Seasonal New England IPA

2025's Summer Seasonal is a fruit-forward New England Pale Ale, featuring new hop varieties and innovative processing technologies. The malt base combines barley with oats and wheat, enhancing the juiciness and rounded mouthfeel. A newly developed hybrid yeast strain from Lallemand (“Pomona”) works with dry hops and low kettle bittering to emphasize a spectrum of fruit flavors, including peach, citrus, and tropical fruits. The American hop HBC 1019 leads with notes of coconut, peach, honeydew, and Valencia orange, used in whirlpool and during dry hopping. Idaho 7 and Azacca, processed as concentrated CGX pellets, add layers of tropical and stone fruit flavors. Mosaic hops introduce citrus and mango hints.

By using some of the dry hops early in the process, while the yeast is still active, certain hop aroma compounds known as “thiols” can be unlocked through interaction with the yeast, in a process known as biotransformation. Thiols are particularly associated with tropical fruit flavors, and so this adds further to the tropical fruit flavors and aromas of this beer.

Aroma: Tropical and stone fruits, with scents of coconut, peach, honeydew melon, orange, and mango

Flavor: Fruit-forward, juicy flavor with a rounded mouthfeel. Yeast adding a slight peach flavour

Food pairings: The fruity profile of this Summer Seasonal can complement the heat of dishes like spicy Thai curries or buffalo wings, and the tropical flavors work well with barbecue or grilled pork.