Ninkasi Brewing's Dawn of the Red IRA Now Available Year-Round

Returning for another year is Dawn of the Red from Ninkasi Brewing Company. This India Red Ale, is the latest beer to join Ninkasi’s year-round Flagship Series lineup starting February 15 across the brewery’s distribution footprint.

This tasty IRA was originally released as part of Ninkasi’s Rare & Delicious (R&D) Series. Part of its experimental small-batch series, Dawn of the Red was first brewed out of a want to offer an IPA using new hop varieties, including El Dorado and Mosaic hops. The beer immediately became a favorite, advancing itself to the Ninkasi Special Release Series in 2014. Once again, the fanfare for this beer was undeniable, making it an easy decision to add it to the 2015 Ninkasi Flagship Series.

“The idea for this beer was to make a super drinkable, hoppy beer with a touch of caramel malt to bring some dryness and malt-flavor into the finish,” explains Ninkasi founding brewer and co-founder, Jamie Floyd, who had been wanting to brew an IRA for some time.

If you follow Ninkasi on Instagram you many have already seen the brewery’s announcement of Dawn of the Red joining their year-round lineup. If not here’s a link to do so now.

Dawn of the Red Stats
An IRA bursting with tropical notes, this beer finishes juicy with a subtle malty backbone. After one taste, it’ll leave you wanting more. It doesn’t take brains to know this IRA is a delicious choice any time of year!

Style: India Red Ale
Series: Flagship Series
Available: February 15-December 31, 2015
ABV: 7.0%
IBU: 75
Starting Gravity: 1072
Malt: 2-Row Pale, CaraRed, Crystal, Flaked Barley, Black
Hops: Galena, Millennium, Ahtanum, El Dorado, Mosaic
Packaging: 12oz. 6-pack, 12oz. Variety 12-Pack, 22oz. Bottles, 22oz. Variety 4-Pack, Draft

Distribution: Alaska; Alberta; Arizona; California; Colorado; Idaho; Nevada; Oregon; Washington; and Vancouver, British Columbia.

Tasting Notes: Mango, papaya, pineapple and stone fruit notes burst out with bitterness up front. Sustained by a subtle malt flavor, this beer finishes smooth, leaving one ready for the next sip of this flavortastic beer.

Food Pairings: Chicken, Seafood, Burgers, Spicy Cuisine like Thai or Mexican, Fish Tacos, Savory French Toast.

Ninkasi will be hosting zombie pub crawls in 18 cities across the west, February 13 and 14. Participants will get the first taste of this beer before its official release on February 15. Locations and details can be found online at www.ninkasibrewing.com/ninkasi-events. Costumes are encouraged.

Here’s the list of the Dawn of the Red Zombie Crawls on the West Coast.

February 13, 2015
Paseo Nuevo Center Courtyard
06:00 PM
Dawn of the Red: Zombie Pub Crawl Santa Barbara, CA

February 13, 2015
Kesey Square
06:30 PM
Dawn of the Red: Zombie Pub Crawl Eugene, OR

February 13, 2015
Metro Gold Line Del Mar Station
06:45 PM
Dawn of the Red: Zombie Pub Crawl Pasadena, CA

February 13, 2015
Colonel Summer Park, Basketball Courts
07:00 PM
Dawn of the Red: Zombie Pub Crawl Portland, OR

February 13, 2015
Fullerton Train Station
07:30 PM
Dawn of the Red: Zombie Pub Crawl Fullerton, CA

February 13, 2015
Downtown Container Park
08:30 PM
Dawn of the Red: Zombie Pub Crawl Las Vegas, NV

February 14, 2015
Balboa Park
11:00 AM
Dawn of the Red: Zombie Pub Crawl San Diego, CA

February 14, 2015
Cal Anderson Park
03:30 PM
Dawn of the Red: Zombie Pub Crawl Seattle, WA

February 14, 2015
Rossi Park
06:00 PM
Dawn of the Red: Zombie Pub Crawl San Francisco, CA

February 14, 2015
Hermosa Beach Pier
06:00 PM
Dawn of the Red: Zombie Pub Crawl Hermosa Beach, CA

February 14, 2015
Central Park
06:00 PM
Dawn of the Red: Zombie Pub Crawl Davis, CA

February 14, 2015
Central Park
06:00 PM
Dawn of the Red: Zombie Pub Crawl Davis, CA

February 14, 2015
Gassy Jack Statue
06:30 PM
Dawn of the Red: Zombie Pub Crawl Vancouver, BC