This Week in Beer @ Harvest…
From Sierra Nevada…
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Our newest addition to our Harvest family is Southern Hemisphere Harvest. This is the first time we know of that an American brewer has put out a beer with fresh-picked hops from the southern hemisphere. The inaugural ale will debut in late April and will feature fresh Pacific Hallertau, New Zealand Motueka and New Zealand Southern Cross hops, all from New Zealand.
Like our Celebration Ale, the fresh hops in this beer are dried right after being picked then shipped immediately to Chico for brewing so that they retain their peak aromatics and flavors. To ensure the freshest hops possible, we went to the added expense of flying these hops from New Zealand to Chico so we could brew with them the week after they were picked.
Also have the delicious & fun Latitude 48 Deconstructed Mixed Pack from Sam Adams…
Sebago Brewing sent us these two goodies…
Head Brewer, Tom Abercrombie, provided a beer description: “Our Bourbon Barrel Lake Trout Stout is a velvety smooth twist on our classic stout. We aged our stout in four freshly emptied charred oak bourbon barrels for over four months. Next we carefully blended it with fresh stout to balance the character of the barrel with the boldly familiar flavor of Lake Trout Stout. Unlike our draft LTS, this beer is carbonated to enhance the bourbon barrel experience. This beer’s rich and full-bodied character is complemented by hints of vanilla, oak and bourbon.”
This may be among the first commercially released bourbon-barrel stouts brewed in the state of Maine.
Cisco Brewers is back in stock, Heavy Seas has blessed us with the Dubbel Cannon Belgian IPA… and so many more goodies from breweries far & near that share the yum!
