Y2K IPA – Old School West Coast IPA
7% ABV | California Wild Ales | Ocean Beach, San Diego
Party like it’s 1999! Break out your Nokia, fire up Napster, and make sure your Tamagotchi is still alive, because California Wild Ales is taking you back to the golden age of West Coast IPAs with Y2K IPA, a 7% ABV throwback to the beers that helped launch the craft beer revolution.
Before hazy IPAs took over the world, before everyone was chasing tropical juice bombs, and back when your internet connection sounded like a robot having a nervous breakdown, West Coast IPAs were bold, bitter, and unapologetically malty. Y2K IPA brings that classic style back with a rich, slightly toasted malt backbone, subtle caramel sweetness, and old-school hop character featuring notes of pine, citrus, and a pleasantly bitter finish.
Inspired by the legendary California IPAs of the late ’90s and early 2000s, Y2K IPA is a nod to the days of dial-up internet, burned CDs, frosted tips, and wondering whether your computer would survive the stroke of midnight on December 31, 1999. Spoiler alert: The world didn’t end, but great beer was just getting started.
Brewed by California Wild Ales in San Diego, Y2K IPA celebrates the roots of the West Coast IPA style while bringing a little turn-of-the-millennium nostalgia to our Ocean Beach tasting room. Whether you grew up drinking classic California craft beers or you’re discovering the original West Coast IPA flavor profile for the first time, this beer is your ticket back to an era when bitterness was king and malt actually had a seat at the table.
So dust off your Discman, put on some Blink-182, and head down to California Wild Ales in Ocean Beach, where the beer is cold, the vibes are timeless, and nobody’s worried about their AOL connection dropping.
Y2K IPA — The world didn’t end. Great beer didn’t either.
Tasting Notes
- Style: Old School West Coast IPA
- ABV: 7%
- Malt Profile: Toasted malt, caramel, subtle sweetness
- Hop Character: Pine, citrus, classic West Coast bitterness
- Finish: Balanced, bold, and pleasantly bitter
- Brewery: California Wild Ales — San Diego, California
