Art Car IPA is an American IPA featuring a blend of both new and old hop varieties from the Pacific Northwest.
The nose is a blend of apricot and tropical fruit and mango. The taste starts with a big bitter blood orange that morphs into mangos and sweet tropical fruits. There is a lightly sweet malt body that allows the hops to shine while maintaining a nice complexity to the flavors.
7.1% ABV | 55 IBU
Malted Barley:
Made with 2-Row Pale, Cara 45 and Carafoam malts.
Hops:
The hops used during the boil – Pahto, Cascade and Simcoe – are reminiscent of the West Coast style and provide pine notes. A generous dry hopping of Amarillo, Simcoe and Mosaic brings out the tropical mango and citrus aromatics.
Yeast:
The use of a special yeast provides a more fruit forward aroma and flavor than the standard Chico yeast commonly used in IPAs.
Debuted August 2015.
The Art Car IPA name was inspired by the fleet of hand painted Art Cars created by local artists for Saint Arnold. The label artwork was designed by renowned Houston graffiti artist GONZO247, who has painted four Saint Arnold Art Cars.
Seven of our brewers competed to have their recipe chosen for this beer. From there, we narrowed it to five recipes from two brewers.
We did three brews of the final recipe, each with a different yeast. Our final choice was a new yeast for us.
Available: Year Round
Formats: Draft | 12 oz Cans | 16 oz Cans | 19.2 oz Cans| 12 oz Bottles
