Cloudburst ...or something

Hoppy Helles

Oh, beer style terminology. So often we want to put things in boxes, and define them by specific parameters. And to be honest, we enjoy the challenge of brewing to a precise style guideline, along with the reward of nailing those prescribed details and flavor profile in a finished product. On that note, this beer has nothing to do with any of that. This is a beer that fits no style. It has nuance, and balance, and tropical hop flavor and a tight finish – a concept born from a brewer’s mind. And we’ve made a couple of beers like this before, but it always seems like it’s a few years ahead of its time. So maybe the time is now? It starts kinda like a German-style Helles base (essentially a pale lager) with early hop additions of soft, flowery Hallertau Mittelfruh. Then it gets a kiss of Mosaic in the whirlpool, before it’s cold fermented with our house lager yeast, lightly dry hopped with Peacharine & splash of Nelson, and given lots of time – 7 total weeks in a tank – so it’s vivid and smooth and crisp and crushable. Call it whatever you like…or something.