New Belgium Gruit...$7.49 / 22oz
Experimentation doesn't mean new. With our Gruit, the latest Lips of Faith release, it's all about revisiting the ancient craft of bittering with herb mixtures, not hops. In here horehound, bog myrtle, yarrow, wormwood and elderflowers get together with rich malts to create a bitter, dry, velvet-like sweetness worth revering.
VISUAL
Hazy golden with light white foam and lacing.
AROMA
A heady mix of cloves, pineapple, and peaches, with spicy pepper notes and touches of tangerine.
FLAVOR
Sweetness from the malt, flowers and ale yeast that are balanced within the unusual bitter botanicals.
MOUTHFEEL
Fizzy at first, it becomes smooth and creamy with a pleasant coating aspect. It finishes dry, with a light bitter and spicy linger.
BODY
Medium-light body.
BEER FACTS
ABV: 6.66%
SPECIAL PROCESSING
The bittering herbs were added to the boil the same way we would add bittering hops. The Elderflower was added to a maturation tank to add aroma and flavor.
Light, bright and easy drinking, now is your chance to drink in the festival season. First brewed to celebrate 40 years of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, it has since become Planet Bluegrass’ signature New Belgium offering (under the name Summer Bliss). This Summer Helles pours a brilliant gold, with soft, white foam. The aroma is fresh grains and honey amount a spicy- herbal twang. This danceable lager carries the pleasant sweetness of pale and German Pils malts, and levels off with the light and noble bitterness of Hallertau and Tettnang hops. Summer Helles finishes crisp and dry, and is sure to refresh even the thirstiest reveler. Grab your banjo, crack a bottle and let the pickin’ shine.
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