(Courtesy Stone Brewing)

And so it begins… Holiday beer season is evidently officially ON.

Halloween is over. And Stone Brewing didn’t wait a day to start hyping its 12 Days of IPA variety pack which is made up of 12 interesting IPAs that sound like solid drinking even with Thanksgiving several weeks away.

This year’s case of pre-holiday cheer includes 12 individual beers spanning re-brewed fan favorites, current best-sellers and never-before seen beers making their early debut, a 12-day journey of IPAs from a brewery renowned for its IPAs.

“This isn’t just a box of beers dressed up for the holidays,” explained Maria Stipp, Stone Brewing CEO. “We asked our team members – our biggest Stone super fans – what they’d be most proud to bring to their holiday gatherings. It wasn’t easy to execute, but who can deny this set of beers!? It’s an incredible lineup that reflects the entire journey of Stone’s IPA obsession.”

Highlights include:

• Stone Delicious Citrus IPA (7.7%) and Stone Delicious Double IPA (9.4%) – Stone Delicious IPA is Stone’s fastest growing beer making way for new citrus and double IPA variants. Both are gluten-reduced and as delicious as the name implies.
• Stone Ruination IPA (8.2%) – This Stone classic was named for its truly “ruinous” effect on the palate. Loaded with Columbus and Centennial hops it was the first full-time bottled West Coast Style Double IPA on the planet helping to propel a whole movement of ruinously hoppy beers.
• Stone 26^th Anniversary Triple IPA (9.7%) – Stone’s latest Imperial West Coast Style IPA is loaded with pine, citrus and resinous dankness.
• Stone Peak Conditions Hazy Double IPA (8.1%) – Brewed with passion fruit, orange and guava. This beer celebrates West Coast hops and East Coast haze, making it one of the most flavorful beers in Stone’s history.
• Stone Japanese Green Tea IPA (10.1%) – The heralded result of the perfect execution of tea and beer that, according to Stone’s brewers, is ridiculously hard to achieve.

The complete pack includes…

• Stone IPA (6.9%)
• Stone Scorpion Bowl IPA (7.5%)
• Stone Hazy IPA (6.7%)
• Stone Tangerine Express Hazy IPA (6.7%)
• Stone ///Fear.Movie.Lions Hazy Double IPA (8.5%)
• Stone Delicious IPA (7.7%)
• Stone Delicious Citrus IPA (7.7%)
• Stone Delicious Double IPA (9.4%)
• Stone Ruination IPA (8.2%)
• Stone 26th Anniversary Imperial IPA (9.7%)
• Stone Peak Conditions Hazy Double IPA (8.1%)
• Bair / Ishii / Stone Japanese Green Tea IPA (10.1%)

Stone’s early release of this winter holiday package is a reflection of how competitive beer space has become at retail. Clearly Stone Brewing want to ensure that its 12 Days of IPA gets placed.

And the good news is, this selection of India Pale Ales, would be interesting to hopheads any time of year…so why not?

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