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When I heard the news that Sam Adams Boston Lager had a recipe overhaul, part of me thought, in a Bostonian accent, what’s the big deal.
Recipes morph and evolve as the years pass, especially such a legacy beer like Boston Lager. But Sam Adams (maybe using some Truly money) has added a fun marketing twist to the change by tying the bright (supposedly) new taste with a brighter Boston attitude.
And it is funny, especially…
Beer recipes evolve unlike people who seem to do the opposite so I was glad to see that The Bruery had re-visited Tradewinds their Belgian Tripel that was such a staple in the early days of the Orange County brewery.
Now it is a Gust of Wind described as taking “the base recipe for Trade Winds and deconstructed it to an even more classic version of an abbey tripel, allowing the fermentation characteristics from our house yeast to shine. Huge amounts of phenolic spice, just the right amount of fruity esters, crisp and dry, with enough alcohol to remind you it has backbone without being over the top. Perfect for our retro fans, drinkable enough for our new friends, and enough bite for all the big beer lovers out there.”
Angel City has done a recipe refresh on their Do Not Reply All, taking it out of the Double Dry Hopped realm and over into the hazy category.
The new Do Not Reply All is brewed with Ekuanot, El Dorado and Simcoe hops, leading to “tropical fruit and pineapple notes, a creamy mouthfeel and dry finish”.
With Twitter moving so fast it can be hard to keep up with all the beer-y happenings. Here is 1 of 2 from the Land of Tweet….
Looks like Hoptimum had a recipe tweak from Sierra Nevada as well as a label re-work. Does the 2017 signify that the beer will rotate recipes?