Gigantic & Breakside Unleash the Gnar

From Gigantic:

Gigantic Brewing Company has teamed up with long-time friends over at Breakside Brewing for a special IPA release we like to call “Later Skater”.  Later Skater takes inspiration from the intense IPAs we both love to brew and is fresh and ready for your next adventure.

“We hit the streets with Breakside to lay down this sick IPA.  With hops like Mosaic, Simcoe, Cascade, Crystal and Columbus hops we unleashed the gnar with this rad backside fakie 180 of a new school/old school beer,” explains Van Havig.  “As reflection of both Gigantic and Breakside styles, we made an extraordinary IPA with notes of citrus, pineapple and that dank deliciousness.”

We hope you enjoy a beer from two Portland breweries that have enjoyed being a part of the beer industry side by side for a decade.  There’s nothing we love more than making beer with good friends.  We are glad we were able to brew with Breakside’s lead brewer Jacob Leonard one last time. The name of this beer is dedicated to Jacob and we wish him well on his new endeavors.

Join us for First Taste Tuesday featuring Later Skater IPA on April 5th at both The Brewery and Champagne Lounge (5224 SE 26th Ave) and Robot Room at the Rocket Empire Machine (6935 NE Glisan).  You can also look for Later Skater on draft and in 16.9oz refillable bottles in the Portland metro area, and along the west coast in CA and WA!

We had the pleasure to work with San Francisco based artist Ferris Plock on the Later Skater label.  Plock brings a dedicated focus to his work that is paired with a wild sense of originality.  Through a variety of mediums including acrylic, watercolor, spray paint, india ink, gold or silver leaf, and collage, Plock creates highly detailed works, often character-based paintings on wood panel, that combine contemporary pop culture with the aesthetic of Japanese Ukiyo-E woodblocks.

As always, Gigantic beer is packaged in BottleDrop Refillable bottles.  BottleDrop Refillables are sorted, washed, inspected, and delivered back to Oregon’s craft beverage producers to be refilled.  By choosing beverages in refillable bottles, you help keep our air clean, our beaches, parks and roadsides litter-free, promote a circular economy, and set a model for future generations