Allagash looks a little Fantome-y with this ghostly number. Ghoulchip obviously part of the brewery’s spontaneous fermentation lineup. Ghoulschip touts pumpkin, toasted pumpkin seeds, and molasses, aged in oak barrels.
Availability: 12.7 oz bottles, corked & caged
Arrival: TBA
6.9% ABV
The Bruery’s 12 Days Of Christmas continues this year with 4 Calling Birds. This 4th edition is a Belgian style dark ale with spices.
4 Calling Birds is suitable for aging up to eight years (soon after the release of “Twelve Continue Reading →
At long last Ballast Point’s Indra Kunindra will be available in bomber bottles starting tomorrow at both brewery locations. Indra Kunindra is an export stout that includes many ingredients found in Indian / Thai food such as cumin, curry, cayenne, coconut, Continue Reading →
During that year off, New Holland Brewing’s Pilgrim’s Dole Wheat Wine Ale spent some time aging in twice used Bourbon Barrels. The first time around those barrels were used for bourbon and the second time for New Holland’s Dragon’s Milk. Pilgrim’s Dole Continue Reading →
Brewmaster Matt Brynildson sits down with Firestone Walker’s VP of Marketing Jamie Smith to talk about Deconstructed LA
Firestone Deconstructed Part 2 from Firestone Walker on Vimeo.
Beer gets more chippy. Example – Jim Koch of Boston Beer had this to say about the legal situation with Anchor:
To the BeerAdvocate Community:
Unfortunately, Boston Beer was given no choice but to pursue legal avenues against Anchor Brewing and Continue Reading →
Cigar City Brewing is close to the release of 2 new bottles – Table Saison and Humidor Imperial Stout.
Table Saison clocks in at just 5% ABV, a light saison.
Humidor Imperial Stout is a cedar aged imp stout, 11% ABV. Both Continue Reading →
Allagash looks a little Fantome-y with this ghostly number. Ghoulchip obviously part of the brewery’s spontaneous fermentation lineup. Ghoulschip touts pumpkin, toasted pumpkin seeds, and molasses, aged in oak barrels.
Availability: 12.7 oz bottles, corked & caged
Arrival: TBA
6.9% ABV
The Bruery’s 12 Days Of Christmas continues this year with 4 Calling Birds. This 4th edition is a Belgian style dark ale with spices.
4 Calling Birds is suitable for aging up to eight years (soon after the release of “Twelve Drummers Drumming”) when cellared properly. Best stored and cellared around 55 F (13 C) in a dark place. Ideal serving temperature is 50 F. Please pour carefully, leaving the yeast sediment behind in the bottle. Best served in a tulip or wine glass.
Style: Belgian Dark Ale
Availability: 750ml bottles, some draft.
Arrival: November, 2011
11% ABV
At long last Ballast Point’s Indra Kunindra will be available in bomber bottles starting tomorrow at both brewery locations. Indra Kunindra is an export stout that includes many ingredients found in Indian / Thai food such as cumin, curry, cayenne, coconut, and kaffir lime leaf. It took almost a year to get the necessary permissions to bottle this concoction by homebrewer Alex Tweet, but all is legal and the bottles are ready. This will more than likely be a one time brew.
To top off the excitement of finally having his beer bottled, Alex Tweet has become the newest member of the Ballast Point staff! He went to Ballast Point and brewed 60 barrels of his Indra Kunindra… they liked him, he liked them, so they decided to make it official and Alex starts his new gig on Monday.
Style: India Style Export Stout
ABV: 7%
Availability: 22oz bottles at both brewery locations
During that year off, New Holland Brewing’s Pilgrim’s Dole Wheat Wine Ale spent some time aging in twice used Bourbon Barrels. The first time around those barrels were used for bourbon and the second time for New Holland’s Dragon’s Milk. Pilgrim’s Dole is a barleywine-style ale made with 50% wheat malt.
During the 14th century, the term “Pilgrim’s Dole” described the rations of bread and ale given to nourish wayfarers on their holy pilgrimage. At New Holland, Pilgrim’s Dole is brewed for the cultural explorer of today. It is a rewarding discovery on the road to enlightenment.
Style: Wheat Wine (Barrel aged)
ABV: 11.4%
Brewmaster Matt Brynildson sits down with Firestone Walker’s VP of Marketing Jamie Smith to talk about Deconstructed LA
Firestone Deconstructed Part 2 from Firestone Walker on Vimeo.
Beer gets more chippy. Example – Jim Koch of Boston Beer had this to say about the legal situation with Anchor:
To the BeerAdvocate Community:
Unfortunately, Boston Beer was given no choice but to pursue legal avenues against Anchor Brewing and our former employee who was was in violation of a commitment that he made to us. His new employer, Anchor Brewing, violated this agreement when they chose to hire a Boston Beer employee knowing he was not free to take the job offered since he was given our entire sales, marketing and new product plan for 2012 only weeks ago. We take pride in allowing our senior people full access to such materials and in our robust and proprietary training. We feel betrayed when an employee does not adhere to agreements signed in good faith. We have not objected to this employee working for Anchor’s spirits business, just their competing beer business and just for a limited time.
Boston Beer has a policy of respecting similar agreements other craft brewers have with their employees and they normally do the same. We don’t poach employees from other craft brewers who are under agreement with their employer. A great respect and collegiality exists in the craft brewing community. The new owners of Anchor Brewing, who just recently acquired the Company after successful careers in the vodka business, may not be fully up to speed on how folks in the craft beer business have, in the past, dealt with this issue without litigation.
— Jim Koch
Founder & Brewer, Samuel Adams
Cigar City Brewing is close to the release of 2 new bottles – Table Saison and Humidor Imperial Stout.
Table Saison clocks in at just 5% ABV, a light saison.
Humidor Imperial Stout is a cedar aged imp stout, 11% ABV. Both beers are available at the tap room, and will be available in 750ml bottles.
Bottle sales to be announced shortly…
