Lagunitas Super Sour Popcorn Pop-Up at McMenamins 23rd Avenue Bottle Shop
McMenamins 23rd Avenue Bottle Shop continues its plethora of beer events with its latest offering – Lagunitas Super Sour Popcorn Pop-Up. On Thursday, July 6th from 6:00-8:00pm, the Bottle Shop will host an evening with Lagunitas that will pair its Dark Swan, Eroica and Aunt Sally Dry-Hop Sour with gourmet popcorn. Lagunitas Pilsner and Dog Town Pale Ale will also be on tap.
Here are the descriptions for each of the three Lagunitas sour beers as provided to us by McMenamins.
Dark Swan
Observers of yestercentury once doubted the existence of the Dark Swan, stating the fair-feathered fowl was the only color of its kind. Explorers eventually upended that theory, shocking the world and shining light on the Dark. This beer might just do the same. It’s a sour ale fermented with dark red wine grapes, giving it its uniquely deep and rich purple hue. Then it received the signature Lagunitas treatment with a healthy dose of experimental dry hops. This might just shock your taste buds! There just really isn’t anything else like the Dark Swan… it’s a dark purple hybrid ale the takes our house yeast and feeds it some Petite Sirah grapes to munch on. It’s smooth, slightly sour, and superbly strange. Give it a taste, if you dare! ABV: 8.5%
Eroica
This is a Lagunitas-ified version of a traditional Flemish Farmouse ale, aged in red wine oak barrels and funkied up with Brettanomyces yeast. It’s a golden saison-sour with a nice tartness that leaves your buds quenched and wanting more. Prost!
Aunt Sally Dry-Hop Sour
We soured the wort on the Hot Side with Lactobacillus for a few days and then brewed up this smooth and hoppy sour. It tastes like a big bowl of fruity candy or some chewable flavored vitamins, but what’s the difference? It’s sweet, tart, and sassy, just like the tasty cherry pie that your favorite aunt makes. For all the Aunt Sally’s out there, You know who you are… ABV: 5.7%
McMenamins 23rd Avenue Bottle Shop
2290 NW Thurman Street
Portland, OR, 97210
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D.J. is a Portland, Oregon based writer that spent his formative years in the Midwest. With over 25 years under his belt of drinking beer at festivals across America and the world, he has developed a strong appreciation and understanding of craft beer and the industry that surrounds it. He can be found in any of the great breweries or beer bars that make Portland the best beer city in the world. His writing can also be found in the archives of Northwest Brewing News and can be followed on Twitter and Instagram at @hopapalooza.