Monday Night Slap Fight IPA — A West Coast IPA With a Name That Earns It

The Review

Monday Night Brewing names their beers with an irreverence that would be insufferable if the beer weren’t so good. Slap Fight is a West Coast IPA that earns its aggressive name every time you order it.

It pours clear amber-gold — no haze, intentionally so — with a white head and a nose that goes straight West Coast: pine resin, grapefruit, a clean dankness that’s assertive without being feral. The palate follows through with a firm bitterness that starts early and stays through the finish, balanced by a solid malt backbone that keeps things from going hollow. Dry, resinous, and unapologetically traditional in a moment when every IPA is trying to be juicy and soft.

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Monday Night’s Birmingham Social Club runs 25+ taps including house beers, Hop Hut small-batch IPAs, and barrel-aged releases from the Atlanta Garage. Slap Fight is the reliable anchor — the beer you order when the rotating selections are all sold out and you just want a great IPA without having to think about it.

For a city that was drinking Bud Light in the taproom as recently as 2015, having Slap Fight on draft in Parkside feels like genuine progress.

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