High and go seek

Where’s Waldo? Probably meeting his buds at 4:20 p.m. to get stoned and go look for a fabled garden of ganja.

That’s the legend of The Waldos , the California crew whose ‘70s high school exploits led to an unofficial national marijuana holiday on April 20.

They also inspired The Waldos’ Special Ale , released annually for the occasion by Lagunitas (whose own past pot-related indescretions are commemorated in its Undercover Investigation Shut-Down Ale .)

The golden-amber Waldos’ tips the ABV scale at 11.3 percent, nudging it into triple IPA territory. It’s still quite drinkable, with just a touch of syrupy sweetness and a huge hop character that lives up to the weed-like descriptions (and a long finish that coats the mouth like an intense toke).

It’s being tapped at the appointed hour today at the South Hill Growler Guys , The Filling Station on 5th and Community Pint ; also look for it in the regular lineup at Steady Flow Growler House , Nectar Wine and Beer , Newport Highway Growler Guys , Coeur d’Alene Growler Guys and The Viking .

Nectar and Community Pint also are pouring New Belgium’s new The Hemperor hemp pale, as is the Newport Highway Growler Guys as part of a New Belgium tap takeover beginning at 5 p.m. That one has been making its debut on draft here, and should start showing up in bottles before long.