(Courtesy Highland Brewing)

Summer is ON and American craft brewers are celebrating its arrival with an uber-interesting  roster of beers that are generating a ton of buzz this season.

Going Gaelic (Ashville, NC) – Highland Brewing was established in 1994 by Oscar Wong, a retired engineer and entrepreneur and a brewing legend in that region. It holds the distinction of being the first brewery to open in Asheville since Prohibition and is the largest independent, family-owned brewery native to the Southeast. And one of their flagship beers holds the honor of being Asheville’s first craft beer.

Crafted with a deft menu of Chinook, Willamette, and Cascade hops that is tethered to a sturdy malt backbone Highland Gaelic Ale is an uber-balanced 5.5%  ABV American Amber Ale with a rich malty body and layers of toffee, caramel, and nut tones.

Leave The Life Below (Frisco, CO) -Located at 9,100 ft in Frisco, Colorado, with another high altitude taproom the French Alps, Outer Range Brewing is a unique brewing outfit committed to crafting serious beer while providing a snowy “mountain refuge” experience.

Named the “#1 Small Brewery in the US” by Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine, Outer Range has also been named the Official Beer Partner of Vail Resorts in Colorado. Through this partnership, Outer Range’s artisan beers will now be poured across all Vail Resorts’ Colorado destinations-as well as at select on-mountain and base-area bars and restaurants.

(Courtesy Outer Range Brewing)

Founded in 2016 by Army veterans Lee and Emily Cleghorn, the brewery is also celebrating its 9^th anniversary with something VERY dank. Outer Range Dank Orbit is a 7% ABV West Coast IPA specifically designed to evoke aromatic cannabis profiles through the use of botanical terpenes. This India Pale Ale is a regular special release, often dropping in conjunction with anniversary events or seasonal mountain activities.

Reinheitsgebot Done Right (Munich, Germany) – Hofbräu München, a benchmark of centuries-old brewing tradition, recently announced the US debut of its celebrated Hofbräuhaus Helles Lager. The iconic brew is now available in uber-unique 16.9 oz cans  featuring a retro design inspired by the brewery’s labels from the 1950s.

Brewed in Munich and according to the Reinheitsgebot Purity Law of 1516, Hofbräuhaus Helles Lager is a golden hued 5.1% ABV Lager with a balanced profile, a subtle hoppiness, and a gentle acidity.

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