Last weekend, with California’s Eastern High Sierra as the backdrop, Mammoth Brewing Company’s Festival of Beers and Bluesapalooza featured an incredible lineup of musical talent (blues, of course) and a Grand Tasting of craft brews from around the country. In addition, the Mammoth brewers released this year’s new, limited-availability craft beer created for the festival—a tradition that began in 2007.
This year’s original craft beer is Bear Garden, a Kolsch-style ale concoction that was brewed with Schill Cologne malt, honey malt, and Munich malt. But the element that makes it stand out from your typical craft brew is the infusion of the lavender, rose hips, and jasmine in addition to the unique desert peach that Mammoth Brewing Company’s brewers hand picked.
On Saturday, the Mammoth Festival of Beers Grand Tasting featured more than eighty of the country’s best craft breweries, including Mammoth Brewing Company, Anchor Brewing, Russian River, Bear Republic, Anderson Valley, Stone, Green Flash, Firestone Walker, Coronado, Sierra Nevada, Lagunitas, and many more.