For the next edition of Old St. Francis’ Garage Series, we have chosen the Free Will Double IPA brewed by Tim Proctor from McMenamins John Barleycorns Brewery. This impressive brew was the winner of the Hillsdale Brewfest in 2012! When tasting Free Will, the first thing you’ll notice is a RUSH of hop aroma created by multiple dry hop additions. Five hop varieties blend together to offer a full spectrum of flavor from citrusy grapefruit to resinous pine. A touch of Caramel Vienna Malt was used to balance the hop bitterness and add a slightly sweet malt flavor and an orange hue.
Malts: Grambrinus Organic Pilsner, Franco-Belges Caramel Vienna
Hops: Cascade, Simcoe, Chinook, Galena, Crystal
OG: 1.078 TG: 1.011 ABV: 8.64 IBU: 75 SRM: 11

What is the Garage Series? Brewer Mike “Curly” White at the Old St. Francis School Brewery is producing versions of some of the more popular McMenamins beer selections from the last thirty years. Yes, that’s right! Thirty years of brewing has produced some pretty phenomenal beers and some very memorable stories. The Garage Series is a testament to those Brewers and Breweries that came before us in the grand design and paved a path that is worthy of some recognition. So bring your curiosities & let Curly show you the way forward with the past in the present. Enjoy this one time offering because when it’s gone, it will be no more.