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The Awakening
- Double / Imperial IPA
- 8.5% ABV
- Label approved Jul 30
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90 seek it out · 80 would buy again · 70 fine, wouldn't seek it · 60 disappointing · 40 flawed or drain pour
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The Awakening (Rip Van Winkle)'s Double / Imperial IPA. Label approved 30 July 2026; not spotted yet.
Stronger than 55% of the 1,373 Double IPA labels we've read.
From the label“A hazy double IPA overflowing with notes of crushed tropical fruit and citrus zest balanced by a smooth body and soft finish. Citra, Krush and Motueka hops. They say old Rip wandered these mountains and awoke years later... thirsty.”
How to serve it
- Serve at
- 48–54°F (9–12°C)
- Glass
- Tulip: the narrow top holds the aroma in and the head up
About 240–275 calories and 19–28 g carbs
About 165 of those calories come from the alcohol.
General guidance for Double / Imperial IPA. Calories and carbs are estimates from the ABV and how the style usually finishes; numbers the brewery prints beat ours. More beer tools
Where to find it
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About this beer
This is the 9th of 9 labels we have from Rip Van Winkle Brewing Co. It is one of 180 double / imperial ipa labels approved in July 2026. Its label was approved 1 day after it was submitted. The label names 3 hops — Citra, Krush and Motueka, and carries hazy on the front.
A stylized profile of Rip Van Winkle in white occupies the upper-center field against a golden-orange ground, with his name curved in an arc around the figure. The composition is dominated by sans-serif typography in white, arranged in a balanced mix of display and body text across the label—the beer name appears twice, once at top left and again at bottom center, with descriptive copy and brewery information distributed around the central emblem. The label employs a two-colour palette of cream-white type and illustration against a gradient ground that shifts from golden yellow at top to burnt orange at bottom, with a thin ruled border in the same dark tone. No foil or special finish is evident.
Brew it
The label names its hops (Citra, Krush, Motueka), which is enough for a real starting point.
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Style: IPABrewery: The Awakening (Rip Van Winkle)