A rare pre-prohibition beer style brewed in the US that has enjoyed a resurgence in the micro-brewery boom of the last decade. Malty six-row barley beer with offsetting hop rate.
Profile
Medium to full body beer, balanced malt and hop flavors. Medium to high malt flavor, moderate hop aroma. Color is golden.
Ingredients
American six-row barley, American Hops, up to 20-30% corn or rice to reduce haze from six-row barley. Native hops such as Clusters, noble variants are appropriate. Low to med mineral content water.
Examples
Brewpub and microbrewery specials.