Akron Life February 2023

GOOD EATS

U N T A P P E D

by Aaron Fowler

Delicious Mixed Pack Stone Brewing | San Diego

six-pack $11.99

Founded in 1996, San Diego’s Stone Brewing will celebrate its 27th anni versary this year, and it’s continuing to awe craft beer enthusiasts with the Delicious Mixed Pack of India pale ales. Since Stone Brewing Delicious IPA joined the brewery’s portfolio eight years ago, it has become one of its most popular beers, filled with hoppy goodness. And its crowd-pleasing mixed pack wraps up three different versions of the brewery’s popular Delicious IPA — Delicious, Double Delicious and Citrus Delicious. Last year also brought big news: Sapporo, Japan’s oldest beer brand, purchased Stone Brewing for a whopping $165 million. Stone Brewing, which is the ninth largest United States brewery by volume according to the Brewers Association, saw exponential growth in 2022 thanks to the addition of an IPA variety 12-pack to its already impressive year-round lineup. It has production facilities on both sides of the U.S., with its home base in Escondido, California, and an East Coast home away from home in Richmond, Virginia, which

opened in 2016. You can find this Delicious Mixed Pack on local shelves and experience its flavor-packed goodness for yourself. Here is what you will get in the six-pack. DELICIOUS Brewed with Columbus, calypso and lemon drop hops then dry hopped with El Dorado hops, Delicious comes in at 7.7 percent alcohol by volume. It explodes with aroma and notes of lemon and citrus characteristics that should please any hops lover.

addition of talus hops, which uncover notes of both tanger ine and orange peel — like a mouthwatering firecracker. Stone Brewing Delicious Mixed Pack is available in six-pack cans at select Acme Fresh Market, Buehler’s Fresh Foods, Fishers Foods, Heinen’s and Giant Eagle locations, as well as craft beer stops such as Mustard Seed Market & Cafe and 101 Bottles of Beer on the Wall.

DOUBLE DELICIOUS This beer kicks the original version into second gear. At 9.4 percent alcohol by volume, this imperial IPA is hopped with classics like Amarillo and centennial, taking your palate on a wild ride of the tropical fruitiness that Stone Brewing fans have grown to expect over the last two and a half decades. CITRUS DELICIOUS Arguably the most anticipated option is Citrus Delicious. It’s 7.7 percent alcohol by volume and brings forth even more vibrant citrus notes with the

[ Aaron Fowler is the key account manager at Cavalier Distributing. ] Comments? Email them to Kelly Petryszyn [kpetryszyn@bakermediagroup.com].

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