Our Inspiration

Mavericks, CA

Waves often crest at over 25 feet and can top out at more than 60 feet in Mavericks, CA. For years, locals thought the location - full of underwater rock formations and boulders - was too dangerous for surfing. Few people thought that the big wave surfing of Hawaii was possible in Northern California. For nearly two decades, one young surfer and his friends surfed Mavericks alone. Most California surfers continued to deny the existence of big wave surfing in California. Eventually that changed, and today Mavericks welcomes the world's best big wave surfers.

The story of Mavericks, CA inspired our West Coast Style IPA. Measuring at 103 IBUs, this is a powerful beer with massive hop flavor. For decades, the prevailing opinion was that you had to go West to find Big IPAs. Like the legend of Mavericks, the Paradise Cove IPA proves that you can find Big Hop taste right here on the East Coast.

The Style

West Coast Style IPA

The history of the West Coast IPA really begins in the 1980s when the American craft beer scene was just getting started. Trying to differentiate from European style IPAs, brewers in California began adding more and more hops to create flavorful, tropical and fruity beers. Unlike recent trends of adding fruit adjuncts to fermenting beer, the fruit-forward flavors of West Coast style IPAs come entirely from the hops.

At the height of the craft beer resurgence, IPAs led the way as more and more craft breweries and microbreweries opened their doors. As craft beer became mainstream in America, it was largely because of IPAs - the fruity hop aroma and taste masked the higher alcohol by volume and led to very drinkable and unique beers.

As a result of the growing popularity of the IPA, farmers began producing American hops in greater numbers. Our Paradise Cove IPA sources American hops from the pacific northwest, specifically using Cascade, Simcoe and Columbus hops.

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