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 Since 2012, area brewers have collaborated on a beer for DC Beer Week. This year is no different. This year’s Solidarity Beer is a grisette – a style reminiscent of a saison, but with a slightly lower ABV. Unlike a saison, though, a grisette was typically made for miners instead of farmers. It was brewed at 3 Stars Brewing Company, will make its debut this Saturday, and will feature across DC Beer Week from September 24-October 1. Your pals at DCBeer, along with other media members, attended a tasting for the Solidarity Brew and came back with some facts and info for you. The beer clocks in at 5.3% ABV and 28 IBU, which is a bit deceiving. This style doesn’t typically have a high hopping rate, but this year the plan was to dry hop the beer. This gave it an aroma of Meyer lemons and wildflowers. While folks taste many different things with this ambitious blend (including Hersbrucker, Rakau, Galena, Motueka, Calypso, and Citra), your author noticed a distinct lemon-citrus flavor coupled … |
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