Tomahawk

Tomahawk is a medium-hopped Pale Ale based on the famous Pale Ale from the Sierra Nevada brewery in California which is one of the pioneering breweries that started the whole craft beer revolution in the early 80s. The Sierra Nevada version started as a homebrew recipe - as did ours - and is now the gold standard in Pale Ales and has been the inspiration for many a brewer. Like these earlier American Pale Ales, the hop levels in Tomahawk aren’t as over-powering as some of the newer American Pale Ales but are still at the front of both the smell and taste of the beer. We use American malt and mostly American hops in this beer but also use a small amount of Perle hops from Germany. The American hops are classically citrussy and grapefruity in character but the Perle adds a little spice which we think makes the American hops a bit less overpowering and balances the hop character.