Bombay By Boat IPA

• TYPE: IPA
• BREWERY: moonlight Brewing Company
• LOCATION: Santa Rosa, CA
• CONTAINER: 4-pack 16oz cans
• COST: 12.99
• ABV: 6.2%
• RATING: 4 swigs
• REVIEWED BY: Dave

I found the can washed up on the rocks in Shelter Cove—intact, icy cold, label sun-bleached but legible: Moonlight Brewing — Bombay by Boat IPA.

No one leaves a full IPA behind. I popped it open. That’s when I heard the truck. Old Taco, rust red, loaded with crab pots. A hand-painted sign flapped on the tailgate: “CRABS & CONSEQUENCES.”

The driver spotted me. Yellow slicker, beard full of kelp. He slammed the brakes, pointed a claw-handled knife, and screamed: “THAT’S NOT YOUR BEER!”

I ran. The crabs jumped first—dozens of them, skittering like sentient castanets. One launched onto my chest and hissed, “That beer was an offering!”

I chugged it anyway. The ocean held its breath. The truck sank into the mist. The crabs froze mid-scuttle. Somewhere, faintly, a foghorn wept.

When I came to, I was lying at the base of the lighthouse, the can was gone. My breath smelled like citrus hops and malts.

Scratched into the bench beside me: Next time… bring bait

THEIR STORY:

A classic IPA offering balance and drinkability by weaving a blend of American and European Hops with a reliable malty depth like all Moonlight beers. This IPA is unfiltered and aged cold longer for clarity and delight.

DELICIOUS BY EVERY MEASURE– this ain’t a factory beer