{"id":18219,"date":"2017-09-22T08:00:50","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T15:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/?p=18219"},"modified":"2017-09-21T16:37:11","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T23:37:11","slug":"beer-of-the-week-southnorte-sea-senor-mex-lager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/2017\/09\/22\/beer-of-the-week-southnorte-sea-senor-mex-lager\/","title":{"rendered":"Beer of the Week: SouthNorte Sea Se\u00f1or Mex Lager"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sea Se\u00f1or Mexican-style lager from SouthNorte Brewing Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From the Beer Writer:\u00a0<\/strong>If there’s any gringo brewer that’s going to do right by both San Diego and Baja, it’s\u00a0Ryan Brooks<\/strong>. He has lived a cross-cultural life, residing in Tijuana and working with brewers spanning as far east as Mexicali, soaking up the cross-border brewing culture along the way. Brooks is so enamored with the exciting things happening in his adopted region’s brewing scene that his new business,\u00a0SouthNorte Beer Company<\/strong><\/a> (a spin-off brand of parent-operation\u00a0Coronado Brewing Company<\/strong><\/a>), aims to celebrate the flavors and ingredients of Mexico along with the personal brewing heritage he amassed in Southern California. A key component to doing so is forging a flagship Mexican-style lager, and Brooks has done so with\u00a0SouthNorte Sea Se\u00f1or<\/strong>. Rather than rely on bells, whistles and adjuncts to add extra character, this inaugural 4.5% alcohol-by-volume offering is as true-to-form as it gets, relying on traditional ingredients to produce a crystal-clear, clean and incredibly refreshing beer. Tinged with the slightest bit of sweetness and complimentary herbal notes (think thyme and marjoram), it has what it takes to serve as an ambassador to the glories of craft beer for Latinos, who until recently, haven’t been marketed to all that well nor given much reason to give locally produced ales and lagers a shot. That changes here and now.\u00a0Viva la revoluci\u00f3n de la cerveza artesanal!<\/em><\/p>\n

From the Brewers:\u00a0<\/strong>“Sea Se\u00f1or is the flagship beer that really kickstarted the idea of SouthNorte Beer Co. I was experimenting with the flavors and ingredients of Mexico, and brewing my take on a Mexican lager. I wanted something refreshing and easy to drink\u2014like the beers I was enjoying in Baja\u2014but brewed locally with quality ingredients. I use crisp pilsner malt and a classic yeast strain to get the smoothness typical of the style, but with a fuller flavor. We use European Noble hops at low hopping rates so the beer is balanced but not overly bitter. We then lager for three weeks so the beer is incredibly smooth and goes down easy, whether it\u2019s by the pool or over a meal with friends. I\u2019m excited for people to experience what SouthNorte is all about. Sea Se\u00f1or is just the first of what\u2019s to come\u2014I am so inspired by our border culture and I can\u2019t wait to brew recipes that showcase our ‘crossroads of cultures’ style.”\u2014<\/em>Ryan Brooks, Founder\/Head Brewer, SouthNorte Beer Company<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From the Beer Writer:\u00a0If there’s any gringo brewer that’s going to do right by both San Diego and Baja, it’s\u00a0Ryan Brooks. He has lived a cross-cultural life, residing in Tijuana and working with brewers spanning as far east as Mexicali, soaking up the cross-border brewing culture along the way. Brooks is so enamored with the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":18221,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[368,369,1],"tags":[1353,3923,376,1461,442,866,1784,391,2483,2314,4293,3924,1089,1439,4294,4295,3927,1637],"class_list":{"0":"post-18219","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-beer-news","8":"category-beer-styles","9":"category-san-diego-beer-beverage-news","10":"tag-sdbeer","11":"tag-baja","12":"tag-beer","13":"tag-beer-of-the-week","14":"tag-brandon-hernandez","15":"tag-coronado","16":"tag-coronado-brewing","17":"tag-craftbeer","18":"tag-indiebeer","19":"tag-lager","20":"tag-mexican-lager","21":"tag-mexico","22":"tag-ryan-brooks","23":"tag-san-diego","24":"tag-sea-senor","25":"tag-senor","26":"tag-southnorte","27":"tag-west-coaster","28":"entry"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/botw_snss.jpg?fit=1000%2C1138&ssl=1","wps_subtitle":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pdtr4y-4JR","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18219\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}