Now this is a fun beer. “It’s like balancing on the head of a pin,” says our Brewing Manager Tim. Scratch #449 starts with a grain bill of puffed Jasmine rice and 2-row pilsner malt. Layered onto this super-crisp, clean and delicate base are El Dorado’s notes of pineapple, stone fruit and pear. “You get to see all aspects of this hop,” says Tim. “It’s a crispy lager that’s intensely dry-hopped. Very aromatic, very hoppy, but not bitter.”