Thursday, August 2, 2012 is my happy day.
Why? It’s the 2nd annual IPA day! India Pale Ale has now become the fastest growing beer style in America. My thoughts on that statistic? It’s about damn time. I have loved hoppy beers for years. Back in the mid 90’s, very few full flavored beers were available in the SE. I tried my best to share the ones I found with my friends (Rogue I2PA comes to mind), but I eventually realized I was wasting my time and effort. So I kept all the beer for myself. (Hey, I tried.) But now it seems everyone is coming around to my way of thinking. (more…)