![]() Chris notes that “There’s always an exciting hop that they can’t wait to test, and because we only do about 6 Alpha Abstraction volumes per year, we usually have a short list of the most exciting varieties.” Each volume of Alpha Abstraction begins with a brainstorming session as part of a plan and product calendar every fourth quarter. Since then, the industry has developed so many new hop varieties and hop products that Wild Leap can barely keep up. Photo provided by Georgia BeercraftĬhris explained that when they started the Alpha Abstraction series, they had a list of over twenty-five hops they wanted to feature. Going back to my question above though, how do you keep that beer fresh and exciting? We had the pleasure of picking the brain of Chief Brewing Officer, Chris Elliot to find out more about what keeps this series alive. Volume 20 (or XX as it’s labeled on the can), is hopped with Cryo Trial 603 and Mosaic Cryo and it’s loaded with that juicy goodness that we’ve all come to know and love from this series. Each volume in the series is a Double IPA coming in at 8% ABV and features a different hop profile with each one. Wild Leap first released Volume One back in 2018 and hasn’t looked back. It’s hard to fathom that the Alpha Abstraction series is already up to the 20th volume in their rotational series. We’re going to take a closer look at the latest offering from Wild Leap Brew Co out of Lagrange, GA and their Alpha Abstraction rotational series of Double IPAs. Obviously, each version would have to be of superior quality and taste as well. Although that’s a very good start, that’s not all that goes into keeping a beer alive. This non-profit organization provides financial support and community aid to food service workers during unforeseen hardship.How does a brewery in today’s craft beer market keep a specific beer around and keep it relevant? One way to do that would be to have a rotational series of a specific beer that feature different hops and ingredients each time it’s brewed and released. *For every purchase of Gratuity, Wild Leap is donating 10% of profits to Giving Kitchen. In the meantime, click here to learn more about the business and we hope to see you there! If LaGrange, Georgia is not a part of your circuit, you will be happy to know Wild Leap is opening a new taproom in downtown Atlanta in the Central Yards South development. The best part of Wild Leap? If you can’t make it to LaGrange, both the beer and the canned cocktails are available in your favorite Georgia bars, restaurants, and stores. But wait – there is more: their handcrafted cocktails created in their taproom are now available in cans as vodka cocktails. Yes, you read that correctly – Wild Leap produces their own gluten-free vodka in their tasting room. If you are not a beer fan, check out their vodka. We recommend the Local Gold Blonde Ale, LMNADE Sour, Chance IPA, and Gratuity.* The other reason we like Wild Leap is that their beer is just downright tasty, with an assortment of beers to suit almost any palate. A variety of food trucks are featured throughout the week, with our favorite being the Blue Nomad if you have a chance to check it out. We like Wild Leap because the taproom is spacious and inviting for starters. 5000 2021, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing and successful companies within the economy’s most dynamic segment-its independent small businesses. magazine recently revealed that Wild Leap is No 356 on its annual Inc. Since then, Wild Leap was awarded Best New Brewery of 2019 by USA Today’s 10 Best Reader Choice Awards. Nestled in LaGrange, Georgia, about an hour south of Atlanta, Wild Leap began in 2017 when two beer-impassioned friends and a talented brewer took a wild leap of faith in opening their own brewery.
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