12/31/2021
New beer releasing tomorrow 👀 For eight and a half years, Off Color has been exploring underserved styles of beer and we now feel traditional American Pale Ale fits in that category. But we always add our own little twist, so our American Pale Ale differs from the most traditional in several ways. First, we use pilsner malt as the base with only a small amount of pale malt and very light toasted caramel malts. The base is designed to showcase Cascade hops in all their piney, grapefruity glory. To do this, we selected from several different whole cone Cascade hop lots from our supplier in the Pacific Northwest. As the boiled wort is transferred to the fermentation vessel, it runs through a hop back full of whole Cascade hop cones. This infuses the wort with hop essential oils while minimizing the myrcene oils and limiting the grassy flavor often associated with dry hopping, but still imparting a strong hop aroma. Strong hop aromas of grapefruit, pine, orange rind, and pear are the focus that mostly dominates a slightly sweet, bread crumb base. These hop aromatics make it a Beer for Lounging, as hop oils have a sedative quality, while a moderate alcohol content (5% ABV) stops short of making this a Beer for Passing Out. Maybe we don't need to explain why we made this American Pale Ale, maybe we are stupid for not doing it earlier… Pre-order is live. Drops tomorrow at noon. Local distro to follow.
