Have one of these? Or better yet, had an 2009 Abyss from Deschutes Brewing that didn’t seem to taste right? You’re tasting brett. An unintentional side-effect of the use of a wild yeast in the brewery. Dissident, an overwhelmingly popular Oud Bruin uses brett yeast for the sour flavor. The Abyss- and imperial stout doesn’t. Some of the 2009 batch of Abyss was found to have the unwelcome yeasty guest. Some of Mirror, Mirror an American Barleywine also is found to harbor brett. There is one thing I want to stress with this. As a biologist, this really isn’t a result of sloppy brewing techniques. Brettanomyces is by nature – wild. It’s a rebel. Uncontrolled. Deschutes attempts to be diverse in their brewing styles. Sometimes things just don’t go your way. Regardless of how you hard try.
The Georgia Senate will begin discussing a bill (Senate Bill 10) today that would allow for Sunday sales. Like the recent growler discussion, the ability for an off premise site to sell on Sunday would be decided by the local Continue Reading →
A few sources close to Brooklyn Brewing’s distributors are telling me that the brewery has promoted their recent Brewmaster’s Reserve Sorachi Ace to a year round offering.
Sorachi Ace is a farmhouse ale released early 2010 brewed with a rare unique hop Continue Reading →
Shipyard Brewing Company’s Brewer’s Brown Returns to Stay. Brewer’s Brown was released by the Portland, Maine based brewery as a spring seasonal in 2010. In 2011, it has been promoted to year round.
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Shipyard Brewer’s Brown is a full-bodied dark Continue Reading →
Foothills Brewing (Winston-Salem, NC) has purchased Carolina Beer Company, makers of Cottonwood Ales & Carolina Ales. The purchase is not only for beer labels but the brewing equipment also.
The change in ownership will not impact the Carolina & Cottonwood Brands. Continue Reading →
Eataly is a new collaboration between 4 brewers – Teo Musso of Birrificio Le Baladin, Leonardo Di Vincenzo of Birra del Borgo, Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head, and Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River. Currently in progress, this brewery-pub also collaborates with well known chefs Mario Batali & Joe Bastianich. This soon to be very popular establishment will have rooftop views of the Empire State Building, and The Flat Iron Building. Eataly is also the subject of the 6th episode of Discovery Channel’s Brew Masters.
Have one of these? Or better yet, had an 2009 Abyss from Deschutes Brewing that didn’t seem to taste right? You’re tasting brett. An unintentional side-effect of the use of a wild yeast in the brewery. Dissident, an overwhelmingly popular Oud Bruin uses brett yeast for the sour flavor. The Abyss- and imperial stout doesn’t. Some of the 2009 batch of Abyss was found to have the unwelcome yeasty guest. Some of Mirror, Mirror an American Barleywine also is found to harbor brett. There is one thing I want to stress with this. As a biologist, this really isn’t a result of sloppy brewing techniques. Brettanomyces is by nature – wild. It’s a rebel. Uncontrolled. Deschutes attempts to be diverse in their brewing styles. Sometimes things just don’t go your way. Regardless of how you hard try.
