As category context only, the Brewers Association guideline for International-Style Pale Ale calls for an easy-drinking, well-integrated ale with varied hop character, 4.4 to 6.6 percent ABV and 20 to 42 IBU. The published strength fits the cited range; bitterness remains unverified.
Awards History
Year
Competition
Category
Medal
2026
Great American Beer Festival
International-Style Pale Ale
Bronze
Generated from the loaded results for this brewery and beer name, not researched separately; years not loaded are not covered.
Brewery Context
Original Pattern Brewing Co. is in Oakland, CA. Brewery type in Open Brewery DB: Microbrewery.
Field pass 2026-10-13: Targeted brewery-domain and shop searches found no IBU or qualifying brewery beer URL beyond the previous research.
Not found on the brewery home page, its online shop product list or its Good Eggs storefront. The originalpattern.com domain did not respond; originalpatternbrewing.com redirects to originalpatternbeer.com, used here.
A BeerMenus listing for a different name, Serrenity Now (6.5% IPA), was found; nothing ties it to this beer, so none of its figures are used.
Web searches for the exact beer name returned nothing, and the web search quota ran out before further searches; Untappd search requires a login.
No 2026 medal announcement from the brewery was found.
Researched 2026-10-13.
Second pass 2026-10-13: The exact Untappd entry supplied strength, style and three hop varieties. The listing is distinct from Serenity Now, the previously excluded IPA. No IBU or brewery-hosted beer page was found.
Deep dive pass 2026-10-14: the description on file comes from Untappd and is not extended.