Terrapin Brewing will not be brewing Sunray Wheat in 2012. Sunray is an unfiltered wheat beer brewed with Georgia Tupelo Honey that was their summer seasonal through this year.
Hop Karma, an india brown ale, will become a 6-month seasonal, Continue Reading →
Newcastle just announced the launch of Winter IPA, the newest offering in its Limited Edition series. Winter IPA joins Werewolf, and soon to be Founder’s Ale in the series Newcastle states Winter IPA is a salute to original British Continue Reading →
Some are questioning the prematurity of the – best of 2011 list. (Just the first week of November still right? My rent check still hasn’t cleared.) Either way, here is the list. One thing to note, beer – especially craft Continue Reading →
Denver Westward recently made mention that New Belgium Brewing’s Mighty Arrow Pale Ale will be taking a hiatus next year. It’s replacement will be called Dig, a pale ale variation, featuring a different hop profile.
This isn’t unusual Continue Reading →
Everyone is wondering where Sierra Nevada’s new brewery will be built. A few spots have been ruled out.
Blount County, Tennessee
“Blount County is no longer under consideration for the Sierra Nevada project,” the release states. “We appreciate the interest the brewing Continue Reading →
Alan Newman, founder of Magic Hat Brewing, has joined up with Jim Koch of Boston Beer to create Alchemy & Science. The 2 have been friends for years.
The venture is called a craft-brew incubator, or think tank, that will Continue Reading →
Delaware now has an honorary yeast strain. As you can probably imagine, it has something to do with Sam Calagione and Dogfish Head.
Calagione wanted to create a true Delaware state collaboration.
“Wouldn’t it be neat if in Delaware, we put Continue Reading →
Terrapin Brewing will not be brewing Sunray Wheat in 2012. Sunray is an unfiltered wheat beer brewed with Georgia Tupelo Honey that was their summer seasonal through this year.
Newcastle just announced the launch of Winter IPA, the newest offering in its Limited Edition series. Winter IPA joins Werewolf, and soon to be Founder’s Ale in the series Newcastle states Winter IPA is a salute to original British IPAs and “stays true to the original, subtly hopped recipes of traditional 18th century India Pale Ales.”
Flavor?
Per Newcastle: Marked by a strong hop aroma and a zesty character with hints of malt, Winter IPA features just a touch of sweetness to offer a delicate and creamy mouthfeel. Pouring a seductive copper color, the brew offers subtle caramel notes, a full body and a balanced finish.
Style: English IPA
Hops: Super Stryrian Golding
Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft. Nov-Jan, 2012
5.2% ABV, 28 IBUs
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Some are questioning the prematurity of the – best of 2011 list. (Just the first week of November still right? My rent check still hasn’t cleared.) Either way, here is the list. One thing to note, beer – especially craft beer, is about as opinionated as a presidential election. Be sure to head over to the full article for the full story.
Goose Island – Pepe Nero
Firestone Walker – Abacus
Brooklyn Brewing – The Concoction
Nebraska Brewing – Hop God
New Belgium – Le Terroir
Stone Brewing – Sublimely Self Righteous
Weihenstephaner -Original Premium
Aspall – Dry English Draft Cider
Boulevard/Deschutes – Collab #2 White IPA
Anchorage Brewing – Bitter Monk
De Musketiers – Troubadour Magma
Odell Brewing – Friek
21st Amendment – Hop Crisis
Heineken – New Castle Brown
Crooked Stave – W.W.B.R.
Lost Abbey – Red Poppy
Koningshoeven – La Trappe Isid’or
Unibroue – Quelque Chose
Sixpoint Craft – Sweet Action
Shorts – The Gambler
Almanac Beer – Summer 2010
Stillwater/The Brewer’s Art – The Debutante
White Birch – Tavern Ale
Denver Westward recently made mention that New Belgium Brewing’s Mighty Arrow Pale Ale will be taking a hiatus next year. It’s replacement will be called Dig, a pale ale variation, featuring a different hop profile.
This isn’t unusual at all, as New Belgium changes up it’s seaonal lineup fairly frequently. More info to follow closer to brew day/release day. Mighty Arrow is usually releases in February to April, seasonally.
Everyone is wondering where Sierra Nevada’s new brewery will be built. A few spots have been ruled out.
“Blount County is no longer under consideration for the Sierra Nevada project,” the release states. “We appreciate the interest the brewing company had in operating a plant in Blount County and understand their reasons for not locating here.
The Roanoke Times that brewery took Montgomery County out of consideration because the location that it was eying is now under contract with Utah-based Backcountry.com.
Sierra Nevada has been taking a good bit into consideration before building this new brewery. Parameters include –
School System (workers have kids)
Water Quality (Key ingredient in beer)
Community Quality (They take pride in beer, people, and quality of life)
Price and sustainability. Even the brewery at Chico could fail so don’t get financially cock with new location build.
Logistics are a concern, but things like a railroad aren’t a full requirement.
Interestingly, the new east coast location could see new brands and brews, specifically for the east coast according to assistant brewmaster Terrance Sullivan.
With Sierra doing a little more barrel aging (starting in 2012) the east coast see beers aged in Jim Beam/Jack Daniels barrels, while the west sees different sets of local whiskey barrels.
At any rate, Sierra is definitely evolving.
Alan Newman, founder of Magic Hat Brewing, has joined up with Jim Koch of Boston Beer to create Alchemy & Science. The 2 have been friends for years.
The venture is called a craft-brew incubator, or think tank, that will “find new opportunities in brewing. New recipes, techniques, reviving old recipes, etc. Stacy Steinmetz, also formerly of Magic Hat will be joining the team.
Alchemy & Science will be headquartered in Burlington, Vermont. It will be a subsidiary of Boston Beer.
…We decided Alchemy & Science should be a subsidiary of Boston Beer and that Alan should run it. I told him the mission should be to make great craft beer in any way, place or style that he thought made sense,” Koch added.
Delaware now has an honorary yeast strain. As you can probably imagine, it has something to do with Sam Calagione and Dogfish Head.
Calagione wanted to create a true Delaware state collaboration.
“Wouldn’t it be neat if in Delaware, we put together a project that celebrates how well all these different communities do work together here in Delaware,” he said he thought at the time. “Maybe in some small symbolic way, we can show that the communities can work well together, even at a time in D.C. when that really wasn’t happening.
So, he went to work. The beer is called Delaware Native Ale. It is a collaboration between Dogfish Head, Abbott’s Mill in Milford, Fifer Orchards in Wyoming (Delaware), the University Of Delaware (GO BLUE HENS!) and the Delaware State government.
Abbott’s Mill hasn’t been used for nearly 50 years, milling over 400 pounds of barley. Fifer Orchards and Calagione collected fruit flies to help carry the wild yeast strain. Yeast DNA was sequenced at U of D. The orchard also provided peaches and pears for the brew. DFH employee Chad Collier even provided some homegrown hops to DNA.
Honorary Yeast?
The yeast – dubbed DNA KA1, was made the states honorary strain by the Delaware Governor, Jack Markell in recent announcement about Delaware Native Ale.
Availability: Delaware Native Ale will be on tap solely at the Rehobeth Beach Brewpub, tapping for the first time on Halloween.
