| BC SUMMER CRAFT |
happening in the local craft beer scene. Victoria’s Phillips Brewing & Malting Co. has taken delicious creative licence with their Parrot Eyes Lime Margarita Gose, a beer that certainly lives up to its name by providing both citrus and salty refreshment. In a similar vein, Vancouver’s 33 Acres invokes the gose with their lime-and smoke-influenced Mezcal Gose. The lip-smacking, tart beer incorporates Vancouver Island sea salt and fresh lime zest and juice, and is conditioned on Mezcal oak to, as the brewery describes, “suggest warm, Oaxacan beaches and salt-rimmed cocktail glasses with tiny umbrellas.” In short, big summer energy. Of course, not every beer has to be a gose to be salty and refreshing! North Vancouver’s La Cerveceria cuts right to the chase with their Salted Lime Lager. This is a beer built for efficient and effective refreshment. After all, it’s not easy to shove a wedge of lime into a beer can. Actually, who wants to have to cut a lime in the first place? Brewed with imported Spanish salt and conditioned on fresh Mexican limes, this is a beer truly focused on providing easy enjoyment in the summer sun. Indeed, as the weather warms and the daylight hours lengthen, the timing is perfect for craft beer to get tropical, citrusy and salty. And taking all these trends together creates a perfect mix pack—or at least mixed cooler—of summer refreshment.
OLD YALE PINEAPPLE COCONUT GOLDEN ALE BC $16.79 253562 4 x 473 ml Notes of pineapple and nuttiness come together in this engaging, easygoing Blonde Ale with a nice malty backbone that finishes fresh with a slight hoppy kiss.
LIGHTHOUSE RASPBERRY LIME PILSNER BC $14.29 101995 4 x 473 ml Rad can, rad beer. Everything about this Raspberry Lime Pilsner screams fun in the sun: from Miami Vice graphics to zippy, tart raspberry and lime influences.
PHILLIPS PARROT EYES MARGARITA GOSE BC $13.49 493260 6 x 355 ml A tart entry introduces a great combination of citrus, lime zest and slight saltiness in this lighter-bodied, super refreshing beer that gives off real lime Margarita vibes!
LA CERVECERIA SALTED LIME LAGER BC $14.99 460731 4 x 473 ml Lime and lager is a match long made in beer refreshment, and La Cerveceria takes this lip- smacking lager seriously by brewing with Spanish sea salt and conditioning on Mexican limes.
FIELD HOUSE SPARKLING CITRUS MIMOSA SOUR BC $16.29 492044 4 x 473 ml It’s everyone’s favourite brunch pairing in a tall can thanks to Field House’s take on a mimosa: a robust, engagingly tart sour oozing citrus from blood orange purée and tangerine oil.
33 ACRES MEZCAL GOSE BC $13.99 418729 6 x 355 ml The classic, tart and refreshing Gose-style mezcal gets a West Coast makeover with the inclusion of Vancouver Island sea salt and lime, with time rested on ex-Mezcal barrels for good measure.
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