
Torchbearer India Pale Ale
- Filedwith the TTB
- Cleared2 June 2026
- SpottedNot yet — watching
It is the only filing we hold from Nepenthe Brewing Co. It is one of 189 ipa (other/unspecified) labels approved in June 2026. It cleared 4 days after it was filed. The label names 4 hops — Mosaic, Anchovy, Nectaron and Dolcita, and carries dry-hopped on the front.
A winged mythological figure in profile, rendered in pen-and-ink linework with hand-applied watercolour washes, dominates the composition across the full front. The figure holds aloft a star-tipped torch against a gradient sky shifting from orange to deep red, with geometric linear elements suggesting radiating light or energy across a black field. The beer name curves along a blue-and-white ribbon banner across the lower third, while the brewery name sits centred at the top in bold sans-serif capitals. The entire illustration is contained within a frame of fine parallel lines and cosmic scatter.
From the label“Label reads 'TORCHBEARER INDIA PALE ALE' and 'INDIA PALE ALE HOPPED & DRY-HOPPED WITH MOSAIC, ANCHOVY, NECTARON, & DOLCITA'. Style is printed as 'India Pale Ale' with no substyle qualifier (hazy, west coast, etc.) — classified as ipa_other. ABV 7.3% is consistent with a standard IPA. 'Dry-hopped' noted in style_modifiers.”
Extracted from label art by hopgrail · fields verified against the filing