This week I received a four-pack of North Coast Brewing‘s first seasonal of the year, Beachmaster Imperial IPA. This is a 9% ABV, 100 IBU behemoth, very on-brand for the brewery.

Here’s the press release that accompanied:

North Coast Brewing Company, an independent craft brewery producing exceptional, award-winning beers, is excited to release its first seasonal beer of 2019. A limited quantity of Beachmaster Imperial India Pale Ale is now available to fans for the second year on draft and in 12 ounce bottles.

Beachmaster is a full-bodied beer with an ABV of nine percent named in honor of the mighty northern elephant seals that frequent California’s Mendocino Coast. Beachmaster is a tribute to North Coast Brewing’s flagship beer, Ruedrich’s Red Seal Ale, which began the brewery’s commitment to conserving and protecting marine mammal life 30 years ago.

Beachmaster is a full-bodied beer with an ABV of nine percent named in honor of the mighty northern elephant seals that frequent California’s Mendocino Coast. Beachmaster is a tribute to North Coast Brewing’s flagship beer, Ruedrich’s Red Seal Ale, which began the brewery’s commitment to conserving and protecting marine mammal life 30 years ago.

As part of its mission to make the world a better place one pint at a time, North Coast Brewing highlights the importance of marine mammal research efforts and rescue through its beers. Beachmaster rounds out North Coast Brewing’s roster of marine-centric beers, including Red Seal Ale, North Coast Steller IPA, named for the Steller sea lions, and Laguna Baja, inspired by the seasonal migration of gray whales along the Pacific Coast.

North Coast Brewing’s beer locator can be used to find locations where Beachmaster is available.