(Atlanta, GA) – SweetWater Brewing Co. sent out some details on Tuesday regarding new releases for the fall season: Hash Brown and Hash Session IPA.

“Both are starting to hit shelves in the Fall Variety Pack this week and in individual packs in late August. Scoop on those and the hop hash ingredient below…”

Hash Session IPA
Debuted as a spring seasonal in 2016 – due to its popularity, SweetWater is bringing Hash Session IPA back as their newest year round brew! At 4.2% ABV, this session IPA is both highly drinkable and flavorful.
Malt Bill: Kept light to allow the hops to shine through. Maris Otter, Pilsner, Wheat, Midnight Wheat
Hops: Dosed with a boatload of Amarillo Hop Hash for pungent floral, tropical citrusy fruit flavors and a one-of-a-kind chewy, gooey, resiny mouthfeel. Bravo, Amarillo Hop Hash
Dry Hops: A hefty dry hop enhances the potent aromas – Ahtanum gives it orange and grapefruit tones, Crystal for a little kick of spiciness, and El Dorado brings some pear and watermelon characteristics. Ahtanum, El Dorado, Crystal
ABV: 4.2%
IBUs: 55
Available in: 6 pack 12 oz bottles, 15 pack (new!) 12 oz cans, carton 12 oz bottles, in Fall Variety Packs, and on draft

Hash Brown
This hop hash infused India Brown Ale debuted as SweetWater’s fall seasonal in 2015. Resiny, citrusy hops spice up the rich chocolate and caramel notes from the malt mix.
Malt Bill: 2-Row, Wheat, Pale Chocolate, Cara-Brown, Midnight Wheat
Hops: Mandarina Bavaria, Bravo, Hop Hash, Simcoe, Centennial
ABV: 6.2%
IBUs: 60
Available in: August – October 2016; 6 pack 12 oz bottles, case 12 oz bottles, 12 oz cans in Fall Variety Pack only, and on draft

What’s hop hash?
SweetWater pioneered the usage of this little known ingredient, hop hash. SweetWater’s brewers work with their hop suppliers to dig deep into the pelletizers, scrape them clean, and gather bricks of the leftover pure hop lupulin goodness. They are harvesting a very concentrated form of hop resin, also known as hash, to cook up these brews that deliver a pungent punch to the palate. SweetWater’s head brewer Nick Nock explains: “Hop hash is the leftover resin that escaped from the hop cones going through the pelletizer, which is all too often ignored and left unused. We’ve created some killer brew recipes using this sticky and potent ingredient; it’s been a blast to experiment with, and delivers the biggest hit of hop flavor possible.”