Ballast Point Brewing Co. Revives Longfin Lager

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Ballast Point Brewing Company (San Diego, California) has officially announced that Longfin Lager will rejoin the brewery’s Year-Round lineup in September 2020.

First introduced in 2006 and back at the request of Ballast Point’s brewing team and faithful fans, Longfin Lager is a Helles-style Lager that uses Pilsner Malt to create “the aroma and flavor of fresh baked bread” and balances that with “the reserved use of German Northern Brewer and Tettnanger hops.” Coming in at a “clean and quaffable” 4.5% ABV, Longfin Lager is “perfect for enjoying on a beach, a boat and anywhere else you can put an ice chest.”

“Brewers have their favorites and it became clear early on that Longfin Lager was one of those beers,” says Ballast Point COO Chris Bradley. “Bringing back old favorites and sharing new exploration from our R&D team in Little Italy on a wider level is of huge importance to us moving forward as a brand.”

Longfin Lager will return in September 2020 with availability in 6-packs of 12 oz. cans and on draft. You can expect to find this Year-Round offering available at all six Ballast Point tasting rooms and select off-premise accounts located in Southern California, Arizona and Colorado. Prost!

Vital Information for Longfin Lager from Ballast Point Brewing Company

Release – Year-Round/Discovery Series; launching September 2020
Style – Helles-style Lager
ABV – 4.5%
IBUs – 17
Malts – Pilsner
Hops – German Northern Brewer & Tettnanger
Fun Fact – “To mirror the art in the can and to better highlight Ballast Point resident artist Paul Elder’s craft, Longfin Lager features a fresh new package design that reflects the sketch-to-art approach Elder takes to his hand-painted designs.”
Availability – 6-packs of 12 oz. cans & draft
Distribution – Southern California, Arizona & Colorado

Ballast Point Brewing Co. Adds Citrus Cove Gose to Discovery Series

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1_CANmiddle_CitrusCoveBallast Point Brewing Company (San Diego, California) has officially announced it will begin the Limited Release of Citrus Cove Gose in late May/early June 2019.

Arriving as the latest offering to come out of Ballast Point’s Discovery Series – a lineup of approachable beers that are “laid-back in style and drinkability, yet flavor-forward”, Citrus Cove is a Gose-style Ale that has a “crisp, lemon citrus acidity [leading] the way to a nice, dry, salt and lime zest finish.”  Coming in at just 4.2% ABV and 5 IBUs, Citrus Cove “captures the salty spray of an ocean wind mingled with a bright tropical character that begs one refreshing sip after the other.”

Citrus Cove Gose is actively rolling out now but will only be available for a limited time.  You can expect to find this new Limited Release available in 6-packs of 12 oz. cans and on draft at select craft beer-friendly retailers, bars and restaurants located in Alabama, Florida, California, Illinois, Virginia and throughout the rest of Ballast Point’s nationwide distribution footprint.  Prost!

Vital Information for Citrus Cove from Ballast Point Brewing Company

Release – Limited/Discovery Series; launching late May/early June 2019
Style – Gose
ABV – 4.2% 
IBUs – 5
Added Ingredients – Salt, lemon & lime
Availability – 6-packs of 12 oz. cans & draft

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Ballast Point Brewing Adds Brut IPA to Explorer Series

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BPBrutPourBallast Point Brewing Co. (San Diego, California) has officially announced that Brut IPA, a new Limited Release offering, is hitting beer shelves now.

Arriving as the latest addition to the brewery’s adventurous Explorer Series that features “bold, exotic flavors and styles”, Brut IPA is Ballast Point’s take on the “emerging trend within the India Pale Ale category named after the dry Champagne style.”  Light in body and bitterness, Brut IPA “explodes with citrusy hops and notes of grapefruit, lime and tropical fruits thanks to Citra hops added late in the brewing process.”  This “very dry and refreshing” Brut IPA comes in at 7% ABV.

Brut IPA is rolling out now and will be available for a limited time.  You can expect to find this new offering available in 6-packs of 12 oz. bottles at craft beer-friendly establishments located in Alabama, Florida, California, Illinois, Virginia and throughout the rest of Ballast Point’s nationwide distribution area.  Prost!

Vital Information for Brut IPA from Ballast Point Brewing Co.

Release – Limited/Explorer Series, launching February 2019
Style – Brut India Pale Ale
ABV – 7%
Featured Hops – Citra
Fun Fact – “Known for their light body and dry finish, Brut IPAs have been described as the opposite of juicy, hazy IPAs. To create the crisp finish, brewers, such as Ballast Point, brew the beer with the enzyme amyloglucosidase, or AMG, which enables the yeast to consume nearly all the sugars present.”
Availability – 6-packs of 12 oz. bottles