We at Alvarado Street Brewery were incredibly honored to receive our fourth medal in the past six years for our Mai Tai PA at the 2020 Great American Beer Festival. Usually we enter Mai Tai into the International-style Pale Ale category but changed it up this year into the American Strong Pale Ale category, where it was awarded a Bronze.

We believe part of the secret sauce to Mai Tai is its simplicity and nod towards balance and drinkability. It's always been solely Pilsner malt and Mosaic hops, with moderate bitterness and a clean, dry fermentation. It's not overly hopped either, but just enough for those lush, perfumey aromatics and flavors that have defined this beer over the years. We've also been lucky to forge a relationship with hop growers like Jackson Hop Farms to hand select our Mosaic lots each year, which is essential for consistency and keeping it in spec.

We're stoked to be able to brew Mai Tai PA year round and always have a fresh batch queued up. It's almost always available on burphopsnow.com for shipping, and you'll also find it at Alvarado Street Brewery and Grill at 426 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey, and throughout Monterey County and Northern California as we've increased its production over the past year.

Thank you so much for your support of Mai Tai over the years, friends! It is most definitely a big part of who we are.