THE GRADUATE IPA

Forbidden Peak Brewery is proud to introduce our latest beer to the family- The Graduate IPA. In commemoration of Dr. Sara (ie Dr. Hops) the crew at Forbidden Peak has put together a beer that competes with other world class IPA's.

The Graduate is a deep copper-gold color and has a big white head. An exciting fruity hop aroma lingers off the top of the beer. The flavor is initially dominated by hopiness, but is followed by a balanced hop and malt combination. The aftertaste is long, crisp, and leaves a dry hop flavor in your mouth. Satisfying, yet stirring demand for more.

During one of Squatch's voyages around the world (normally void of beer, due to the inability for beer to keep that long), a young man approached him with a pint of beer in a wooden chalice. Flabergasted that the beer had not spoiled, had a fantastic strong hop flavor, and seemed to have a very high alcohol percentage, Squatch was immediately drawn to this so called "IPA". Over the course of several weeks at sea, Squatch had picked this young man's brain enough to try the recipe back in the Cascades.

As fate would have it, this young man was George Hodgson from the Bow Brewery in East London- the creator of the India Pale Ale. George had a pleasant pale ale at his brewery, but in order for beer to keep longer, he experimented with adding more hops and increasing the amount of alcohol in his pale. This beer became the staple for long voyages, especially ones to India (hence the name India Pale Ale).

Little Known Fact: No breweries in India currently brew India Pale Ales.

Dr. Hops is graduating with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of Washington. A long, hard fought battle through various schools & programs now comes to an epic end. This beer was made to thank Dr. Hops in advance, for taking care of all the crew at Forbidden Peak.

Skol!