Ninkasi Brewing
As Another Hurricane Looms, Stone Helps Rebuild From Another
While another hurricane blows ashore, Stone Brewing Co. (Escondido, CA) is helping rebuild from another disaster. Her name was Irene – a hurricane that damaged and flooded most of the east coast. One part of the country, in Waterbury, Vermont, the floodwaters were so great, they literally washed away The Alchemist brewpub.
This prompted a very special collaboration with Stone Brewing Co, Ninkasi, and The Alchemist dubbed More Brown Than Black IPA. The group’s collaboration raised more that $115,000 dollars to The Waterbury Good Neighbor Fund. A non profits helping clean up after the catastrophe. To date, the fund has distributed nearly $400,000 to people in need.
“Helping the Waterbury community and our fellow brethren at The Alchemist Pub and Brewery is what the craft beer industry is all about,” Greg Koch, Stone Brewing Co. CEO and co-founder stated. “As soon Mitch heard about the flooding, he immediately reached out to John, and asked how he could assist. We hope these funds will help Waterbury continue to rebuild.”
Ninkasi Has 6 Between Now & January 2012
Ninkasi Brewing has 6 beers coming out between now and January. Here’s the rundown, via Brewpublic:
Sleigh’r Dark Double Alt – Already available, through the end of the year. 7.2% ABV.
Imperiale Stout – In stores now. 9.1% abv and 70 IBUs.
The Little One — Second runnings of Critical Hit Barleywine. (Like Small Beer from Anchor)
Sterling Pils – Pilsner, 4.9% ABV
Critical Hit Barleywine – An extremely hoppy barleywine, arriving in January, 2012. 11.7% ABV.
Renewale Porter – Last year was a red ale, this years is a porter.
Ninkasi Sleighr Dark Double Alt Ale
Ninkasi Sleigh’r.
Style: Altbier
Info per Ninkasi:
First Brewed: 2009
- Starting Gravity:
- Bitterness: 50 IBUs
- Alcohol %: 7.2
- Malt: 2 Row Pale Malt, Crystal Malt, Munich Malt, Carahell Malt, Roasted Barely, Chocolate Malt
- Hops: Nugget
On the bottle:
A delicious northwest seasonal brewed with winter in mind. A dark double alt, malty, nourishing and delicious, it’s sure to keep the winter at bay, and yes, Sleigh’r does rock!
Tasting Notes:
An Alt ferments with Ale yeast at colder lagering temperatures. This effect gives Alts a more refined a crisp lagerlike flavor than traditional ales. The Double Alt means that it has been Ninkasified. Regular Alts are 5 to 5.5 % and 40 ibus.Sleigh’r has a deep toasted malt flavor that finnished dry and has 7.2 % alc and 50 ibus keeping it in a perfect Alt balance.!
Food Pairings:
Beef, Lamb, Duck, Steamed Shellfish, Strong Cheeses, Chocolate Torte
Stone/Ninkasi/Alchemist More Brown Than Black For Vermont
Stone, Ninkasi, and The Alchemist have collaborated on a new brew benefitting the Vermont victims of Irene. The floodwaters of Irene completely destroyed the The Alchemist in Waterbury, Vermont.
IPA, in American Craft Brew lexicon, has come to mean so much more than a hoppy British style ale designed for export. Brewing an IPA is an opportunity for today’s craft brewers to showcase the magnificence and versatility of the hop, and to explore the wonderful aromas and flavors that the myriad of hop varieties can provide to ales. It is without a doubt, the most exciting ale style for me to brew.
I am thrilled to brew this brown (not quite black) IPA with John Kimmich and Jamie Floyd. John is a New England brewing legend, and one of the very first brewers of the Black IPA (a style have come to love here at Stone) at the Vermont Pub and Brewery, and now at the Alchemist. And Jamie’s Oregon roots are no less impressive; his hop forward offerings at Ninkasi have been favorite of ours for a long time. The fact that the proceeds of this collaboration are going to help Vermont victims of Hurricane Irene (like John himself) is icing on the cake.
For this ale, we used only newer hop varieties. They were hard to get but totally worth the effort: Nelson Sauvin and Delta for flavor, and a dry-hop with Galaxy and Citra. Have fun tasting and enjoying these wonderful, fruity, herbal and spicy hop flavors!
Style: Black IPA
Hops: Citra, Galaxy, Nelson Sauvin, Delta
Availability: 12oz bottles
Arrival: TBA
7.4% ABV
Stone, Ninkasi, & The Alchemist Collaborating To Benefit Irene Victims
UPDATE: The beer will be called will be called More Brown Than Black IPA & will feature 4 different hops & around 70+ IBUs. The beer will use The Alchemist’s house yeast strain.
More details to follow – Stone Brewing, Ninkasi Brewing, and The Alchemist are collaborating on a beer to benefit victims of Hurricane Irene. As you’ll recently recall, Vermont based Alchemist was destroyed by floods following Hurricane Irene. They were able still release Heady Topper in cans, as it was outside the flood area. [Stone]
21st Amendment/Ninkasi Collab, November 7th
21st Amendment & Ninkasi Brewing’s collaboration Allies Win The War! will be arriving (shipping) on Monday November 7th. 21A’s Shaun O’Sullivan and Ninkasi’s Jamie Floyd used to work together at Steelhead Brewing in San Francisco, CA. They recently got together over a mash tun and brew kettle to create a new canned collab.
The beer is an old ale with dates, based off a recipe they have brewed before. Allies was brewed and canned at 21st Amendment, and will go through 21A’s distribution channel.
Interesting note – this will be the first time that some markets have seen a Ninkasi beer, even if it’s a just a collaboration. Floyd and O’Sullivan host a few release parties for the new beer:
First stop is 21A at 5 pm
City Beer store at 7 pm
Zeitgeist at 9 pm
11 pm until close
Availability: 12oz cans, Draft.
Arrival: 2 Week November, 2011
8.5% ABV
[21AFB]
Ninkasi Imperiale Makes Oregonian Debut
Ninkasi Imperiale Stout is making it’s debut this week – a completely new 22oz bomber release joining the winter 4 pack. Single release to follow.
Strong, dark and brooding, Imperial Stouts were originally crafted by the British to survive the long journey to Russia through rain, sleet, and snow. Full bodied and surprisingly smooth, Imperiale Stout has a big roast hit up front, and rich, dark malt flavors balanced by ample hop bitterness.
Style: Imperial Stout
Hops: Nugget Malts: 2 Row Pale, Munich, Crystal, Carapils, Flaked Barley, Roasted Barley, Black, Carafa
Availability: 22oz bombers. Winter 4 pack. Single Release. Oct-Late February, 2012
9.1% ABV
