This beer is a pale golden color, and fermented with lager yeast.  It is slightly tart, with some light American hop fruitiness in the taste and aroma.  The yeast gives it a clean finish, without aftertaste.

Using Mexican lager yeast, plus what I was thinking were American hops, I came up with this clever name.  Turns out most of the hop flavor comes from New Zealand hops (Motueka), but I liked the name, so I didn’t change it.

Brewed: 3/6/2020.  Distributed: 4/30/2020.

ABV: 5.3%,  IBU: 19

Malts: Xtra Pale Ale

Hops: Hallertauer, Cascade, Motueka

Yeast: WLP940 Mexican Lager

This beer packs a huge mouthful of hop flavor, almost grapefruit-like.  You do get hints of the wheat malt in the background, but not that notable.  I bottled it at lower carbonation for this first round, simply because it was tasting ready.  This beer was a variation of one my favorite recipes.  Since the homebrew shop was out of the flaked wheat I usually use, I substituted flaked oats.

Brewed: 3/28/2020.  Distributed: 4/18/2020.

ABV: 6.2%,  IBU: 36

Malts: Maris Otter, Flaked Oats, White Wheat, Caramel Malt

Hops: Hallertauer, Galaxy

Yeast: WLP008 East Coast Ale

Not much malt flavor, and a neutral yeast flavor.  This one is all about the hops.

Brewed: 3/14/2020.  Distributed: 4/10/2020.

ABV: 6.6%,  IBU: 58

Malts: 2-Row Brewer’s Malt, Munich

Hops: Hallertau, Falconer’s Flight

Yeast: WLP001 California Ale

Moderate malt flavor, and moderate hop flavor.  Full flavor of both, but not very bitter.

Brewed: 1/2/2020.  Distributed: 4/4/2020.

ABV: 5.5%,  IBU: 47

Malts: Maris Otter, Munich,  Flaked Wheat

Hops: Magnum, Falconer’s Flight, Citra, Amarillo

Yeast: WLP001 California Ale

Nice complex aroma, taste is mild, with a sweet malt/yeast flavor.  Lagered for 5.5 months to let flavors mellow.

Brewed: 10/5/2019.  Distributed: 4/4/2020.

ABV: 4.9%,  IBU: 22

Malts: Pilsner, Munich,  Aromatic, Carapils

Hops: Vanguard

Yeast: WLP833 German Bock Lager