Beachwood never disappoints. With their anthropomorphic hop-character appearing to be shot out of a cannon (replete with googles and coiffed mustache) in a comic-book style recalling Roy Lichtenstein, the label makes it clear that this will be a forceful IPA. Thrillseeker boasts a host of classic West Coast hop-varietals – Simcoe, Chinook, Centennial and Summit, with a further layer of Simcoe and Chinook in the dry-hop for maximum piney marshiness.

Once a peripheral borough in the NYC brewing scene, Queens has attracted increasing attention in recent years, thanks in large part to Finback. Southern California receives beer from them through distribution just once in a blue moon, making it all the more exciting when their whale-emblazoned cans materialize. Memory & Perception is a full-bore pastry stout, with a plethora of adjuncts and additions – almond, cacao nibs, coconut, lactose and maple. This beer is a collaboration with Root & Branch Brewing located on the south shore of Long Island, further cementing Finback’s commitment to putting their local environs on the map for the rest of the world.