Last week, Jessi Loerch wrote about an upcoming event at Naked City Brewing in which nine beers, all inspired by hikes around the Pacific Northwest, would be released. That event is Thursday, Oct. 23 at 6 p.m. and it begged the question: well, what beers are they making?
Now we have the answer. Beers Made By Walking released the tap list, including a 10th beer to the list, Hopworks from Portland, Ore. The majority of these beers were based off three hikes in and around Seattle, led by the Friends of the Cedar River Watershed.
You can have 10 samples for $15 or you can buy $5 pints at the event.
Big Al Brewing /// Huckleberry Saison /// 6.8 percent, 30 IBU
A bready, spicy and fruity saison with wild huckleberries, inspired by a hike at Cougar Mountain.
Brickyard Brewing /// Salal Saison /// 5.1 percent
Belgian Style Saison with the addition of Salal leaves, inspired by a hike at Steward Park.
Epic Ales /// Wild Watercress Farmhouse Blonde /// 4.7 percent, 25 IBU
A light rustic ale brewed with wild watercress foraged in the Olympic peninsula.
Fremont Brewing /// Brother Imperial IPA with Spruce Tips &Elderflowers /// 8.5 percent, Billions of IBUs
A big, bold Northwest Imperial IPA with spruce tips and elderflowers. Based off a hike in Discovery Park in Seattle, Washington.
Hi-Fi Brewing /// Look Up – See Dere? /// 5.9 percent, 22 IBU
Smoked Brown Porter, smoked over Western Redcedar. Inspired by a hike at Cougar Mountain.
Naked City Brewery /// Rose’s Funky Hips /// 6.3 percent, 35 IBU
Belgian Style Saison brewed with locally foraged rose hips, inspired by a hike at Discovery Park.
Schilling Cider /// Cedar Tip Dry Farmhouse Cider /// 6.3 percent ABV
Rustic, tannic dry cider with local Western Redcedar tips, inspired by a hike at Cougar Mountain
Fort George Brewery /// Spruce Budd Ale /// 5 percent, 0 IBU
We harvested spruce from trees on the coast, near Astoria. We produced 30bbl batch and used 200 pounds of Spruce tips.
Hopworks Urban Brewery /// Salal Slap /// 4.1 percent ABV, 3 IBU
Salal Slap is a bracingly sour Berliner Weisse with Salal berries, based on an old growth hike in Portland, OR.
Laurelwood Brewing /// Saison de Walkie /// 5.5 percent, 12 IBU
Tart Saison with rose hips and elderberries inspired by a hike on the Wildwood Trail in Forest Park, Portland.
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