LYNN — Bent Water Brewing Company has released its newest beer in the Lynn Tribute Series, Dungeon Rock.
Dungeon Rock is the fourth installment in Bent Water’s Lynn Tribute Series, a rotating New England India Pale Ale (IPA) that showcases unique ingredients and names that highlight stories and features of the brewery’s home city.
This new brew is a 6.5-percent hazy IPA brewed with Citra, Simcoe, and Michigan Copper hops, and is a nod to Lynn Woods.
Lynn Woods is a 2,000-acre park that is used by people all over the state for recreational activities including hiking, climbing and mountain biking.
Zachary Nicastro, a brewer at Bent Water and Lynn resident, said a lot of people don’t realize how big and robust Lynn Woods actually is.
“It’s sort of incredible that a place that large can maintain a status as a hidden gem, but I think sometimes that description applies to the city as a whole,” Nicastro said.
This new beer is named after Dungeon Rock, which is a cave in Lynn Woods that is rumored to hold the buried treasure of pirate Thomas Veale.
The Friends of Lynn Woods host a Dungeon Rock Day every October with the approach of Halloween to highlight the site that sees thousands of visitors each year.
“We were looking for a way to draw awareness about Lynn Woods that was fun and, given its release in October, a bit more seasonally appropriate,” said Nicastro. “We’ve had a blast exploring stories of the city and researching recipes for these beers, but this one goes a little deeper in terms of the history and ties to Lynn.”
Designed by one of the most famous landscape architects in history, Frederick Law Olmsted, Lynn Woods is the second largest municipal park in the United States.
Among the other works that Olmsted contributed to are Boston’s Emerald Necklace, public parks and parkways in Buffalo, and the Stanford University campus.
Bent Water will donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this beer to help with the preservation and upkeep of Lynn Woods.
Dungeon Rock is currently available in Massachusetts, and will be available in other states where Bent Water is found in the following weeks.
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