Crosby's Kitchen & CocktailCoastal

I like to call this a Northwest Amber Lager (after flaming out in the American Amber Lager category because it had too much flavor and hops for the category, why not?). The beer originally started out resembling a “Steam Beer” style beer, but I've slowly been dropping the fermentation temperature to the point where it's really just a lager beer, and too smooth in my opinion, to fit that category. The color looks like a Vienna style lager, but the amount and type of hops, and the grain bill are quite different. We use Magnum and Cascade hops in this beer, and they blend well with the American (51%), German (43%) and British (6%) malts we use. The beer features strong hop character, along with smooth malt, caramel, and toffee flavors and aromas, with a refreshing bite in the finish. This beer goes really well with pulled pork and brisket.