Takes the Brewery Back to Its Dry Hopping Roots
Houston, August 19, 2014 – To celebrate brewing Saint Arnold Amber Ale for 20 years, the oldest craft brewery in Texas this week released Saint Arnold Amber Ale dry hopped with Cascade hops. This is the second of three small Amber Ale batches, each dry hopped with a different hop variety. The first beer of the series, which was dry hopped with Liberty hops, was released earlier in the summer. Saint Arnold Amber Ale dry hopped with Cascade hops is available in 22-ounce bottles wherever Saint Arnold is sold, as well as limited casks.
The third release in the series will include Amber Ale dry hopped with Mosaic hops.
Cascade is the bittering hop in every batch of Amber Ale, but is known for being a versatile hop. It originated in the Pacific Northwest and has deep roots in American craft brewing. When used as a dry hop, it contributes a spicy citrus aroma more commonly associated with American Pale Ales. This aroma strikes a pleasant balance with the caramel maltiness and light fruity flavors for which Amber Ale is known.
Normally, Saint Arnold Amber Ale is not dry hopped.
Saint Arnold Amber Ale Dry Hopped with Cascade takes Amber Ale back to its roots. In earlier days, the brewery dry hopped casks of Amber Ale with Cascade. At the time, this was one of the only cask ales you could find in Texas.
Saint Arnold Amber Ale played an important role in introducing locally brewed craft beer to Texans. It is well balanced and full flavored with a rich, malty body with a pleasant caramel character. Saint Arnold uses 2-row pale malt from the Northern Plains and specialty Caravienne malt imported from Belgium. Cascade hops are added early in the brewing for bitterness to balance the malt sweetness. More Cascades are added in the middle of the brew to give a pleasant hop flavor. The beer’s light fruitiness is derived from Saint Arnold’s proprietary yeast strain.
Saint Arnold Amber Ale is best consumed at 50 to 55 degrees Fahrenheit.
Learn more about Saint Arnold Amber Ale: http://saintarnold.com/beers/amber.html.
About Saint Arnold Brewing Company
Saint Arnold Brewing’s 17 brews are made and sold by the company’s staff of 56 dedicated employees. Ranked 45th on the Brewers Association list of top craft breweries, Saint Arnold was listed by USA Today as one of the “10 great places to see what’s brewing in beer,” and Smart Meetings magazine named it among the “Top 5 breweries to host an event.” Saint Arnold is located at 2000 Lyons Avenue and its brewery tour and tasting is offered every weekday at 3:00 P.M. and Saturdays starting at 11 A.M. For more information on Saint Arnold’s seven year-round and five seasonal beers as well as root beer, log on to www.saintarnold.com.
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