For those that were in love with the coffee and chocolate stylings of Southern Tier’s (Lakewood, NY) Mokah and Jahva, their have been discontinued indefinitely.
Mokah, the brewery’s coffee/chocolate blend usually ships in April. Jahva – the coffee stout Southern Tier has been brewing since 2005 usually arrived in March. Their retirement will make way for other entries in the Blackwater Series in the near future.… Read the rest
AleSmith Brewing’s (San Diego) Speedway Stout comes in many forms. At least on tap it does. We’re talking dried cherries, Bulleit Bourbon soaked oak chips, cocoa nibs and more. As far as Speedway Stout in a bottle, there are fewer. The base offering features Ryan Brothers Coffee. Harder to get – Barrel Aged Speedway Stout.
Released once before is a “brewer’s blend” featuring Speedway and a mix of Vietnamese coffee blends on tap. It’s nearly instant success has made it a candidate for bottles too.… Read the rest
Good People Brewing, makers of some of the best beer in Alabama, are aiming to put breakfast in a can. Coffee Oatmeal Stout is being readied for cans. The C-O-S uses coffee from Primavera Coffee Roasters in Birmingham. Currently the beer has only been available on draft and cask.
The fortified body blends beautifully with the bold coffee and cocoa notes and subtle sweetness of the stout. Using Primavera’s Peru Norte roast, the coffee’s natural acidity and floral undertones accentuate the natural counterparts of the beer.… Read the rest
Avondale Brewing (Birmingham, AL) is adding a bottling line. All 22oz bottles for the time being. Among those slated – No Joka Mocha, a seasonal release.
No Joka Mocha is an oatmeal stout malt beverage with coffee and cocoa. This brew has a blackish pour with a creamy tan head. A solid coffee aroma greets the nose with deep rich malts in the background. It has a medium body that is slightly sweet, with subtle chocolate flavors and finishes smooth with the oatmeal. Our special blend of Blue Batak Sumatran Coffee … Read the rest
Another addition to Stone’s Odd Beers for Odd Years Series surfaced today - this time around an Espresso Imperial Russian Stout. No launch date yet or other details yet beyond the fact that this sounds delicious.
Style: Russian Imperial Stout (w/ Espresso)
Availability: 22oz Bombers
Arrival: TBA… Read the rest
Asheville Brewing Company and Oskar Blues Brewery have just created a new North Carolina collaboration brew. It is the first by Oskar Blues since moving into Brevard, NC. The beer? An imperial coffee brown ale brewed with a smidge of molasses. The beer was brewed at Asheville Brewing. They want help naming the beer. Here’s some hints…
Think Alabama/Southern roots (both Doug Riley and DaleKatechis are from that Magnolia-strewn state). Think big, bold lightly-hopped nectar with a malty, … Read the rest
Boulevard Brewing Co (Kansas City, MO) releases Coffee Ale this week -… Read the rest
The newest addition to Boulevard’s Smokestack Series is Coffee Ale, … Read the rest
An new Boulevard Brewing Smokestack Series release is in the works – Coffee Ale. A collaboration with The Roasterie Air Roasted Coffee.
Neighbors for nearly twenty years, Boulevard Brewing Company and The Roasterie share a passion for making ex-traordinary beverages. In Coffee Ale, our two celebrated brewing traditions come together in a long-awaited collaboration Ethiopian Sidamo from Africa’s Great Rift Valley has been carefully blended with rye,… Read the rest
Port Brewing Company‘s Board Meeting will start popping up this month.… Read the rest
Following their 2012 Iron Brew Competition, Stone Brewing Co. will be pairing up with Chicago’s Aleman Brewing and Illinois Two Brother’s Brewing to create their 2013 collaboration beer Dayman Coffee IPA. The winning beer recipe is a coffee IPA and will feature coffee beans roasted by Aleman and Two Brothers with the beer itself being brewed at Stone’s headquarters in California.
Jim Moorehouse, Nate Albrecht and Brad Zeller, three pals planning to open a Chicago brewpub under the moniker of Aleman, won first place at last year’s Iron Brew homebrewing competition in the Windy City… Read the rest