Beer column: This summer mixed pack has an absolutely perfect combination of beers

You’ll be a popular person if you show up to a summer barbecue or beach hang with this new mixed pack from Twin Sails Brewing.

The Port Moody brewery dropped its Signature Series Mixed Pack in June and it contains a perfect combination of beers.

It has a couple of classic summer beers in a sour and a wheat ale, the latter being an iconic BC craft beer that I’ve covered in this column before.

The mixed pack also has a pair of pale ales to switch things up a little bit, both east-drinking and fruit-forward, and once again one of them is a very popular BC craft beer that I’ve touched on before.

All four beers are between 4.8% and 5.2% ABV (alcohol by volume), meaning they’re in that perfect window to give you a nice buzz without forcing you to stumble home.

Here’s a look at what you’ll get in the Signature Series Mixed Pack from Twin Sails, with descriptions from the experts at the brewery themselves:

Would Crush Blue Raspberry Wheat Ale (5.1% ABV)

"This beer started as a traditional American style wheat ale, packed with flaked and malted wheat. We selected a yeast strain with a lower ester profile than its traditional European cousins. This beer is teeming with raspberries and blueberries, backed up by a creamy mouthfeel and light crisp malt profile."

Daymaker Guava Sour (5.1% ABV)

"Our Daymaker guava sour certainly lives up to its name. A fruit-forward Sour with a hazy pink hue, a bright aroma and the flavour of ripe guava in every sip, Daymaker delivers a perfect balance of tart, sweet, and sour – leaving you refreshed and wanting more."

Dat Juice Citra Pale Ale (5.2% ABV)

"Dat Juice is an unfiltered pale ale brewed with large amounts of flaked and malted wheat then heavily hopped with 100% Citra hops. It pours a cloudy pale straw colour with bright aromatics of grapefruit, pineapple and mango."

Locals Only West Coast Pale Ale (4.8% ABV)

"Columbus hops added in the whirlpool then tossed Talus, Eclipse and Chinook hops in the dry hop. Citrus and pine on the palate with a subtle hint of tropical fruits and floral notes. Strong bitterness and a dry finish."

Josh Duncan is the NowMedia news director and a craft beer lover. Reach him at [email protected]. His beer column appears every Saturday afternoon in this space.