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Below are two recommendations that come in a can and are PERFECT for Steven Raichlen’s Beer-Can Chicken recipe. Give it a try on your next cookout.
SIXPOINT SWEET ACTION
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Malt: Undisclosed
Hops: Undisclosed
5.2% ABV, 34 IBU
Sweet Action is sometimes dinged for deviating from style by people who associate cream ales with Genesee. But it’s actually a reclaimed cream and a really nice example of all-American flavor. The palate is soft and grain-y, like a summer field, and the hops have the tropical fruit flavors of the New World. Cream ales were supposed to be charmingly simple and welcoming, and Sixpoint revives that spirit.
AVERY ELLIE’S BROWN ALE
Location: Boulder, CO
Malt: Pale, Munich, dark caramel,
chocolate
Hops: Cascade, Fuggle
5.5% ABV, 1.056 sp. gr., 17 IBU
The first thing you notice about Ellie’s is the malt aromatics in the nose—as fresh and appealing as oven-warm bread. The beer is a beautiful mahogany, with a thick body and creamy head. The malts have even more complexity in the mouth than on the nose, if that’s possible, with notes of hazelnut, caramel, and a touch of roast. It’s a beer that evokes a sense of wholesomeness and warmth. The perfect autumnal pint.
