Elevation Beer Co
Elevation Launches 8 Second Kolsch 4 Packs
Elevation Beer Co (Poncha Springs, CO) will release 8 Second Kolsch in 4 packs on February 10th, 2014. It will be available all across Colorado.
“We are really excited to have 8 Second Kölsch in 4-packs,” says Sales Generalissimo Xandy Bustamante, “We have had it in the works since March of last year and finally have the production capabilities to release it statewide.”
8 Second joins First Cast IPA, and Little Mo’ Porter in the 4-pack lineup.
Ed. Note: Article corrected to reflect the 4-pack lineup accuracy.
Elevation OilMan Imperial Stout Returns
Elevation Beer Company (Poncha Springs, CO) Oilman returns for a second time this month.
Oilman is Elevation’s imperial stout, aged for 6 months in bourbon barrels. This limited seasonal release joins Señorita (a horchata flavored porter) to kick off 2014.
“Oil Man… is the same recipe, with this years Breckenridge Distillery Bourbon Barrels leaning slightly more oaky and adding an increased mouthfeel this year.”
Style: Imperial Stout (Barrel Aged, Bourbon)
Hops: Chinook, Northern Brewer, Saaz, Strisselspalt
Malts: Two-Row, Crystal, Chocolate, Roasted and Flaked Barley, Carafoam
11% ABV, 50 IBUs
“Horchata” Flavored Beer Returns
One of the first commercially available “Horchata” beers is returning in January. Horchata is a Spanish/Latin American milky drink, made from crush almonds or rice. Poncha Springs, Colorado’s Elevation Beer Company mimics these flavors in Señorita.
If you are one of the lucky ones in Colorado or Texas that can get Señorita, expect flavors or vanilla, cinnamon, & sweet milk. The 2014 recipe was tweaked a little bit, increasing the spicing and milk sugar additions. Just like Elevation’s other releases, look for this in 750ml bottles
Style: Imperial Porter (Vanilla, Cinnamon)
Hops: Northern Brewer, Chinook
Malts:Two-Row, Crystal, Aromatic, Chocolate, Roasted Barley, Flaked Barley
Availability: 750ml bottles. Winter Seasonal.
8.4% ABV, 25 IBUs
Elevation Headed To Texas
Elevation Beer Company (Poncha Springs, CO) will finish November strong by shipping to Texas. The Colorado brewery will ship small amounts of Black and Double Black Diamond beers to the Lonestar State.
Initial offerings will include:
Downpour
Apis IV
Fanboy
Plus some draft offerings of First Cast and Little Mo’.
Elevation Ships Fresh Hopped “Downpour”
The first of two new seasonals coming from Elevation Beer Company (Poncha Springs, CO) is Downpour.
Downpour is a fresh hop “extra” IPA brewed with over 250 pounds of Colorado fresh hops. That’s over 4 pounds of hops per barrel.
This fresh brew is now shipping around Colorado. Those folks headed to the Great American Beer Festival in Denver will get a taste of this and Inconceivable! Oak Aged Imperial IPA. It officially ships in October.
Style: Fresh hopped Imperial IPA
Availability: 750 ml bottles
8.3% ABV 75 IBUs
Elevation Beer Immortalizes The Princess Bride
An absolute classic movie is The Princess Bride. If you haven’t seen the movie, you’re on a beer timeout until you do.
Elevation Beer Company (Poncha Springs, CO) immortalizes the classic movie in a oak aged imperial IPA, Inconceivable! The beer is aged in fresh (virgin) Kentucky oak barrels.
Style: Imperial IPA (Oak Aged)
Hops: Centennial, Citra
Malts: Two Row, Munich, Carared, Carafoam
Availability: 750ml bottles
Arrival: October, 2013
8.5% ABV, 70 IBUs
Elevation Raises ABV of Beer To Legally Sell It
Laws surrounding alcohol are tricky bitches. Just ask Elevation Beer Co in Poncha Springs, Colorado. Elevation tells us there will be a small tweak to the upcoming berliner weisse aka Engel Weisse that will arrive later this month. The new release couldn’t be sold in liquor stores in Colorado if it’s 2.5% ABV. Why? The state has a law preventing it.
Colorado liquor stores cannot sell beer under 4%, stemming from an antiquated Prohibition-era law. Over the past few years, attempts at changing this legislation have failed. So, the Elevation crew went back into the brewhouse and created a stronger version. Welcome to 2013.