10/15/2026
Today (10/15) we are excited to introduce Cardinal, a 10% imperial India pale ale brewed for this year’s MELESAS WINGS hosted by our dear friend Jose. Cardinal is brewed with Citra Hyperboost, Citra Cryo, Nelson Sauvin, Nectaron, Waimea, and Tropical Fusion Sub Zero Hop Keif.
We didn’t get a chance to brew for Melesa’s wings last year, but absolutely was not going to miss it this year! For those that may not know, Melesa’s Wings is a cancer charity event that Jose has been running for over a decade. What started as a small gathering of friends and peers has escalated into a yearly industry driven event that has raised over $300,000 since its inception. We have had the fortune of being a part of Melesa’s wings for many past years and the unfortune knowing too well of how cancer can affect one’s life. We are honored to be a part of this event each and every year and are thankful for all the other participants that keep it very much alive! A portion of the proceeds of Cardinal will be donated to help aid in cancer research. So stop in, grab a 4 pack, and know we’re all in this mess together. Huge thank you to Jose for putting in the time and effort into doing this every year, you’re the best brother!
Now about the b**r! Cardinals most commonly represent visitors from heaven or deceased loved ones who are watching over the living. So we thought Cardinal was the perfect bird for this year’s Melesa’s Wings b**r. For our bigger imperial IPAs, we have been pushing a drier product for recently. This time we wanted to go the complete opposite direction and dialed the sweetness way up. We wanted to see how the hops reacted with a much sweeter triple IPA and are stoked on the results! So definitely keep in mind this is a sweet one, but it was a fun experiment that we may bring back from time to time! We are getting huge notes of passion fruit, mango Italian ice with vanilla custard, guava, and Dole fruit cup with a slight dank resiny finish.
