Summer cookouts are beginning to fill calendars with the promise of good food, good times, and good drinks. Three beverages stand out for what will be hot in 2019, shandies, citrus beers, and mocktails. Each of these flavorful drinks is looking to have a large uptick in alcoholic market sales, bringing their own unique presence for the summer season. Is your summer shandy ready? How do your citrus beers look? Have you been thinking about mocktails too? Northwestern Extract has been working on flavors that will bring your summer drinks to the next level.
Shandies
People have enjoyed shandies for quite a while now. It’s popularity in the states has been growing slowly, being a blend of beer and lemonade. By utilizing one of our lemon extracts, you can pack all of the lemon flavor your shandy needs while maintaining the ABV your customers love. Northwestern Extract offers different lemon based flavors (lemon, lemon extract, and lemonade) which all pair well with a variety of our other TTB approved flavors.
Citrus Beers
Market trends have shown over the course of the last year that the market for Citrus beers have been increasing year over year. This year we predict a rise in demand for new citrus flavored beers. We have many citrus flavors that are TTB Approved with a Flavor Information Data Sheet (FIDs) just waiting for you give it a try. The list of citrus flavors includes:
- Blood Orange
- Fuzzy Navel
- Grapefruit
- Key Lime
- Lemon Lime
- Orange
- Tangerine
Each of these citrus flavors is bright and refreshing. Tangerine and grapefruit pack in the sour while lemon lime and blood orange focus on the sweetness of each fruit. Our citrus flavors are ready for your next citrus beer experiment.
Mocktails
Mocktails have always held their power in packing all of the flavor of a cocktail without any of the alcohol. Our massive flavor list is filled with many combinations just waiting to be made for your next mocktail. We have offerings like mojito and tequila to provide those flavors to younger audiences, and our wide variety of berry and floral flavors is waiting to be explored.
Looking to boost your summer drink flavor? Simply call 1-800-466-3034 to talk to one of our flavor experts or request a sample of one of our summer flavors. We’d love to hear from you, so make sure you contact us about your flavor needs.
