Raptor - Guava Double IPA Limited Release What Is Raptor? Raptor is a Guava Double IPA brewed with real guava and zero sour character. A limited birthday release from Urban Artifact's Dino line, available exclusively through our online store while supplies last. 9.0% ABV. 12 oz cans. Available in 6-packs. What Does It Taste Like? Hop-forward and built for the double IPA drinker first. Raptor opens with bold hop structure - assertive, tropical, and loaded with aroma - then real guava slides in underneath and makes everything juicier than it has any right to be. It's not a guava beer with hops. It's a serious Double IPA that happens to be full of real fruit doing exactly what real fruit does when you treat it correctly. Pale gold pour. Tropical haze. The aroma arrives before the glass does. Finishes clean and dry at 9.0% ABV without telegraphing it. That last part is either a feature or a warning, depending on your afternoon. What Makes It Different? Most Double IPAs chase tropical flavor through hop selection alone. Raptor uses hops and actual fruit. Real guava, by the pound, per barrel - processed with the same fruit-handling standards Urban Artifact applies to everything it makes. The guava doesn't compete with the hops. It joins them. The result is a juiciness that hop-derived tropical character simply cannot replicate on its own. This is what happens when a fruit brewery makes a Double IPA. Who Is It For? The Double IPA drinker who wants more than hops. The craft beer enthusiast who's been skeptical of fruit beers and needs a reason to reconsider. The person at the birthday party who picked up the highest ABV option and made an excellent decision. Raptor was brewed for Urban Artifact's 11th anniversary. It is very, very good. We're saying that plainly because it's true and because we'd like you to order it before someone else does. Limited Release Available exclusively through the Urban Artifact online store. No retail. No distribution. When it's gone, it's gone. Unlike Dilophosaurus, this one might come back. No promises. Don't wait. About the Dino Line Raptor is part of Urban Artifact's Dino line - a series of clean, non-sour fruit beers brewed with real ingredients and traditional yeast. The birthday releases push the line into territory the year-round beers don't go. Spinosaurus, Allosaurus, and Stegosaurus are out now in stores and at the taproom. The limited releases exist to show what else this line is capable of. More dinosaurs are coming. A few of them will surprise you. FAQ Is Raptor a sour beer? No. Raptor is brewed with traditional yeast and has zero sour character. The tropical and fruit character comes entirely from hops and real guava. What's the ABV? 9.0%. Enjoy accordingly. Is it brewed with real guava? Yes. Real guava, by the pound, per barrel. Not extract. Not flavoring. The actual fruit, handled the way Urban Artifact handles all of its fruit. How does the guava show up in the beer? As juiciness rather than sweetness. The guava supports the hop structure rather than leading it - you'll notice it as a brightness and a tropical depth that hop-derived flavor alone doesn't produce. Why is it only available online? Raptor is a limited anniversary release brewed in small quantity for Urban Artifact's 11th birthday celebration. Online only, while supplies last. Will it come back? Possibly. It's that good. But the only way to guarantee you get some is to order it now.
