Torrance’s Absolution Brewing, which specializes in English-style ales that generally tone down the hops, introduces the California Common to its lineup today:
The California Common, or Steam Beer, is a unique 100% American style lager. It’s brewed with a special strain of lager yeast that works better at warmer temperatures. This method dates back to the late 1800’s in California when refrigeration was a great luxury. The brewers back then had to improvise to cool the beer down, so shallow fermenters were used. The lager yeast was trained to ferment quicker at warmer temperatures.
This is an old tweet, but Barley Hops Grill will be serving up barbecue at the brewery today, the perfect complement to the new beer:
.@BarleyHopsGrill is at @AbsolutionBrew today for lunch from 11:30-2 and again for dinner from 5-9pm. pic.twitter.com/JsPRuaiqOM
— Barley Hops Grill (@BarleyHopsGrill) January 23, 2015