Coronado Celebrates 18 Years With 18th Anniversary Ale

Coronado, CA, July 1, 2014 — This August, Coronado Brewing Company will commemorate 18

years of brewing with its 18th Anniversary Ale. The company will also toast a banner year with an

anniversary party to be held on August 2nd

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in San Diego. The year’s successes included medaling for the first time ever for its , Black Sails IPA from

the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) in Denver, CO

where Coronado won a Silver in the American-Style Black Ale

category. At the World Beer Cup, Coronado also triumphed as the

champion among mid-size brewers, as it received the highly

coveted Champion Brewery/Champion Brewmaster Award,

arguably the most prestigious award in craft brewing. The brewer

netted a Gold award for their Islander IPA and a Silver for Old

Scallywag.

Part of the brewer’s Crown Series, the 18th

double IPA with a spicy tropical flavor balanced by clean

breadiness in the finish.

Beer specs: 18th Anniversary Ale Imperial IPA

ABV: 10%

Bitterness: 80 IBU

Package: 22oz and Draft

Release: August 2014

Hops: Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe, Nugget

Malts: 2-Row malted barley, light caramel malt, wheat malt

Yeast: Cal Ale

Where to find it:

Coronado Brewing 18th Anniversary Ale will be sold in California at CBC’s two facilities on tap

and in 22 ounce bottles. Also available in Hawaii, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts,

New York, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia,

Washington and Wisconsin, and internationally in Mexico, Brazil, Japan, South Korea and Sweden.

at the company’s tasting room on Knoxville Street

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