Frank’s 8 delicious Happy Hour Ohio beers: Week 2

Did you enjoy this week’s list? Boy, I know I sure did! But we’re just getting warmed up. We have another week of Happy Hours, and four more opportunities to sample some of the tastiest brews Ohio has to offer. Join me for one or all during the second week of our virtual conference.

Monday Happy Hour: Siren Shores, Great Lakes Brewing Co, Saison
One of Great Lakes “Legendary Series” beers, this brew features (I kid you not) pink peppercorns and passion fruit. Are we getting dangerously close to Devin’s exotic cocktail territory with ingredients such as pink peppercorns and passion fruit? Perhaps, but this is a saison, and brewers have wide latitude with what you add to a saison.

Apparently, saisons have traditionally been “kitchen sink” types of beer…you add what you have available to complete the flavor profile, even if what you have is pink peppercorns and passion fruit. It works (taste-wise), trust me!

Tuesday Happy Hour: Hefe & Wedge, Wolf’s Ridge Brewing, Hefeweizen
Sure, the classic hefeweizen might be the poster child for the Reinheitsgebot, but this Wolf’s Ridge Beer is breaking all the rules, adding orange zest to up the flavor profile. We won’t call the Beer Police on you, though; you’re to delicious to be locked up.

Wednesday Happy Hour: Fruit Hoops, Platform Beer Co, Sour Ale
Sour ales are the wild horses of the beer world, in my opinion, because traditionally, you never quite knew what you’d be getting in the way of yeast and bacteria. Thankfully, these happy accidents were usually quite delicious.

Thursday Happy Hour: Gose Face Killah, Streetside Brewery, Gose
Whether you’re a fan of Wu-Tang, or the film Mystery of Chessboxing, this is the beer for you. It’s a Gose, so again we’re a bit on the sour side, and Goses sometimes add salt and coriander to give you more exotica for your beer. Here’s to the Heritage Ohio Annual Conference…cheers!