"This beer is brewed with Lyon barley, a variety developed by renowned artisan grain breeder Kevin Murphy of the WSU Bread Lab and named in honor of his mentor and colleague, Steven R. Lyon. We sourced a beautiful crop from Bill Myers' family farm overlooking the Palouse River in Washington State. Brewed as a Pilsner-style lager." - Beer Advocate, 4.21BA
Hanabi Lager Co. has rapidly earned widespread critical acclaim and a cult-like status in the craft beer industry for its revolutionary, "grain-forward" brewing philosophy. Founded by Nicholas Gislason—the head winemaker of cult-Napa winery Screaming Eagle—the South Napa brewery has been highly lauded by major publications for crafting "some of the most exciting craft beer in California". Rather than submitting to commercial beer competitions, Hanabi's accolades stem from industrywide reverence for its custom-built, labor-intensive triple-decoction brewhouse and its unparalleled curation of near-extinct heirloom grains.
