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Trillium Brewing Company (w/ Cloudwater Brew Co.): Exchange Student

Trillium Brewing Company and Cloudwater Brew Co.: Exchange Student

Hops: Citra, Galaxy

Malt: White Wheat, Pilsner Malt, Flaked Wheat

ABV: 8.5%

IBU: N/A

Availability: Limited (brewed once)

@untappd says: 4.18/5

Tree House last week… Trillium this week?!

Last September, I stumbled upon a collaboration release on my trip to Trillium Brewing Company’s Fort Point location. Lo and behold, when I visited this past September, another collab release was on the docket. This one was with Manchester, England’s Cloudwater Brew Co. Although I’ve seen Cloudwater all around the internet, I hadn’t yet tried anything of theirs. Glad I’m able to cross them off the list!

The Exchange Student isn’t just a collaboration of breweries, it’s also a collaboration of two separate styles. What the two breweries did was brewing a traditional German hefeweizen and a double IPA—styles familiar to the respective collaborators—and then blending them after fermentation. The result was a nice blending of fruity, juicy and hoppy flavors that was really pleasant for all my senses.

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Samuel Smith’s Old Brewery: Pure Brewed Organic Lager

Samuel Smith's Old Brewery: Pure Brewed Organic Lager

Malts: Organic Malted Barley

ABV: 5.0%

IBU: N/A

Availability: Rotating

@untappd says: 3.48/5

It’s Friday, so you know what that means! Lost Photo time!

This is the first time we’ve had Yorkshire’s Samuel Smith’s Old Brewery on the Windowsill in a while, and it’s nice to have our old friend back. The brewery prides itself in its organic beers, and the fact that they’ve been using the same brewing techniques for 250+ years. Their water even comes from the same well they dug in 1758. Old!

There’s something nice about a simple old timey lager, and the Pure Brewed Organic Lager is about as simple as it gets. Ingredients? Water, organic malted barley, yeast and organic hops. Four things, all organic, combining for a nice, crisp lager? It’s not the best beer I’ve ever tasted, but it was decent. And vegan! According to their site, the best temperature to drink the Pure Brewed is 44°F (7°C).

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