I AM BECAUSE WE ARE

I AM BECAUSE WE ARE

LAVENDER-SMOKED SAISON WITH HONEY

5.7% ABV

Smoky, floral, citrus notes. Flavors of dusty terra cotta, roasted agave, and charred red apple skins. Medium body, light-moderate acid balanced with moderate bitterness, dry smoky finish. Drinks like a mezcal margarita.

I Am Because We Are is brewed with lavender-smoked barley from Sugar Creek Malt Company, wheat malt, oats, and EKG hops. The beer presents with aromas of orange blossom, grilled artichoke, and rising bread dough beneath notes of lime leaf and delicate fennel. The smoke is faint in the nose, almost alderwood-like. On the palate, the smoke is front and center—slightly leathery and dusty, reminiscent of terra cotta earth, roasted agave, and charred red apple skins. Flavors of lavender, lime pith, and wildflower honey carry through the smoke. The beer is dry; the acidity and bitterness alternate in a balancing dance. Conditioned in bottle with honey to create a creamy natural carbonation which soothes the lingering smoke in the finish. This beer drinks like a mezcal margarita and practically begs to be paired with a burrito.

release date: 06/26/2020