Heavy Seas Partnerships / Troegs – Hoppelbock Coming In May

BALTIMORE, MD — Heavy Seas Beer is excited to announce the second

release in its 2016 Partner Ships series of collaboration beers – a Hoppelbock

lager brewed with Troegs Independent Brewing.  This series will feature beers

produced in collaboration with other regionally and nationally recognized brewers

in the spirit of friendship, creativity, and adventure.  For 2016, Heavy Seas is

partnering with Maine Beer, Troegs Independent Brewing, Terrapin Beer, and

Stone Brewing Company.  The Partner Ships series is brewed at Heavy Seas in

Baltimore and celebrates the pioneering spirit of American craft beer today.

The Troegs collaboration beer, releasing in May 2016, will be a

Hoppelbock, an 8% ABV hoppy, strong amber lager, brewed with all German

hops and a large percentage of locally sourced malt from Deer Creek Malthouse

in Pennsylvania. “This is a very cool project!,” says Heavy Seas Brewmaster,

Christopher Leonard.  “We get to host some of our most respected peers, use

some locally sourced ingredients, and make a batch of unique, interesting beer

with input from both organizations. Our entire brewing team has been having a

blast with it!”

The product specs are:

Style: Hoppelbock

ABV: 8%

IBU: 50

Hops: Hallertau Mittlefrue, Opal, Perle, Magnum, Herkules

Malts: Local Vienna (MD), Local Munich (PA), Floor malted German Pilsen, Pale, CaraAromatic

“We began this project not realizing how much we would enjoy it,” says

Heavy Seas Founder, Hugh Sisson.  “Now that we are on the second release, I

think our whole organization is excited and looks forward to the next project in

the series.”