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Printshop Beer Co. – Lager Studio Pilsner
Style of Beer:
Pilsner
Riverbend Malt(s) Used:
Czech-Style Pilsner (2 Row Barley Malt), Great Chit (Chit Malt)
Tasting Notes:
This light and refreshing Pilsner from Printshop Beer Co.’s lager-focused Lager Studio has the perfect amount of hop aroma and bitterness. Pouring a golden blonde color with a thick fluffy head, it definitely ticks all the boxes for an everyday drinker.
When/Where Available:
Available on draft at Printshop Beer Co.
Release Type:
Seasonal
Release State:
Tennessee
Burial Beer Co. – Below the Iron That Still Rusts
Style of Beer:
Pale Ale
Riverbend Malt(s) Used:
Appalachian Wheat (Wheat Malt)
Tasting Notes:
This West Coast inspired pale ale is a collaboration with Asheville’s Wedge Brewing and California’s Monkish Brewing. Packed with floral and citrus hop aromas with mild fruity aroma notes, this light bodied pale ale is crisp, dry, and refreshing. A portion of the sales of this beer will be directly benefiting local collaborators on their rebuilding journey following impacts from Hurricane Helene.
When/Where Available:
To-go sales were highly limited, but draft pours are still happening in Burial taprooms.
Release Type:
Limited
Release State:
North Carolina
Burning Blush Brewery – Tastebud Theatre
Style of Beer:
Italian Pilsner
Riverbend Malt(s) Used:
Czech-Style Pilsner (2-Row Barley Malt), FLo-Rye-Da (Rye Malt), Appalachian Wheat (Wheat Malt)
Tasting Notes:
A classic Italian Pilsner delicately dry hopped with Czech Saaz hops. This brew is assertively bitter and crisp with complimentary bouquet of floral and lemon hop resins on the nose and a sessionably low ABV to allow for multiple pints.
When/Where Available:
Currently available on draft at the Mills River, NC taproom.
Release Type:
Year Round
Release State:
North Carolina