A new twist on the Arnold Palmer? Maybe. If you were in the habit of mixing your Coors Light with iced tea, come April you will no longer have to do that. Molson Coors Brewing Company unveiled their latest concoction yesterday, Continue Reading →
This weekend is Cigar City Brewing’s 2012 Hunaphu’s Imperial Stout release. Until minutes ago, the brewery was going to allow each individual to purchase up to 3 bottles each. Now, the allocation has been cut to 2. Continue Reading →
Anheuser-Busch is currently in the early stages of testing a variant of Bud Light Lime dubbed – Lime-A-Rita. Cans of “Test Beer L” have recently been circulated within the company according to a local brewery rep.
Terrapin Beer Co celebrates 10 years in April, 2012. As promised by the brewery, the label contains a mathematical equation. The guy you see there is Leonard Euler, and his equation, Euler’s Identity. Many mathematically inclined tout his identity Continue Reading →
Tonight’s Beer Geek Tuesday (BGT) at Cypress Street is a prep for Purim. What is Purim? This year Purim falls on March 7. For the occasion, Cypress is featuring some big beers from Shmaltz Brewing.
Genesis: This is a strong American Continue Reading →
A new twist on the Arnold Palmer? Maybe. If you were in the habit of mixing your Coors Light with iced tea, come April you will no longer have to do that. Molson Coors Brewing Company unveiled their latest concoction yesterday, iced tea flavored Coors Light. This new brew will launch in Canada in April and then will later expand to the US depending on the response. Coors Light Iced T will be about 4% ABV and will have no caffeine.
Molson Coors is also looking to expand other niche brands such asBatch 19 and Blue Moon to additional markets such as China and India.
Cigar City Cuts Hunaphu Bottle Limit To 2, Days Before Event
This weekend is Cigar City Brewing’s 2012 Hunaphu’s Imperial Stout release. Until minutes ago, the brewery was going to allow each individual to purchase up to 3 bottles each. Now, the allocation has been cut to 2. Still awaiting word from the brewery as to why this has changed.
Anheuser-Busch is currently in the early stages of testing a variant of Bud Light Lime dubbed – Lime-A-Rita. Cans of “Test Beer L” have recently been circulated within the company according to a local brewery rep.
From what I gather, Lime-A-Rita is an attempt to grow/appeal to a growing market of alco-pop drinkers (example FourLoko.) Initial interpretations from those who have tasted it say the flavor is pretty close to an actual margarita. (Salt not included.)
Terrapin Beer Co celebrates 10 years in April, 2012. As promised by the brewery, the label contains a mathematical equation. The guy you see there is Leonard Euler, and his equation, Euler’s Identity. Many mathematically inclined tout his identity equation as one of the most beautiful in the world. Beautiful? Totally. Euler’s Identity combines 5 math constants, and 3 arithmetic operations. It’s pretty fascinating if you’re into that kind of thing. (Don’t worry, you don’t have to do the math as you can see.)
Here’s the beer equation: Chouffe yeast, coriander, 2 types of orange peel, chamomile, nelson sauvin hops. You’ll see it around Terrapin’s Carnival time.
Style: Hops: Nelson Sauvin Availability: 22 oz bombers Arrival:
9.969% ABV
The quote on the label is actually by Benjamin Pierce, speaking about Euler’s Identity. The actually equation looks like this. The gif below demonstrates the equation.
It is absolutely paradoxical; we cannot understand it, and we don’t know what it means, but we have proved it, and therefore we know it must be the truth.
New Belgium Brewing announced today that their new 16,000 square foot canning line is up and running. The new line comes at a cost of $8 million.
At 360 cans per minute, the new line can handle 12 oz cans, and 16 oz “tallboys.” That’s an increase of 6x the original rate (at 6o cans a minute.) Fat Tire & Ranger are now available in tallboys, with Shift Pale Lager coming shortly after. The brewery will spend $1 million on that launch in April.
“People are loving craft beer in a can so we decided to increase production to keep up with demand,” said Bryan Simpson, New Belgium spokesperson. “We first rolled out cans in 2008 as an outdoor-friendly, light for transport and readily recyclable vessel. Our fans enjoy that cans can travel to places where glass is not an option and now tallboys can come along, too.”
In a brewery visit back in September, it was mentioned that New Belgium markets that don’t currently get NB cans can expect them after the installation of this line. [PressRelease]
Tonight’s Beer Geek Tuesday (BGT) at Cypress Street is a prep for Purim. What is Purim? This year Purim falls on March 7. For the occasion, Cypress is featuring some big beers from Shmaltz Brewing. Genesis: This is a strong American pale ale w/ a hoppy nose and mild bitterness. It pours a nice amber color w/ a creamy white head of mixed sized bubbles. The nose is really the best part here. It is light w/ bright floral notes and just a touch of malt. Lenny’s RIPA:Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the death of Lenny Bruce: A Rye based double IPA. Brewed with an obscene amount of malts and hops. Shocking flavors – Far beyond contemporary community standards. The Most Radical Jewish Tribute Beer ever created Genesis 15:15A bold and decadent 13.4% ABV Harvest Barleywine aged 9 months in Sazerac 6-Year Rye Whiskey Barrels. Genesis 15:15 incorporates fruit juices from the Sacred Species listed in the Torah: figs, dates, grapes, and pomegranates. Once you drink this you’ll understand why it’s the Chosen Beer.
Other big beer taps include Leinenkugel Big Eddy Russian Imperial Stout, and Malheur 12 degree for $7.50 for an 11oz pour.
Kicks off tonight at 6 pm!
Cypress Street Pint & Plate — 3/6/12 , 6 pm 817 W Peachtree Street Atlanta, GA 30308 The Story of Purim
The Book of Esther begins with a six month (180 day) drinking feast given by King Ahasuerus, for the army of Persia and Media, for the civil servants and princes in the 127 provinces of his kingdom, at the conclusion of which a seven day drinking feast for the inhabitants of Shushan, rich and poor with a separate drinking feast for the women organised by the Queen Vashti in the pavilion of the Royal courtyard.
At this feast Ahasuerus gets thoroughly drunk and orders his wife Vashti to display her beauty before the people and nobles wearing her royal crown. She refuses, and Ahasuerus decides to remove her from her post. He then orders all young women to be presented to him, so he can choose a new queen to replace Vashti. One of these is Esther, who was orphaned at a young age and was being fostered by her cousin Mordecai. She finds favor in the king’s eyes, and is made his new wife. Esther does not reveal that she is Jewish
A new twist on the Arnold Palmer? Maybe. If you were in the habit of mixing your Coors Light with iced tea, come April you will no longer have to do that. Molson Coors Brewing Company unveiled their latest concoction yesterday, iced tea flavored Coors Light. This new brew will launch in Canada in April and then will later expand to the US depending on the response. Coors Light Iced T will be about 4% ABV and will have no caffeine.
