The final ticket sales numbers are in for the 544 bottles of Stone/Maui/Ken Schmidt bourbon barrel aged beer. A total fo 14, 798 tickets were sold for the lottery. (Money goes to charity.) That’s 27.2 in 1 odds. Continue Reading →
Yuengling has always has it’s roots in German brewing, as the Yuengling family came to settle in Pennsylvania from Germany. This month, the brewery celebrates their German heritage by releasing Oktoberfest their first ‘fest’ beer.
Yuengling will be holding an Oktoberfest Continue Reading →
Sierra Nevada Brewing just announced the newest winners to head to Sierra Nevada to take part in Beer Camp. Winners include –
Congratulations to the 2011 Beer Camp Winners!!! Joey Coddington, Brian Wallace, Mike Herman, Cole Fisher, Jerad Continue Reading →
Paulaner has announced they are adding cans to the repertoire. 2 styles for your can drinking pleasure – Octoberfest-Maerzen and Wiesn Bier. Wiesn Bier is more of a blonde-fest bier, while maerzen is a more traditional, malty lager. Continue Reading →
Atwater Brewing (Detroit, MI) is going to start canning soon. The can design seen above was done by Lake Effect Design. Details on the canning line, and launch will be available via their Facebook page.
Grand Teton Brewing (Victor, ID) will be releasing their newest entry in their Cellar Reserve on September 1st, Wake Up Call. Wake Up features Caffe Ibis coffee (Logan, Utah)
Wake Up Call Imperial Coffee Porter has a distinct and robust coffee flavor Continue Reading →
The first release in Stone Brewing’s Quingenti series gets closer by the day. By the numbers:
# of Brewers: 3 (Stone, Maui, Ken Schmidt)
Years In Barrels: 2 years
# of Bottles: 544
Bottle Price: $25
# of Rules For Entry In Contest: 21
The final ticket sales numbers are in for the 544 bottles of Stone/Maui/Ken Schmidt bourbon barrel aged beer. A total fo 14, 798 tickets were sold for the lottery. (Money goes to charity.) That’s 27.2 in 1 odds. That’s a 3.6% chance. The average was around 11 tickets per person. You have to be the person who bought the ticket, and be in person at the tap room to receive your bottle. 1 per person!
We’ll keep you posted when the first bottle hits Ebay.
Yuengling has always has it’s roots in German brewing, as the Yuengling family came to settle in Pennsylvania from Germany. This month, the brewery celebrates their German heritage by releasing Oktoberfest their first ‘fest’ beer.
Yuengling will be holding an Oktoberfest in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania September 29th – October 2nd (Tickets), but the beer starts shipping soon. Octoberfest is draft only in quarter and half barrels. Yuengling describes their newest beer:
The copper-colored Oktoberfest is described as “a medium-bodied beer with a perfect blend of roasted malts.” In other words, it’ll pair nicely with any wienerschnitzels and bratwursts you might be grilling up this summer and fall.
Style: Marzen
Availability: Draft only, all markets where Yuengling is sold
?? ABV
Update October, 2012. Also now available in 12oz bottles.
Sierra Nevada Brewing just announced the newest winners to head to Sierra Nevada to take part in Beer Camp. Winners include –
Congratulations to the 2011 Beer Camp Winners!!! Joey Coddington, Brian Wallace, Mike Herman, Cole Fisher, Jerad Christiansen, Brian Kreb, Simon Brown, Grant Townsend, Adam Hay, Cameron Lloyd, Jameson DeSantis, Roger Hockersmith, Graham Hart, Jason Stroble, Thom Pastor, Stu Hill, Chris Surak, Tim Roberts, Timothy Moore, Robin Carlson, James Wright, Mike Berry, Matt Brunk, Wesley Owings
Are you one of these people? Share your entry video with us!
Paulaner has announced they are adding cans to the repertoire. 2 styles for your can drinking pleasure – Octoberfest-Maerzen and Wiesn Bier. Wiesn Bier is more of a blonde-fest bier, while maerzen is a more traditional, malty lager. [Poorly translated from German PR]
Atwater Brewing (Detroit, MI) is going to start canning soon. The can design seen above was done by Lake Effect Design. Details on the canning line, and launch will be available via their Facebook page.
Grand Teton Brewing (Victor, ID) will be releasing their newest entry in their Cellar Reserve on September 1st, Wake Up Call. Wake Up features Caffe Ibis coffee (Logan, Utah)
Wake Up Call Imperial Coffee Porter has a distinct and robust coffee flavor that blends harmoniously with the roasted malts. Caramel, chocolate, and black malts give this ale its dark color and overtones of caramel and a cocoa-like sweetness. Only very gently hopped, the addition of coffee shines through, providing a delicious accent to this brew.
Style: American Porter brewed w/ coffee
Availability: 25.4 oz (750ml bottles), Draft.
Cellar: Up to a year
7.5%, 40 IBUs
The first release in Stone Brewing’s Quingenti series gets closer by the day. By the numbers:
# of Brewers: 3 (Stone, Maui, Ken Schmidt)
Years In Barrels: 2 years
# of Bottles: 544
Bottle Price: $25
# of Rules For Entry In Contest: 21
# Of Tickets Sold: 10,972 (as of yesterday.)
Odds of Winning: 1 in 20 (with 11,000 tickets sold)
Ticket Sales End the 16th, at 11:59 pm. Money benefits Escondido Creek Conservancy and Interfaith Community Services.
