University Brew Off IPA - S.F.Brew Award Winning Beer

The Winning Entry – SFBrew’s Winning IPA Becomes a Reality with Hops Connect and Deep Cove Brewers

SFBrew and BrUBC come together to battle for an A+ grade in beer!


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1962766_659999567381217_1735874659_nThe hidden world of home brewing has hopped out of the basement and is showing its face to the world. University clubs are even among those experimenting with new flavours, styles and influencing the progression of craft beer as we know it. BC based Hop supplier Hops Connect and North Vancouver’s Deep Cove Brewers and Distillers teamed up to harness the power of local academia and hosted the 2013 University Brew Off back in October of 2013. At this event, UBC’s brUBC and SFU’s S.F.Brew  brewing clubs met up for a judged competition of what they had been experimenting with. Brewing a combined total of 24 beers across 5 judged categories BrUBC took home one award while S.F.Brew was awarded three. The fifth award was a draw between the two teams. Top prize went to the Best In Show beer and was awarded the Hops Connect Cup – This was S.F.Brew’s Hop-A-Rella IPA.

Hop and Vine Taphouse Launch PartyIn addition to bragging rights, the Hops Connect Cup came with something special for the winning team. The S.F.Brew members responsible for the award winning Hop-A-Rella IPA would have the opportunity to brew their beer at the Deep Cove Brewers & Distiller’s North Vancouver location. Also sponsored by Hops Connect the University Brewing Club designed IPA would come to market as the University Brew Off IPA.

Hops Connect Cup winners Natasha Peiskar and Jill Plotnikoff took the opportunity to brew their beer under the guidance and supervision of Deep Cove brewmaster Kevin Emms. Together they tweaked the recipe ever so slightly and brewed a 15hl batch for later release. To see a beer come from the home brew stages to a full scale production is something amazing and this truly shows the potential and innovative thinking found in brewing clubs such as S.F.Brew and BrUBC.

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2014_04_BMBC-3419The final product has hit the shelves and can now be purchased at your favourite BC craft beer retailer. Brewed with Cascade, Citra and Amarillo hops the University Brew Off IPA comes in at 78 IBU and an alcohol content of around 7%. This is not the home brew your father made as a kid. This is a fantastic beer that any craft IPA fan will surely enjoy. Pick up a bottle today!

The official beer launch party took place at the Hop & Vine Taphouse in Burnaby British Columbia. If you missed the event, you can still enjoy the beer now!

 

Hops Connect University Brew Off Award Winning Beers

Best Wheat – Cranboyant Wheat (UBC)
Best Ale – Apprentice ESB (SFU)
Best Dark – Shared by: Barista’s Respite (SFU) & Dark Wing Dark Ale (UBC)
Best IPA – Hop-a-Rella IPA (SFU)
Best Open – Pirate Pete’s Pumpkin Ale (SFU)
Best in Show – Hop-a-Rella IPA (SFU)
Hops Connect Cup – SFBrew (SFU)

 
 

S.F.Brew Entries

Scared Witless Wheat Ale
Apprentice ESB
Nutty Professor Nut Brown Ale
Corey’s Fist Brown Ale
Twisted Pumpkin Ale
Swamp Thing Pumpkin Ale
Pirate Pete’s Pumpkin Ale
Baristas Respite Dark Ale
A Tun of Whit IPA
Hop-A-Rella IPA
Vikings Beard Brown Ale
Mighty Brazos IPA

brUBC Entries

Cranboyant Wheat Ale
Irish Red Ale
Earl Grey Ale
Honey Basil Ale
Salted Caramel Ale
Midnight Pumpkin Ale
Quakers Blood Dark Ale
Dark Wing Dark Ale
Irish Porter
Gentlemen’s Clout IPA
River Run Rye IPA

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Dustan Sept

Dustan Sept is the founder of Beer Me BC. His passion for craft beer drove the creation of beermebc.com in 2012. To learn more about the beermebc.com editorial team visit beermebc.com/the-beer-me-bc-team/.

Comments

  1. Frank_Z
    Frank_Z 15 April, 2014, 14:40

    Liked that one, been at the launch event.
    Where is the “site score” and “user score”?

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  2. mikescraftbeer
    mikescraftbeer 15 April, 2014, 14:54

    This is a great beer from two great friends in the local scene. Thanks for the link back to my post.

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