Flat 12’s Opening Night

Flat 12 Bierwerks opened just in time for New Year’s Eve growlers (even if 2 days of sales paperwork needs to be done by the accountant). About 200 people came through the doors to try the 4 beers on tap and most purchased growlers.

• Upside Down Blonde – Hits the target. Slight lemonness. Refreshing. Proved popular at the taps.
• Half Cycle IPA – 104 IBU of Simcoe and Summit plus dry-hopping with a pound per barrel. That’s a lot of citric bitterness but the overall effect is far from raw, tooth enamel scraping IBUs.
• Porter – Smooth and sweet. Got a growler.
• Glazed Ham Porter – Cloves and a bit of smoky on the sweet porter. Glazed. Ham, er clove. And quite a bit of it.

An official launch party is planned for Binkley’s Kitchen in a few weeks. Stay tuned.

Coming up: American Wit, Puppet Show Pale, Amber Ale.

Bob Mack has more to say and a video at his  World Class Beverages Blog.