A recent article by Jason Wilson in the SF Gate called, “In search of great session beers” had this little tidbit hidden in the middle.
“In December, Todd Alstrom announced the launch of an Extreme Session Beer Project.
The Extreme Session Beer Project sets 5 percent as its limit, but exhorts brewers to “Be extreme! As in using creative brewing methods and/or ingredients.” Alstrom and Calagione suggested ideas such as brewing with orange pekoe, lemon zest and the “the same yeast and bacteria found in kombucha.”
I say hear hear to any attention brought to sessionable beers. Creativity and high ABV don’t always have to stick together.