Harpoon’s 100 Barrel #43: White IPA

Introducing Harpoon Brewing’s 43rd session in their 100 Barrel Series: White IPA.

I wanted to brew a uniquely American beer that would maintain the signature characteristics of two distinct styles while forging a direction of its own. Simcoe, Cascade, and Citra hops give this beer the citrus and floral notes of an IPA. while the spiciness and soft mouthfccl are more reminiscient of a Belgian Wit. I hope you enjoy this hoppy and refreshing beer. Cheers! 

Style: IPA 
Hops: Citra, Cascade, Simcoe… Read the rest

Harpoon’s 100 Barrel Ginger Wheat Returns

Harpoon is releasing the 42nd Session in the 100 Barrel Series this month.  … Read the rest

Harpoon Saison Liaison

Newbie draft offering from Harpoon BrewingSaison Liaison. Read the rest

Harpoon’s Rich & Dan’s Rye Returns In 6′ers In April [Vid] Video

Harpoon’s Rich & Dan’s Rye IPA joined the 100 Barrel Series in 2011.  Drinkers loved it.  Due to how well it was received, Harpoon is promoting the beer to year round status.  Beginning in April, Rich & Dan’s returns in 12oz/6pks and draft.   Harpoon was founded in 1986 by Dan Kenary and Rich Doyle in Boston, Massachusetts.  Rich & Dan’s Rye IPA is brewed by the duo.  Heavy on rye malt, & balanced with bold hops, this IPA pleases.

Style: IPA (w/ rye)
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Harpoon Dark

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A New Leviathan From Harpoon

Harpoon Brewing (Boston, MA) has a Scottish inspired Leviathan in the works – Great Scott.  A boozy wee heavy.

Leviathan Great Scott pays homage to the great Wee Heavy Scottish Ales of the past.  This beer is a full-flavored, full-bodied dark ale with a complex malt character.  The hint of smokiness is a tribute to the peaked malts that were historically used in Scottish brewing.  Relax and enjoy with bagpipes playing in your head (kilt optional).

Style: Scotch Ale (Wee heavy)
Availability: 12oz bottles
Arrival: TBA… Read the rest

2011 In Review: Top 20 Craft Breweries

Not everybody knows the Top 2o craft brewers in the United States.  To be considered craft, you have to produced less than 6 million barrels of beer a year.  Overall in 2011, the beer business declined by 1.5% nationally. (When you factor in the large breweries.)  The craft sector saw an increase of 15% growth in volume of barrels shipped.  Here’s the Top 20 brewers ranked:

1. Sam Adams
2. Sierra Nevada
3. New Belgium
4. Craft Brew Alliance (includes Red Hook, Kona, Widmer Brothers)… Read the rest

Harpoon’s Newest 100 Barrel Series Released – Black IPA

Harpoon Brewery’s 40th release in the 100 Barrel Series is a Black IPA brewed by Harpoon’s own Matt DeLuca.  It was brewed with a new specialty malt called Midnight Wheat and flaked barley creating an almost stout-like appearance.  I wanted this Black IPA to be a very hop-forward beer; having a huge, hoppy nose was important to me said Matt.  He used Chinook, Simcoe, Cascade, Citra, and Ahtanum hops in the 7% ABV brew.

Style: Black IPA
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft

7% ABV, 67 IBUs Read the rest

It’s On! Brooklyn & Harpoon Bet On Super Bowl

Brooklyn Brewing’s President Steve Hnidy  & Harpoon Brewing’s Dan Kenary have placed a have placed a friendly beer bet on the Super Bowl.  If the New York Giants win, Harpoon … Read the rest

Harpoon Releases Vermont Spruce Tip (VID) Video

Tis the season for Christmas trees, so why not drink a beer with spruce tips in it?  The next beer in Harpoon’s 100 Barrel SeriesSpruce Tip Ale brewed using spruce tips harvested from Vermont’s Downer State Forest.

The spruce tips were used in the same way finishing hops are used – in the boil and the whirlpool.

From the press release: 

Harpoon Vermont brewer Tom Graham created the recipe and brewed this 100 Barrel Series beer. … Read the rest

VID: Sean Cornelius On Harpoon Docesna Video

Docesna, is the recent release in Harpoon Brewing’s 100 Barrel Series. The beer is an American pale ale, brewed with fresh hops from the fall harvest. … Read the rest

Harpoon Chocolate Stout

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Spruce Tips From Vermont For Next Harpoon 100 Barrel

Session #39 in Harpoon Brewing’s 100 Barrel Series features a piney flavor from spruce tips from Vermont.  Vermont Spruce Tip Ale unites spruce, caramel malt, and chinook hops in what looks to be an IPA.

Note: The brewer’s name is hard to read on the label. Harpoon will give the drinkers a backstory on this edition closer to release.

Availability: 22oz bombers, gold foiled & capped. Draft.

Arrival: November, 2011

7% ABV, 38 IBUsRead the rest

UFO Pumpkin For August

Harpoon Brewing’s latest Un-Filtered Offering is a pumpkin laden one, and arrives in August, 2011.

In a teaser from Harpoon:
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Harpoon 100 Barrel Docesna

Dochesna will be #38 in Harpoon Brewing’s 100 Barrel Series.  This noble hop based beer follows Rich & Dan’s Rye IPA currently on shelves.  The name is derived from the hop harvest festival in the Czech Republic, taking place September 2-3, 2011.  Docesna will be using Sladek hops, a hybrid of Saaz hops.  Sladek is a bit more aggressive than pure Saaz hops.

Style: American Pale Ale
Availability: 22oz bombers. Draft.
Arrival: October, 2011

6.1% ABVRead the rest

25 Years Of Harpoon Brewing

In celebrating 25 years of brewing Dan Kenary and Rich Doyle, founders of Harpoon Brewing bring you hoppy rye offering.  Rich & Dan’s IPA joins they brewery’s 100 Barrel series … Read the rest

Harpoon Summer Beer

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A UFO Pumpkin For Harpoon

Harpoon Brewing (Boston, MA) looks to be brewing up a pumpkin beer this year – UFO Pumpkin Ale. For those of you that don’t know, UFO= Un Filtered Offering.

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Harpoon’s 100 Barrel Rye Celebration

Session 37 of Harpoon Brewing’s100 Barrel” series has been announced.  This edition celebrates Harpoon’s 25 years of brewing with a Rye based IPA made by the founders of Harpoon.

Harpoon was founded in 1986 by Dan Kenary and Rich Doyle in Boston, Massachusetts.  Rich & Dan’s Rye IPA is brewed by the duo.  Heavy on rye malt, & balanced with bold hops, this beer is sure to be popular.

Availability: 22oz bombers, draft. Limited Release
Arrival: June, 2011

6.9% ABV

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NEW RELEASE: Harpoon Glacier Wet Hop Ale

Harpoon Brewing’s 100 Barrel series is what the brewery calls a return to their roots.   The 100 Barrel series is exactly as it sounds.  Small batch, one of a … Read the rest

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