Thora The Explora label
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Thora The Explora

  • West Coast IPA
  • 7% ABV
  • Label approved Oct 29

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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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Maplewood Brewing Company's West Coast IPA. Label approved 29 October 2026; not spotted yet.

Brewed at Maplewood Brewing Company, Mercenary Brewery & Distillery, LLC (Illinois).

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How to serve it

Serve at
45–50°F (7–10°C)
Glass
Tulip: the narrow top holds the aroma in and the head up

About 195–220 calories and 15–21 g carbs

About 135 of those calories come from the alcohol.

General guidance for West Coast IPA. Calories and carbs are estimates from the ABV and how the style usually finishes; numbers the brewery prints beat ours. More beer tools

Also naming Mosaic and Cashmere

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About this beer

This is the 18th of 18 labels we have from Maplewood Brewing Company. It is one of 89 west coast ipa labels approved in October 2026. Its label was approved 1 day after it was submitted. The label names 5 hops — Thora, Cashmere, Mosaic, Simcoe Cryo and Simcoe Dynaboost. The brand on the label is Maplewood Brewing Company; it was brewed at Maplewood Brewing Company, Mercenary Brewery & Distillery, LLC in Illinois.

From the label

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Brew it

The label names its hops (Thora, Cashmere, Mosaic…), which is enough for a real starting point.

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Style: IPABrewery: Maplewood Brewing Company