Deschutes The Abyss 2015 coming mid-December

2015 marks the 10th bottling of Deschutes The Abyss. The beer is releasing a little later this year, in order to celebrate accordingly – with 3 different editions.

The regular Deschutes The Abyss will release on December 17th, 2015. The imperial stout Continue Reading →

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Scratchtown Barrel Aged Silver Tongued Devil

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Posted in Coming Soon, Green Flash Brewing, Headlines

Green Flash Passion Fruit Kicker, a future bottle potential

Green Flash Passion Fruit Kicker, a new wheat ale brewed, is on the horizon from the San Diego, California based brewery.

The soft wheat base for Green Flash Passion Fruit Kicker sets the stage for the passionfruit tea, and juice that will headline this beer’s flavor. (and ultimately, ratings.)

We’ve kicked it up a notch by adding a tropical twist to this refreshing ale. Get amped on Passion Fruit Kicker – a jaw-dropping, mouth-watering, smooth brew with sweet, tart, fruity flavor. We layer passion fruit tea and passion fruit juice with wheat malt and 2-row malted barley to bring you this exhilarating crowd pleaser. Your palate will do a 360 for more of this luscious wheat ale.

Green Flash Passion Fruit Kicker will be a 12 ounce bottle and draft offering. The brewery has not yet announced this offering.

Style: Wheat Ale (w/ Passionfruit Tea, Passionfruit Juice)
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft.
Release: TBA

5.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Don't Miss This

Deschutes The Abyss 2015 coming mid-December

2015 marks the 10th bottling of Deschutes The Abyss. The beer is releasing a little later this year, in order to celebrate accordingly – with 3 different editions.

The regular Deschutes The Abyss will release on December 17th, 2015. The imperial stout is brewed with brewers’ licorice, cherry bark, vanilla, and black strap molasses and is then “dry hopped” with vanilla beans and cherry bark. It is finished in bourbon, Oregon oak and pinot noir barrels

Two more editions will join the annual release, each 100% barrel aged. We are still waiting on release date for those editions.

Deep, dark Imperial Stout, The Abyss has almost immeasurable depth and complexity. Hints of molasses, licorice and other alluring flavors make it something not just to quaff, but contemplate.

Deschutes The Abyss is a 22 ounce bottle offering.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Molasses, Vanilla, Licorice, Cherry Bark. Barrel Aged. Bourbon. Wine Aged. )
Availability: 22oz bottles, Draft. Limited.
Return: December 17th, 2015

11% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Don't Miss This, Small Town Brewery

Not Your Fathers Ginger Ale is now second in the series

Not Your Fathers Ginger Ale is now available from Small Town Brewery.

Small Town Brewery is owned and operated by Tim Kovac, and made national headlines with the launch of Not Your Fathers Root Beer. The booze meets dessert brand has made millions this year as it has been rolling out nationally.

The next innovation is a ginger ale/addition is now available – Not Your Fathers Ginger Ale. A 5.9% alcohol by volume ginger beer meant to be served over ice. (Or with bourbon if it were us.) This new brand extension – described as “gruit-inspired botanical beer brewed with ginger”, is suggested for use Dark & Stormy & Moscow Mule cocktails.

We like to think of it as a refreshing ale brewed with ginger.

Not Your Fathers Ginger Ale is rolling out in 40 states through Pabst distributors, and nationally by February, 2016. ERP is $10.99/6 pack.

Style: Ginger Beer
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Cans
Release: November, 2015

5.9% ABV

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Beers

Greenbush Racecar Love

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Posted in Anheuser-Busch, Golden Road Brewing

Anheuser-Busch Acquires Golden Road Brewing, deal closed today

We’ve been waiting to find out who was the next purchase for Anheuser-Busch. The answer comes today – Golden Road Brewing.

Today, Anheuser-Busch InBev has purchased Golden Road Brewing, based in Los Angeles, California.

As Andy Goeler, CEO of Craft and Anheuser Busch InBev states in the video above, this all started with the Goose Island partnership (purchase) 5 years ago. Building off of that success, A-B InBev purchased Elysian, Blue Point, and 10 Barrel Brewing.

Brewery founder Meg Gil explains how impressed she is with A-B’s work with the “craft brands” prompted the deal, despite the 100% growth since they opened four years ago. She wanted to be with a “winning team”.

Goeler states the beer, the Golden Road culture, and the brewery’s pioneering of the craft scene in L.A. made the purchase a no brainer.

From here, Golden Road will go to Anaheim and Grand Central markets in California, with some hints of national distribution coming soon. A new Golden Road pub will be built in Los Angeles, and a second pub and production location coming to Anaheim in 4th quarter 2016.

Currently, Golden Road produces 45,000 barrels of beer (1.4 million gallons) annual. Details of the deal have not been disclosed. Brewery founder Meg Gil tweet moments ago, the deal with AB InBev has officially closed today, November 18th in Saint Louis, Missouri.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Ex Novo Brewing Company, New Beers

Ex Novo Dynamic Duo IIPA

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