Sweet ‘N Funky Desert Junkie

Yesterday, in partnership with The Great Vegas Festival of Beer, Joseph James Brewing Company held a special event at the brewery to celebrate the upcoming festival and the partnership of Nevada Craft Brewer’s Association.

Firstly, Joseph James debuted a beer brewed as the festival’s official beer: Sweet ‘N Funky Desert Junkie. The beer is an easy drinking 5% alcohol blonde ale brewed with local desert honey and Saaz hops. In my tasting of the beer, I found it to be extremely refreshing, with a sweet and floral finish. Saaz hops are a favorite of mine in a style like this because they contribute a sort of herbally, spice character that provides some earthiness to a beer.

In addition to tapping this year’s festival beer, several breweries were in attendance to once again brew a collaboration beer. Joining Joseph James were brewers from Tenaya Creek, Chicago Brewing Company, Pints Brewery, Big Dog’s, and Banger Brewing. This year’s collaboration beer is named Fool Me Twice. The beer is

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