What it is

The Bones Are Their Money is a Hazy IPA from Matchless in Tumwater, WA. It runs 6.6% ABV, and its label was approved Sep 28, 2026.

If you searched for Matchless The Bones Are Their Money, that's the short version. A label approval often comes before a beer is announced, so this is an early look.

What the label tells us

The package is a can. The hop bill is three names: Krush, Nelson Sauvin and Chinook.

The label's own copy is two words shorter than a sentence should be. It says "Up but not out." and stops there. That's the label talking, and I'd take it as a shrug more than a pitch.

I like Chinook sitting next to Nelson Sauvin in a hazy. It's an old-school pine hop alongside a grape-and-gooseberry one, at least on paper.

No art description came with this label, so I'll say nothing about the artwork.

When you might see it

There's no timing to go on yet. No release date has been announced, and the beer hasn't been spotted anywhere.

What we don't know yet

  • Release date
  • Price
  • Where it will be sold
  • Can size and pack format
  • How it tastes. Nobody at Hop Grail has tried it.

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