A new Humdinger for Magic Hat – Over the Pils. Humdinger Series is a line of one-offs from Magic Hat. Some are botttled, some are just draft only in the tap room.
Darren Quinlan has been the southeast rep for Shmaltz Brewing for many years. He recently accepted a new position at Wetten Importers (Delirium Tremens, Have Maan & more) leaving a a vacancy with the brewery for a southeastern rep.
SweetWater’s Crank Tank Rye’d Ale – a rye beer brewed to benefit Camp Twin Lakes will get year round treatment this year. This crank will get a new name prior to it’s promotion- LowRYEder.
Brewdog most certainly has a flair for the dramatic. Fights with CAMRA (English Real Ale fanatics), fights with Germans, beer stuffed in dead animals (or poured through one) and more. The brewery has made some resolutions going into Continue Reading →
Bell’s Hopslam excites beer drinkers in every market. The brewery has been kind enough to post a smattering of events to look forward to. Wherever your glasses may be waiting. As always, use Bell’s Beer Finder to find where the beer Continue Reading →
Lost Abbey’s Deliverance, a blend of the brewery’s Serpent Stout & Angel’s Share should hit Atlanta shelves in the coming weeks. The beer is being released today 1/7/12 in the tap room.
Summits Tavern is hosting beer & chocolate pairings next week. Check out the menu & locations below.
Summits Wayside Tavern
Beer and Chocolate Dinner and Pairing Event
*Please contact your local Summits to reserve your seats in advance!Monday, January 9, 2012 – Cumming Continue Reading →
A new Humdinger for Magic Hat – Over the Pils. Humdinger Series is a line of one-offs from Magic Hat. Some are botttled, some are just draft only in the tap room.
A Humdinger is a very special breed of Magic Hat. Sometimes in 750ml bottles, sometimes only on tap at the Artifactory, Humdingers appear when our brewers want them to appear. Beers like Braggot, Thumbsucker and Chaotic Chemistry are all of the Humdinger species.
They’re of a single batch and are very limited. But it’s worth the suspense if you can get some on your tongue.
Darren Quinlan has been the southeast rep for Shmaltz Brewing for many years. He recently accepted a new position at Wetten Importers (Delirium Tremens, Have Maan & more) leaving a a vacancy with the brewery for a southeastern rep.
More details on the position to follow. Check back. Those looking for info on Wetten’s portfolio, contact Darren in his new position – [email protected]
SweetWater’sCrank Tank Rye’d Ale – a rye beer brewed to benefit Camp Twin Lakes will get year round treatment this year. This crank will get a new name prior to it’s promotion- LowRYEder.
…a flame throwin’ Rye IPA ignited by a 25% shot of rye malt capped by a super hoppin’ blast of Mt Hood and Centennial hops making this IPA bounce!
This fall, another Crank Tank beer will be brewed to benefit the camp – a new style yet to be announced. You’ll see LowRYEder arrive in June in the Tackle Box mixed packs, followed by 6 packs in July.
Style: Rye Beer
Interestingly, Atlanta has another Rider showing up around the same time – Terrapin’s new Easy Rider seasonal. Details coming soon on that one.
Brewdog most certainly has a flair for the dramatic. Fights with CAMRA (English Real Ale fanatics), fights with Germans, beer stuffed in dead animals (or poured through one) and more. The brewery has made some resolutions going into 2012. Focus more on what is IN the glass and not what goes on around it.
Addressing Punk IPA issues:
A few factors have thrown Punk IPA ever so slightly off course. Firstly the new annual harvest of malt has had a massively different fermentation profile to the previous years. This means the beer has been consistently over-attenuating (fermenting too far) resulting in a little less mouth feel and malt flavour, not the intended balance between malt sweetness and hop bitterness, and a little perceived astringency from the slightly higher than intended alcohol. All just tiny things, but together they change the profile of the beer. And it takes a little bit of time to adjust the recipe for the changes in malt. …We have to order hops a year in advance and we ran out of some varieties in November and were missing the awesome Simcoe for a few weeks, a hop which is key to Punk IPA. (We forecasted the hell out of our hops for 2012 and definitely won’t run out again — even with our hopping rates!)
Things to be on the lookout for:
Brewdog, through funds raised through Equity For Punks, is in the process of building a new brewery, and will release an Estate Beer this year.
A new Paradox brew is soon to be released – Paradox Jura.
Bell’s Hopslam excites beer drinkers in every market. The brewery has been kind enough to post a smattering of events to look forward to. Wherever your glasses may be waiting. As always, use Bell’s Beer Finder to find where the beer will be near you.
Jan. 18: Hopslam tapping at Tribes Alehouse in Mokena at 4 p.m.
Feb. 7:Sheffield’s in Chicago will host a Bell’s multi-tap event starting at 8 p.m. Hopslam, Oracle, firkins and food specials will be featured along with many other beers on draft. For more information, go here.
Indiana
Jan. 12: Hopslam release party at Chatham Tap Downtown in Indianapolis at 5 p.m. Winter White, Oarsman, Porter, Two Hearted and Expedition Stout will also be on tap.
Kentucky
Jan. 28: Nine Bell’s beers will be featured at this multi-tap event including Hopslam at Beer Engine in Danville.
Michigan
Jan. 9: Hopslam tapping at Ashley’s in Ann Arbor at 4:30 p.m. The first official pour will go to the best Hopslam poem or haiku.
Jan. 12: Hopslam firkin tapping at Central City Tap House in Kalamazoo at 5:30 p.m. sharp. Other Bell’s beers will also be featured on draft along with their weekly raw bar.
Feb. 3: Hopslam release party at Plum Market in West Bloomfield at 6:30 p.m. Other Bell’s beers will also be featured along with pizza and beer snacks. This event will also kick-off a month long Bell’s sale. For more information, go here.
Missouri
Jan. 30: Hopslam cask at Flying Saucer in Kansas City at 7 p.m.
Jan. 31Beer dinner/Hopslam cask at Sycamore Restaurant in Columbia at 6 p.m. (Please note, this event is sold out.)
Feb. 1: Hopslam firkin tapping at Cicero’s in St. Louis (during their Beer School).
Wisconsin
Jan. 13: Hopslam release party at The Rumpus Room in Milwaukee at 10 p.m.
Jan. 25: Hopslam and Black Note tasting at The Malthouse in Madison at 7 p.m.
Jan. 26: Hopslam and Black Note release party at Bodega Brew Pub in La Crosse at 7 p.m.
Jan. 29: This Bell’s beer dinner will feature five courses and five beers including Hopslam at Barker’s Bar & Grill starting at 6 p.m.
Feb. 7: This beer dinner will feature five breweries and five different restaurants in Milwaukee. Bell’s will team up with the restaurant Tess to present a spicy shrimp soup paired with a firkin of Hopslam
Lost Abbey’s Deliverance, a blend of the brewery’s Serpent Stout & Angel’s Share should hit Atlanta shelves in the coming weeks. The beer is being released today 1/7/12 in the tap room.
Draft & 12.7 oz bottles will be shipping to Lost Abbey’s entire distribution network, including the new territory New Jersey. More on the Deliverance here.
Tentative Atlanta arrival, late January, early Februrary, 2012.
Summits Tavern is hosting beer & chocolate pairings next week. Check out the menu & locations below.
Summits Wayside Tavern
Beer and Chocolate Dinner and Pairing Event *Please contact your local Summits to reserve your seats in advance!Monday, January 9, 2012 – Cumming Summits
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 – Snellville Summits
Thursday, January 12, 2012 – Woodstock Summits
Beer and Chocolate Pairing: 7:00 pm — 9:00 pm $59.99 per person
Beer and Chocolate Dinner Menu –
Appetizer: Shrimp and Zucchini Romano served with lemon aioli and grilled tomato Salad: Gorgonzola and Noci Salad with chopped Walnuts and balsamic vinaigrette Entree: New Orleans Style Seafood Risotto using fresh Grouper, shrimp, calamari, mussels in a rich
broth and Cajun spices
Beer and Chocolate Pairing Selection –
Featured World Class Beers:
SweetWater Happy Ending Imperial Stout * Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine * Delirium Tremens * Brooklyn Monster Barleywine * Red Brick Old Stock * Samuel Adams Thirteenth Hour Stout * Gouden Carolus Grand Cru of the Emperor
Featured World Class Chocolates:
Valhrona * El Rey * Ghirardelli * Barry Callebaut Cacao Barry * Cadbury * LIndt * Hershey’s
A new Humdinger for Magic Hat – Over the Pils. Humdinger Series is a line of one-offs from Magic Hat. Some are botttled, some are just draft only in the tap room.
