Swamp Head Brewery
Swamp Head Preps Barrel Aged Roosevelt
We’ve been expecting this one, especially because Cigar City is working on a barrel aged edition of “Church on a Hill.” Quick flashback: Swamp Head and Cigar City each brewed a barleywine. Cigar City’s was an English style barleywine dubbed Churchill (until his estate shut that down.) It was then named to Church on a Hill.
Swamp Head brewed an American barleywine, dubbed Roosevelt. A little while later, we learned of Cognac Barrel Aged Church on a Hill. It is only natural that Roosevelt would spend some time in barrels too. 20 year old Pappy Van Winkle barrels to be exact.
Competition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and further, but cooperation, which is the thing we must strive for today, begins where competition leaves off. FDR
Style: American Barleywine (w/ Pecans, Barrel Aged)
Availability: 750 ml bottles
Arrival: TBA (When it’s ready to come out of the barrels)
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Swamp Head Ages 10-10-10 in Pappy Van Winkle
Swamp Head calls 10-10-10 Imperial IPA“fertilizer for the hop lover’s soul.” So named for 10 hop additions, 10% ABV, 110 IBUs. The brewery took the hop bomb and has been aging it in Pappy Van Winkle barrels.
This Barrel Aged version of 10-10-10 naturally takes this explosive beer to a whole new level of excess. The barrels have held some of Kentucky’s finest bourbon for twenty years. Aging the 10-10-10 in these barrels imparts notes of bourbon, oak and vanilla to compliment the rich malt character and profusion of hop flavors.
Style: Imperial IPA (Barrel Aged)
Availability: 750ml bottles
Arrival: Late Summer, 2012
10% ABV
Cigar City Barrel Aged Church On A Hill
Cigar City Brewing’s recent collaboration with Swamp Head (Church On A Hill/Roosevelt) will see some barrel aging. In case you’re wondering why the Nirvana-esque smily face guy is wearing a hat, the brewery was forced to remove Winston Churchill’s image from the label at the request of his estate (for the original.) This barleywine is aged in cognac barrels.
Oh my God why did I
become a barrel?
What’s happening
Please Help Me”
Style: Barleywine (Barrel Aged)
Availability: 750 ml bottles
Arrival: 7/6/12
10% ABV
Churchill Estate Issues Cease & Desist
The image of Churchill will NOT appear on the upcoming Swamphead/Cigar City collaboration. The barleywine dubbed “Churchhill” has been renamed to Church On A Hill. Why? The Churchill estate issued Cigar City a cease & desist order. The Churchill Estate maintains a copyright on his writings, works, and according to the foundation – images.
The barleywine collaboration features 2 beers – an English version, and an American version brewed at each brewery, to be released simultaneously. The American edition is dubbed Roosevelt.
The bottles will be released soon. (Once the re-labelling takes place.)
Swamphead’s Saison Du Swamp This Saturday
Swamp Head Brewery (Gainesville, FL) will celebrate a limited migrational release of Saison du Swamp on Saturday, December 10th from 11am to 6pm at the brewery. This Saison, which conditions all summers long at ambient temperatures in Swamp Head’s brewery is currently the #7 Saison on Beer Advocate.
Summers here in North Florida are hot and humid, not exactly the conditions that most ale yeasts prefer. Except for the yeast used in the Wallonia region of Belgium to produce a refreshing yet complex seasonal ale known as Saison (French for season). Unlike typical ale yeasts that prefer temperatures in the 60’s, these little critters like it hot – they do their best work at temperatures above 80. So we figured if we have to work in a sweltering swamp environment, why not brew a seasonal ale that enjoys Florida summers too. From the initial aromas of pepper and summer fruits to the lingering finish with a hint of floral hops, Saison Du Swamp is a refreshing bottle conditioned ale that can be enjoyed in any season.
“This is an exciting release for us as it only comes around once a year and this year we will only sell bottles from the brewery for one day,” says Luke Kemper, Swamp Head’s owner. “If we do not sell out on Saison Saturday, we will send the rest of the bottles out to our distributors so that people who can’t make it to the brewery can have a chance at getting a bottle in their hands.”
At Saturday’s event the bottles will be sold for $15 each and we will not limit the amount of bottles purchased per person. The event will include music, food and some of the rarest beers that Swamp Head has to offer.
Swamp Head will have Saison du Swamp on draft, as well as special cask versions that have been treated and will be available in firkins and pins. The firkins will include a Cardamom Saison du Swamp and a Saison du Swamp with Brett added. Also available will be a firkin of Bacon Maple Smoke Signal.
In addition to the Saison and other casks, we will put one keg of each of our limited beers on draft and will pour them until the keg runs dry. This will include (but may not be limited to) a beer or two from the Catherine’s series, Smoke Signal Smoked Porter, 10-10-100 Imperial IPA and Hoe Hoe Hoe Winter Migrational Belgian Wheat Bier with Cranberries and Ginger.
Admission to this event is free. Must be 21 to enter. Beer prices will vary depending on the beer but will start at $4 per pint for each of our five year round beers. Questions regarding the event can be directed to Brandon Nappy in Marketing at [email protected] or at (352) 505-3035.
Name Cigar City/ Swamp Head Brew
The past few days, Cigar City Brewing and Swamp Head Brewing have been working on a barleywine collaboration. English style at one brewery, American at the other.
CC wants help naming the beer. They are now taking suggestions on their Facebook page...
Cigar City Auld Alliance 9/14, Barleywine BrewDay #2
Cigar City will be announcing release details about their collaboration with Dunedin Brewing. The colllaboration/beer alliance is described as a Biere De Scotch ale.
Also, today Swamp Head Brewing is in Tampa to brew the second half of the barleywine collaboration 2 version of the barleywine will be produced – an American barleywine in Gainesville at Swamp Head, and an English Barleywine in Tampa.
