SWEETWATER BREWERY’S NEWEST DANK TANK EDITION – THE “WET
DREAM”
Brewed with 420 pounds
of Chinook Hops only hours off the vine
SweetWater Brewery is excited to release “Wet Dream” our next batch from the
Dank Tank series. A high gravity imperial red ale featuring 420 pounds of
–fresh off the vine- Chinook Hops from Van Horn’s Farm in Washington State.
These hops were freshly picked and immediately shipped overnight to the
brewery and so they could be added into the brew within hours of being taken
from the field.
Wet Dream features a full 420 pound load of fresh Chinook hops added to the
80 barrel batch brewed resulting in a staggering 5 pounds of hops per
barrel. SweetWater’s Brewmaster Mark Medlin worked closely with the hop
farmer so that this brew would be ready to go as soon as the hops hit their
peak at harvest. The fresh wet hops define this beautiful red ale with
explosive piney hop flavors and a herbal aroma. Wet Dream is part of
SweetWater’s Dank Tank — a series of small-batch, experimental brews. This
release we be available at the end of September for tasting at the brewery,
and will be available on draft at selected restaurants and in 22oz bottles
in selected retailers the first week of October. This will likely sell out
before the end of October since it was such a limited run, to ensure that it
is consumed as fresh from the brewery as possible.
“This brew was an opportunity to create a fresh hop experience and put
something out there that shows people what to expect from a highly hopped
brew whose hops, less than 24 hours off the vine, were literally overflowing
the kettle” says Medlin “The Dank Tank series has kept things fun and
interesting for everyone at the brewery”. The “Wet Dream” Fresh Hopped Ale
will be available on draft in the brewery’s tasting room on September 30th
and throughout metro Atlanta, and select location in the Southeast, on draft
and in 22oz bottles the first week of October.
