Sierra Nevada runs a "beer camp" every summer, where aspiring home brewers can enjoy all the fun stuff about summer camp while learning how to be better brewers. Campers submit their recipes and brew up a batch. the winning recipes are distributed by Sierra Nevada as part of their
Beer Camp series. In addition to regular beer fans they also partner with other breweries to come up with new and interesting lagers and ales.
Hoppy Lager is the result of a collaboration between SN and Ballast Point Brewery.
Hoppy Lager pours a clear golden hue with a two-finer head that settles down to a frothy film fairly quickly. There's a lot of hop flavor, but not a lot of bitterness. The taste is reminiscent of a good stone hearth-baked bread, or maybe an Irish soda bread. There's some honey notes as well and some lemon peel as a hidden surprise. Pretty decent pilsner.
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