Shmaltz Brewing is revamping the artwork for both Genesis and Messiah Bold arriving sometime this December. Genesis however, is getting a recipe tweak.
As you see, the new label proclaims it as a “Dry Hopped Session Ale.” Stylistically, the Continue Reading →
Left Hand Brewing is laying concrete today in anticipation of 3 new 480 barrel fermenters coming soon. Rumor has it just to cover my yearly Milk Stout intake.
On Monday, BSJ got to walk through the new expansion at SweetWater Brewing. Currently the brewery is completing a massive expansion that will take their capacity from 100,000 barrels to 400,000 barrels. Some exciting new additions include – bottle conditioning, Continue Reading →
Cigar City Brewing told the St. Petersburg Times yesterday that they hope to completely eliminate 12oz bottles in the future. Cans have always been planned for Cigar City, the problem being space, and cost. The first order of cans Continue Reading →
A fight is breaking out in New York. Ommegang is taking issue with a natural gas drilling method called “hydrofracking.” Ommegang says it could cost them the brewery.
Hydrofracking aka hydraulic fracturing, is a method of horizontally fracturing rock Continue Reading →
Shmaltz Brewing is revamping the artwork for both Genesis and Messiah Bold arriving sometime this December. Genesis however, is getting a recipe tweak.
As you see, the new label proclaims it as a “Dry Hopped Session Ale.” Stylistically, the beer is a brown ale, weighing in at 5.6% ABV. The new recipe knocks the ABV down to 5.2%.
Left Hand Brewing is laying concrete today in anticipation of 3 new 480 barrel fermenters coming soon. Rumor has it just to cover my yearly Milk Stout intake.
There are some more changes too:
We plan on expanding out from the Malt Room and create a new patio where the original grain silos used to sit. But not until spring of next year.
After years of struggling, and politics, Georgia has finally started selling beer and alcohol on Sunday. Who was first, who is next?
Already selling: Winder
Coming this Sunday 11/20: Alpharetta, Auburn, Avondale Estates, Braselton, College Park, Dawsonville, Duluth, East Point, Flowery Branch, Grayson, Griffin, Jonesboro, Lawrenceville, McDonough, Milton, Newnan, Port Wentworth, Roswell, Sandy Springs, Senoia, Snellville, St. Mary’s, Sugar Hill, Suwanee, Union City, Villa Rica, Woodstock
Sunday 11/27: Barrow County, Decatur, Loganville, Perry
Sunday 12/4: Acworth, Ashburn, Bibb County, Cartersville, Dalton, Doraville, Dunwoody, Fayetteville, Lookout Mountain, Macon, Peachtree City
Sunday 12/11: Canton, Clarkston, Covington, Gainesville, Statesboro, Stone Mountain
Sunday 12/18: Hoschton, Porterdale
Effective New Year’s Day: Atlanta, Chatham County, Clayton, Glynn County, Hapeville, Holly Springs, Jefferson, John’s Creek, Kennesaw, Lake City, Norcross, Riverdale, Savannah, Smyrna, Stockbridge, Tybee Island, Valdosta
No Specified Date: Ball Ground, Berkeley Lake, Bloomingdale, Bulloch County, Centerville, Chamblee, Cherokee County, Cohutta, Dacula, Eatonton, Forest Park, Greenville, Grovetown, Hampton, Hiram, Jackson, Jasper County, Jekinsburg, Kingston, Lake Park, Lilburn, Lithonia, Locust Grove, Monticello, Oakwood, Pine Lake, Pooler, Richland, Rockmart, Sky Valley, Thunderbolt, Tyrone, Vienna, Warner Robbins, West Point
Voted NO To Sunday Sales: Albany, Americus, Brooklet, Brunswick, Comer, Elbert County, Flovilla, Ft Oglethorpe, Garden City, Kingland, Lovejoy, Oglethorpe, Palmetto, Pendergrass, Portal, Sumter County, Swainsboro, Tunnel Hill, Varnell, Waycross, Whitfield County, Woodbine. (Bronwood, waiting results?)
This doesn’t mean that your favorite stores WILL be selling on that date, but they have the option to be open from 12:30pm to 11:30pm on Sunday. [GFIA.org]
On Monday, BSJ got to walk through the new expansion at SweetWater Brewing. Currently the brewery is completing a massive expansion that will take their capacity from 100,000 barrels to 400,000 barrels. Some exciting new additions include – bottle conditioning, solar panels, new event space and more. SweetWater’s founder Freddy Bensch walks us through the new building (still in progress.) The second video below features Freddy, Steve and Mark chatting about the past, present, and future. (Standard Disclaimer: I’m a drunk, not a videographer.) Check out more on SweetWater’s Expansion, & Recent Releases.
Video #1: The Walkthrough
Video #2 Chat with SweetWater (Audio a little quiet in parts)
UPDATE 12/14:Cuvee de Tomme 2011 releases on 12/24. It’s Lost Abbey’s bourbon barrel-aged aged strong ale with sour cherries.
Release Details:
Style: Cuvee de Tomme 2011
Format: 375ml cork-stoppered bottles
Price: $15 per bottle
Limits: 6 bottles per person
Supplies of this beer are extremely limited. Bottle sales will be brewery only, but a select quantity of draft will be available in the Southern California region.
Because we expect this beer to sell out quickly, we’ll open our doors at 11am for registration; bottle sales will begin at 12pm.
Standard disclaimer: This is a barrel-aged beer. As such release dates are subject to change based on the whims of the barrels.
Cigar City Hopes To Completely Eliminate 12oz Bottles
Cigar City Brewing told the St. Petersburg Times yesterday that they hope to completely eliminate 12oz bottles in the future. Cans have always been planned for Cigar City, the problem being space, and cost. The first order of cans alone costs $37,000 dollars!
“When you put beer in bottles, you’re in a race to have it consumed before it becomes not what you intended.”
New Belgium sold their current canning line to Cigar City. There is a gym next to the brewery (I almost wandered in there after 1, 3, 6 beers.) They are moving out, and the new canning line is moving in.
The brewery has been tweeting a lot recently about the benefit of cans – blocking light, recyclable, you can take it more places, even cheaper. They are really excited about it.
“Our ultimate goal,” says Redner, “is to phase out the 12-ounce bottles entirely and go to cans.”
A fight is breaking out in New York. Ommegang is taking issue with a natural gas drilling method called “hydrofracking.” Ommegang says it could cost them the brewery.
Hydrofracking aka hydraulic fracturing, is a method of horizontally fracturing rock to release natural gas. The highly pressurized fluid creates larger channels in the rocks (that had cracked due to natural gas attempting to escape), and are then injected with a proppant (sand, or particulates) to keep the channels open.
So what’s the issue?
Right now there is a ban on normal drilling in Cooperstown, New York – home to Brewery Ommegang. If the ban is lifted, drilling companys, some of which own or lease land touching Ommegang property, could drill close by. The brewery views this as a contamination threat to the water wells the Ommegang uses to brew the beer.
“If its water were to be contaminated, the Brewery could be forced to move its business elsewhere,”…. “Its Master Brewer and Quality Control chemist agree that even if Brewery Ommegang wished to do so, it could not remove many of the toxic chemicals commonly used in hydrofracking, should they be released into the Brewery’s water supply.”
It is important to note that 50% of the acreage that borders Ommegang has been leased to drilling companies. The debate now is how much of a threat is well contamination. Also, Cooperstown Holstein (drilling company) states it has the right to drill according to court papers:
…the state Oil, Gas and Solution Mining Law, enacted in 1981, “supersedes all local ordinances relating to natural-gas drilling, subject only to two limited exceptions for the exercise of jurisdiction by local governments: local roads and property taxes.”
This one is sure to get heated. Ommegang employes 83 people. [DailyStar]
Shmaltz Brewing is revamping the artwork for both Genesis and Messiah Bold arriving sometime this December. Genesis however, is getting a recipe tweak.
