Pale ale brewed with entirely Minnesota-grown ingredients.
Clear, bright golden color, large and lasting ivory head above. Looking good.
In the nose: bright and citrus-y, fresh and lively. Beautiful and enticing.
In the mouth: citrus hop flavors bounce on the palate, clean and smooth. Minimal malt. Stripped down and succulent. There are a few flavors in here the I can't quite pin down. Reminds me of beers I've had with Crystal malt. Plenty of the citrus and pine, with other fruits figuring in and making up the mosaic. Melon, for sure. Blueberry, maybe.
This is a tasty pale ale, and I'm glad I'm drinking it. Very mellow, very smooth, and full of unique character.
So, does it taste like Minnesota? Close, very close.
Here's more about it:
7 Principles started as a set of cooperative guidelines. Now, it’s also a beer: A dry-hopped pale ale made with all Minnesota ingredients (hops from Mighty Axe in Foley/Ham Lake, malt from Vertical malt in Fisher, MN). 5.1% ABV, 40 IBU.
“I’m excited about this beer – to me, it’s a bit of a milestone to be able to source quality base malt and pelleted, ready to use hops locally,” Niko, our Head Brewer commented. “We’re sitting at the starting point for an entire industry of small, artisanal producers of raw beer ingredients, and it’s important that breweries support their efforts wherever it is possible to do so. Often local beers lack true locality, a sense (and taste) of place. We have no idea what MN terroir in beer means, but we’re starting to make strides towards figuring it out.”
We used aromatic and pale malt from Vertical malt, which yields a beer with a crisp, slight malt presence and pale golden color. It is hopped in the kettle with Cascade and Columbus hops, and the dry hop is a heavy dose of Columbus. As a result, the beer is pretty dank, with pine and citrus rind in the background.
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