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²ÝÝ®´«Ã½’s Beer of the Week: Japas Neko IPA

²ÝÝ®´«Ã½'s Beer of the Week: Japas Neko IPA

Raise your paw if you’d like to try this beer!

²ÝÝ®´«Ã½â€™s Brennan Haselton is joined by Neighborhood Restaurant Group Beer Director and Food and Wine Sommelier of the Year Greg Engert to talk about Japas Neko IPA for the latest edition of ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½â€™s Beer of the Week.

Brewery: Japas Cervejario, based in Brazil but nomadically brewed

Description: West Coast style IPA brewed in Louisville, Kentucky, with Pacific Northwest hops

ABV: 5.7%

Pairing suggestions: Japanese fried chicken and gyoza pork dumplings, spicy tuna rolls, tempura rolls, other sushi, grilled steak

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Brennan Haselton

In 2000, Brennan Haselton took a job at ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ as reporter and anchor, and that's where he has been ever since (with the exception of a brief return to Seattle in 2005). He is a two-time winner of the national Edward R. Murrow Award, and winner of the National Headliner Grand Award.

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