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On Feb. 15, 2013, patrons at Humpy's had a taste of the Rondy Brew IPA. (KTUU-TV / February 16, 2013) |
Fur Rondy, the annual winter festival, celebrated its Rondy Brew, a week before the official kick-off.
On Friday night, Humpy’s Great Alaskan Alehouse, a downtown restaurant and bar, held a first tap for the Rondy Brew, which is a white IPA from the Anchorage Brewing Company.
Shawn Standley, Humpy’s General Manager, said the brew is not your average IPA.
“This year's Rondy brew, being a white IPA, it's going to have some more European characteristics, in terms of how white IPAs or whites are brewed,” Standley said. “Very heavy on the citrus, [the brewer] uses brettanomyces in [the] beer, which is a unique strain of yeast.”
Portions of the brew go towards the festival, which begins on Feb. 22 and ends on March 3.
Friday’s event was the first of many pre-Rondy events, which also includes the beginning of snow scultpute carving in Ship Creek and bib drawing for the mushers.
For more Fur Rondy information and a list of events, check out the special KTUU page.
