Radiant Haze (7%)

Radiant  Beer Co. en Toppling Goliath Brewing Co. hebben een IPA gebrouwen van 7% met Citra, Mosaic en Strata hop. Het smaakt goed. Een echt lekkere IPA. Ik was even bang dat het door de verre afkomst dor zou zijn, maar het bier is lekker bitter.

Ik kocht het omdat het een mooi bik was. Lekker dat het Mosaic en Citra heeft, en leuke bijkomstigheid dat het ook Strata heeft net zoals dat bier van Kompaan van gister. 

Wie zijn de brouwers?

Established in 2020, Radiant Beer Co. is a new, bright idea that has been years in the making. We are here to celebrate a love of the incredible, to build an experience worthy of an impassioned audience, and to lead a culture focused on openness and connection. Radiant Beer Co. is owned and operated by an amalgamation of craft beer lovers and industry veterans, with decades of combined experience. Heading our daily operations are President Jonas Nemura and Director of Brewing Andrew Bell. Having launched brands and driven growth together while working at Placentia’s The Bruery, and at other leading breweries in California, we are dedicated to creating high quality products and experiences worthy of following.____________________________________ Andrew Bell, Director of Brewing Andrew took an interest in brewing before he was legally old enough to enjoy the fruits of his labor. While on track to pursue investment banking, the financial crisis hit, and so the self-taught homebrewer shifted gears and began entering pro-am competitions. He got a taste of his first win, which awarded him the opportunity to brew with the Bison Brewing team. He began his professional beer career at The Bruery, working in packaging, brewing, and cellar roles. His position shifted in 2014 to Experimental Brewer, and since then, he has created many of the recipes The Bruery fans have come to know and love, before leaving the company in late 2020 as their Innovation Manager.... Jonas Nemura, President After studying industrial and labor relations at Cornell University and a brief stint in the legal world, Jonas Nemura found his passion in the world of craft beer. Starting through self-study, homebrewing and sampling at New York City’s great beer bars, his first commercial exposure was helping out at a real ale pub in New Zealand. He joined The Bruery out of Orange County, CA, in its infancy, helping to build it into an internationally recognized pioneer in specialty craft beer during his nearly 10-year tenure. He then took a more local focus while growing Chapman Crafted Beer throughout California and the West Coast. When a brewing facility in his neighborhood became available, Jonas jumped at the chance to reunite some former colleagues to create a vision of their own. (https://www.radiantbeer.com/about/)

Ze brouw(d)en o.a. Can Down By The River een American Lager (4,3%), Midnight Lasagna een Italian-style Pils (4,9%), en Extremely Well Würst een Märzen Lager (5,7%), maar ook een hele hoop hazy IPA's (https://www.radiantbeer.com/taplist/, gezien in september 2024) 

Clark and Barbara Lewey founded Toppling Goliath Brewing Company in 2009 in beautiful Decorah, Iowa after a runaway success in home brewing. In less than a decade, Toppling Goliath has become world-renowned for IPAs and barrel-aged stouts. We now distribute in 30 states and create more than 40 beers that rotate throughout the year. ... Named 2021 US Beer Open Grand National Champions Toppling Goliath has been recognized for the quality of its beer by countless festivals and craft beer groups, and has been named the #2 brewery in the world by Beer Advocate. Our barrel-aged stout, Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout, has held the title of #1 beer in the world since 2015. (https://www.tgbrews.com/history)

Ze brouw(d)en o.a. assassin 2023 een barrel-aged stout (15.9% abv), Nectaron Dry Hop Pseudo Sue een pale ale (5.8% ABV), Haze Smacker een India Pale Ale (7% ABV)  en Munich weiss een ale • 5.6% ABV (https://www.tgbrews.com/beer, gezien in spetember 2024)