4.8%
The inspiration for this beer goes back – way back – to the days of pre-prohibition, when lagers were a little more chewy, and spicy, and rustic, and probably not that great if we’re being honest because this was like 100 years ago and stainless steel wasn’t widely available and they didn’t sanitize equipment like we do now. ANYWAYS – this beer is kinda like that, but not really, as we took even more liberties by using a substantial portion of rye in this grist. Why’d we go that route? CHARACTER. Like, extra spicy/floral/gritty OOMPH. And we hopped it with Saaz and Tettnang because that’s what we like in our lagers (and those varieties DID exist 100 years ago). Plus, we kept the abv in check so we could throw back a few, easy peezy, like the good old days, and remember every moment on the nights with chew.
-Cloudburst
