Whether it be after a long day of work or a half marathon, nothing is more satisfying than a cold, delicious beer.
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Because this beer was harder to sell, and because of how delicate this style of beer was, the beer would lose its snappy fresh appeal quicker than a full strength or double IPA.
How much alcohol is getting poured into my glass for X amount of dollars. Brewers and sales reps could explain until they turn blue that there was just as much labor and resources put into a Session IPA, minus the malt of course, but the bottom line is perceived value. Why? Because they were priced identically. Basically, when given an option of buying a 4.5% ABV Session IPA next to a 7.5% ABV Single IPA, the customer would select the full strength Single IPA 10 out of 10 times. I watched this style die real time while working at a craft beer bar in Los Angeles as well as frequent visits to bottle shops and big box stores. The most sophisticated craft beer enthusiast will claim that the strength of their beer is not a factor in making a buying decision. Why did this seemingly genius concept die such a quick death? In one word: value. While people can point out that Founders All Day IPA is one of the best-selling beers in the country, the other offerings mentioned above are background players in their respective portfolios. As the rest of the country followed suit, the style died within a year’s time. Stone, Firestone Walker, Ballast Point, Founders and Lagunitas got a quick jump on this style, as they were already well-versed in hoppy ales. The design of a Session IPA was to create a West Coast style IPA that had a big pungent nose and a sharp hop bite, but a dialed back malt bill that would trick the senses into thinking one was drinking a full-fledged IPA with half the amount of alcohol by volume. While many smart mouths are quick to say the Session IPA is a rebranded Pale Ale, it is not. If somebody would like to point to a different origin, I will gladly listen. Roughly seven years ago, coming out of San Diego, the session IPA was born. In addition to craft breweries pivoting to hard seltzers to bring in more eyeballs and mouths, there has been a big push coming from bigger craft companies that there is a demand for a product that is both craft beer and a part of an active lifestyle. While we’ve seen Budweiser and the like lose market share as a sign people are tired of plain old light lager, these people aren’t flocking to Milkshake IPAs. I’m all for more people enjoying craft beer and I’m certainly all for fun, new ideas and flavors helping accomplish this initiative. For now, let’s enjoy Bella Snow’s entrance into craft beer and toast to them as they innovate both their beer, brand, and the market’s take on what light beer can and should be.ĭisclaimer: Thank you to Bella Snow for sending Better on Draft samples to review.Year after year the craft beer industry, as a whole, looks to grow the segment, attempting to attract more non-beer and macro beer drinkers. I’m curious how the Soft Ale market will develop and morph as time goes on. Bella Snow delivered in the flavor department. Both were infused into their respective Soft Ales and were extremely flavorful! I was worried that this light beer was going to give me the low ABV and calories, which are more and more sought after in the craft beverage world, but skimp on the flavor. According to Bella Snow, a Soft Ale “is a low-alcohol, low-calorie beer” and is “brewed for those choosing to take a walk on the lighter side.” With “brewed to have a few” as it’s tagline, Bella Snow’s Soft Ale is 77 calories and a very low 2.4% ABV! It is also Gluten-Free thanks to an enzyme that “eats up all the gluten” after traditional brewing.īella Snow has two versions of its Soft Ale with grapefruit and mandarin. Not only is Bella Snow a champion of light, crushable, and sessionable beer, it’s also a trend setter with a new beer style, the Soft Ale. It’s time for all of those beverages to move over. The low calorie beer and hard seltzer markets are to blame, especially with their exploding sales and variations. Do you know how many times I’ve written that a beer or hard seltzer is “light”, “crushable”, or “sessionable”? A ton.
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