Pennsylvania’s Neshaminy Creek Brewing recently released One Giant Coast, a collaboration with Giant Food Stores that the brewery is calling a “bi-coastal IPA” — stylistically a blend of west coast IPA with east coast/New England hazy IPA. The beer is available exclusively at Giant’s Pennsylvania stores that sell alcohol and on draft at Neshaminy’s taprooms.

Press release:

Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company (Neshaminy Creek) announces its collaboration with GIANT Food Stores to release One GIANT Coast, a Double Dry-Hopped Imperial India Pale Ale with Apollo, Chinook, Citra, Idaho 7, and HBC630. One GIANT Coast is a collision of ideas combining everything loved about West Coast Imperial IPAs – big, resinous, and crisp with bright citrus fruit character – with the favorite attributes of East Coast Hazy IPAs – juicy, tropical notes, and soft-as-clouds mouthfeel. Sold in 16 oz four-packs for $10.99. The IPA embodies the best of both worlds with hints of strawberry, banana, and grapefruit and an ABV of 8.5%. It’s a big idea for a big beer.

The One GIANT Coast can artwork features a beach scene with a beautiful sunset representing the tropical notes of the IPA while also boasting sunglasses and a forest to bring the East Coast meets West Coast idea to life. One GIANT Coast will be available March 18 at all GIANT Foods Stores in Pennsylvania that sell alcohol and on draft at Neshaminy Creek’s taprooms in Croydon, New Hope and Dublin for $8.

One GIANT Coast is a bold beer that pairs well with even bolder flavors. Neshaminy Creek recommends pairing it with spicy meats and cheeses like pepper jack or habanero cheddar as well as hot capicola and Calabrese salami. The heat balances with the bright, juicy citrus of the beer for the perfect combination.

“I was really excited about the opportunity to create a new IPA with the folks at Giant, showcasing our best hops.  We wanted to make a double IPA, around 8.5%, which I believe is the best canvas for showing off hops,” explains head brewer Jason Ranck. “I love hop flavor and my leanings are West Coast….clean, crisp, resinous.  I was really excited to finally use HBC630, an experimental hop variety from Yakima Chief that has loads of sweet fruit character with notes of Strawberry, Banana, and Cotton Candy.  When I was out for hop selection in Yakima last fall, I had the absolute pleasure of smelling Idaho 7 in the field and thought this would be the perfect combo…. Idaho 7’s juicy stone fruit and sticky, resinous pine notes with the sweet fruitiness of HBC630.  What a pleasure to be able to combine the best of both worlds.”

About Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company
Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company is an award-winning craft brewery and taproom located just north of Philadelphia in Croydon, PA. We try to spend as much time making and enjoying incredibly good beer and as little time as possible making up rules about beer! Founded in 2010, Neshaminy Creek has grown exponentially over the years and expanded distribution across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. In Summer 2020, Neshaminy Creek opened another location inside the Ferry Market located in New Hope, PA where guests can purchase onsite pints and beer to-go. Neshaminy Creek opened their third location inside The Station in Dublin, PA in October 2021. We rely on our DIY ethos to make craft beer for defiant misfits like us! Our goal is to make every moment someone spends with us as enjoyable as humanly possible. That’s what beer is for.