Stillwater Artisanal Ales
Stillwater Artisanal Table Beer
Stillwater Artisanal Ales beer table, table beer. Coming in 2012.
“So for designing my table beer I had to balance all my imbibing desires into a compilation of some of my favorite attributes; thus creating a product that would be pleasing on any day or time. Crisp, dry finish highlighted by esters of Belgian yeast and the light funk of Brettanomyces; then accented with an abundance of hops adding a piney earth aroma. Balance is always the goal, but for this I also wanted extreme quaff-ability, refreshment, an subtle complexity… Classic? perhaps.” –Brian Strumke, Stillwater Artisanal
Style: Saison Availability: 22oz bombers
4.7% ABV
more info to come…
Stillwater Referencing The End Of The World?
A quick look at Stillwater Artisanal Ales As Follows Ale. Described as An Eschatological ale. You’ll find Eschatology defined as “concerned with the last four things – death, judgment, heaven, and hell. A little 2012/doomsday reference here? Feel free to wax philosophical over that.
1. To come or go after; proceed behind 2. To move along the course of; take 3. To adhere to; practice 4. To engage in (a trade or occupation); work at 5. To come after in order, time, or position 6. To occur or be evident as a consequence of 7. To grasp the meaning or logic of; understand
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Stillwater Premium: Where Lager Meets Brett
Stillwater Artisanal Ales Premium. A Post Prohibition Style Ale. Per Brian Stillwater: It’s a ‘Post Prohibition Style Ale’ comprised of pilsner, corn, and rice. Hopped with about 2lbs per bbl of Cluster, Northern Brewer, and Saaz. Fermented with a Farmhouse yeast along with 2 strains of Brettanomyces.
Style: Malted like a lager. Wild yeast fermented. So… ??? Farmhouse Ale?
Availability: 750ml bottles.
Arrival: Early, 2012
4.5% ABV
Stillwater Bourbon Barrel Folklore
Stillwater Artisanal Ales has the regular edition of Folklore, a wine aged edition coming soon, and now a Bourbon Barrel Folklore. Recapping, Folklore is a smoky foreign stout – a tweaked recipe brewed for Max Taphouse’s 25th Anniversary. It was there that the first Stillwater beers were poured.
Style: Imperial Stout (Barrel aged. Wine Barrels)
Availability: Draft only, as of 11/30/11
8.4% ABV
Stillwater Wine Barrel Folklore
Update 12/1: Now approved for bottles!
Stillwater Artisanal Ales Wine Barrel Aged Folklore. This is a red wine aged edition of Folklore Ale, a slightly smoky foreign stout that celebrated Max’s Taphouse’s 25th Anniversary. (Max’s was one of the first places Stillwater was served.)
Style: Foreign Stout (Barrel aged)
Availability: 22oz bottles, Draft
Arrival: TBA
8.4% ABV
Stillwater Brews Bronze Age In Belgium
Stillwater Artisanal Ales (Baltimore, MD) has a new collaboration coming stateside. Bronze Age was brewed at Hof ten Dormaal in Tildonk, Belgium.
Bronze Age is a farmhouse ale brewed with raw spelt. Spelt, which is a species of wheat, bears an important correlation to the beer name. Spelt was first sewn and harvested during the Bronze Age.
Style: Farmhouse Ale
Availability: 12.7oz bottles
8% ABV
VID: Brian Stillwater On Stillwater
Brian Stillwater is the brainchild behind Stillwater Artisanal Ales (Baltimore, MD) Want to know more about what is one of my top up and coming breweries? Check this video out.
