Brewed by: Equilibrium Brewery (Middletown, NY, United States)
ABV: 7%
Cotton Candy Skies (SIPA), a favorite from our Project Elevate series, is back today. After being inspired by our observation of a mesocyclone that created an incredible pink-purple, cotton candy-looking sky, we started looking for explanations for this amazing color. We found that the superposition of pink and dark blue wavelengths is due to the unique combination of the sun's low angle and a super saturated atmosphere from an intense weather system. We think another explanation that we were able to prove at the brewery scale is lots of pink guava, raspberries, blueberries, and a few select hops.
Cotton Candy Skies is not kettle soured but uses our farmhouse technology to give it an extremely balanced acidity level. The fruit has been refermented to a stable gravity, cold crashed, and then separated. Cotton Candy Sky pours a melted pink-purple cotton candy color, releasing tropical purple rain. Aromas and flavors of pristine guava, pears, candied strawberries, and mango dance with assorted berries over a mesocyclone of mixed berry colors, supported by a soft, well-rounded body. The #BalancedAcidity and touch of bitterness maintain a high level of drinkability. This beer does not contain lactose.