Two Southern California breweries, Mate Maker Co. and Harland Brewing Co., have a good time the native produce and small farmers of the area in a twin launch right now. The 2 makers have partnered on the 2 restricted releases of Secret Citrus Laborious Kombucha and Channel Orange-Mango Australian XPA, impressed by domestically sourced juicy citrus fruit from Outdated Grove Farms.
Partnering with Outdated Grove Farms allowed each Mate Maker and Harland Brewing to hunt out the freshest citrus potential. Outdated Grove is a part of over 25 small Inland Empire farmers that traces again 5 generations. As one of many final remaining teams of household farms within the space, they’re devoted to rising and are licensed natural. Outdated Grove Orange is dedicated to creating small farming sustainable, with all fruit picked to order, and thru partnerships with native faculties, and like-minded lovers of recent fruit, like Mate Maker and Harland.
In producing its exhausting kombuchas, Mate Maker depends on recent, domestically grown fruit. The brand new Secret Citrus Laborious Kombucha taste showcases the wealthy, candy, and tart flavors of Outdated Grove’s Redlands Navel Oranges. Accentuated with the unique aromatics of Vic Secret Hops, the brand new brew presents notes of mango and passionfruit with a touch of resinous background that’s enhanced by luxurious fruit juices, creating the final word mix of advanced flavors that guarantees a hoppy juicy abstract shock with every sip.
“We’re thrilled to collaborate with our mates over at Harland Brewing Co. to create two unimaginable recipes” mentioned Justin Medcraft – Founding father of Mate Maker. “Their dedication to world-class brewing and innovation has impressed us for fairly some time and we’re excited to work instantly with Outdated Grove Orange in Redlands to study extra about their dedication to passing on their practices of regenerative and sustainable fruit farming to the subsequent technology.”
Harland Brewing Co.’s Channel Orange-Mango Australian XPA, is a nod to Mate Maker’s Australian roots, that includes robust citrus traits with a end of candied mango. The Vic Secret and Citra hops present the brew with a novel combo of orange marmalade and shiny, tropical fruit concurrently holding the physique very gentle, but sessionable, additionally permitting the hops and fruit to create a harmoniously balanced and vibrant Aussie-style pale ale.
“The Mate Maker workforce offered us with a rad alternative to fulfill native farmers and use their elements to brew a product extra distinctive than most,” says Cody Morris – Director of Brewing Operations at Harland Brewery. “Engaged on this undertaking has been an unimaginable expertise for Harland as a result of each groups have a shared ardour of supporting native companies and making superb drinks. We couldn’t be extra stoked for everybody to strive each variations of the collaboration.”
This partnership between Mate Maker and Harland Brewing got here collectively via their appreciation of one another’s work. The partnership not solely encompasses an ethos of exhausting work and keenness for the brewing arts, however symbolizes a convergence of like-minded values, SoCal vibes and a joint effort to bolster the group by spotlighting native farmers.
“This can be very thrilling to have this chance to work with the Harland workforce and one other native farm within the southern California space,” mentioned Josh Makler – Brewmaster at Mate Maker. “Now we have had nice respect for the Harland model for a while and this chance to work collectively on one thing actually particular was a collaboration dream come true.”
Harland’s Channel Orange-Mango is packaged in 4-pack, 16 ounce cans at 5.5% ABV whereas Mate Maker’s Secret Citrus delivers a crushable 6% ABV in 16 oz single cans, additionally accessible on faucet in choose accounts all through SoCal.
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D.J. is a Portland, Oregon based mostly author that spent his childhood within the Midwest. With over 25 years below his belt of consuming beer at festivals throughout America and the world, he has developed a robust appreciation and understanding of craft beer and the business that surrounds it. He might be present in any of the nice breweries or beer bars that make Portland the very best beer metropolis on the planet. His writing can be discovered within the archives of Northwest Brewing Information and might be adopted on Twitter and Instagram at @hopapalooza.
