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Havana Flower Cedar-Aged India Pale Ale – American-style India Pale Ales (IPA) exist solely to push as much hop flavor and aroma into a glass as is humanly possible. They were historically brewed to resist degradation over the long sea voyage between Britain and India. They fell out of favor with British brewers until the style was saved and rejuvenated in the American Craft Beer industry. While this IPA features the strong citrus characters found in American hops, it also contains another twist – it was aged on Spanish cedar wood. Cedar has a wonderful aromatic quality and is usually associated with cigars and hope chests. The alcohol in the beer extracts those aromas, as well as interesting sandalwood and cinnamon flavors. We hope you enjoy the marriage between the wood of Havana and the flowers of the hop – Havana Flower IPA.
6.4% alcohol IBU: 64 OG: 1.060 FG: 1.012
Rainy Day Robust Porter – Porter was once the most popular beer style brewed in the United Kingdom. The style originated in and around London in the 18th Century and was a dark strong ale manufactured exclusively from brown, highly-kilned malts. These malts were dried over wood fires and likely had a strong smoky flavor. Porter was highly hopped for the time and was blended between new batches and older soured batches, resulting in a complex flavor profile favored by the British. The blending took place in large vats, which were associated with one devastating industrial accident that flooded Giles Parish, London in 1814 with 125,000 gallons of beer in a 15 foot tidal wave, injuring many. Modern day porters are divided into three sub styles, with robust porter containing a roast character that puts it halfway to a stout. Robust porters also feature a balancing dark chocolate flavor and smooth aftertaste. Our example was brewed during a thunderstorm that broke on top of us as the boil ended. Rainy Day Robust Porter is sure to sooth your rainy day worries away.
7.1% alcohol IBU: 37 OG: 1.069 FG: 1.016
4.9% alcohol IBU: 25 OG: 1.047 FG: 1.010
Tater Tots Vienna Lager – Germany is arguably the originator of almost all recognized lager beer styles. Lager, which translates roughly to “cold storage,” occurred because of the invention of different malting processes that produced pale malt, and by extension, pale beer. A mutated ale yeast, Saccharomyces pastorianus, thrived in the colder temperatures that the pale beers were stored and produced a beverage with a cleaner and drier flavor than the dark ales of the time. The light clear beer, when viewed through glass mugs that were also becoming more available, made lager an instant phenomenon. The malt produced around the City of Vienna had a bready and slightly sweet flavor and was kilned darker than the malt in other areas. The resulting lager beer was amber in color and featured a wonderful malt grainy softness, making it an excellent companion to food. Our Vienna lager’s name has nothing to do with the beer, the brewday, or any significant event. It is rumored to have this name because John thinks it is the beer that his girlfriend Mary will like the most. Since Mary has done a little Tater Tot bashing on her blog (http://www.allweatherfriend.com/blog/?p=348 - oh and you can also buy her book through the main site), John decided he would really like to hear her say "I really like Tater Tots the best, I would like some more and give some to my friends." Again, this is just a rumor.
5.6% alcohol IBU: 26 OG: 1.056 FG: 1.014
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