Awkward Teenager is a fruit forward Saison, brewed with
guava and tangerine and dry-hopped with a generous amount of Citra and El Dorado hops to add
that super hoppy bitterness and aromatics so many people crave. Awkward
Teenager is an easy drinking beer, ringing in at 6% ABV, and is exceptionally
food friendly. Smog City Brewing Co. strives to brew creatively inspired beers
and this year’s anniversary beer is no exception. The name is a reference to
where Smog City Brewing Co. feels its business is at this current moment in
time – those awkward teenage years when your arms were too long and your feet
too big. They look grown up but are still knocking things off tables and
tripping over themselves, yet feeling the exhilaration of all that potential.
“Our anniversary beer is something we try to be pretty
experimental with. We use it as an opportunity to do something fun and
different,” said Jonathan Porter, owner/brewmaster of Smog City Brewing Co.
“When figuring out what to make this year, I immediately thought of a Saison,
which to me is the perfect beer style. The style hits on a lot of fruity notes
and from there we thought, why not dry-hop it? With this brew, we were able to
add layer upon layer of tropical fruit and hop flavors and aromas to make a
unique, but truly Smog
City beer. We make what
we want to drink, but we also really want people to love it. Awkward Teenager
gets the job done and we can’t wait to share it with everyone.”
Awkward Teenager will be released at 11am on April 28th
during the Smog City Brewing Co. anniversary celebration. It will be available
on draft at the Smog City Brewing taproom in Torrance and in 500ml bottles for purchase.
The beer will be released at the Smog City Brewing Co. satellite taproom at
SteelCraft and to a very limited number of on-premise accounts in the Los Angeles area after
April 29th.
In addition to the anniversary celebration, there will be a
series of pre-anniversary events held around Los Angeles to gear up for the party. These
events will feature curated lists of Smog
City beer, including rare
finds. You’ll have to show up for the main event at the brewery on April 28th
to get your hands on Awkward Teenager, however!
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