(San Diego, CA) – Modern Times Beer launches on draft this week with four previously-announced year-round beers. In this week’s newsletter, the brewery unveiled three more new beers. More below…

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In the meantime, I wanted to share some privileged info on three beers (in addition to our 4 year round beers) we may have available for launch week:

Oneida pale ale, 5.2% ABV. A dry, cracker-like malt body paired with a huge helping of Nelson Sauvin and Cascade hops. Our approach is similar here as it is with Fortunate Islands: somewhat restrained bitterness, but massive hop aroma and flavor. When we piloted this beer, we loved how the fruity dankness of the Nelson paired with the grapefruity zest of the Cascade.

Neverwhere 100% Brettanomyces IPA, 7.0% ABV. Fermented with the uber-tropical Brett Trois strain, this beer is radically different from your typical IPA or Brett beer. It is a laser beam of pineapple, with a towering Citra/Centennial/Chinook aroma. Totally unique, unlikely to be made again soon.

Orderville red rye, 6.8% ABV. We didn’t want to just make a regular hoppy beer, throw in an imperceptible amount of rye, and then dye the thing red. So we’re using rye malt, crystal rye, and chocolate rye in this puppy, totaling nearly 25% of the grist. That spicy, peppery malt body gets paired with Simcoe & Chinook hops for a super piney/tropical mix, a combination we loved in testing.

Ultimately, we expect Oneida & Orderville to fall into our rotation as seasonals, but I really wanted to launch with them so everyone would know what the future holds.