

International IPA Day is this Thursday, August 1st and we're ready to celebrate! We've got a brand new edition of the IPA Day badge awaiting your check-in. To unlock it, all you need to do is check-in to any IPA on IPA Day. That's it! Enjoy some hoppy goodness and get a band new badge. It's a win-win scenario.

Additionally, we've teamed up with our friends at the Flying Saucer Draught Emporium to bring back the IPA Day: Saucer Style badge! Check-in to any IPA while at one of the Flying Saucer locations (be sure to add the location to your check-in) on IPA Day (Thursday, August 1st) and you will you'll unlock a badge that's out of this world! Visit Flying Saucer at http://www.beerknurd.com/stores/ for a list of all of their locations.

Wondering what this IPA Day thing is all about?

On Thursday, Aug. 1, join beer enthusiasts, breweries and bars across the globe in a collective toast to one of craft beer's most iconic styles: the India pale ale. Founded in 2011, IPA Day is a universal movement created to unite the voices of craft beer enthusiasts, bloggers and brewers worldwide, using social media as the common arena for connecting the conversation.

You can learn more at http://www.craftbeer.com/news/ipa-day-is-back-august-1-2013