Leinenkugel Launching “Snowdrift” This Fall

Leinenkugel’s will debut a new “” this fall in bottle, draft, and cans.   This new release comes after discontinuing Fireside Nut Brown.   Snowdrift Vanilla Porter will take … Read the rest

2 Wee Heavy Releases: Leinenkugel’s & Red Brick

Two scotch ales have arrived at the same time, malt lovers.  Red Brick Brewing has just added one to their Brick Mason Series, and Leinenkugel’s to their Big Read the rest

Leinenkugel Big Eddy Series To Feature Imperial IPA

Leinenkugel’s Big Eddy series will continue to expand this year with Big Eddy Imperial IPA.  This hoppy offering joins Imperial Stout and just released Wee Heavy.   According to John Leinenkugel, the brewery hopes to add one more to the Big Eddy series by the end of the 2012 – Baltic Porter.

Five distinctive hops are added at every stage of the brewing process for our take on an Imperial IPA.

Style: Imperial IPA
Availability: 12 oz bottles, Draft… Read the rest

Leinie’s Plans Oktoberfest In Cans

Leinenkugel sees the potential in cans.  Summer Shandy, Honey Weiss, and Sunset Wheat made can appearances last year.  Tack on Oktoberfest.  According to the brewery, the next … Read the rest

Leinenkugel Summer Shandy Arrives On Leap Day

Ahead of schedule, Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy, is coming out of hibernation early. … Read the rest

Wee Heavy Is The Next Big Eddy

Leinenkugel’s Wee Heavy Scotch Ale will be the next release in the Big Eddy Series.  The series started years ago with a draft only imperial IPA.  Then last year, Big Eddy Russian Imperial Stout arrived.  In 2012, the brewery will expand the line to include Wee Heavy Scotch Ale, A Baltic Porter, and another new style they are still deciding on.  There is also some barrel aged Big Eddy experiments.  (And they are some damn tasty experiments.)  Per John Leinenkugel:

1st Official Brew Date for “BIG EDDY Wee Heavy Scotch Ale” will be next Tuesday, December 20th at the Leinie’s 10th Street Brewery in Milwaukee.  We are hoping for successful brews with a release of Read the rest

Leinenkugel Nixing Fireside Nut Brown

Leinenkugel’s Fireside Nut Brown Ale is the brewery’s current seasonal.  This nutty brown ale makes an appearance each year from November to February.  In 2012, it won’t.   John Leinenkugel says “we can’t get enough nuts!”   In reality, Leinkugel is changing their lineup some, and bringing new offerings next year.

 John says -”hibernating” because the brewery does’t like the term “retired.” Because you never know if they’ll bring it back.  What will replace Fireside?  ”We aren’t sure yet, but we have been experimenting with everything from IPA’s to stouts.”  Barrel aging is on the docket for the brewery – who is already experimenting with Barrel Aged editions of Big Eddy.… Read the rest

Leinenkugel Building A Barrel Aging Program

Leinenkugel is experimenting with a barrel aging program.  The first experiments have been with Big Eddy Imperial Stout.  Eddy has spent time in bourbon and rye bourbon barrels.  Here’s the kicker, these releases don’t really exist.  Well, they do – but they don’t.  These little 7 oz bottles are just testers.  The brewers at Lenie’s took the first release of Big Eddy (2010) and aged it in (2) Heaven Hill for a full year.  The flavor of this beer is incredible.  (More on that in a minute.)

Also on the way are 2 NEW beers from Leinie’s:

Wee Heavy Scotch Ale. New style for Lenies. … Read the rest

Leinie’s Oktoberfest Back For Year 10

It’s almost Octoberfest season again. Leinenkugel’s Oktoberfest arrives again in late August.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI (Aug 2011) – For the 10th year, Leinenkugel’s is rolling out barrels of its seasonal … Read the rest

Leinenkugel’s Big Eddy

Big Eddy Russian Imperial Stout was first brewed by Lenies in 2007.  It’s inspired by the Big Eddy Spring that has been the water source for the brewery since 1867. … Read the rest

SEASONAL RETURN: Leinenkugel’s Creamy Dark & Nut Brown

It seems like everywhere I go these days, I meet someone from Wisconsin.  Me being me of course, I ask them about the beer scene and their favorite brews.  9 … Read the rest

Leinenkugel’s Brings Back “Big Eddy”

Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company aka “Leinenkugel’s” is bringing back their “Big Eddy Russian Imperial Stout”.  Big Eddy was first brewed in 2007.  It’s inspired by the Big Eddy Spring … Read the rest

Oktoberfest Mega Post!

So many hit at once, I thought I would just combine them into a post.    Fall seasonals are hitting the stores almost daily.  Over the past week a some … Read the rest

MEET THE BREWER! Jake Leinenkugel

It’s a little last minute, but tonight – at 6pm at Taco Mac Prado meet Jake Leinenkugel, fifth generation brewer and president of the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company.  Leinenkugel’s is … Read the rest