA... but too small.

ABV: 4.5

IBUs: 55

Original Gravity: 12.4

Hops: Mosaic


Player:
CrossBones

Team:
Heavy Seas Beer

Halethorpe , MD

Player Stats:
CrossBones is our first new year-round beer since 2003! We worked long and hard to create the perfect session IPA that would satisfy the hoppiest of hop heads, all while not putting them under the table. This session IPA is bursting with floral and citrus notes and has a strong malt backbone to support all of that hoppy goodness. Upon tasting CrossBones, with it's big body, smooth finish and lingering citrus flavor, it's hard to imagine that it's only 4.5%. How do we get all of the aroma and flavor from a beer like Loose Cannon into CrossBones? Avast! You'll never find me buried treasure!

ABV: 4.5

IBUs: 35

Original Gravity: 11.5 P

Hops: Secret Blend

VS

Player:
3-a-day session ipa

Team:
Lynnwood Brewing Concern

Raleigh , NC

Player Stats:
This session IPA is brewed with El Dorado and Mosaic hops which give the beer aromas and flavors of apricot, tropical fruit, and citrus.

ABV: 4.75

IBUs: 30

Original Gravity: 1.048

Hops: El Dorado and Mosaic


Player:
Powder Session

Team:
Comrade Brewing

Denver , CO

Player Stats:
An updated take on the classic American wheat beer. This session beer is loaded with Azacca, Galaxy, Simcoe, Citra and Lemondrop hops for a crisp and refreshing citrus finish.

ABV: 4.8

IBUs: 42

Original Gravity: 10.5

Hops: Azacca, Galaxy, Simcoe, Citra and Lemondrop

VS

Player:
Muscle Memory

Team:
Cerebral Brewing

Denver , CO

Player Stats:
Brewed with a heavy hand of oats and intensely hopped with Simcoe, Centennial, Mandarina and Chinook.

ABV: 4.9

IBUs: 30

Original Gravity: 1.048

Hops: Simcoe, Centennial, Mandarina and Chinook


 

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Player:
Mosaica

Team:
Pi Brewing

Albuquerque , NM

Player Stats:
A lunchtime or lawnmower beer for the IPA drinker. All the flavorful and aromatic hops you'd expect, without the 7% guilt.

ABV: 4.9

IBUs: 55

Original Gravity: 1.050

Hops: Mosaic, Citra

VS

Player:
NE Auburn Pale Ale

Team:
Knee Deep Brewing

Alexandria , VA

Player Stats:
A crisp, clean double-filtered West Coast pale ale brewed with citrusy, fruity and dank hops. This pale ale is juicy yet refreshingly clean, we double- filtered this hoppy pale ale in the traditional North East Auburn manner.

ABV: 4.5

IBUs: 42

Original Gravity: 10.2

Hops: Cascade, Citra, Chinook


Player:
Driftwood

Team:
Wolf's Ridge Brewing

Columbus , OH

Player Stats:
Hopped with Mosaic and Citra, Driftwood is a session IPA bursting with bright citrus and tropical notes. Our brewers add oats to the mash to help add body and mouthfeel to balance the light nature of the style. The perfect every-day thirst quencher and our best selling IPA!

ABV: 4.6

IBUs: 50

Original Gravity: 11.3

Hops: Mosaic, Citra, Centennial

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Player:
Session Pale Ale

Team:
Fremont Brewing

Seattle , WA

Player Stats:
This session pale ale is made with Citra® and Simcoe® hops grown in Washington's Yakima Valley which will enlighten your mind and make you a smarter and better looking person…Because Beer Matters.

ABV: 4.5

IBUs: 50

Original Gravity: 11.2

Hops: Citra, Ekuanot, Simcoe


Player:
Clean Cut Session IPA

Team:
Good City Brewing

Milwaukee , WI

Player Stats:
A low gravity Session IPA that showcases Amarillo, Citra and Centennial for a fruity/pine/citrus profile. An extremely refreshing and drinkable beer that makes you want to go outside and mow the lawn. Beards beware. Seek the Good.

ABV: 4.7

IBUs: 45

Original Gravity: 11.5

Hops: Magnum, Cascade, Citra, Amarillo, Centennial

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Player:
Featherweight Session IPA

Team:
Boxing Bear Brewing

ALBUQUERQUE , NM

Player Stats:
Small in alcohol content but packing a powerful hop punch, our session IPA has the flavors and aromas of a full scale contender.

ABV: 4.3

IBUs: 65

Original Gravity: 11.5

Hops: Simcoe, Columbus, Chinook, Amarillo, Galaxy, Centennial


Player:
Presents-Wheat IPA

Team:
Talisman Brewing

Ogden , UT

Player Stats:
Light bodied with sweet fresh lemon zest and Pine notes. initial bitterness rolls into a clean crisp assertive bitter finish.

ABV: 4%

IBUs: 58

Original Gravity: 1.040

Hops: Cascade and Simcoe

VS

Player:
Cosmic Truth Session IPA

Team:
Resurgence Brewing

Buffalo , NY

Player Stats:
Mosaic Hopped Session IPA. A truly unique beer, this sessionable brew begins with dank aromatics laced with citrus fruit. The body is the kind of crisp you find from using Kolsch yeast, and brought to life by bold tropical fruit flavors and subtle bitterness of the Mosaic hop.

ABV: 4.3

IBUs: 35

Original Gravity: 11.5

Hops: Mosaic


Player:
Lil Heaven Session IPA

Team:
Two Roads Brewing

Stratford , CT

Player Stats:
Taste is of tropical fruits, specifically passion fruit, grapefruit and apricots. Finishes with just enough toasted malt character to balance.

ABV: 4.8

IBUs: 40

Original Gravity: 11.8

Hops: Mosaic, Galaxy, Centennial

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Player:
All For One

Team:
The Brew Kettle PRoduction Works

strongsville , OH

Player Stats:
A hop forward IPA without the bite! Big fruity / citrus flavor and aroma with the addition of the spicy character of rye malt

ABV: 4.75

IBUs: 35

Original Gravity: 12.5

Hops: mosaic, Equinox, simcoe, amarillo


Player:
Fanny IPA

Team:
Revival Brewing

Cranston , RI

Player Stats:
Dedicated to the loving memory of Fanny the elephant, 7 distinct hop varieties were used to concoct this unique, wet hopped Session IPA. Simcoe, El Dorado, Mosaic, Equinox, Centennial, Kohatu, and Rakau combine to create a big hop presence that is matched with amazing drinkability.

ABV: 4

IBUs: 55

Original Gravity: 11

Hops: Simcoe, El Dorado, Mosaic, Equinox, Centennial, Kohatu, and Rakau

VS

Player:
Session IPA

Team:
Second St Brewery

santa fe , NM

Player Stats:
Super clean, super dry and bursting with way too much hop character for this gravity

ABV: 4.2

IBUs: 48

Original Gravity: 1.046

Hops: Cascade, Equinox, Citra


Player:
Casual Session IPA

Team:
Red Brick Brewing

Atlanta , GA

Player Stats:
An easy drinking IPA loaded with juicy tropical hop flavor

ABV: 4.5

IBUs: 36

Original Gravity: 10.5

Hops: Citra, El Dorado, Denali, Jaryllo, Calypso

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Player:
Sunshine Daydream IPA

Team:
Fat Heads Brewery

Middleburg Heights , OH

Player Stats:
A very drinkable session that has big hop flavors and aromas packed into a lean malt backbone. Peace, Love & Hoppiness!

ABV: 4.9

IBUs: 60

Original Gravity: 12.5P

Hops: Centennial, Cita, Mosaic, Equinox


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