(Escondido, CA) – Stone Brewing Co.’s 18th Anniversary Ale is revealed: an IPA. The beer, billed as the “hoppiest golden-brown IPA on Earth” will launch nationally on August 11th, per company marketing materials.

The back label for these occasional releases typically goes into great detail on the beer itself but this time is different as the brewery alludes to the “precipice” of a new era for Stone. The company has a a bunch of ongoing projects including an East Coast location, a Europe location and a hotel among other things.

If this beer is any indication, we should learn more about these projects sooner rather than later.

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Stats/Info:

Hops bill: Nugget, Centennial, Sterling, Belma, 06300 and Eldorado
Packaging: 22oz bottles and draft
Stats: 8.5% ABV & IBUs TBA
Available in: AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT and WA

Back label:

As we compose the text for this celebratory beer—a golden-brown India pale ale dry-hopped exclusively and abundantly with El Dorado hops—we stand ready to leap from the precipice of all we know into a new era for our company, our beers and, most importantly, our fans. It’s one that will see us exploring new territory, both geographically and creatively, as we evolve from pacesetters for the American craft brewing movement to cross-planetary champions of the worldwide cause of craft, hoisting our banner to proclaim artisanal beers’ vast superiority over stripped-down, business-driven, industrialized, fizzy, yellow mediocrity. We thank you for shadowing us for the first 18 years of our journey, and welcome you to join us for next leg and all that follows.