Over the last decade, Alpine Brewing Company’s hop-forward brews have become the stuff of legend.  Highly rated yet impossible to find outside of California, enthusiasts had to journey to a secluded mountain town outside of San Diego for a taste.

Well, my fellow hopheads, Christmas has come for you all:  Alpine’s fabled hoppy elixirs will finally be reaching your lips.

We’re thrilled to bring you a fresh pairing of two of their highly rated, masterful IPAs, each considered a must try in the community:

Hoppy Birthday Session IPA -  Hoppy Birthday flourishes a 6-hop dry-hopping of aromatic intensity.  It stings the air with conifer sap and pomelo, followed by a mellow caramel malt backbone that supports its resinous mouthfeel.  A fully hoppy experience in a sessionable, 5.2% ABV package, Hoppy Birthday always brings a celebration to the glass.  99 on RateBeer; 96 on BeerAdvocate

Duet IPA  - A world-class rated expression of the West Coast IPA, Duet gets its namesake from the partnership of Amarillo and Simcoe Hops.  These form a harmonious nose of danky grapefruit, tropical fruit, and pine.  Dankness follows into the mouthfeel, deepening the bitter pine finish with a smooth balance of malts.  100 on RateBeer, 96 on BeerAdvocate

Finding new and sensational IPAs isn’t easy this time of year, but Alpine’s lineup of flavor-praised IPAs is sure to invigorate every hophead’s desire.  Hoppy Birthday, and Duet each deliver on their own, but try both to truly experience the spectrum of Alpine’s hop mastery - and have yourself a hoppy little Christmas.