With the pandemic finally in the rear view mirror our Hop Dude has been piling up the frequent flyer miles. Seoul has always been one of our favorite spots to visit, cutting edge and ever-changing, an awesome mash of east meets west and a refreshing escape from what we have lovingly dubbed, "island fatigue". CRAFTBROS has been hot on the craft beer scene in Seoul for a few years, and making some stellar brews. Needless to say we were impressed, and after a back and forth + amazing visit in January, the COLLABO braziers were stoked to FULL. HOPBROS is a cross-collab brewed in Seoul and Shizuoka being released SIMULTANEOUSLY, with matching grain combos and dry hop additions but in completely different styles. To do this our Hop Trust packaged up some of their favorite Crosby EG Comet and sent it over to Korea, additional work (our elected officials aren't making it easy to send ANYTHING between Japan and Korea atm smh) but let me tell you when beer is literally all about the hops, the results are totally worth it. The WCB version is a bold West Coast Style Double IPA, with lit aromas of grapefruit + mandarin orange, popping with passionfruit and dank citrus flavors and a super smooth finish. It's goooood. And again the first of what we hope to be many COLLABOS with our CRAFTBROS buddies going forward. Cheers!!!