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With the winter holidays soon to come, breweries are cranking out a variety cold-weather offerings, some traditional and other wonderfully unexpected…And we’ve five intoxicating craft beer directions that you may need to chase down.
There Gose The Holidays (Asheville, NC) – Hi-Wire Brewing recently released the latest from its popular Rotating Gose Series. Tart, balanced, and refreshing, Hi-Wire Citra Gose is a 4.2% ABV sour wheat ale that deftly blends perfectly citrus notes with the tropical fruit tones of Citra hops.
4 Quadraphonic IPA’s Planned For 2019 (Columbus, OH) – – The award-winning production craft brewery, Land-Grant Brewing, will be kicking-off 2019 with a brand new rotating hop IPA series. Quadraphonic IPA is a showcase of 4 hops varieties that will rotate hop blends with the seasons in 2019. The first of these seasonally evolving IPAs will be available in package and on draft beginning the first week in January.
Haze Daze (Seattle, WA) – Reuben’s Brews, which has been attracting a lot of attention for its New England-style IPAs, announced its newest year-round offering. Brewed with a bold blend of Citra, Strata, and Mosaic hops, Hazealicious IPA is a juicy India Pale Ale with big tropical kiwi and passionfruit aromatics.
Odyssey Beerwerks Woods Monk
Strong Stuff (Arvada, CO) – Odyssey Beerwerks is returning a Great American Beer Festival winner that took a Silver Medal in the Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer category in 2017. Brewed with rich imported malts and aged six+ months in bourbon barrels, Odyssey Beerwerks Woods Monk is a 9.4% ABV Quadruple Ale with complex aromas of dark fruit, brown sugar, and subtle spices.
Sometimes A Great Notion (Portland, OR) – Great Notion Brewing & Barrel House is returning something decadent this weekend that won a Gold Medal at this year’s World Beer Cup and took a Silver Medal at the 2018 Great American Beer Festival. Aged on whole bean Sumatra from local Portland roastery, Clutch Coffee, Great Notion’s Bourbon Barrel Double Stack is a MASSIVE 13.2% ABV Imperial Stout that was, not surprisingly, fermented with substantial amounts of maple syrup.
