Remember Scratch #500? We sure do! And if you were lucky enough to get your hands on this limited version of Double Perpetual IPA, you’re certainly familiar with this bigger, bolder version of our iconic year-round beer. It was an immediate hit, and as you may recall, it sold out within the first day of its release.
Well, we’re happy to report that Double Perpetual officially has joined our rotating Once-a-Year series, which also includes Tröegs favorites like Mad Elf, Nugget Nectar, and Nimble Giant.
For Double Perpetual, we dove deeper into the artisanal-meets-mechanical hop state of IPA. Cycling through copious amounts of Cascade, Chinook, Nugget and Citra hops, this bigger, bolder West Coast-style ale boasts sticky notes of citrus, pine and tropical fruit.
Like many of our beers, Double Perpetual came up through our small-batch Scratch Series, where we experiment with ingredients and techniques to build the perfect beer for Tröegs.
“One of the ways we share our creative process is through our Scratch Series,” says our brewmaster John Trogner. “Over the years, it’s served as a testing ground for potential new beers, and one of the first ones to come out of the Scratch Series was Perpetual IPA.”
After half a dozen Scratch batches, John and our brewing team finally landed on the recipe that would become Perpetual IPA, one of our most recognizable beers.
“It’s hard to imagine Tröegs without Perpetual, but there was a time when we didn’t brew an IPA. Then, Citra hops came along, so we said, ‘Why not?’”
It’s no wonder that Perpetual is Pennsylvania’s best-selling craft beer! And now you can enjoy this amped-up 9.5% ABV hop bomb as the cooler fall weather starts to set in.
Look for Double Perpetual IPA on draft or in 16-oz. cans wherever you buy Tröegs. Use our Brew Finder to score this limited release near you.
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