Helles Bock
6.5 % ABV // 14.5 P // 25 IBU
balanced + full body + smooth
We are extremely excited to bring you the second beer we've brewed to honor a Bellingham sister city. This year we focused our energy on our Sister City Punta Arenas (the namesake of this beer), located in the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica region of Chile. Punta Arenas is home to the oldest brewery in Chile, and their flagship Helles Bock is the inspiration for this beer.
We also wanted to tie this beer into historical brewing in Chile as a whole. An essential part of beer history in Chile is Chicha; a fermented corn drink not too different from beer (although it is un-hopped). As a nod to this traditional use of corn in fermentation, we used corn as a large portion of the mash. The corn provides a smooth, almost creamy aspect to this beer. With flavors of wild honey, toasted bread, and strawberry jam, this beer's malt-forward tendencies are balanced by an herbal and subtle lavender presence from the hops. Punta Arenas is refreshing and is a great compliment to any meal, whether at the Brewpub with a burger or down at Aslan Seattle enjoying some fresh Local Tide.
A huge thank you goes out to the Bellingham Sister Cities Association for their partnership and help on this project. We are very stoked to explore more sister city beer projects in the years to come!
HOPS:
Premiant, Hersbruker
MALT:
Pilsner, Corn, Vienna, Caramunich
