IPA Day was created in 2011 to celebrate one of the most popular craft beer styles, and craft beer in general.
Read more about it here: http://ipaday.org/ and here:http://www.craftbeer.com/pages/stories/craft-beer-muses/show?title=ipa-day-returns-on-august-2nd
Check for local IPA day events in your city. Here are a list of IPA day events in Charlotte: http://www.charlottebeer.com/2012/07/06/charlotte-ipa-day-2/
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