What’s the first beverage you reach for when the temperature is on the warmer side? A soft drink, juice, beer, or perhaps a wine? Many of us opt for a chilled beverage because it makes us exhale with a sense of satisfaction. Here are a few local brews that might fit the bill now that the temperature is rising around Kentuckiana.
Photo by Meritt Thomas on UnsplashMonnik Beer Company
Italian Disco
Italian Disco is a light and crisp European pilsner with a mild citrusy hop aroma that will have you ordering a second. 5.2% ABV, 25 IBU Monnik Beer CompanyNew Albany Brewing Company
Bananafish
There is more than a little hint of Franziskaner Hefeweizen in the New Albanian Bananafish, an amber ale that sits at 5.4 percent ABV and IBU 20, with a deep golden body. You can catch distinct banana notes at the head, which are never overwhelming upon first taste. The bananas and malts blend for a creamy body, smooth and easy to go down, making it a low-key citrusy treat to help beat the heat. Despite the creaminess, this isn’t a heavy beer, but one that, while not as thin as a lager, is equally as appealing on warm days. Adam StephensonOld Louisville Brewery
Gigglemug
The Gigglemug doesn’t live up to it’s name – the urge to giggle won’t overcome you.
But, the brew brings a smooth and full-bodied oatmeal stout with toasted malt notes that will leave you craving more. At 5% ABV, it’s the perfect pint for any season. Chris HumphreysMile Wide Beer Company
Brabble
The Mile Wide Brabble shares a lot of traits with the West Sixth Blonde, a crisp and Belgian-esque take on a blonde ale, meant here as a high compliment. This is straightforward with a light translucent blonde body, and capped off with a light head lace. At 4.9 percent ABV, it is as light as it is refreshing, an ideal companion to sitting back and kicking a few with your peeps. Devin FieldsNoble Funk Brewing
Missing In Action
Missing In Action is a delicious and tart brew, which is a Paloma style sour Ale made with grapefruit purée, rested on tequila soaked oak chips. Enjoying this on a warmed evening will be sure to delight your tastebuds. Christina KolodziejGreat Flood Brewing Company
Fruited Kolsch Swooly
The Fruited Kolsch Swooly is such a spectacular and underrated treasure in our city. With a low IBU of 10 and a 7.1-percent ABV, this beer will give you the warm and fuzzies, with the added glow of the jalapeño gently nipping at the back of your throat, cut ably by the sweetness of the fruits. You’re greeted with a golden and absolutely stunning body capped with a soft foam lace, a nose that is full of citrus, and a juicy finish. Peyton FosterAgainst The Grain
Chasing The Horizon
Darker beer styles get a bad rap in the summer, the opposite of what you might expect for something to quench your thirst. But the Chasing The Horizon, a black Northeastern IPA from Against the Grain is a stone-cold stunner. Featuring a deep-brown body with a heavy foam, this beer has subtle chocolate and citrus notes, cut by a strong IPA presence. At 7.9 percent ABV, it is a heavy hitter, but perfect for sipping in the chilly night air, while posted up on a patio somewhere and shooting the breeze. Corey BurgerGreat Flood Brewing Company
Hermès
Once the house IPA of the Mercury Ballroom and The Louisville Palace, the Hermés IPA by Great Flood is a delectable beer that is refreshing. At 4.8 percent ABV, this is a beer lovers beer, with no tricks or gimmicks to carry it, and it really works. This is very unassuming, but it will exceed your expectations. Colts Couch CrewApocalypse Brew Works
Watermelon Crack
As with 3rd Turn’s Fruited Kolsch Swooly, it would be criminal to exclude the Watermelon Crack, a welcome addition to virtually every summer drinking experience. The Watermelon Crack has a delightful, strawberry-tinted body, not quite a red, but not mead colored either — more like a delicate rosé color. This is the definition of a sessionable ale at 4.2 percent ABV and 20 IBU, a relaxing beverage for soaking up the shade and dodging the heat. Ryan MichaelHop Atomica
The Hefe
German Hefeweizen, 4.9% ABV, Smooth Banana, light & fresh, wheat. What a hefeweizen should be. No more details needed. SHOT BY ROSKOGravely Brewing Company
La Bamba
Far and away the best definition of a lawnmower beer on this list, the La Bamba is a no-frills, lager-style beer that adds no adjuncts. This is an honest beer that hides beyond nothing, a light crystal clear body with an incredibly light foam lattice. At 5 percent ABV and 15 IBU, this is your summer time jam, a crisp and light lager that recalls a domestic, but builds on that to bigger and better. InstagramFalls City Brewing Company
Hipster Repellant
Brewed to celebrate hops and is one of their top selling beers! IPAs are a central tenet of the American craft beer scene, and Hipster Repellant reminds us of why we started brewing beer in the first place: to stand up and drink good beer. A traditional West Coast IPA, with a bitter, dry finish that’s rich with citrus and pine hop aromas. 7.0% ABV Falls City Brewing CompanyFloyd County Brewing Company
Juice Box Heroes
A raspberry Hefeweizen with a deep lavender/orange body, the Juice Box Heroes from Floyd County is the beer you want to drink at midday, to get a nice buzz while getting your refreshment on. At 5.2 percent ABV and IBU 12, it offers a sweet and fruity nose, topped off with a creamy foam cap and deeply hued body for a beer that is not as tart or tangy as you’d expect. The raspberry is blunted by the wheaty hefeweizen flavor, making for a drink that is as juicy and easy as you’d expect, and with an equally pleasing aftertaste. Naomi HaleDonum Dei Brewery
Nebulae
A Northeastern IPA, the Nebulae greets you with a deep-golden body, translucent and shimmering in the sunlight, with virtually no head. There is a hoppy, fruited nose that invites you to savor the moment, not to just drink it down in a flash, but to stop and smell the roses, so to speak. Clocking in at 6.3 percent ABV with an IBU 63, this is certainly a relaxing beer, far more than the bitterness units imply, with a flavor palate that yields a little more nuance with each subsequent taste. D.Akasha Brewing Company
Big Time
Another Northeastern IPA, the Big Time is built on Akasha’s Any Time session IPA model. A milkshake IPA, the Big Time is a bit lighter than some of its competitors, with a 6.7-percent ABV. It is summertime take on a stout, with a deep-blonde, remarkable body that is completely opaque when held to the light. Capped with a thick head, this is a viscous beer, but one that balances the hoppy goodness with a juicy citrus pop. Aaron Lawless
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