West Coast IPA, 7.0% ABV
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭. Our one and only beer coming in from out of state this year, this anniversary collaboration was brewed with Breakside Brewery in Portland — a powerhouse of the Pacific Northwest with a relentless pursuit of quality across everything they do. When we sat down with Breakside's brewmaster Ben Edmunds to work through the recipe, the conversation naturally turned to brewing a version of Pacific Portal the Breakside way. The structural bones are familiar, but watching Ben and his team make their adjustments – in raw materials, in process, in perspective – was a reminder of what makes this industry so worth being in. The resulting beer is clean and grippy, with full hop saturation from start to finish. There's a tropical sweetness up front — pineapple, blood orange, pine — that gives way to something dry, dank, and deeply satisfying. We're so grateful to Breakside for having us out to Portland, and we can't wait to share this one with Kansas City!