Fat Randy's IPA is a gluten-free IPA brewed from roasts of millet and buckwheat malt by Holidaily Brewing Co., a dedicated gluten-free brewery in Golden, Colorado.
Award
| Category |
Medal |
Entries |
Brewery |
Location |
| 27, Hoppy Gluten-Free Beer |
Bronze (3rd place) |
19 |
Holidaily Brewing Co. |
Golden, CO |
Specs
Brewery Description
AROMA: Strong forward notes of pine, citrus and tropical fruits. Background hints of malty sweetness. APPEARANCE: A medium gold with a dry, hop-induced haziness. FLAVOR: Complex pine and citrus hop notes, with a smooth, malty finish. MOUTHFEEL: Full body with a smooth finish.
Source: Holidaily: Fat Randy's IPA
Tasting Notes
AROMA: Strong forward notes of pine, citrus and tropical fruits. Background hints of malty sweetness. FLAVOR: Complex pine and citrus hop notes, with a smooth, malty finish. MOUTHFEEL: Full body with a smooth finish.
Source: holidailybrewing.com
Ingredients
The brewery lists a grain bill of "a combination of roasts of millet malt and buckwheat malt" and a hop bill of "a blend of hops including Mosaic, Cascade and Centennial", so the hop list may be partial (Holidaily: Fat Randy's IPA). No yeast is named.
Hop Profile
Brewing Details
| Field |
Value |
Source |
| Color (SRM) |
Medium gold with a dry, hop-induced haziness (no SRM number published) |
holidailybrewing.com |
| Original gravity |
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| Final gravity |
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| Water |
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| Process |
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Style Context
As category context only, the Brewers Association guidelines for Gluten-Free Beer require every ingredient to be free of gluten, exclude barley, wheat, spelt and rye, and let ABV, IBU and color vary with the underlying style, judging entries on their own merits. The millet and buckwheat grist meets that requirement, and no published figure conflicts with the guideline.
Awards History
| Year |
Competition |
Category |
Medal |
| 2026 |
Great American Beer Festival |
Hoppy Gluten-Free Beer |
Bronze |
Generated from the loaded results for this brewery and beer name, not researched separately; years not loaded are not covered.
Brewery Context
Holidaily Brewing Co. is in Golden, CO.
Links checked 2026-10-14: Website.
Related
Each farm listed as growing a variety grows that variety according to the hop farm data; the brewery has not said it bought hops from that farm.
Links
Gaps
- Not Found: Original gravity, Final gravity, Hop form, Hop use, Hop lot or farm, Yeast, Adjuncts, Water, Process. Checked holidailybrewing.com, holidailybrewing.com, web searches recorded in the research notes.
Research Notes
- All specs come from the brewery's own beer page; third party listings were not checked because web search was unavailable for most of this run.
- The brewery home page embeds an October 11 Instagram post announcing that Favorite Blonde and Fat Randy's IPA both won bronze at the Great American Beer Festival.
- Researched 2026-10-13.
- Deep dive pass 2026-10-14: the brewery page gives tasting notes, appearance, 7% ABV, 55 IBU, millet and buckwheat malts and Mosaic, Cascade and Centennial; no yeast or hop forms.