This Holiday IPA Uses Fresh Spruce Tree Tips For a Woodsy Flavor
Rahul Kalvapalle — December 10, 2021 — Lifestyle
SLO Brew, which began as a neighborhood brewpub over 30 years ago but has since evolved into an award-winning brewery, has launched a truly innovative holiday IPA that is crafted by using the most Christmassy ingredient imaginable in the form of spruce tree tips.
The Holidaze IPA, which boasts an alcohol content of 7 percent, is also infused with orange peel and Citra hops, giving it a deliciously arboreal flavor that is designed to evoke memories of gentle morning hikes through pine orchards. This holiday IPA's festive aesthetic is all the more enhanced by its unique can art which is inspired by ugly Christmas sweaters.
Available on draft and in four-packs of 16-ounce cans for a price of $10.99, SLO Brew's Holidaze IPA is a limited-edition offering that the company's brewmaster Steve Courier says is designed to "invoke the sensation of a fresh-cut Christmas tree in beer form."
Image Credit: SLO Brew
The Holidaze IPA, which boasts an alcohol content of 7 percent, is also infused with orange peel and Citra hops, giving it a deliciously arboreal flavor that is designed to evoke memories of gentle morning hikes through pine orchards. This holiday IPA's festive aesthetic is all the more enhanced by its unique can art which is inspired by ugly Christmas sweaters.
Available on draft and in four-packs of 16-ounce cans for a price of $10.99, SLO Brew's Holidaze IPA is a limited-edition offering that the company's brewmaster Steve Courier says is designed to "invoke the sensation of a fresh-cut Christmas tree in beer form."
Image Credit: SLO Brew
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