Hey Friends!

We've been pretty busy over the last few weeks and we *might* have let an email or two slip by, but this week's message is jam packed with great info to make your weekend way better than the weather forecast. All 7 of our single-barrel fermenters are occupied by a Nandu IPA experiment (read more below!), so this weekend's FEEDBACK FLIGHT is less about our prototype initiative and more about sampling a variety of flavorful, colorful, and potent beers.

THIS WEEKEND @AERONAUT

A selection of beers packing as much flavor as they have alcohol.

SANCTUARY! A Gluten-Reduced Somerville Saison -- 4.6% ABV

We took our Saison of the Western Ghats and plucked enough gluten from it to label it GLUTEN-REDUCED, which is pretty cool for our friends with sensitivities to those little wheat bombs. SANCTUARY! At last! -- 5.6.17.

IMPERIAL GALAXYC CIRROCUMULUS -- 7.1% ABV

Brewed with only Galaxy hops from Australia, this imperial IPA breathes citrus, mango, passion fruit, and tangy sweetness. -- 5.6.17

BARREL-AGED QUAD -- 9.5% ABV

It's our Bon Soir Quad aged five months in merlot and chardonnay barrels. The result is sweet, tart, and very drinkable. -- 5.6.17

BALTIC PORTER -- 14.8% ABV

You read that right -- this beer is POTENT. But it's also delicious and loaded with flavors that are sweet, malty, and a little smoky. Single-barrel release. -- 5.6.17

For a complete list of what's on draft now, check out our beer page.

PORCH(FEST) BEER IS COMING!

With our last FEEDBACK FLIGHT, we departed from being hyper-focused on beer science and set out on a journey to capture a feeling -- one that comes every May when Somerville porches are musically transformed into free concert venues and you haven't a care in the world! We took your feedback from those four Somerville Session tasters and created PORCH BEER, which aims to celebrate the wonderful, artistic traditions of this city. It will be available in 4-packs starting next Saturday, May 13.

R&D NANDU FLIGHTS -- SAT., 5.13.17

Join us next weekend for a hoppy adventure with the Doctor! We'll have 7 single-barrel batches of a double IPA Dr. Nandu, each fermented with a different strain of yeast. You won't believe how different some of these taste, just from changing the home-grown yeast in each barrel. Your tasting notes are important and will help us move forward with our experimental IPA series!

HELP US FUND SCIENCE EDUCATION!

On Earth Day 2017, we launched a campaign to celebrate this Pale Blue Dot we call home, and with that we began an effort to help fund science festivals in cities across the U.S.A.

We partnered with the Science Festival Alliance to raise money for startup science festivals in states from California to Florida, and we're inviting you to join us. We'll send more information on that later, including the story behind these awesome cans [A Year With Dr. Nandu]:

LEARN MORE

WELCOME, MIKE!

The newest addition to our badass brewers' team is a guy with a common name but an uncommon history. Meet Mike Smith, our new Brewery Director! Mike comes to us after stints at Harpoon, Mayflower, and Back East Brewing Co. But one of the most interesting and relevant facts about Mike is that he co-authored The Comic Book Story of Beer. We think he'll fit right in around here.

HAPPY NATIONAL BIKE MONTH!

Together with the Somerville Bicycle Committee, we're kicking off National Bike Month this Sunday, 5.7.17, at 1 PM with an afternoon of bike-related activities. Join us and learn more about bike advocacy and other bike-friendly businesses in Somerville and surrounding areas.

That's it for this one. See you soon!
Happy drinking. Happy learning!
@aeronautbrewers

Wild thing! Look at Mark's excitement after brewing a small batch of our own wild ale. This beer will have it all: aged hops, wild yeast, wine barrels and lots of love from our brewing team. Now we wait. --@aeronautbrewers