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Urban Garden Brewing turns one and they are celebrating their anniversary with a special beer, Solar Return. Brewed at City-State Brewing Company, this sorrel saison is 5.8% alcohol by volume. When I spoke with Eamoni Collier, CEO and Co-founder of UGB and James Warner, Founder and CEO of City-State, they had just finished canning 100 cases of 12 oz cans into 6-packs. Warner notes that Solar Return has a deep red color due to 66 pounds of hibiscus in the 20 barrel batch, with “a real juicy, tart, raspberry quality and light spice from the pink peppercorns,” which were used as an homage to the late 3 Stars Peppercorn Saison. The beer also features 25 lbs of black tea and was fermented with a saison yeast strain from Jasper Yeast. Sorrel is a traditional Caribbean and Jamaican drink. “It’s something we have for family gatherings, during thanksgiving and the fall, perfect for the non beer drinker,” Collier adds.  The family-friendly release party for Sola … |
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