Coronado Brewing and Cigar City Brewing collaborate on Conquista IPA
image courtesy Coronado Brewing Company
Press Release
San Diego, CA ... Coronado Brewing and Cigar City Brewing are no strangers to good IPA's, so it only made sense for these two award-winning breweries to join forces on a hop-forward collaboration: Conquista IPA. Cigar City Brewmaster, Wayne Wambles, partnered with Coronado Brewmaster, Ryan Brooks, to brew a west coast-inspired IPA featuring Polaris, a new German varietal prized for its complex pineapple and herb notes. "Wayne and I both love IPA's and we wanted to brew something we'd enjoy drinking," says Ryan Brooks, Brewmaster, Coronado Brewing Company. "We knew we wanted the beer to be dank and juicy, and we definitely achieved that with Conquista."
Brooks flew to Wolnzach, Germany to hand-select the Polaris hops used for this beer. "It was important for me to try different lots of this hop to ensure the batch we selected was perfect," says Brooks. A blend of Polaris, Equinox, and Simcoe gives the beer earthy, resiny, ripe mango, and herbaceous notes. The beer is then dry-hopped with same hop blend for a pleasant ripe-fruit aroma, with hint of spice. "We had a lot of fun brewing this beer together," says Brooks. "It was awesome having Wayne fly in to help with the brew and we're excited for people to try it."
Conquista is available in 22oz bombers and on draft throughout Coronado's distribution network. ... For more information about Conquista IPA, please visitcoronadobrewing.com/beer/conquista-ipa/. Stay Coastal. Cheers.
About Coronado Brewing Company
In 1996, when craft beer was still a foreign term and San Diego County was home to only a handful of breweries, the Chapman brothers, Ron and Rick, opened a brewpub in their hometown of Coronado. Today Coronado Brewing stays true to its San Diego roots, brewing a diverse portfolio specializing in abundantly hoppy West Coast-style ales, available in 19 US states and 12 countries. In addition to the long-established pub in Coronado, the company operates a tasting room inside its San Diego production facility, and a tasting room and restaurant in Imperial Beach, California. Coronado Brewing Company is the proud recipient of one of the brewing industry's most prestigious awards-World Beer Cup Champion Brewery and Brewmaster for a Mid-Size Brewing Company, 2014.
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