Firestone Walker Brewing releases the "crushable", Firestone XPA. The first in a seasonal series for 2024. “XPA is the number one craft beer style in Australia and it’s something
we’re excited to champion it here in the U.S.," said Brewmaster Matt
Brynildson. "The appeal of XPAs is obvious--they offer everything you love
in a good pale ale at a crushable ABV. We fell in love with the style
during our travels to hop farms across Australia and New Zealand and we
were inspired to make our ...
@beer yeah, XPAs are huge here, along with hazy pale ales.
@vozoto https://www.northwestbeerguide.com/home/2024-firestonewalker-xpa here's the original link. We have been looking into ways to publish our articles here, day or night. This is, after all, run by freelancers and not a major corporation. LOL!
@vozoto That checks out. We know that Firestone Walker's head brewer, Matt Bryndolson, is an expert in the field of hops. No pun intended.
One example we recalled was when we were attending a FW dinner and Matt couldn't make it. On account they were in Europe giving a presentation on hops.