Careful Icarus

A throwback to the early 2000’s IPA, this beer was recently reformulated to deliver more pithy, grapefruit-forward hop character. We felt it was too similar to our other hoppy offerings so we made some bold recipes changes to set this beer apart from the rest.

Tasting Notes

Coming soon…

The Story Behind the Name

Naming beers is tricky business. With thousands of breweries making dozens of new beers each year, it is nearly impossible to pick a unique name without venturing into esoteric territory. We have used Italian words, made up our own Italian-ish words, and even sprinkled German words and the occasional nonsense word into the mix.

But, believe it or not, there’s a method to our madness. Nearly all of our IPA names have to do with the various ways in which one might be able to reach the top of a hop trellis. Stilts, a Staircar, and even Rocket Boots represented some semi-grounded (!) concepts. Things got downright silly with Bounce Haus and Double Bounce. Now we give you the most silly of all; the mythological Icarus soaring to the top of the hop trellis with his wax wings.

The exact name was drawn from a bit that James still randomly quotes from the Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson.