Jester King Mad Meg Planned For Bottles

1 day ago


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

Jester King Das Wunderkind Released

3 days ago

Jester King’s newest release – Das Wunderkind has shipped.  … Read the rest

Schlafly/Wine & Cheese Place Bourbon Quad Debuts Today

5 days ago

The Wine & Cheese Place is a staple for good beer in the St. Louis, Missouri area.  To celebrate 30 years of selling great beer, the store as lined up … Read the rest

Left Hand Ambidextrous: A Beer & A New Series

6 days ago

Left Hand Brewing‘s Ambidextrous has started hitting taps around the U.S.   What is it?  Well, it’s more than a beer, it’s a series.  Left Hand will be different … Read the rest

Shmaltz Releases Hop Manna Nationwide

7 days ago

Shmaltz Brewing has just released  Hop Manna for the first time nationwide.  Manna in an American IPA that has gone through a few batch growth periods prior to this release.

Hop Manna® features six robust hops (Warrior, Cascade, Citra, Amarillo, Crystal, Centennial), three dry hops (Centennial, Cascade and Citra), and is balanced out with five delicious malts (Specialty 2-Row, Wheat, Munich, Vienna, CaraMunich 40). Not a San Diego IPA (enticing as they are) and not trying to re-create the excellent standouts from friends such as Dogfish,… Read the rest

Lost Abbey Track #2: Stairway To Heaven

9 days ago

The second release of Lost Abbey’s Box Set Series releases this Saturday, February 18th, 2012.

The Beer:
From the Remixed Tracks, this is a blend of Cuvee from bourbon barrels blended into The Angel’s Share (bourbon) with peaches and topped off with Project X (our wild fermentation project) to balance the peaches’ sweetness with some acidity. The blend proportions are 60% Angel’s Share, 20% Cuvee de Tomme and 20% Project X.… Read the rest

Founder’s Better Half Releases Today

10 days ago

Founder’s Brewing’s newest Backstage Series installment goes on sale today. (About an hour from now.)  Curmudgeon’s Better Half is a beer formerly known as Kaiser’s Curmudgeon.  We’re talking old ale brewed with molasses, aged 254 days in bourbon barrels that were recently used for aging maple syrup.

The Founder’s tap room will feature 750ml bottles of Better Half for $17 dollars a piece.  After today, a limited amount of Better Half will ship to Founder’s markets for beer geeks to fight over.

Style: Old Ale (Maple Syrup, Barrel Aged)
Availability: 750ml bottles… Read the rest

Midnight Sun Obliteration VIII

12 days ago

 Midnight Sun Brewing (Anchorage, AK)’s Obliteration Series continues with VIII.  Each beer uses different hops and brewing techniques.  This new edition was made available in January in Alaska, and expands to Midnight Sun’s 5 other distribution states this month.  (The brewery just started shipping to New York.)  VIII is described as a return to the imperial IPA roots-

Obliteration VIII returns the Obliteration series to its Double IPA roots. This one, however, is MSBC’s first beer brewed with hop extract: Amarillo. Dry-hopped with Bravo hop pellets. While bitterness exists, an amazingly high IBU score hits the palate with floral, tropical and citrus properties.… Read the rest

Yazoo Fortuitous Releases 2/18

13 days ago

Yazoo Fortuitious will officially release on February 18th, 2012.  Thanks to odd Tennessee laws, the release has to be handled like this:

The main problem is that due to Tennessee’s archaic beer laws, we can’t sell high-gravity beer here (see my previous post from last year for the details of why).So here is how we plan to do it: We will open up the doors to the brewery at noon on Saturday, Feb 18th. From noon until 2 PM, everyone who comes in will get a free raffle ticket. Then at 2 PM, we will raffle off the 120 special certificates that will allow the holder to purchase … Read the rest

Victory Celebrates Sweet 16 With Éclat Cocoa Lager

14 days ago

Victory Brewing is celebrating 16 sweet years with a chocolatey offering - Éclat Cocoa Lager.  The lager is collaborative effort with Éclat Chocolate, based in West Chester, Pennsylvania.  Éclat is brewed using the world’s rarest cacao bean- the Peruvian Pure Nacional.

“Working with Éclat was an obvious choice for us for our birthday beer,” said Ron Barchet, CEO and co-Brewmaster of Victory Brewing Company. “Their dedication to the finest ingredients and flavors mirrors our own.”… Read the rest

Full Sail’s Dan’s Satin Stout Arrives 2/16

14 days ago

Full Sail Brewing debuts a new beer in their Brewer’s Share Experimental series – Dan’s Satin Stout.  Dan in this case is Dan Nakamura, Full Sail’s Assistant Operations Manager. … Read the rest

Troegs Debuts Scratch #57 Chocolate Berry Weizenbock

15 days ago

Troegs Brewing (Hershey, PA) debuts Scratch Beer #57 today, … Read the rest

Harpoon’s Newest 100 Barrel Series Released – Black IPA

20 days ago

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

Sixpoint “Slim Can” Resin Debuts Today

20 days ago

Sixpoint Brewery is debuting Resin today, in a unique can.  The 12oz package is as tall as a 16oz tallboy, but much slimmer.  It’s one for hop lovers. I took a few liberties with the press release:

Often enjoyed on draft and served in smaller glasses, double IPA beers are naturally strong and strikingly hoppy. They are brewed with roughly twice the amount of hops in the average IPA, and have a considerably higher alcohol content. The hops’ essence is produced within hop cones at peak maturity, when their cores swell up with a sticky golden secretion — or resin. This bounty of natural fresh flavor is the simple inspiration for Resin. To conjure the green petals of the cones, … Read the rest

Yazoo Sly Rye Porter Headed For Bottles

21 days ago

Yazoo Brewing will finally debut Sly Rye Porter in a few weeks.  It was orignially slated for release last fall, but Yazoo has been working on production issues and expansion.… Read the rest

Pliny The Younger Releases February 3rd

22 days ago

One of the worlds top 10 most highly rated beers makes it’s seasonal return on 2/3/12.  Straight from Russian River Brewing:

Pliny the Younger is still scheduled for release at our brewpub on Friday, February 3rd! Here is the scoop: the pub opens at 11am at which time we will be seating everyone in an orderly and civilized fashion. We are reserving the dining room and board room for folks who are eating, but there is plenty of space at the bar for those interested in just imbibing. Younger will be served in a 10 ounce glass for the same price as last year … Read the rest

SweetWater Dank Tank 420 IPA Arrives

22 days ago

SweetWater Brewing’s latest Dank Tank Series release 420 IPA has arrived. This most recent release is built off the famed 420 Pale Ale, but bigger. Hoppier. Boozier.… Read the rest

Wild Heaven Releases Let There Be Light

22 days ago

Wild Heaven Craft Beers (Decatur, Georgia) is set to release their 5th beer on February 1st.  Let There Be Light is the first “sessionable” beer by the brewery, clocking in at only 4.7% ABV.   Rethink your approach to light beers, because this “Light” beer is full of flavor.  Eric Johnson brewed Let There Be Light with Nelson Sauvin and  Sorachi Ace hops, barley, wheat, and orange peel.  The beer is complex and light bodied, without a lot of alcohol to slow down your drinking session.

“Wild Heaven is always about flavor first and we noticed that people assume you can only get big flavors from big beers.” says Wild Heaven President Nick Purdy. “We challenged ourselves to create a beer … Read the rest

Odell Footprint Ale Celebrates Their 10 States, Feb 11th

23 days ago

Odell Brewing will be releasing Footprint RegionAle in 2/11/12.  The beer celebrates the 10 states in their distribution network, with ingredients from each of the states.  The press release:

Fort Collins, CO. – On February 11, 2012, Odell Brewing will release its first single serve brew of the New Year. A uniquely collaborative project, Footprint RegionAle pays tribute to the brewery’s regional distribution.

This artful ale is a nod to the ten states that make up what Odell Brewing calls its “distribution footprint.” … Read the rest

Yazoo Hop Project #63

29 days ago

Yazoo Brewing is shipping Hop Project #63.  The project is a way for brewmaster Linus Hall… Read the rest

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