While both the flagship IPA and Wanderlust have racked up competition medals, it’s Wanderlust that has lead the charge in love from the beer geeks for its lighter touch on malt character and fruity but dank hops that really showcase what the Pacific Northwest flavor is all about. It’s hard to choose which IPA from Breakside Brewery is the best representation of the style from hop crazed Oregon but let’s settle on Wanderlust. But while most Hawaiian breweries are using local coffee or coconuts, Lanikai sources lightly tart-spicy hibiscus and sweet and creamy Big Island honey for this lovely floral fruity saison. Kerns takes the same approach with his White Mountain Porter, a coffee and coconut beer that highlight’s the big island’s natural bounty.Įvery beer at Lanikai Brewing is built around a local Hawaiian ingredient - a common thread among breweries. Thomas Kerns of Big Island Brewhaus likes to make coffee with local Hawaiian beans and uses coconut milk for creamer and local honey rather than sugar. Under a dark tan head and layers of bittersweet chocolate and coffee is the same fruit that lines the beaches of the island where Polynesian settlers first planted them in the 1800s.īig Island Brewhaus White Mountain Porter The best use of Hawaii’s plentiful coconuts is in this Imperial Porter from Maui Brewing. Though it’s been around for a while now and considered old school compared to the hazy milkshake IPA’s of today, Pliny is still amongst the most popular and sought after double IPA’s in the world.įorget bakery products, curry, and candy bars. One of the first big hop bombs and earliest examples of American-style hop creep that created bold, bitter, and strong Double IPA’s was Pliny the Elder. Launched in 1980 before hoppy beer was popular, SN Pale Ale defined what American Pale Ale was and could be, and it continues to inspire brewers to this day. You cannot talk about Pale Ales or even American ales without talking about Sierra Nevada’s breathtaking Pale Ale.
Somehow the traditional German-style Pils base worked wonderfully with elements from America and Italy and helped start the new Italian-style Pilsner trend. The secret ingredient in the case of Pivo was Italian, or rather an Italian brewer's new school hopping with emerging fruity and grape-like hop varieties, added in a very American way. Midnight Sun’s Arctic Devil is as ferocious as a wolverine and just as deadly at more than 13% ABV.įirestone Walker was ahead of the lager resurgence when they launched Pivo Pils in 2013, and against all odds at the time it became a runaway hit. Not wine, but definitely made with barley, this classic take on the malt-forward English-style Barleywine is a must have to keep warm on those cold Alaskan nights. Aged in chardonnay oak barrels, fermented with Belgian yeast and then wild brettanomyces, this farmhouse ale is dry-hopped with the aptly named Citra hops for a complex melange of flavors. Hop bitterness and tart sour flavors should not work together, but in Anchorage Brewing’s Bitter Monk the pairing is a revelation. Far from the German-style Rauch biers of yore, Smoked Porter is a burlier beer that stands up to intense food as well as intense Alaskan winters. The nation’s biggest craft breweries last year were Yuengling, in Pottsville, Pa., and Boston Beer Co., which includes Sam Adams and Dogfish Head.Alaska’s most famous beer was created when a brewer decided to hand-smoke malts on the same smoker the pub used for their fish and meats. The biggest California-based brewery of any type is Los Angeles-based Pabst, whose brands also include Schlitz, Rainier, Lone Star and Pearl. Green Flash and Alpine, originally from San Diego County, are no longer considered Californian by the group, being included under Atlanta-based SweetWater. Includes the parent company in Illinois.īecause of the association’s criteria, some notable names in Bay Area brewing aren’t on the craft beer list: Lagunitas (owned by Heineken), Anchor (Sapporo) and Magnolia (New Belgium/Kirin). Kings & Convicts (Ballast Point), #34 in U.S.Includes Boulevard in Kansas City and Ommegang in Cooperstown, N.Y. Duvel Moortgat (Firestone Walker), #4 in U.S.
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