Calling All Hop Heads - #IPADay in (and around) Delaware

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Hop Heads rejoice - it's IPA Day! It isn't quite Christmas in July, it's Christmas in August for folks like us who to gravitate towards the beloved IPA! Delaware has embraced this day and there is some serious celebrating happening around the state today:

  • All three Two Stones Pub locations are dedicating a good portion of their taps to IPAs today. Here's what each location will have on tap:
    • Two Stones Pub Newark:
      • *Yards IPA
        *Victory HopDevil
        *DFH 60 Minute
        *Green Flash White
        *3rd Wave Wave Ryed'r
        *Lagunitas Night Time
        *Elysian Savant
        *New Belgium Rampant
        *Stone Go To
        *Stone Cali-Belgique
        *Stone RuinTen
        *Stone Unapologetic
        *Stone Double Bastard
        *Stone Saison
        *Stone Imperial Russian
        *Stone Arrogant Bastard
    • Two Stones Pub Naamans:
      • *DFH 60 Minute
        *Victory HopDevil
        *Yards IPA
        *Evolution Lot #3
        *DuClaw Neon Gypsy
        *Lagunitas Night Time
        *Green Flash White
        *Sierra Nevada Torpedo
        *Stone Go To
        *Stone Cali-Belgique
        *Stone RuinTen
        *Stone Unapologetic
        *Stone Levitation
        *Stone Saison
        *Stone Imperial Russian
        *Stone Arrogant Bastard
    • Two Stones Pub Kennett
    • *Troegs Perpetual
      *Victory HopDevil
      *Yards IPA
      *Evolution Lot #3
      *Ithaca Flower Power
      *Bells Two Hearted
      *Stone Collective Distortion
      *Stone RuinTen
      *Stone Go To
      *Stone IPA
      *Stone Smoked Chipotle
      *Stone Oaked Arrogant Bastard
      *Stone Quadrotritocale
      *Stone Matt's Burning Rosids
  • Hooray for IPA Day! at the Dogfish Head Brewery
    • Special IPA Day tasting Flights
      • Sensory Flight 
        • 60 Minute – classic IPA
        • 60 Minute through Palisade – Earthy, Floral, Fruity
        • 60 Minute through Simcoe – Citrus, Piney
        • 90 Minute – note malt backbone 
      • Graduated Flight 
        • 60 Minute – 6% ABV / 60 IBU’s / continually hopped for 60 minutes
        • 75 Minute – 7.5% ABV / carbonated naturally
        • 90 Minute – 9% ABV / 90 IBU’s / continually hopped for 90 minutes
        • 120 Minute – 15-20% ABV / 120 IBU’s / continually hopped for 120 minutes 
      • IPA Spinoff Flight 
        • Sixty-One – IPA fermented with syrah grape must
        • 75 Minute – cask conditioned with maple syrup
        • Indian Brown Ale – first dark IPA with organic brown sugar
        • Burton Baton – 90 minute blended with an English strong ale aged in oak 
      • Dueling Randalls 
        • 60 Mintue through Palisade – Earthy, Floral, Fruity 
        • 60 Minute through Simcoe – Citrus, Piney 
      • IPA trivia with giveways 
      • Hop Pickle relish at Bunyan's Lunchbox for their brats and their hop-pickled chip dip 
      • Plus it's Vintage & Vinyl Happy Hour starting at 4:30pm. This week they're pouring: 
        • 2010 Burton Baton
        • 2011 Hellhound On My Ale 
        • 2011 120 Minute 
        • 2012 120 Minute 
      • Can't make it to the Dogfish Head Brewery or Brewpub, keep an eye on their web store - they're going to have some one-day super IPA Day specials.
  • Argilla Brewing #IPADay Celebration 
    • Argilla is celebrating this day with brews inspired by the Beastie Boys. They're going to be pouring 
      • MCA IPA (mosaic, citra & amarillo hops 
      • ADROCK IPA (admiral, mt. hood, mt. rainer & cascade hops) 
      • MikEL D. (el dorado IPA) 
      • FLUTE LUPLIN (Double IPA brewed w/honey) 
      • LIVE @ PJ'S (farmhouse ipa) 
      • JOHNNY RYEALL (black rye ipa) 
      • TO THE 33 BURROUGHS (NITRO) (English ipa) 
      • MANGO KANGOL (mango ipa) 
      • PAUL'S PALE 
      • I LIKE SOME COFFEE WITH MY BARLEY & GREEN (coffee ipa) 
      • GRAND ROYAL RED (red ipa) 
      • BOOMIN GRAINIES (dry hopped pale ale) 
      • THEY ALL CALL ME ADAM YAUCH BUT I'M AN IPA (session ipa) 
    • They'll also have some random quizzes with prizes as well as a 50/50 - with half the winnings going to the winner's charity of choice. 
  • 16 Mile Brewing IPA Day Celebration 
    • 16 Mile is celebrating IPA Day with special prices on Inlet IPA, Bridge Brown IPA and Made in the Shade Black IPA 
    • They're also releasing their newest beer, Baby's Lunch Double IPA 
  • Mispillion River Brewing IPA Day Celebration 
    • Mispillion will be pouring 7 IPAs today: 
      • Great White Buffalo White IPA 
      • Oecagon Imperial IPA 
      • Z.J. Imperial IPA 
      • Big Earl Black IPA 
      • Reach Around IPA 
      • Anglo Saxon Double IPA 
      • Double Chin IPA 
    • They'll also have a Firkin of Double Chin conditioned on Seville Oranges 
    • Food will be available from Mr. Bar B Que and there will be live music with Slinging Daisies
  • UPDATE: 
    • Chelsea Tavern
      • All of the following IPAs are half price today
        • Dogfish Head “Bottle-Conditioned” 75 Minute I.P.A. 750ml. 21
        • Dogfish Head Rhizing Bines Imperial I.P.A. 750ml. 28
        • Dogfish Head Robert Johnson’s Hellhound on My Ale, Imperial I.P.A. 750ml. 27
        • Elysian Avatar Jasmine I.P.A. 22oz. 14
        • Elysian Savant I.P.A. 22oz. 16
        • Elysian “The Immortal” I.P.A. 22oz. 13
        • Harpoon “100 Barrel Series, Session 50” Citra Victorious, A.P.A. 22oz. 15
        • New Belgium Rampant Imperial I.P.A. 22oz. 14
        • New Belgium Ranger American I.P.A. 22oz. 12
        • No-Li Empire No. 8 I.P.A. 22oz. 12
        • Rogue Brutal IPA 22oz. 15
        • Rogue Juniper Pale Ale 22oz. 14
        • Stone IPA, Double Dry-Hopped I.P.A. 22oz. 13
        • Stone R&R Coconut I.P.A. 22oz. 15
        • Stone Ruination I.P.A., American Imperial I.P.A. 22oz. 14
    • Home Grown Cafe:
      • On tap: Sam Adams Rebel IPA
      • Bottle specials: Abita Spring IPA and Otter Creek Fresh Slice White IPA. They still have Green Flash Palate Wrecker and Sixpoint Resin as well. 

We'll keep updating this as we find out more IPA Day love happening around the state!

And don't forget, when you're social media-ing it up for #IPADay be sure to use #CraftBeerDE and #BeerDE to show your Delaware Craft Beer love!