Scratch #550 IPA: Tröegs and HAAS Hops Team Up for The 2026 Craft Brewers Conference

This morning, I’ve got an exciting new milestone beer coming to the celebrated Scratch Series from Tröegs Independent Brewing in Hershey, Pennsylvania. This release marks a major moment for the brewery: Scratch #550 IPA, a collaborative project brewed in partnership with HAAS Hops for the upcoming 2026 Craft Brewers Conference in Philadelphia.

Scratch #550 IPA will showcase cutting‑edge hop innovation, featuring Mosaic Prysma hop‑derived extract added both during the whirlpool and again post‑fermentation. This dual‑stage approach is designed to amplify Mosaic’s signature notes, bright citrus, tropical fruit, and layered resin, while giving the beer a modern, expressive hop profile.

To support that hop character, the IPA is built on a clean, balanced malt bill of Pilsner malt, Vienna malt, and wheat malt, offering a crisp backbone with subtle sweetness and a smooth mouthfeel.

The beer will be packaged in 16‑oz cans as part of the limited‑release Scratch Series lineup, giving fans a chance to experience a forward‑thinking IPA crafted specifically for one of the biggest events in the craft beer world.

Stay tuned for full release details, distribution information, and tasting notes as Tröegs prepares to roll out this special collaboration ahead of the 2026 Craft Brewers Conference.

Label Text Tröegs Scratch # 550:

“We’re marking the Craft Brewers Conference in Philadelphia with a collaboration! For Scratch #550, we worked with Haas Hops on an IPA featuring Mosaic® Prysm™, a 100% hop-derived extract. Added during the whirlpool and after fermentation, Mosaic Prysm delivers expressive flavors and aromas of citrus, sweet fruit, and mixed berry with no unwanted bitterness.”

This 16 Apr 2026 update from Tröegs :

Another CBC collaboration drops today! For Scratch #550, we worked with Haas Hops on an IPA featuring PRYSMA, a 100% Mosaic hop-derived extract. Added during the whirlpool and after fermentation, PRYSMA delivers expressive flavors and aromas of citrus, sweet fruit and mixed berry with no unwanted bitterness. Come get your share on draft or pick up some limited 16-oz. cans to-go in the General Store.

About Tröegs Independent Brewing:

Tröegs Independent Brewing is a family-owned brewery in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The brewery was founded in 1996 by brothers John and Chris Trogner. Tröegs is known for its award-winning tours, local ingredients, and experimental beers.

Known for:
Perpetual IPA: Pennsylvania’s best-selling IPA
Tröegenator: A dark, malty, and crisp beer
Scratch Series: Hundreds of experimental beers
Tours: Award-winning tours that include smelling grains, tasting new beers, and sampling seasonal food

Local ingredients:
Tröegs uses local ingredients like grain, honey, and fruit.
They buy more than 225,000 pounds of local ingredients each year.
They bake their own bread, ferment local vegetables, and dry and cure meats.

Community collaborations:
Tröegs partners with local organizations to improve the community, such as bike rides that fund local trails.
They also brew beers to help preserve land along PA’s Kittatinny Ridge.

Tours:
Tröegs offers guided production tours on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
Tours are $12 per person (21+ only) and last one hour.

You can call the Tour Desk at (717) 534-1297 x 104 with questions.
We’re a bunch of family, friends and kindred spirits who share a love of great beer. Together, we make Tröegs.

Founded in Pennsylvania in 1997 by brothers John and Chris Trogner, Tröegs is driven by a sense of adventure and curiosity.

You might know our Perpetual IPA, the best-selling IPA in Pennsylvania. Or the dark, malty and crisp Tröegenator. Maybe you’ve tried one of the hundreds of experimental Scratch Series beers we’ve brewed. Or taken the “Best Brewery Tour in America” here at our Hershey home.

Whether you’re already a member of our extended family or you’re just getting to know Tröegs, there’s always something new to discover. Crack a Perpetual and stay awhile.

Family-owned. Independently crafted.
In the past 25 years, Tröegs has grown from two brothers to 250 people, but we’re still very much a family business. Because we stay true to our core values of independence and family ownership, we’ve kept the small-brewery DNA we all hold dear.

Perpetual exploration
Our small-batch Scratch Series and 3-barrel Scratch Lab are where we do the work needed to understand the “why” at the intersection of ingredients, technique and flavor.

Local ingredients
We live and brew in fertile central PA, and we’re proud to support our local farmers. Every year, we buy more than 225,000 pounds of local grain, honey and fruit to use in our beer.

Community
From bike rides that fund local trails to new beers that help preserve critical forests, our partnerships improve the places where we live, work and play.

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