Ferocious and savage, 100 IBUs of El Dorado, Centennial, Mosaic, and Simcoe Hops tear their way across your tongue in Wildcard Brewing’s Battling with Bears DIPA.

This is a classic battle -- man vs beer -- a hopbomb slugfest of citrus, pine, mangoes and green onions waits for you inside the bear’s den. Wildcard has proven their hoppy meddle before with their 4.0+ rated-on-Tavour Crowdpleaser IPA. Now they’re going big and burly with a 100 IBU brew that makes you feel every drop of bitter resin.

Freshly split pinewood aromatics float above this sparkling bright and clear Northern California brew. A hint of burning herbs (sage or possibly ganja) lingers. Its thick, dank, and coming this way. Ultra lean cracker-like malts get out of the way and allow the coniferous sap notes to rain down on the tongue. Simcoe reigns supreme here, leaving a woody slap on the tongue you’ll still feel long after you’re done drinking.

Wildcard claims this is a post-bear-battle relaxation beer. We disagree. As intensely flavorful with citrus and spruce as a whole forests of bitterness, this beer is like battling a bear itself. Come and poke the beer.

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