Sunday, April 20, 2014

American Craft Beer Week: May 12 - 18th!




American Craft Beer Week at Island Brewing Company, May 12-18th

(Carpinteria, CA) – Fun, frivolity, and the fundamentals of fresh beer will be in abundance May 12 – 18th as Island Brewing Company joins thousands of craft breweries across the nation in celebrating American Craft Beer week. The week is a national celebration of the American craft beer revolution and a chance for breweries to showcase the advantages of locally brewed beer.

Island Brewing Company will be hosting events each day that week geared towards celebrating craft beer culture and community including a Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament, a Luau, a Beer Blending Competition, as well as a Meet the Brewers Night, Vertical Beer Flights, VIP tastings, live music, and a Cooking with Beer Competition, to name some of the events throughout the week.

“This is one of our favorite weeks of the year,” says owner and brewer Paul Wright. “It’s a great chance to connect with our friends on the other side of the bar, make new ones, and spread some of the great things that are happening in the craft beer industry as a whole.”

The full schedule of the week’s activities can be found on the blog on the brewery’s website (www.islandbrewingcompany.com) and updates will be posted on the brewery’s Facebook and Twitter accounts.



Thursday, April 10, 2014

Return of the Variance IPA Series: Variance 5256!

Return of the Variance: Variance 5256!
 
Your new favorite beer is back, if that makes any sense. So here is the latest in the Variance IPA series from our masterminds in the back of the brewery, also a West Coast IPA, but one that features the prominent magic of an experimental hop known only as #5256. Think pine forward aroma and taste in a medium bodied IPA with 74 IBUs and 7.3% abv. Very drinkable, and in short, very delicious. Who knows, maybe you could use one.