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Birdsong Brewing Co. out of Charlotte, North Carolina has debuted a new craft lager based on the Czech Pilsener style.
Though lagers rarely get the love they deserve in the craft beer world, Birdsong is eschewing the hazy beer trend to create a smooth-drinking and crisp lager brewed with Sterling and Saaz hops.
The beer will debut on June 2 and clocks in at 4 percent ABV.
The full release from Birdsong is below.
CHARLOTTE, NC — Kicking it old school has never been so tasty: Birdsong Brewing will release Rewind Lager on June 2, just in time for the warm summer months.
“Craft lagers are a bit of a throwback style, so we're kind of ‘winding back the tape’ and reintroducing a style to our customers that's a bit retro,” says principal owner Chris Goulet. “We're always looking for ways to enhance our line-up and a crisp clean lager was something that fit really well with our other offerings.”
Rewind Lager is the creation of head brewer Conor Robinson. He started working on the recipe as a “research project,” Goulet says. “We've done three different pilot versions to really hone in on the recipe.”
This isn’t Birdsong’s first entry in the lager rodeo, though the style is definitely having a moment in craft beer. In 2016, the brewery created Shake a Leg, which was more of steam beer style. Rewind has roots in the more classic Czech Pilsner family, Goulet says. “We have to really love the recipe and it's nice when it crosses over with a growing category.”
Rewind Lager uses Sterling and Saaz hops and clocks in at 4% ABV (alcohol by volume), 22 IBU (International Bitterness Units), for a crisp, clean easy drinking, classic lager profile.
“I think customers are looking for balance in their drinking habits,” Goulet says. “Big IPAs and Stouts are awesome, but sometimes a straightforward sessionable beer hits the spot.”
The eye-catching label art for Rewind Lager — a cassette tape being wound by a pencil — was created by artist Jackie Hurd, and will soon debut on new T-shirts in the taproom. As the label says: “Cassette tapes and vinyl might be old school, but classic never goes out of style.”