Back in 2014, when Russian River’s Pliny the Younger was all the rage around Seattle, and people stood in line and fought to get just a taste of it, some local beer lovers wanted to prove that Washington’s brewers could also produce amazing triple IPAs. Thus, the Washington Hop Mob Triple IPA Roadshow was born. It started out modestly, with just a handful of brewers stepping up to brew triple IPAs for the events. Within a couple years, it had grown wings.
The 2018 Hop Mob kicks off on Thursday, February 1st at Brouwer’s Cafe in Seattle — the official kickoff event, where 30 triple IPA will be on tap at once. Beyond the kickoff event, there will be at least 7 Roadshow events. More may be added in the coming days. Events and participating breweries listed below.
Hop Mob is a celebration of Washington-brewed triple IPA that takes the form of a Roadshow. That is, there are multiple events around Washington. Each event features at least eight of the beers on tap, available in taster flights or sampler sizes, and also in larger pours. Each bar is free to determine which breweries it wants to include in its event.
EVENTS
Thursday, February 1st
- Hop Mob Kickoff at Brouwer’s Cafe in Seattle
Friday, February 2nd
- Hop Mob Roadshow event at Naked City Brewery and Taphouse in Seattle
- Hop Mob Roadshow event at Peaks and Pints Craft Beer Store, Taproom & Eatery in Tacoma
Saturday, February 3rd
- Hop Mob Roadshow Event at Brewmasters Taproom in Renton
- Hop Mob Roadshow Event at Thirsty Hop in Kirkland
Thursday, February 8th
- Hop Mob Roadshow Event at Beveridge Place Pub in Seattle
- Hop Mob Roadshow Event at Sound to Summit Brewing in Snohomish
Saturday, February 10th
- Hop Mob Roadshow Event at Ben’s Bottle Shop in Vancouver
BREWERIES
5 Rights Brewing
7 Seas Brewing
Airways Brewing
Aslan Brewing
At Large Brewing
Backwoods Brewing
Bale Breaker Brewing
Bent Bine Brewing
Boundary Bay Brewery
Cloudburst Brewing
Dirty Bucket Brewing
Dru Bru
Elliott Bay Brewing
Fortside Brewing
Georgetown Brewing
Ghostfish Brewing
Iron Goat Brewing
Matchless Brewing & Triceratops Brewing collab
Naked City Brewery
Paradise Creek Brewery
Postdoc Brewing
RAM Brewery
Reuben’s Brews
Sound to Summit Brewing
Standard Brewing
Stoup Brewing
Sumerian Brewing
Urban Family Brewing
Wet Coast Brewing
Young Buck Brewing
Interested in hosting an event at your bar? Are you brewing Triple IPA but are not on the list? Email the hop mobsters at wahopmob@gmail.com