Ska Brewing Brings West Coast IPA Back—With a Modern Hop Twist
Ska Brewing is stepping back into West Coast IPA territory—but they’re not just revisiting the past. They’re modernizing it. Starting this week, Ska West Coast IPA is officially hitting shelves across multiple states, marking the Durango brewery’s bold return to a style that helped define American craft beer. The beer debuted over Super Bowl weekend at Ska’s World Headquarters in Colorado, and now it’s rolling out year-round on draft and in cans across Colorado, Arizona, Kansas, New Mexico, and Utah. For those who have followed Ska Brewing over the years, this move feels both nostalgic and forward-thinking. Ska was home to Colorado’s OG canned IPA, Modus Hoperandi—a beer that embodied the original West Coast IPA vibe: dank aromatics, assertive bitterness, amber color, and a full-bodied backbone. That was the era of palate-wreckers and unapologetic IBUs. But today’s West Coast IPA has evolved—and Ska’s new release reflects that shift. Ska West Coast IPA leans into the modern interpre...
