JUNIPER KÖLSCH

Available at the brewery and select local liquor stores

“I’m a gin drinker, and so is our national sales manager. We were talking about botanicals one day and came up with the idea of a juniper-berry kölsch [a German ale that is cold-conditioned like a lager]. Juniper grows wild around here, but they’re hard to find so these came from Italy. The aromatics are nicely subtle on the nose and finish. It’s delicate, clean and crisp — definitely more of an easydrinking summer beer. And because it’s light in alcohol (4.6 per cent), you can have a few. It goes well with fish, seafood, chicken and salads — nothing too overpowering. Personally, I really like it with salmon.”