Westie XII Mania Draws Closer
14 hours agoWestvleteren mania is about to hit United States soil. Until this picture was posted by Chris LaPierre,a brewer for Iron Hill – I personally hadn’t seen a real live labeled … Read the rest
Westvleteren mania is about to hit United States soil. Until this picture was posted by Chris LaPierre,a brewer for Iron Hill – I personally hadn’t seen a real live labeled … Read the rest
Will the shandy style beers compete with the emerging cider market? … Read the rest
Boston Beer will be unveiling Samuel Adams Boston 26.2 at a special new conference on Thursday at the brewery in Boston. It is expected that the announcement will surround a partnership with the Boston Athletic Association, hosts of the Boston Marathon.
Details about the beer will be disclosed on Thursday, but according to a local Sam Adams rep, the new beer will be suitable for runners and watchers a like. A lighter bodied, lower alcohol brew. 26.2 is brewed with coriander and salt.… Read the rest
From Jester King Brewing’s limited release collection – Mad Meg. The beer has just debuted on draft, and will soon hit bottles.
“Provision Ale” is a rough translation of the French term “bière de provision“, which was sometimes used to describe special beers that were suitable for extended storage and aging. Brewed from relatively simple, straightforward ingredients, Mad Meg is golden colored and quite strong, at over 9% ABV. Its palate intertwines delicate farmhouse esters with earthy, spicy hops and clean malt flavors. The name “Mad Meg”, refers to a peasant… Read the rest
Video details of an upcoming collaboration between Terrapin Brewing and Nogne-O (Grimstad, Norway). The beer will be brewed in Norway – a rye imperial porter. No word on United States … Read the rest
Oskar Blues (Lyon, CO) and Sun King Brewing (Indianapolis, IN) are brewing up a new can collaboration – Chaka. The beer will be a Belgian style ale with ingredients from both states. Shagbark hickory syrup will be added from Indiana, and Belgian pale malt from Colorado malting. Dave Colt from Sun King and Dave Chichura from Oskar Blues have been friends for years. They met when Colt was working at Circle V Brewing in Indiana.
According to Hoosier Beer Geek, Chaka will be brewed this spring, debuting at the Craft Brewer’s Conference in May. Oskar Blues & Sun King will brew an edition of Chaka. Interestingly, Oskar Blues isn’t currently distributed in Indiana. This collaboration would be the … Read the rest
Highland Brewing is working on a new summer offering as you read this. The only details … Read the rest
Duclaw Brewing already has Naked Fish – a chocolate raspberry stout. This is DOUBLE Naked Fish. An imperial edition of the Naked Fish.
With double the rich dark chocolate and raspberry aroma and flavors of our Naked Fish stout, and an exquisitely dry, chocolately finish from the addition of chocolate during conditioning, it’s easy to become obsessed with catching this unique, monstrously flavorful stout, but be warned… you may need a bigger glass.
Style: Imperial Stout (w/ chocolate, raspberries)
Availability: 22oz bombers… Read the rest
Tomme Arther of Port/Lost Abbey Brewing just landed in Colorado today. He’s headed to New Belgium to collaborate on a new Lips Of Faith beer.… Read the rest
Above is artwork for Finch’s Beer Co’s Secret Stash Stout.
Style: American Stout (w/ vanilla bean)… Read the rest
As mentioned a month ago, Alan Sprints from Hair of the Dog was chosen as 2012 collaborator with Dirk Naughts and De Proef Brewing. Details on collaboration have surfaced.… Read the rest
Blue Moon Blackberry Tart Ale. Brewed with blackberries.… Read the rest
Blue Moon Caramel Apple-Spice Ale. Brewed with apple juice.… Read the rest