{"id":109055,"date":"2020-03-04T10:50:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T17:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.craftbeer.com\/?p=109055"},"modified":"2020-03-06T12:41:20","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T19:41:20","slug":"heavy-seas-beers-smooth-sail-returns-with-its-original-recipe-and-a-kiwi-strawberry-variant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craftbeer.com\/news\/beer-release\/heavy-seas-beers-smooth-sail-returns-with-its-original-recipe-and-a-kiwi-strawberry-variant","title":{"rendered":"Heavy Seas Beer’s Smooth Sail Returns With its Original Recipe and a Kiwi Strawberry Variant"},"content":{"rendered":"

BALTIMORE, MD — Heavy Seas Beer will soon welcome the 2020 edition of Smooth Sail, an American wheat ale with citrus, available in both six-packs of 12oz cans and on draft. The brewery will also introduce an extremely limited, draft-only variant of the beer, Kiwi Strawberry Smooth Sail, brewed with kiwi and strawberries.<\/p>\n

Both\u00a0versions\u00a0of Smooth Sail will be available starting in\u00a0April.\u00a0The Kiwi Strawberry Smooth Sail will only be\u00a0available\u00a0in select markets within Heavy Seas’\u00a0distribution footprint.<\/p>\n

Smooth Sail gets its name from its deliciously drinkable taste. We use lemon and orange peel to give it a pleasant, citrusy finish and wheat malt for its round mouthfeel.<\/p>\n

“With more than 20% malted wheat, Smooth Sail has an airy mouthfeel,” says Heavy Seas Brewmaster, Christopher Leonard. “We’ve employed a neutral strain of ‘wheat’ yeast to produce a clean tasting beer that is delicate on the palate. American hops are introduced late in the boil to impart a crisp flavor dimension. Finally, dried orange and lemon peel went into our hopback to provide a fruity, citrus aroma – without adding sweetness.”<\/p>\n

For the very special, draft-only variation on Smooth Sail wheat ale, it was brewed with kiwi and strawberries for a bright and fruity twist.<\/p>\n