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IPA Challenge- Round 3 FINALS

  • Bow & Arrow Brewing 608 McKnight Avenue Northwest Albuquerque, NM, 87102 United States (map)

Thank you for another successful IPA Challenge!

Below are the final votes and the beers that were entered (if we received the info).

If you’re looking for the flight lineup for each round, please check our social media pages on instagram and facebook.

TOTAL VOTES:

Gravity Bound Brewing- 106

La Reforma Brewery- 48

Marble Brewery- 37

Boxing Bear Brewing- 29

Bosque Brewing- 28

Boss Fight Brewing- 27

Nexus Brewery- 25

Ponderosa Brewing- 24

Second Street Brewery- 24

Three Rivers Brewery- 24

Downshift Brewing- 22

Flock of Moons- 22

Quarter Celtic- 20

Tractor Brewing- 20

Sobremesa Restaurant & Brewery- 19

Thirsty Eye Brewing- 12

BEER INFO (Alphabetically by Brewery):

Brewery: Boss Fight Brewing

Beer Name: Rage Quit

Style: West Coast IPA

ABV: 6.9%

IBU:  65

Pine and citrus notes with a balanced malty backbone.

 

Brewery: Bosque Brewing Co

Beer:  Participation Ribbon

Style: Juicy IPA

ABV: 7.8%

IBU:  60

Lots of hops!

 

Brewery: Boxing Bear Brewing

Beer Name: Bear Shark IPA

Style: IPA- American

ABV: 7.6%

IBU:  80

West coast style IPA brewed and dry hopped with Galaxy, Citra and Simcoe hop varieties.

 

Brewery: Downshift Brewing

Beer Name: Beach Season

Style: Hazy IPA- Tropical Hazy IPA

ABV: 6.2%

IBU:  45

 

Brewery: Flock of Moons

Beer Name: Min Coranar

Style: Double Hazy IPA

ABV: 8.2%

IBU:  58

Citrusy with tropical splashes of orange, yuzu and pineapple on a canvas of white grape.

 

Brewery: Gravity Bound Brewing

Beer Name: Monic

Style: Hazy IPA brewed with Luminosa, Strata & Mosaic hops

ABV: 7%

 

Brewery: La Reforma Brewing

Beer Name: Five Times Hoppier

Style: West Coast IPA

ABV: 7.8%

IBU:  70

 

Brewery: Marble Brewery

Beer Name: Alpha Acid Trip

Style: Triple IPA

ABV: 10.2%

IBU:  92

Pineapple. Over-ripe mango. Dank. Marmalade. Ripe Tropical fruit. Resinous. Warming alcohol. Citrus.

 

Brewery: Nexus Brewery

Beer Name: New Mexico Snow Storm

Style: Hazy IPA

ABV: 7.2

IBU:  36

Desc:  New Mexico Snow Storm was voted the number one hazy IPA in New Mexico at the 2021 IPA Challenge!  Cryo Mosaic hops and Cryo Pop hops blend together to make this tropical, stone fruit blizzard. Some people don’t like snow.  But that is okay, this beer is not for everyone!

 

Brewery: Ponderosa Brewing

Beer Name: NK

 

Brewery: Quarter Celtic

Beer Name: Diva DIPA

Style: Double IPA

ABV: 8.5%

IBU:

Pink Boots Collab

 

Brewery: Second Street Brewery

Beer Name:  Coriolis Effect

Style: a Southern Hemishpere IPA

ABV: 7.3%

IBU: 48

 

Brewery: Sobremesa R&B

Beer Name: Chronically Juicy

Style: Hazy IPA

ABV: 7.5%

IBU:  10

Our ever changing Hazy IPA series features a burst of tropical fruits, citrus and pine flavors.  galaxy, comet, citra and centennial hops used in copious amounts.

 

Brewery: Three Rivers Brewing Co

Beer Name: NK

 

Brewery: Thirsty Eye Brewing

Beer Name: Nice.

Style: Hazy IPA

ABV: 6.9%

IBU:  42.0

 

Brewery: Tractor Brewing

Beer Name: Acreage IPA

Style: American IPA

ABV: 6.4%

IBU:  100

A fresh melody of pine and fruit hop boldness with a balanced aroma of citrus, pine and sweet bread. Light copper colored beer with dense bright white head, balanced piney & tropical flavor with subtle lingering bitterness. Malty sweetness is balanced with clean finish. Moderate carbonation & medium body, this is a bold yet flavorful and surprisingly drinkable IPA that is overall well balanced.  

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16 of New Mexico's greatest IPA's are going head-to-head for the 2024 New Mexico IPA Challenge!

The FINAL ROUND will be held at Bow & Arrow Brewing in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Saturday, July 27th from 12p-6p. The finals are broken into 3x 2-hour long sessions with the final votes announced at the end of the 3rd session. Please make sure you select the correct session that you wish to attend, tickets are only good for the 2-hour session on the ticket and cannot be swapped for a different session.

General Admission ticket purchase includes a commemorative pint glass, samples of all 16 IPA finalists, and a pint of your favorite IPA.

Your vote is the only thing that will decide the winner of this year's IPA Challenge so make sure to get your ticket early!

*TICKETS WILL INCREASE TO $35 AT THE DOOR.

*THIS IS A 21+ EVENT

*NO DOGS EXCEPT SERVICE ANIMALS

*POURING AND VOTING STOPS 30MIN PRIOR TO THE END OF EACH SESSION

Eventbrite: https://2024IPAC-R3.eventbrite.com

Earlier Event: July 20
CANCELED- 2024 IPA Challenge- Round 2
Later Event: September 7
Nat'l Beer Lovers Day