Mother's Day Gift Guide: Hoppiest IPAs
Give your mom a big hug, a Big Mango Beer Hug, this Mother's Day.
Sometimes, mama just wants a beer. A lot of moms I know love beer, especially IPAs, so here's a selection of some of the hoppiest brews to make your mama happy this Mother's Day.
Goose Island Beer Co. Big Mango Beer Hug, $12.99/6-pack of 12 oz. cans
If your mom loves both hops and fruit, then look no further than Big Mango Beer Hug. This luscious IPA is bursting with mango aromas with just the right amount of fruity sweetness to balance the 9.9.% ABV. Goose Island also has a few other hugs for your mom - Big Juicy Beer Hug and Tropical Beer Hug, and if you can't decide, get your mom a variety pack.
If your mom likes IPAs and the Packers, then grab her a pac of Grassy Place Hazy IPAs.
Badger State Brewing Grassy Place Hazy IPA, $11.99/4-pack
Grassy Place Hazy IPA has a juicy, tropical and smooth hop flavor and big aroma, led by "Badger Bits" citra hops. Its intentionally hazy appearance is created by adding massive amounts of hops in the fermenter. The result is a smooth and approachable brew, with a 6.7 %ABV.
Take your mom camping, and bring along a 6-pack of Camp Coldie.
10 Barrel Brewing Camp Coldie, $11.99/6-pack, 12-oz.
A collaboration beer between two of the Pacific Northwest's most innovative outdoor brands, 10 Barrel Brewing and SCOUT Campers, Camp Coldie is a low-ABV, high-adventure West Coast IPA, perfect for moms who love the outdoors. Medium-bodied, subtly sweet and balanced with gentle bitterness, Camp Coldie packs all the flavor of a classic West Coast IPA into a gentler punch.
If your mom loves citrus notes, then she will love Elvis Juice.
BrewDog USA Elvis Juice, $10.99/6-pack
BrewDog USA recently unveiled a fresh new look to its iconic Elvis Juice Citrus IPA. This 6.5 percent ABV now features a zesty orange packaging. This citrus-loaded beer with a crisp finish is perfect to celebrate with mom outside.
The Cosmic Crusher IPA is one of three in the Mind Haze series.
Firestone Walker Mind Haze Cosmic Crusher,$12.99/6-pack
The universe of Mind Haze IPAs is one your mother might think worth exploring. The Cosmic Crusher offers the biggest burst of flavor, with a 9.5 percent ABV, along with pineapple and mango flavors. There's also original Mind Haze and Mind Haze Brain Melter, too.
Chaos Pattern is the most popular beer brewed at this Wisconsin brewery.
3 Sheeps Brewing Chaos Pattern, $10.50/6-pack of 12 oz. cans
This IPA is the top selling beer at this Wisconsin brewery. An artfully crafted blend of Citra, Eukanot, Cascade, and Centennial hops with a 6.5 percent ABV offers a mix of familiar and unexpected citrus notes. Each sip unveils layers of juicy orange, zesty grapefruit, and a touch of floral lime.
Phaze Dust is an imperial hazy IPA that's citrus forward and bursting with flavor.
Elysian Brewing Phaze Dust IPA, $12.99/6-pack, 12-ounce cans
Phaze Dust Hazy IPA is the newest member of the Space Dust series of beers. This citrus-forward, 8.2% ABV imperial hazy IPA is crafted with a blend of Chinook, Amarillo, Citra Incognito, and Citra Cryo hops, alongside the rare and innovative, citrus-forward, Oregon-grown Luminosa hops. It carries the familiar citrus notes found throughout the Space Dust series, complemented by a soft bitterness and pillowy mouthfeel with sweet hints of candied peach, mango, and tangerine.
Double Dale's is an imperial IPA that is quite well balanced and delicious.
Oskar Blues Brewery Dale's Double IPA, $3.49/can
First released in 2022, Dale's Double IPA is a well-balanced Imperial IPA. The first sip is crisp with biscuit and a very light honeysuckle character that imparts a unique complexity on a simple backdrop. It's a great beer to sip on a hot Mother's Day.
Is your mom the sunshine of your life? Gift her with a Sip of Sunshine.
Lawson's Finest Liquids Sip of Sunshine IPA, $16.99/4-pack, 16-oz. cans
This 8% ABV IPA is a lupulin-laden IPA packed with juicy tropical fruit character, bright floral aromas and delectable layers of hop flavor. This iconic flagship IPA is celebrating its 10 year anniversary this year, making it perfect for Mother's Day.
Is your mom a fan of fantasy novels with wizards? Pair this juicy IPA with a good book for a perfect ... More Mother's Day gift.
TailGate Brewery Juicebox Wizard IPA, $11.99/6-pack 12-oz. cans
Description: Juicebox Wizard IPA is the latest release in TailGate Brewery's Wizard's Order IPA series. With a 6% ABV, Juicebox Wizard is a juicy, hazy IPA with balanced bitterness leading to bright flavors of pink grapefruit, stone fruit and hints of guava and raspberry. Fans of the Wizards' Order IPA series will enjoy this fresh and approachable take on the style.
Flavorwave is an IPA that's packed with flavor.
Indeed Brewing Company Flavorwave IPA, $10.99/6-pack, 12 oz. cans
Flavorwave IPA is a hazy-ish IPA swelling with tropical hop aromas and fruity flavors. With a 6.2% ABV, sipping on this is like ripping through a juicy barrel of five shining hop varieties, coming out the other end, and coasting into shore.
Broken Hops makes two IPAs, West Coast and Hazy.
Broken Hops Brewing Co. West Coast IPA, $13.99/4-pack, 16 oz. cans
Broken Hop's flagship West Coast IPA is clean and elegant with the mouthfeel of a lager, but the hop character of a west coast IPA, with 7% ABV. Smooth and easy drinking, but packed with hop flavor and bitterness, this IPA has an herbal, grapefruit nose and firm bitterness
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