“Cerebral Brewing: A Scientific Approach to Beer,” Cerebral Brewing’s website declares alongside an illustration of a DNA double helix with hops growing from it, and a lab beaker full of brew. Makes sense. In 2015, Doctor of Physical Therapy Sean Buchan, microbiologist Chris Washenberger and financier Dan McGuire — all homebrewers — opened Cerebral Brewing in Denver’s Congress Park neighborhood along the city’s famed Colfax Avenue. The three met at Washenberger’s Denver homebrew club where the idea “to combine scientific methodology with an artistic viewpoint to create extremely drinkable beers spanning a broad spectrum of styles” became a reality. With their scientific background, Buchan and Washenberger want to make quality one of their hallmarks — and idea that carries through in their name. From its hop-bombs to its luscious stouts and sophisticated saisons, Cerebral has a menu that has been gathering national accolades from magazines, fellow breweries, and craft-beer fans. But Cerebral and head brewer Buchan are probably best known for their hazy, hoppy offerings. Today, Peaks & Pints presents another in-house flight of Cerebral beer — a flight we’re calling Peaks & Pints Beer Flight: Cerebral.
Peaks & Pints Beer Flight: Cerebral
Cerebral Hyperfixation
5.4% ABV
The next edition of Cerebral Brewing’s Hyperfixation fruited sour series is dessert-inspired, featuring mango, key lime pie and vanilla. Cerebral used more than 150 pounds of graham cracker crumbs in the mash, followed by fruit and vanilla to extract sweetness, fruitiness and the comforting taste of a perfectly crumbly graham crust.
Cerebral Muscle Memory
5.2% ABV
One of the first batches ever brewed at Cerebral, Muscle Memory hazy pale ale has a stripped-down grain bill showcasing a hop blend of Citra, Idaho 7, Motueka, and New Zealand Cascade, lending grapefruit, orange marmalade, and peach notes. “This modern Pale Ale is everything the name implies – a sessionable go-to you’ll subconsciously reach for with great regularity,” states Cerebral.
Cerebral Cloaking Device
6.5% ABV
This hazy IPA is hopped with Mosaic and HBC 1019, which complement each other for ripe stone fruit character, while the resinous notes of Simcoe and Waimea bring the fruitiness back down to earth. It’s also brewed with several formats of wheat for a soft body and flavorful base for the hops to uncloak. The result is a smooth-sipping and flavorful hazy with notes of mango juice, Starburst jelly beans and pineapple gummies.
Cerebral Memory Bias
6.7% ABV
Memory bias is a cognitive bias that entails recalling specific information better and more frequently than other information. No doubt you’ll remember Cerebral’s Memory Bias as a delicious hazy IPA brewed with Citra, Galaxy, HBC 586, and Galaxy Hop Terpenes for notes of lychee sorbet, Skittles sandwich, and passionfruit coulee.
Cerebral Letter And Numbers HBC 1019
7.1% ABV
This beer was born during a time when Cerebral were getting tons of yet-to-be-named experimental hops that were simply marked by a series of letters and numbers. And each sequence felt like the promise of innovation. So, with each rendition in their Letter And Numbers series, Cerebral aims to exhibit the unique characteristics these new hops have to offer as we look forward to seeing which ones transcend their obscurity to become industry classics. Their experimental hop version HBC 1019 takes advantage of the hop’s potent but pleasing mix of citrus, tropical, and stone fruits aroma. Expect tasting notes of peach rings, frozen Daiquiri, and Flintstones push pops.
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