Zupan’s adds Little Beast West Coast IPA, Gold Dot pilsner to Farm to Market series

Zupan’s Markets widened its Farm to Market beer lineup with two new exclusives that land squarely in the local beer sweet spot: a West Coast IPA from Little Beast Brewing and a Czech-style pilsner from Gold Dot Beer. Both beers were released on June 6 and went on sale at all three Zupan’s locations, with pricing set at $4.99 for a single can or $17.99 for a four-pack.

The pair marks the 35th and 36th entries in a series Zupan’s started in 2015 to celebrate its 40th anniversary, and the run now reads like a map of Portland-area brewing culture. Previous Farm to Market collaborators have included Ferment, Gigantic, Breakside, pFriem, Coalition Brewing, Buoy Beer Co., Hopworks Urban Brewery, Zoiglhaus, Wayfinder Beer, Ex Novo, and Level Beer. That long list helps explain why the program has stayed relevant: it gives Zupan’s a branded reason to keep local beer on shelves while giving breweries a retail placement that reaches beyond the taproom crowd.

The headline beer is Farm to Market West Coast IPA with Little Beast, a 6.7% ABV release hopped with Krush, Nectaron and Simcoe. The profile leans into orange-zest, floral and resinous notes with a dry finish and clean bitterness, the kind of IPA that still speaks to drinkers who want snap and bite instead of the softer haze trend. Zupan’s suggested pairings fit that lane too, pointing shoppers toward grilled burgers, sausages, tacos, wings and other spicy food. Little Beast’s own Maiden West IPA gives the brewery a clear point of reference here, since that beer already sits in the West Coast camp with Citra, Simcoe and Centennial.

Gold Dot Beer’s Farm to Market Most Pils brought a different kind of anchor to the series. Gold Dot launched in March 2023 under Lisa and Kevin Davey and is brewed and canned at Heater Allen’s McMinnville facility, where the focus remains on German and Czech lager beers. Heater Allen says the brewery uses soft McMinnville water and German, Czech and Oregon hops, while Gold Dot gives the brand room to branch into beers outside the lager core. The Most Pils itself comes in at 4.9% ABV and was presented as a fresh take on a classic Czech-style lager, with subtle fruit over noble-style spice and a clean finish.

Taken together, the Little Beast IPA and Gold Dot pilsner show why Farm to Market keeps working for Zupan’s. The series still offers shoppers recognizable styles, local names and grocery-store convenience, and it keeps Pacific Northwest beer tied to a very specific retail home instead of disappearing into the generic craft aisle.