Port’s 5 Year Party

Port/Lost Abbey Brewing celebrates 5 years on May 14th, 2011.  The party will be held on site at the brewery in San Marcos, California.  Tickets are 5 dollars and split into 2 sessions for your drinking pleasure.

Come party with Port Brew height ing and The Lost Abbey and celebrate our 5th Anniversary on Saturday May 14, 2011.  Like last year we’ll be breaking the party into two sessions and limiting the number of guests so everyone can relax and enjoy themselves Items on tap for our daylong festivities include specialty kegs from the barrel archives, bottled beer releases, special barrelhouse tours, amazing street food from our in-house chefs, and live music from our two special guests –Kiera and the Lesbians and The Professors.

Brews:

Following our anniversary tradition, not only will we be loading all our taps with the latest and greatest of our beers, but we’ll be releasing Anniversary – the fifth release of our hoppy, strong pale ale from the Port Brewing side of the house.

Dogfish Head Notes For The Interested

A few tidbits about Dogfish Head from Sam Calagione:

– Currently, 600 bbl bright tanks & 2 new 600 barrel fermenters are being installed
– A new mill is also being added. Taking capacity from 700 barrels to 900 barrels.
– Dogfish will Continue Reading →

Sam Talks Black & Red

Sam, the creative leader at Dogfish Head Brewing has given the world a bit more info on the draft only Black & Red release.  It’s minty, chocolatey, fruity & unexpected.  B&R wasn’t on DFH’s 2011 release schedule. It’s a fun Continue Reading →

Rogue’s Creamy New Collab

This beer will be debuting at Savor in June.  Anniversary Ale celebrates Rogue Creamery’s 75th Anniversary (1935-2010.) The Creamery was opened shortly after the Great Depression in hopes to bring jobs back to Oregon.  Artisan cheeses are the Creamery’s specialty.

This ale is actually a collaboration between Rogue Creamery & Rogue Ales. It is comprised of 10 ingredients:

Hops: Rogue Micro Hopyard Rebel Hops
Malts: Crystal 75, Weyerrnann carafe Special II, Malteries Franco Belges Kiln Amber, Hugh Baird Brown and Rogue Micro Barley Farm Dare’ & Risk’ Malts; Rogue Micro Buckwheat,
Yeast: Pacman
Free Range Coastal Water

There are special cheeses to be paired with the beer at Savor.

Stone’s 15th Anni Extravaganza!

2011 is Stone Brewing’s 15th year.  That means two things – a party, and Stone’s 15th Anniversary Ale.   This year’s party is bigger and better than ever before.   This years celebration is scheduled for August 19-20, 2011. Here’s the event breakdown.

Friday Night Brewers Reception – $75
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

We had such a great time last year that we’re doing it again, but even bigger and definitely better!
Help us kick off the celebration before Saturday’s main event.Get an exclusive 15th Anniversary Brewers Reception commemorative glass.  Meet the world-class brewers who are bringing their beers to Saturday’s festival.  Sample dozens of exceptional beers with no wristband tabs required! Feast on complimentary gourmet food by Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens and several new vendors! Enjoy your food and drink in a relaxed, uncrowded atmosphere.  Groove to live music all evening long.

Gnomegang Arrives

Gnomegang unites Brasserie d ‘Achouffe & Brewery Ommegang in a Belgian-American collaboration.  Gnomegang was conceived in the summer of 2010 when Achouffe visited Ommegang.  The result is a strong Belgian golden ale featuring flavors from both breweries.  This beer features Continue Reading →

Fort Collins Super Collaboration 2011

American Craft Beer Week is May 16-22nd, 2011.  Special events are going on from coast to coast.  Something interesting coming out of Ft. Collins, Colorado – a collaboration.  Nine breweries local to the Ft. Collins area are coming together to create a “super” collaboration in honor of the week.

C.B. Potts, Coopersmith’s, Crooked Stave, Equinox, Fort Collins Brewing, Funkwerks, New Belgium, Odell Brewing, Pateros Creek are involved with the recipe creation.

“American Craft Beer Week (ACBW) is all about recognizing and celebrating craft brewers and craft beer culture,” said Doug Odell, founder of Odell Brewing Company. “This collaboration lets us do that and have fun making something special for the craft beer drinkers in our hometown community.”

There will be 2 simultaneous brews on April 22nd at Coopersmith & Equinox.  The beers will be blended together, and be poured at the breweries and throughout the city.