If you drink beer, by now you understand “macro” vs “micro” brewing. Obviously your BMC (Bud, Miller, Coors) qualify as your macro breweries. SweetWater, Stone, Dogfish Head, 3 Floyds, etc are micro brewers aka -craft brewers. The question I hear Continue Reading →
A fire broke out today at St Remy-Rochefort in Rochefort, Belgium. The brewery is best know for brewing 3 Trappist beers – Rochefort 6,8,10.
The fire, while under investigation seems to have originated from a temporary generator that was put to Continue Reading →
Big news a few months ago was Cigar City Brewing’s news that they were expanding distribution into Georgia. January 2011 has been suspected. My most recent info puts CC in the state around March 2011.
There will obviously be some launch Continue Reading →
A few days ago Stone Brewing (Escondido, CA) announced that they were going to switch things up a bit. Starting in 2011, and continuing every odd year after, a couple of beers would go “Belgian”. Namely the Russian Imperial Stout, and the Old Guardian Barleywine. Apparently the Stone beer drinking breathren didn’t take that so well. Or, not at all actually. Prompting Greg Koch, CEO of Stone to write this on the Stone Blog:
When we’re right, we’re right. And this, we suppose, is a chance to own up to that. It’s sort of a “They told us so…but we didn’t listen now did we?”
A few weeks ago I mentioned that 5 Seasons Prado has split away from the other 5 Seasons Brewing restaurants to become Lucky Devil Brewing. Well… forget about that. Lucky Devil Brewing is back to being 5 Seasons Prado. Confused? Continue Reading →
In 2011, Stone Brewing will be throwing a curve ball. 2 of the brewery’s popular released will be Belgian-ized going “Belgo”. Stone calls the program “Odd Beers for Odd Years”. The stone Russian Imperial Stout and Old Guardian Barleywine will undertake this transformation.
From the Stone Blog:
Starting in 2011, we’re kicking-off a program we’ve dubbed “Odd Beers for Odd Years.” Translation: in odd numbered years (2011, 2013, 2015, etc…) we’ll be releasing new variations on Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine and Stone Imperial Russian Stout in place of the classic version. A radical redirection for two reliably wonderful beers, we know, but we think you’ll be pleased with the results.
2012 will bring the regular editions back of course, only to have Belgian style counterparts in 2013. Read on for the full blog post.
Per The Bruery’s Facebook page:
Taste testing different barrels of our collaboration beer with Cigar City… it’s coming along splendidly. Can’t wait to bottle this up.
Not many people knew about this beer… but it exists!!! No word on the style, Continue Reading →
