Bronze in American Pale Ale
HopSaint Brewing Co., Torrance, CA
Hops
Tasting Notes
Tropical, hoppy, and delicious.
| Form | Use | Farm or Lot | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Dorado | El Dorado | Not Found | dry hop | Not Found | hopsaint.com |
| Mosaic | Mosaic | Not Found | dry hop | Not Found | hopsaint.com |
Aroma
Pear, watermelon, apricot, wintergreen, mandarin
Grown by
Aroma
Tangerine, lime, peach, passion fruit, blueberry
Grown by
Grown by. These farms publish the variety as grown. It does not mean this beer used hops from them.
Pure Intention is a pale ale dry-hopped with Mosaic and El Dorado, brewed by HopSaint Brewing Co. in Torrance, California.
| Category | Medal | Entries | Brewery | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92, American Pale Ale | Bronze (3rd place) | 98 | HopSaint Brewing Co. | Torrance, CA |
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Style | American Pale Ale | HopSaint: on tap |
| ABV | 5.7% | HopSaint: on tap |
| IBU | 45 | Untappd (hand-read citation): Pure Intention |
| Hops | Mosaic, El Dorado (dry hop) | HopSaint: on tap |
| Malts and grains | a touch of specialty malts (not named) | HopSaint: on tap |
| Yeast | Not Found | Not Found |
| Adjuncts, fruit, spices | Not Found | Not Found |
| Other | Not Found | Not Found |
Pale Ale with a touch of specialty malts and dry-hopped with Mosaic and El Dorado. Tropical, hoppy, and delicious. Gold medal at the 2019 LA International Beer Competition & silver medal at the 2017 Great American Beer Festival!
Source: HopSaint: on tap
Tropical, hoppy, and delicious.
Source: hopsaint.com
HopSaint's tap list names Mosaic and El Dorado as dry hops and mentions unnamed specialty malts (HopSaint: on tap). No yeast or base malt is named.
| Hop as Published | Variety | Form | Use | Lot or Farm | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Dorado | El Dorado | Not Found | dry hop | Not Found | hopsaint.com |
| Mosaic | Mosaic | Not Found | dry hop | Not Found | hopsaint.com |
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Color (SRM) | Not Found | Not Found |
| Original gravity | Not Found | Not Found |
| Final gravity | Not Found | Not Found |
| Water | Not Found | Not Found |
| Process | Not Found | Not Found |
As category context only, the Brewers Association guideline for American-Style Pale Ale calls for assertive American hop aroma and flavor with medium to medium-high bitterness, 4.4 to 5.4 percent ABV and 30 to 50 IBU. The 45 IBU fits; the published 5.7% ABV is above the range.
| Year | Competition | Category | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Great American Beer Festival | American Pale Ale | Bronze |
Generated from the loaded results for this brewery and beer name, not researched separately; years not loaded are not covered.
HopSaint Brewing Co. is in Torrance, CA. Brewery type in Open Brewery DB: Brewpub.
Links checked 2026-10-14: Website, Instagram, Untappd.
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.