A smooth and easy drinking beer, sort of a cross between our Export and the Naughty Nurse. Very similar to an Octoberfest. It is sweet and carmel-like due to the use of German malt and hops, and an extended cold lagering, or aging, period.
Brewed for the 2015 AAC Basketball Tournament, which is being held at the XL Center March 12-15. Alley-oop is a football and basketball term that generally means a high arching pass. In basketball, another player (hopefully on the same team) catches the ball in mid air and dunks it into the basket. The name is said to derive from the French expression “Allez! Hop!” (Go! Jump!), which circus performers would yell just before taking off on the high wire trapeze.
American-Style Amber/Red Ale
City Steam Brewery
Hartford, Connecticut