(Courtesy Firestone Walker)

Memorial Day is the one day of the year when America stops to remember its fallen men and women who heroically served in our Armed Forces.

It also marks the unofficial start of summer – a time for cookouts – and friends and family getting together over food and drinks. So you’re gonna need beer…And here are some great new craft beer variety packs that are making buying in bulk cool again!

And all of these IPA variety packs are widely available….even better.

Firestone Walker IPA Mixed Pack

Firestone Walker is one of the breweries out there making craft beer 12-packs that matter.  And their latest variety sampler celebrates the Paso Robles, California-based brewery’s savvy hop-instincts in all of their variations.

Pairing classics with exclusive IPAs that were developed at The Propagator, the company’s R&D brewery in Venice, this compilation offers a wonderful spectrum of India Pale Ales.

And here’s how Firestone Walker describes them…

Blanc Noise (6% ABV) | Limited Edition

We turned up the volume on two of our favorite hops to create Blanc Noise– a highly stylized hazy IPA. Germany’s Hallertau Blanc hop stands out from the crowd with its signature notes of white wine, lemongrass and tropical fruit. We also included New Zealand’s Nelson Sauvin hop, which shares similar flavors that jive perfectly with Blanc.

Mind Haze (6.2%)

From the coast of California comes Mind Haze, a free-spirited beer made to elevate your perceptions– juice yet balanced, hazy yet lasting, and loaded with an imaginative array of tropical hop flavors.

Union Jack (7.0%)

Huge flavor that packs a punch. This is Union Jack — an icon of the West Coast IPA style, for those who liken their beer loud and proud. Named for the British Lion who cofounded our brewery, Union Jack offers intense flavors of grapefruit, tangerine, and pine.

Hopnosis  (6.7%)

Hopnosis is an innovative IPA brewed with coveted Cryo Hops pellets. We double dry hop this beer with varieties from the U.S. and New Zealand, creating an explosion of tropical fruit flavors including mango, passionfruit, white grape, and lychee.

(Courtesy Brooklyn Brewery)

 Brooklyn Brewery IPA For All Variety Pack

Brooklyn Brewery’s  all-IPA variety pack is both widely available and worth chasing down.

And with four different types of India Pale Ales you’re sure to please even the pickiest hophead this Memorial Day.

And here’s how the Brooklyn Brewery describes  this hopfest…

Brooklyn Pulp Art Hazy IPA (6.5%)

This modern masterpiece is a delicious blur between beer and art, with billboard-sized notes of night tropical fruit and a refreshingly soft finish. Pulp Art brings juicy refreshment for everyone, from haze aficionados to those just discovering the lush world of tropical hops.

The Stonewall Inn IPA (4.6%)

The Stonewall Inn IPA is a spirited IPA for all. With unabashed notes of citrus peel and grapefruit, this unapologetic and refreshing IPA reminds us of where we’ve been and celebrates where we’re going. This is a beer for everyone, no exceptions.

Brooklyn East IPA (6.9%)

British traditions meet American innovation. Brooklyn East is a hoppy and refined IPA that bridges people and cultures. Versatile and beloved all over the world, it brings a wide range of foods, spices and personalities into harmony.

Brooklyn Pulp Art Hazy Double IPA (8%)

Pulp Art Hazy Double IPA is a powerful spin on our crowd-favorite Pulp Art Hazy IPA’s tropical notes and soft finish. It’s a supersaturated version of our modern masterpiece— strikingly familiar, but unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. It’s a hazy double IPA for the people.

(Courtesy New Belgium Brewing)

New Belgium Voodoo Ranger Hoppy Pack

Initially launched as three beers in 2017, New Belgium’s Voodoo Ranger line has released more than 20 IPAs in the past few years.

And their new summer collection features two year-round IPAs, a throwback IPA, and an experimental IPA variation that’s not been commercially available until now…

Voodoo Ranger IPA (7%)

Bursting with tropical aromas and juicy fruit flavors from Mosaic and Amarillo hops, this golden IPA is perfectly bitter with a refreshing, sublime finish.
Hops: Nugget, Cascade, Simcoe, Chinook, Mosaic, Amarillo
Availability: Year-Round

Voodoo Ranger Juicy Haze IPA (7.5%(

Packed with bright tropical aromas and brilliant citrusy flavors, this unfiltered IPA wraps up with a pleasantly smooth finish.
Hops: Citra, Cascade, Centennial, Simcoe, Nugget
Availability: Year-Round

Voodoo Ranger Liquid Paradise IPA (7.8%)

Using Mosaic Incognito, Azacca and Cascade hops, Liquid Paradise boasts a mélange of tropical notes to create a delicately bitter and extremely aromatic IPA.
Hops: Nugget, Mosaic Incognito, Azacca, Cascade
Availability: Limited Throwback exclusively available in the Voodoo Ranger Hoppy Variety Pack

Voodoo Ranger Xperimental IPA

New Belgium’s latest IPA experiment. Exclusively dry-hopped with Citra Hops. Only available in Voodoo Ranger Variety Packs. 
Hops: Citra Hops
Availability: Exclusively available in the Voodoo Ranger Hoppy Variety Pack

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