As category context only, the Brewers Association guideline for West Coast-Style India Pale Ale calls for straw to gold color, low to medium-low malt with no caramel or roast, high to very high assertive hop character, medium to very high bitterness, high attenuation and a dry, crisp finish, at 6.3 to 7.5 percent ABV and 50 to 75 IBU. The listed ABV fits this category range.
Awards History
Year
Competition
Category
Medal
2026
Great American Beer Festival
West Coast-Style India Pale Ale
Gold
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Brewery Context
Human People Beer is in Seattle, WA. Brewery type in Open Brewery DB: Microbrewery.
Not Found: Tasting notes, Color (SRM), Original gravity, Final gravity, Hop use, Hop lot or farm, Malts and grains, Yeast, Adjuncts, Water, Process. Checked untappd.com, humanpeoplebeer.com, humanpeoplebeer.com, web searches recorded in the research notes, humanpeoplebeer.com.
Field pass 2026-10-13: Additional shop, IBU and brewery-domain searches found no numeric bitterness or verified brewery page naming this beer.
Second pass 2026-10-13: Found the matching Untappd listing with ABV, style and named hops. IBU, other recipe details and a dedicated brewery page remain unconfirmed.
The brewery home page does not mention the beer; the cafe menu is an image that could not be read as text and notes that the menu changes frequently.
No 2026 medal announcement from the brewery was found.
Researched 2026-10-13.
Deep dive pass 2026-10-14: the description on file comes from Untappd and is not extended.