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(Courtesy Tröegs Independent Brewing)
Fall is ON and winter on the way. And American craft brewers are addressing the changing season with an intriguing roster of beers you’re gonna want to have around.
Blizzard Beer (Hershey, PA) – Tröegs Independent Brewing has returned a popular winter seasonal that has been a mainstay of the brewery’s Hop Cycle IPA Series since its inception in 2014.
Built on a foundation of pilsner malt and wheat, and brimming with a bracing bitterness, Tröegs Blizzard of Hops is 6.4% ABV India Pale Ale with bright spruce tips, pineapple, and orange rind notes thanks to a combination of Centennial, Chinook, and El Dorado hops.
“It’s a nod to hop growers around the world, thanking them for another successful harvest,” says Tröegs brewmaster and co-founding brother John Trogner. “In the winter, people’s taste buds deaden down and they tend to eat richer and fattier foods,” explains Trogner. “In my mind, there’s a need for bitterness on the beer side to balance that out.”
(Courtesy AleSmith Brewing)
Darkness, Darkness (San Diego, CA) – Forged in 1995, AleSmith Brewing has been recognized as one of the world’s foremost craft brewing companies. Their beers are always worth chasing down, and the Speedway Stout variations never disappoint. And now the award-winning brewery is releasing a new variation of their iconic Imperial Stout that sounds uber-promising.
Meticulously crafted using premium espresso and Tahitian vanilla beans AleSmith Speedway Stout: Affogato Edition is a rich and robust 12% ABV Imperial Stout with bold espresso and vanilla flavors that offers the ultimate coffee beer experience. Packaged in 16oz 4-pack cans and draft, AleSmith’s latest Speedway Stout variation is now available in California, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Minnesota, Texas, Illinois, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, and Virginia.
A Trailblazer (Bridgewater, VT) – Long Trail Brewing has partnered with fellow Vermonters at WhistlePig Whiskey and whipped up something special that should pair brilliantly with colder weather and a roaring winter fire.
Aged to perfection in WhistlePig’s Maple Whiskey Barrels, Long Trail Maple & Whiskey Stout is a massive 10% ABV bourbon-tinged limited release with sweet maple, oak, vanilla, and marshmallow notes.
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