Serious Cocktail Beers And India Pale Ales

(Courtesy Firestone Walker)

With Memorial Day now well behind us, summer is ON! And American craft brewers are addressing the season with smart new offerings you’re gonna want to have around.

Reconstructing A Classic (Paso Robles, CA) – As one of our favorite beer writers Cat Wolinski explained back in 2018. “There are beers, there are cocktails, and there are beer cocktails. Then, there are also beers that taste like cocktails.” And Firestone Walker just released a spirited riff on the classic Tequila Sunrise cocktail as part of its storied Vintage Series program.

Infused orange zest and hibiscus, all to deliver the color, flavors and vibe one would expect from a beer with this name. Firestone Tequila Barrel Sunrise the brewery’s signature Blonde Barleywine aged for a full year in Extra Añejo tequila barrels to capture an authentic Tequila Sunrise sipping experience.

(Courtesy Alexander Rogers/Sun King Brewery)

Cocktail Inspired (Indianapolis, IN) – Sun King Brewery, the second-largest craft brewery in Indiana and winner of the most GABF medals of all individual breweries in 2020 has an uber-interesting summer release, that was also cocktail inspired.

Aged to perfection in both red wine and gin barrels with juniper, lemon, cardamom, and blueberries, Sun King Practical Magic is a 7% ABV Belgian-style Golden Ale that deftly melds the cocktail concept into a one-of-a-kind beer.

Left-Handed Brewing (Longmont, CO) Left Hand Brewing has popular year-round that invites beer lovers to enter a world of “hops and happiness.” Crafted with an almost harmonic convergence of Lotus, Galaxy and Azacca hops, Left Hand Wook Bait IPA is a 6% ABV India Pale Ale with bold pineapple, mango and papaya notes, and a sturdy malt backbone.

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