With the weather getting warmer, it’s finally beer garden season. Which can only mean one thing... A trip to your local!

But when you come to a taproom like ours, it can be overwhelming knowing what to drink - unless you’re a seasoned craft beer drinker of course. Lucky for you, we’ve put together a list of some must-try beers this summer. Backed up by a few of our brews for additional inspo.

Sours

First up, sour beers. The ultimate thirst-quencher thanks to its acidity and layers of fruitiness. Sours are becoming increasingly popular with more and more breweries experimenting with different fruity flavours – us included! ‘Catharina’ is our latest fruit sour beer loaded with peach, raspberry, and vanilla. Gently hazy with soft aromas and, in the words of our team, ‘it’s $@#*! delicious’.

Lagers

If you're after something fruity, refreshing, and hoppy, you can't go wrong with a session lager. Our ‘Helles’ is a classic everyday slurper, bursting with character and drinkability thanks to its Admiral, Mittelfruh, and Amarillo hops. Session beers are usually lower in alcohol compared to other types of beer, making it a better shout for those long days at a BBQ or summer party.

Pilsner

A light and crisp pilsner is also hard to beat. Served extra cold for extra deliciousness. Our Cryo-hopped Keller Pils ‘Tangelo’ is a fruity take on this classic style, with tangerine and pink grapefruit flavours and Amarillo, Cryo Amarillo, and Cryo Citra hops.

Cask Beer

Next up, cask! We love cask beer at Triple Point. But too often we’ve made it a seasonal thing for us, only brewing winter-focused cask, like Bitters, Golden Ales, and Stouts in the cooler months, and a shifted focus to hoppy pale ales in keg during the summer. This year we’re brewing cask beer for the summer too, designed for beer garden drinking in the sun. Our Fresco is a 3.5% hoppy pale ale with Admiral, Cryo Amarillo, Cryo Citra and Cryo Mosaic. Its big fruity notes at a super session strength, it was made to be enjoyed in your favourite beer garden!

Indian Pale Ale

Finally, a New England Indian pale ale (NEIPA) is ideal for those lazy summer evenings. They tend to be more tropical, or fruit flavoured than other IPA’s. We brew NEIPA’s a lot. They might be one of our favourites to brew – and drink. While stocks last, we recommend trying ‘Round T’ Corner - our latest collab with Sheffield’s most iconic live music venue – The Leadmill. A juicy NEIPA filled with Amarillo, Citra and El Dorado hops. No wonder it’s gone down such a treat.

Well, there are five for you. But, of course, there are loads of other tasty beers to try this summer. So, grab a cold one and soak up the sunshine! Hopefully, see you in our beer garden soon.

Cheers! #TheBeerComesFirst