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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.
-Cloudburst
