Open to interpretation, Southern Lager, an unofficial but emerging beer style, tends to be a cold-fermented, dry-finishing, lower-ABV beer that pairs well with sweltering heat. If you don’t believe us, there is still time to plan your road trip to the second annual Southern Lager Invitational coming up on May 25 at The Mule at Devil’s Foot Beverage’s production facility.
Hosted by Bootleg Biology and Riverbend Malt House , the Southern Lager Invitational will feature 30+ beers made for the occasion, two food trucks, and live music. Craft brewers from across the South will serve their expressions of true-to-style lagers made with Riverbend malt and fermented with Bootleg Biology yeast to capture a sense of Southern terroir.
Proceeds will be donated to the North Carolina Craft Beverage Museum, an organization dedicated to preserving and interpreting the state’s craft beverage story. It celebrates its role in building and defining the local, state, and national community.
Here are some of the beers to look forward to:
- Cellarest Beer Project Narcissus Wheat Lager
- Cherry Street Brewing Cumberland Cold Snap Cold IPA
- DSSOLVR Ceni Cero Gold Mexican Corn Lager
- Fireforge Crafted Beer Descent Into Helles Helles Bock
- Fonta Flora Brewery Grodziskie Smoked Lager
- Fullsteam Brewery 100 New Southern Lager
- Grand Central Brewhouse St. Pete Export Helles Export
- Leveller Brewing Co. + Fait La Force Brewing Feed My Horse On Corn and Hay Rustic American Pilsner
- Little Animals Brewery Night Hoss Dark Wheat Lager
- Mythk Brewing The Beholders Rye Lager
- Skeeta Hawk Brewing Back In The Day Malt Liquor
- Soul and Spirits Brewery Brewery Raunchy Rotbier
- South Main Brewing Co. Cumberland Southern Lager
Two food trucks will serve at the Southern Lager Invitational— Shaa’bingo with Jamaican Street Food and The Po Wagon Creole cuisine. DJ Chrissy Zebby will be spinning Southern soul, reggae, and hip hop-inspired beats on vinyl.
Bootleg Biology is a full-service yeast lab for professional brewers and homebrewers. From crispy lagers and juicy IPAs to complex mixed fermentations, Bootleg has a culture for every brew. Their lab offers a wide range of quality control testing, including PCR testing for common contaminants, IBU testing, selective media plating and more.
Riverbend Malt House bills itself as the first craft malt house east of the Mississippi River. Based in Asheville, N.C., its 70,000 square foot production facility and state of the art equipment helps breweries and distilleries large, small, and in-between stand out with flavor, locality, and community in an increasingly competitive landscape.
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