{"id":8034,"date":"2013-05-24T09:26:11","date_gmt":"2013-05-24T16:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/?p=8034"},"modified":"2013-05-24T09:30:30","modified_gmt":"2013-05-24T16:30:30","slug":"stone-brewing-co-brews-up-operation-homefront-ipa-in-support-of-u-s-military-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/2013\/05\/24\/stone-brewing-co-brews-up-operation-homefront-ipa-in-support-of-u-s-military-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Stone Brewing Co. Brews up Operation Homefront IPA in Support of U.S. Military Families"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Tuesday, May 21, Stone Brewing Co. CEO Greg Koch met with San Diego Padres catcher\u00a0John Baker, relief pitcher\u00a0Luke Gregerson, infielder\/outfielder\u00a0Kyle Blanks\u00a0and utility infielder\u00a0Logan Forsythe at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens \u2013 Liberty Station to share a unique beer Brewing Manager Kris Ketcham brewed on the venue\u2019s new 10-barrel brewhouse. Dubbed\u00a0Operation Homefront IPA<\/i>, it was brewed as part of the\u00a0Hops For Heroes<\/a>\u00a0initiative borne from non-profit organization\u00a0Operation Homefront<\/a>\u00a0which\u00a0supports U.S. military families. Several brewing companies from around the country brewed a batch of Operation Homefront IPA to raise money and awareness for the cause. In addition to participating breweries, partners of Hops for Heroes include\u00a0Louisville Slugger<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Major League Baseball<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Courtesy Stone Brewing Co. (left to right): Stone Community Relations Manager Chris Cochran, Liberty Station Brewing Manager Kris Ketcham, Padres Catcher John Baker, Infielder\/Outfielder Kyle Blanks, Pitcher Luke Gregerson, Stone CEO Greg Koch & Padres Utility Infielder Logan Forsythe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Operation Homefront IPA is an India pale ale brewed with orange and hopped with Chinook and Cascade which then rested in fermenter tanks with untreated maple Louisville Slugger bats. The result is a beer with plenty of citrus overtones and a multi-faceted woody character.<\/p>\n

When it was time to remove the bats from the tank, the aforementioned\u00a0Padres\u00a0players came over from PETCO Park to do the honors. When the bats came out, they were coated in hop residue, and smelled so richly of inviting hops that Gregerson couldn\u2019t resist the urge to take a taste. Soon, his teammates followed suit. Forsythe proved the biggest hophead of the bunch, going in for seconds.<\/p>\n

In between licks of the bat, Baker took time to share why participating in the Hops For Heroes program was so important to him, noting that, although baseball players are often looked on as heroes, it\u2019s the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces who protect our liberties and way of life that are the ultimate heroes. Like us, Baker and company were thrilled to have the opportunity to show our respect for our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines, and take a step toward reciprocity for their sacrifices in some small way.<\/p>\n

Stone Operation Homefront IPA will go on sale at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens \u2013 Liberty Station, Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens \u2013 Escondido, Stone Company Store \u2013 Liberty Station, Stone Company Store \u2013 Escondido and Stone Company Store \u2013 Oceanside on Memorial Day,\u00a0May 27, and at Stone Company Store \u2013 South Park on\u00a0May 26. For more information about Hops For Heroes, visit their official website\u00a0http:\/\/hopsforheroes.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Information obtained via press release<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On Tuesday, May 21, Stone Brewing Co. CEO Greg Koch met with San Diego Padres catcher\u00a0John Baker, relief pitcher\u00a0Luke Gregerson, infielder\/outfielder\u00a0Kyle Blanks\u00a0and utility infielder\u00a0Logan Forsythe at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens \u2013 Liberty Station to share a unique beer Brewing Manager Kris Ketcham brewed on the venue\u2019s new 10-barrel brewhouse. Dubbed\u00a0Operation Homefront IPA, it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1076,334,111],"class_list":{"0":"post-8034","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-san-diego-beer-beverage-news","7":"tag-hops-for-heroes","8":"tag-san-diego-padres","9":"tag-stone-brewing-co","10":"entry","11":"has-post-thumbnail"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","wps_subtitle":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pdtr4y-25A","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8034\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}