Awesome Con Teams Up with DC’s Red Bear Brewing to Launch Mecha Hopzilla
Fans Can Also Enjoy Food Discounts & More through Citywide Passport Program
Washington, D.C. - Fans heading to Awesome Con, the three-day pop culture convention taking place Friday, August 20 through Sunday, August 22 will get to enjoy their newest craft beer collaboration with Red Bear Brewing Co. featuring the ferocious and hazy “Mecha Hopzilla”.
Set to debut on Awesome Con’s opening day, Red Bear Brewing Co. is releasing the exclusive 12 oz. can for IPA lovers to sip on. “Mecha Hopzilla” is a quenching brew distilled with the season’s vibrant flavors including hints of kumquat, orange and papaya—revealing a fruitful oasis in every sip. The Awesome Con and Red Bear Brewing Co.’s artwork features a pixelated picturesque digital illustration of the ferocious red bear in the digitized, but flaming Washington, D.C. Artwork demonstrates a video-game like perspective of the city with the train and Monument in the far background.
About Mecha Hopzilla IPA:
Taste Notes: Hazy but complex bursts of kumquat, orange and papaya
ABV: 6.8%
IBU: 22
Release: August 20
Also at Awesome Con, fans and foodies can unite by showing their Awesome Con badge at select businesses and restaurants across the District. Attendees can visit more than 20 locations to receive sweet discounts and deals through Monday, August 23. See more online at Awesome Con Passport Program.
WEBSITE: www.awesomecon.com is updated regularly with new guests, exciting exhibitors, and special programming.
SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: facebook.com/AwesomeConDC
Twitter: @AwesomeCon
Instagram: @awesomecons
Qualified media are invited to attend the event and must register online. See the application for more information.
Download official logos and access photos from past Awesome Con shows and imagery of the Mecha Hopzilla here
(credit LeftField Media)
About Awesome Con
Awesome Con is the biggest annual comic and pop culture convention in Washington, D.C., having welcomed over 72,000 attendees in 2019. Awesome Con celebrates all aspects of geekdom and pop culture, with a wide assortment of engaging events, comic books, collectibles, toys, games, original art, cosplay and more. Awesome Con is presented in partnership with LeftField Media, an event organization company developed by the founder of New York Comic Con. Learn more at www.awesomecon.com.
About LeftField Media
LeftField Media, LLC is an events company focused on developing face-to-face events in a range of communities rooted in contemporary culture and shared passion. LeftField was formed in 2014 by Greg Topalian and is now owned by Topalian and Clarion Events Ltd. With a keen sense of the evolving needs of businesses and their consumers, as well as new opportunities created by change, LeftField takes a clean slate approach to its work. LeftField’s portfolio includes Awesome Con (awesomecon.com), Washington D.C.’s Comic Con; Rose City Comic Con (rosecitycomiccon.com), in Portland, OR; Anime NYC (animenyc.com), a Japanese pop culture festival in New York City; and Anime Frontier (animefrontier.com), launching in Fort Worth, TX this year. LeftField Media is headquartered in historic Shelton, CT (leftfieldmedia.com).
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