Epidemic Ales will release its annual Veteran’s Day IPA, a beer crafted by veterans who choose a special hops combination to make a beer that’s available only once a year.

The DD-214 Unfiltered IPA will be available starting Tuesday, Nov. 11, and until it’s sold out. All veterans will receive buy one get one free offers at the brewery on Tuesday.

Owner Holly Brown started the tradition in honor of her dad, Jim Brown, 81, a retired Marine Corps Combat Vietnam Veteran Lieutenant and Purple Heart Recipient.

“I’m really proud of him,” Holly said. “He’s always been super supportive of me owning the brewery. He raised me to do whatever I wanted to do. We have a woman-owned brewery. Even though he lives in San Diego, I ship it to him or I drive it back home to him and we drink it together. He

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