Freestyle IPA

Freestyle: Small Batches Created on a Whim

Last summer, we hired our new CEO, Adeline Druart, and what better way to join the team than to brew a beer with Sean Lawson himself? The two met at the Wizard’s Workshop (the original Lawson’s Finest Brewery) on brew day with no perceived recipe just a goal to brew something together.

Experimentation and Following Instincts

Much like the early days of Lawson’s Finest, Sean would create beers on a whim using ingredients he had on hand and felt inspired by that day. This day was no different. With a playlist playing in the background that was just as much of a freestyle as the beer they were about to brew, the two got to work.

Coming from the world of cheese, it was important to Adeline that she learn the craft of brewing and experience the process hands-on. Having not brewed a beer before, Adeline was unsure of what the beer would taste like, but she learned from Sean that brewing in the Wizard’s Workshop is instinctual and you have to trust the process.

West Coast Meets East Coast

Knowing that they wanted to try something new, they decided on a West Coast Style IPA. Sean and Adeline did sensory with hops and a whole series of trials with different ingredient combinations on the 1 barrel system. They were able to sample final brews and make adjustments until they found “the beer.” After rounds of experimentation, they decided that Talus was the hop that stood out and made the beer distinctly different than any of our other IPAs.