Head to the Mission's Rosamunde to Celebrate International IPA Day

Local hopheads will be pleased to know that this Thursday beer lovers everywhere will help launch the first International IPA Day. San Francisco’s premier event location, organized by Beer 47’s David Jensen, is at the Rosamunde Sausage Grill on Mission, where eight India Pale Ales will be on draft:

Ninkasi Total Domination IPA
Green Flash West Coast IPA

Russian River Blind Pig IPA

Bear Republic Racer 5 IPA

Houblon Chouffe Belgian-style IPA

Plus three more yet to be announced

Three other IPAs will be available in bottles:

Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA

Flying Dog Raging Bitch Belgian-style IPA

Mateveza Yerba Mate IPA

To help get the taps flowing, Josh Margolis, owner of Rosamunde, will offer $2 off their draft IPAs between 5 pm and 6 pm.

The founders of the this social media event are Ashley V. Routson, a.k.a the Beer Wench, and Ryan A. Ross, beer marketer and social media guru. Routson noticed the success of using social media to organize fans and celebrate wines through #ChardonnayDay and #CabernetDay and collaborated with Ross to organize and promote a similar worldwide event for beer aficionados. The IPA was chosen, in part, because it’s the mostly widely available style of craft beer in the world.

Event participants are encouraged to share photos, videos, blog posts, tasting notes, and so on. Be sure to include the #IPADay hashtag in your posts to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, WordPress, RateBeer, Foursquare, Gowalla, Yelp, Untappd, or any other social media site. Neo-Luddites in San Francisco are encouraged to speak with their friends in person and doodle on beer coasters while enjoying the citrusy crispness of a fine IPA paired with one of Rosamunde's handmade sausages.

Rosamunde Sausage Grill, 2832 Mission St. August 4, 2011, 5 pm to closing.
Special hoppy hour: From 5 pm to 6 pm all draft IPAs will be $2 off.

before you head out for IPA Day download and “fold a book” containing information about India Pale Ale. it’s easy to make. all the details are here…

http://www.beerschool.com/780/ipa-day-fold-a-book/

By john foster (not verified) on August 03, 2011

I strongly disagree with Jonas. These are all some of the best IPAs in the world.

From RateBeer top 25 IPAs:
7. Russian River Blind Pig IPA
14. Bear Republic Racer 5
15. Green Flash West Cost IPA

From RateBeer top 25 Double IPAs:
10. Stone Ruination IPA

Furthermore, Houblone Chouffe is the definition of Belgian-style IPA. It also has a rating of 99 on RateBeer. Big Eye IPA has a rating of 98 and Total Domination a rating of 95.

Jonas, the *only* beer on the list that could be called "average" is Racer 5 and not because it is average tasting but because it is easy to find. It is still ranked 14th for IPA on RateBeer.

Finally, Rosamunde on IPA Day is going to be one of the first places where you can find Ale Industries East Bay IPA, at 7.7% ABV and 100 IBU, it is sure to be quite the double IPA!

I think the selection is quite excellent and it will be a great IPA Day in San Francisco.

By David Jensen (not verified) on August 03, 2011

We've got Stone Ruination, Ballast Point Big Eye, and Ale Industries East Bay IPA

By rosamundesf (not verified) on August 03, 2011

Pretty average selection, IMO. There are far better IPAs here in California, including Ballast Point Sculpin, Alesmith IPA, Stone Ruination, and of course Russian River Pliny the Elder.

If you're going to have an event like this, you should really put in the effort to acquire the best beers that represent the style, especially if they're easily accessible.

Hopefully Rosamunde fills the last 3 spots with at least one of the beers I listed.

By Jonas (not verified) on August 03, 2011