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Why hundreds of breweries all plan to make the exact same IPANormally, craft brewers focus on differentiation, standing out from the crowd, and brewing beers unlike anyone elses. But as of this week, more than 400 breweries around the country have pledged to all brew the exact same IPA recipefor a good cause.
Weve previously reported on Chico, California brewery Sierra Nevadas efforts to raise funds for people devastated by the Camp and Woolsey fires. Sierra Nevadas brewery was itself almost in the Camp fires path; it reportedly displaced 10 percent of the brewerys workforce.
To further raise funds for fire relief, Sierra Nevada has created an IPA called Resilience IPA, with 100 percent of sales going to the Camp Fire fund. The brewerys founder, Ken Grossman, then called on every brewery in America to brew the same beer, providing the recipe for Resilience so others could replicate it and donate further proceeds to the fund. Malt and hop suppliers have also said they will donate raw ingredients for the brewing of this beer.
More than 400 breweries have signed on as of this week, according to craftbeer.com. Sierra Nevada will begin brewing 2,000 barrels of Resilience (almost 500,000 pints) on November 27, so-called Giving Tuesday, with the goal of having this beer on shelves by early 2019. Keep an eye on Sierra Nevadas still-updating list of participating breweries to find one brewing Resilience near you.
https://thetakeout.com/sierra-nevada-resilience-ipa-beer-breweries-fire-1830590023
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FSogol
(45,525 posts)Cha
(297,655 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,463 posts)What with the brewing time and all, I suspect it will be available just before Christmas. They would make great flip-flop stuffers, no?
Cha
(297,655 posts)"slippers". We have a few socks.. lol
mitch96
(13,924 posts)I'm lucky the sports bar near me has it on tap.. If I go over my 3 beer limit I can walk home. Their Torpedo IPA is pretty good also, though a bit piney and hoppy.
From what I've read, Ken Grossman started as a home brewer. He joined a brew club and everybody said he should go to a competition... Damn, he won! then another and another. Everybody said he should start selling it commercially and the rest is history.
Glad to see he is giving back to the community....
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mbusby
(823 posts)...in Houston, Texas has signed on.
OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)But I can take 6 for the team.