""I'm really proud of him," Holly said. "He's always been super supportive of me owning the brewery. He raised me to do whatever I wanted to do. We have a woman-owned brewery. Even though he lives in San Diego, I ship it to him or I drive it back home to him and we drink it together. He likes to hand it out to his veteran friends. He's really proud. It's really special.""
"Holly Brown started the tradition seven years ago and keeps the flavor notes the same - tropical, fresh and citrus-forward - but the hop blend is always different, offering a slight adjustment to the taste. The hop blend is chosen by veterans and used for all 20 barrels of the specialty beer. They choose a new charity to donate the proceeds to each year. This year's proceeds will benefit the Soldiers' Angels, a nonprofit providing resources to veterans and their families."
Epidemic Ales will release the DD-214 Unfiltered IPA beginning Tuesday, Nov. 11, available until sold out. The beer is 6.7% ABV and named after the DD-214 discharge form that marks veteran status. Veterans choose the hop blend each year and the brewery produces 20 specialty barrels with consistent tropical, fresh and citrus-forward flavor notes. Veterans receive buy-one-get-one-free offers at the brewery on release day. Four-packs of 16-oz cans ($18) will be sold online and shipped within California. Proceeds from this year's release will benefit Soldiers' Angels.
Read at The Mercury News
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