Jack Frost is a tasty, hop-forward, Cold IPA that drinks with the crispness and finesse of a lager.

What is a Cold IPA? While not currently recognized as an official beer style, we liken this modern trend in brewing to something between an India Pale Lager and a dry-hopped pilsner with slightly elevated ABV.

Jack Frost was brewed with a base of pilsner malt along with a touch of flaked rice to lighten the body.

For hops, we decided to feature @yakimachief 303 Trial Blend - a new hop product that blends Cryo Citra, Cryo Simcoe, Cryo Mosaic, and Phantasm (derived from thiol-rich grape skins) into a single, concentrated, hop pellet.

We added the 303 Trial Blend to the mash, the whirlpool, and once more during active fermentation.

Jack Frost was fermented dry with a distinctively tropical, thiolized lager yeast strain from @omegayeast called Lunar Crush. This special yeast strain is genetically modified to bio transform thiol precursors from malt, hops, and grape-derived products into “a new wave of passion fruit, guava, and New Zealand Sauvignon blanc fruitiness.”

You can expect a light-medium bodied brew that drinks with a pleasantly smooth bitterness and a crisp, snappy finish highlighted by flavors of tropical fruit and hops.

We get notes of juicy overripe red guava, tropical passion fruit, pink grapefruit, Sauvignon blanc grapes, sticky pine, stone fruits, papaya, orange blossoms, and citrus zest.