IPA Economics
Posted by IPA on May 17, 2014
The beloved IPA offers a crash course in micro economics as evidenced by this weeks Bloomberg Businessweek article America's Thirst for IPA Beers Trickles Down to the Hop Farmers. Data from the Hop Growers of America reports that the average price per pound has doubled since 2004. While the current $3.59 lb price pales in comparision to that other dried green cash crop, hops enjoy legal status in all 50 states and...
Drink like a Jedi
Posted by IPA on April 7, 2014
First of all we are not sure Jedi's even drink beer, but that's sort of the point. If they had too repeatedly for some sort of customary situation on a neighboring planet but remain in control, an odd but simple preemptive strike will do the trick. Lucky for you the same can be done here on Earth. While we are not entirely sure why you would want to do this, it can't hurt to learn how in case you still occasionally han...
Jelly Beer Belly
Posted by IPA on February 22, 2014
The astronomical growth and popularity of craft beer in the U.S. has spawned many an off shoot of products wanting to join the fun. The latest and greatest story we could find is that the famed Jelly Belly Company finally released a “draft beer Jelly Belly” after three years of working to perfect the beer candy. The flavor apparently has been consistently requested by Jelly Belly fans for deca...