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Stone’s Greg Koch with Metallica
With 2018 now a memory, breweries are greeting the winter months with a variety of intoxicating cold-weather offerings…And we’ve five new craft beer directions that you’ll want to chase down.
A Hoppy Pilsner Played Through a Distortion Pedal (Escondido, CA) – That’s one way that Stone Brewing is describing its new collaboration with thrash-medal gods Metallica which will see international distribution. Named after a lyric from the band’s Enter Sandman album and actually being brewed by Arrogant Consortia a Stone imprint that’s responsible for Arrogant Bastard Ale and other brews, Enter Night Pilsner is a 5.7% ABV hop-forward lager that much like Metallica, transcends genres.
7 Seas Add 2 (Tacoma and Gig Harbor, WA) – 7 Seas Brewing is covering all its bases with two new year-round IPA, one a Brut Pale Ale the other hazy as hell… Brewed with flaked oats and maize for a soft, silky mouthfeel and pumped with loads of newfangled hops, Willie Maize Haze has all the qualities of a New England Style Hazy IPA and then some. Light in color and infectiously effervescent, Axis Brut IPA is the opposite of hazy, plus it finishes with minimal bitterness.
Kombucha This! (Holland, MI) – New Holland Brewing is introducing a new seasonal in February that combines the tart spiciness of a lemon and ginger Kombucha with the instincts of a big IPA. Brimming with bright notes of fresh ginger and tropical fruits, New Holland Kombucha IPA is a first of its kind seasonal, that we expect won’t be the last…
UpCountry Ups Ante (Asheville, NC) –UpCountry Brewing is releasing the first beer form its Back Road Barrel-Aged Series. Aged to perfection in specially curated red wine barrels, UpCountry Lindy Belgian Tripel is a 9.8% ABV Strong Golden Ale that seamlessly blends notes of Bordeaux and oak with yeasty esters and fruity aromas.
