{"id":21841,"date":"2019-03-02T08:00:24","date_gmt":"2019-03-02T16:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/?p=21841"},"modified":"2019-03-01T10:02:38","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T18:02:38","slug":"beer-of-the-week-leisure-lagoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/2019\/03\/02\/beer-of-the-week-leisure-lagoon\/","title":{"rendered":"Beer of the Week: Leisure Lagoon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>From the Beer Writer:\u00a0<\/strong>Hazy, hoppy ales are the single most popular category for craft beer drinkers right now. As such, just about every brewery is producing one&#8230;or several. Count\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coronadobrewing.com\">Coronado Brewing<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>among them. They have been on the Northeast-bound train for some time and doing a good job with it. This week, they are expanding their hazy offerings to include\u00a0<strong>Leisure Lagoon<\/strong>, a hazy pale ale that leans on old-school &#8220;C&#8221; hops to provide an opaque drinking experience deviating from standard &#8220;juiciness.&#8221; This beer is more green and grassy with pine resin flavors in the finish like a classic West Coast pale. At 5.5% alcohol-by-volume and lacking the creamy, coating texture of most hazy beers, it is extremely drinkable, providing an everyday, earthy, evergreen porch-pounder for fans of traditional pales and IPAs. Still need a juice fix? Breathe deep. Leisure lagoon features prominent notes of peach, key lime and ripe mango that are positively delightful.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From the Brewer:\u00a0<\/strong>&#8220;Leisure Lagoon hazy pale ale is the newest addition to our year-round line-up of 16-ounce beers. The idea for Leisure Lagoon has been brewing for a while. We knew we wanted to add another hazy to our portfolio, but we wanted it to be very different from North Island IPA. The first thing we decided on was a lower alcohol by volume\u2014we wanted this beer to be really sessionable. Next was the hop profile. Unlike most hazies, we wanted to go a little old school and very classic West Coast with the hop profile. We use a blend of Columbus, Cascade and Centennial, which gives the beer a bright citrus and grapefruit aroma with a touch of earthy dankness. The London III yeast adds a nice mouthfeel and accentuates the fruitiness of the hops for a fun twist on what you\u2019d expect from most hazies. Leisure Lagoon is a West Coast spin on an East Coast style, and we think people will really enjoy it.&#8221;<em>\u2014<\/em><em><strong>Shawn Steele<\/strong>, Director of Brewery Operations, Coronado Brewing<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Beer Writer:\u00a0Hazy, hoppy ales are the single most popular category for craft beer drinkers right now. As such, just about every brewery is producing one&#8230;or several. Count\u00a0Coronado Brewing\u00a0among them. They have been on the Northeast-bound train for some time and doing a good job with it. 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