Beer Name: Teamaker
Style: Single Hop Pale Ale
ABV: 5.2%
IBU: 44
Color: An encouraging hazy orange
Cheese Pairing: String cheese (you know the kind I mean)
Food Pairing: Grilled cheese and tomato soup
Music Pairing (Jimbo's Choice): Through the Roof 'n Underground by Gogol Bordello
Music Pairing (Jared's Choice): A History of Drunks by the Melvins or Popcorn by Los Straitjackets and Deke Dickerson
Best Occasion to Drink: As your first beer at the end of a really really really long day.
Brewer's Notes:
Teamaker hops aren't commonly used in beer - their alpha acids (which contribute beer's bracing bitterness) are so low compared to other varieties (classic hop varieties typically have an alpha acid content of 5-10%, with newer varieties reaching up to 20%. These clock in at 1%) that they're a bit impractical to brew with (most folks make hop tea with 'em, hence the name). But we thought it sounded like a cool little underdog of a hop, and since we didn't know much about it we dumped a big ol' bag of it into a nice, medium-bodied pale ale! This beer's a delightful, curious little thing - these woody, floral aromas are keepin' us bendin' our elbows every time we pour a pint for "research purposes."
Style: Single Hop Pale Ale
ABV: 5.2%
IBU: 44
Color: An encouraging hazy orange
Cheese Pairing: String cheese (you know the kind I mean)
Food Pairing: Grilled cheese and tomato soup
Music Pairing (Jimbo's Choice): Through the Roof 'n Underground by Gogol Bordello
Music Pairing (Jared's Choice): A History of Drunks by the Melvins or Popcorn by Los Straitjackets and Deke Dickerson
Best Occasion to Drink: As your first beer at the end of a really really really long day.
Brewer's Notes:
Teamaker hops aren't commonly used in beer - their alpha acids (which contribute beer's bracing bitterness) are so low compared to other varieties (classic hop varieties typically have an alpha acid content of 5-10%, with newer varieties reaching up to 20%. These clock in at 1%) that they're a bit impractical to brew with (most folks make hop tea with 'em, hence the name). But we thought it sounded like a cool little underdog of a hop, and since we didn't know much about it we dumped a big ol' bag of it into a nice, medium-bodied pale ale! This beer's a delightful, curious little thing - these woody, floral aromas are keepin' us bendin' our elbows every time we pour a pint for "research purposes."