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(Courtesy Alesmith Brewing)
Summer is ON and American craft brewers are addressing the long 4th of July holiday with intriguing new offerings you’re gonna want to have around.
A West Coast Classic (San Diego, CA) – AleSmith Brewing offers an award-winning IPA that has racked up an incredible number of honors over the years including:
Gold – RateBeer Best 2015 (Best Beers By Style – IPA Category)
Gold – RateBeer Best 2014 (Best Beers By Style – IPA Category)
Gold – RateBeer Best 2013 (Best Beers By Style – IPA Category)
Silver – Great American Beer Festival 2011 (IPA Category)
Silver – San Diego International Beer Competition 2009 (IPA Category)
Bronze – Great American Beer Festival 2005 (IPA Category)
Bronze – RateBeer Best 2016 (Best Beers By Style – IPA Category)
Bursting with massive grapefruit, pine, and tropical fruit aromas, thanks to abundant additions of Columbus and Citra hops, AleSmith IPA is a 7.25% ABV West Coast-Style India Pale Ale with a hefty malt backbone and smooth, bitter finish.
Inspired By Cyclists (Boston, MA) – Samuel Adams has returned a summertime favorite that was inspired by the classic Bavarian-style Radler. Basically Radlers are lagers mixed with fruit juices and its history is wild….
The term Radler originates with a drink called Radlermass (literally “cyclist liter”) which was originally created by an innkeeper. During the great cycling boom of the Roaring Twenties, the innkeeper created a bicycle trail from Munich, through the woods, which led directly to his drinking establishment. On a beautiful June day in 1922, a reported “13,000 cyclists” crashed his party and running out of beer, he blended it 50/50 with a lemon soda he could never seem to get rid of, and the rest is history.
Brewed to mimic a traditional Radler, Samuel Adams Porch Rocker is actually a 4.5% ABV Helles Lager brewed with a blend of fresh lemons to create a crisp, refreshing and slightly tart finish.
Divine Brewing (Dallas, TX) – Lakewood Brewing has a delicious year-round release and 5% of its proceeds will benefit Texas chapters of the Pink Boots Society. Aggressively hopped yet incredibly approachable, Lakewood Goddess Hazy IPA is a juicy 6.7% ABV India Pale Ale with a tropical fruit-forward bouquet and silky soft pallet.
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