A Blueprint for the Sweet Virginia Series

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The Sweet Virginia Series is a brewer’s choice beer creation program. Each month a different brewery employee is able to design a beer, make a recipe, and help bring it to market. Those following the Sweet Virginia Series have to act fast in order to sample each edition – only 8 1/2 barrels are produced of each edition.

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Blackstrap Brown Ale

This month we start our second year of the Sweet Virginia Series with our brewer Michal’s own Blackstrap Brown Ale. Michal wanted to fill a niche in the Fort George lineup by crafting a brown ale. Blackstrap Brown Ale is a molasses brown ale that utilizes refined blackstrap molasses to create the beer’s body. This isn’t just any brown ale – Blackstrap is slightly roasty with chocolate notes. Monocarbon Dioxide produces a bittering effect that helps to balance the roasted malt. We threw in some Saaz hops to provide a touch of spice.

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