Take it from the tap: Tony Gwynn Junior’s IPA

April 27, 2018 11:18 AM PT

Tony Gwynn Jr., the former pro baseball player and son of Baseball Hall of Famer, follows in his father’s footsteps and trades his bat for a brew with an IPA.

Beer: Tony Gwynn Junior’s IPA

From: AleSmith Brewing

Why: Show your Padres pride by hoisting this liquid riff on the Tony Gwynn-inspired .394 Pale Ale. Released late last month, Jr.’s IPA was created by head brewer Ryan Crisp and a former major leaguer whose name may sound familiar: Tony Gwynn Jr.

Geeking out: 4.3% ABV; 40 IBUs (International Bittering Units).

Seeking out: Jr.’s IPA is on tap at Petco Park, several local restaurants and taverns, plus the taproom at AleSmith Brewing

Alesmith Brewing

9990 AleSmith Court, Miramar, 858.549.9888, alesmith.com

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Peter Rowe

Peter is a freelance writer who writes about beer in his bimonthly column Brewery Rowe for the San Diego Union-Tribune. He worked as a reporter and columnist for the San Diego Union-Tribune from 1984 to 2020. A native Californian who grew up in Encinitas, Rowe is a graduate of UC Berkeley and Northwestern University. He is past president of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists and a former Fulbright scholar. He has won a few journalism awards, but would trade them all for a chance to avenge his 1994 “Jeopardy!” loss. Married to a terrific woman who has saved him from errors in writing and in life, he has three sons.