Fresh Hop Punk Rock Time IPA release: Tuesday, September 3rd at 4pm at our southeast Portland Brewery & Taproom!
ABOUT THE BEER:
This version of our award-winning Punk Rock Time IPA is cold condition'd on 6lbs/BBL of fresh from the farm Strata hops from our dear pals at Indie Hops. Packed full of watermelon and overripe tropical fruit and just the right amount of that fresh hop 'green' note layered over a soft and crisp malt body. And damn it if we don't say, this is friggin' delicious! 6.2% ABV
ABOUT THE PROCESS:
Fresh hops are best in the Pacific NW because of our close proximity to all the hop farms scattered throughout the Willamette and Yakima Valleys. On the day of hop harvest, we drive down to the farm and pick these freshies right of the conveyer belt that leads to the kiln room—or the room where the hops are dried out to lock in particular flavors/aromas and to create storability for brewing year-round. If not dried out, they will begin to wilt and mold within a short time. And because of this perishability, it is absolutely time sensitive to get the best flavor and aroma in our beer, so we brewers must act quick.
After the hour or so drive from the farm back to the brewery, we pick through the hops to pull out anything undesirable—wilted or browned cones, leaves, stems and so on. Then we load em up into big mesh bags and throw em in the tank. After purging the tank with CO2, we transfer finished beer onto the freshies where the beer will stay conditioning on the hops until the flavor and aroma is just right. We pull samples and when the flavor and aroma is right where we want it, we transfer the beer off of the fresh hops as fast as we can. Then we cold crash, carbonate and drink!
Baerlic vs. Modern Times vs. The Beermongers
Anniversary Collaboration Celebration
Drops Tuesday, September 3rd at 4pm at Baerlic southeast AND The Beermongers.
When one of the best beer bars around asks you to join forces with one of the best breweries in town to celebrate 10 years of continuously slinging some of the best beers from around the world, the answer is always YES!
We joined forces with our pals at Modern Times to brew up Grayscale Coffee Vienna Lager to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of our dear pals at The Beermongers.
ABOUT THE BEER:
Brewed with 100% Weyermann malt and German Tettnang hops and lagered for weeks for supreme Guzzability in mind. After lagering we condition'd it on whole bean Black House Coffee from Modern Times' superb coffee program to eek out some really soft and delicate notes of berries, caramel and cocoa. 5.3% ABV
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