{"id":7052052,"date":"2026-08-30T23:22:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T23:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/som2nypost.com\/uncategorized\/fort-george-brewing-introduces-new-year-round-beer-island-towns-tropical-ipa-new-school-beer-cider\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T23:22:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T23:22:01","slug":"fort-george-brewing-introduces-new-year-round-beer-island-towns-tropical-ipa-new-school-beer-cider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/som2nypost.com\/?p=7052052","title":{"rendered":"Fort George Brewing introduces new year-round beer \u2018Island Towns\u2019 tropical IPA \u2014 New School Beer + Cider"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5f5a624a96e5374cbcece43b\/abead27e-b53c-4515-8037-62a932e72ab7\/imgg-oqu-hhvd9o8f.png?format=1500w\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\">\n<p style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">If the name of the beer and the label art by Jesse LeDoux seem familiar, it\u2019s because a similar beer with the same name and art was first released in September 2025 as a one-off in 16oz cans. However, that earlier version of Island Towns was a collaboration with Seattle Indie Rock Band, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.minusthebear.com\/\"><u>Minus the Bear<\/u><\/a>, for the 20th anniversary of their album Menos el Oso. That version of Island Times wasn\u2019t tropical, had a different recipe formulation, and included spruce tips. <\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">The new Island Towns is brewed with a mix of cutting edge, fruit-forward hops like Superdelic and the bold, citrus-y West Coast flavor of Citra and Chinook. 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