Beer News

Leon’s Hosts Terrapin Tap Takeover Today

Swing over to Leon’s Full Service in Decatur for big Terrapin lineup. Expect two different years of Terrapin Reunion Beer (with and without chilis!) and the first keg of Imperial Pilsner since 2006.

The lineup:

Terrapin Rye Pale Ale
Terrapin Rye with Continue Reading →

U.S. Collabs Inspired China’s First

Beer history is made in China. It’s the first ever craft beer collaboration. Beijing’s Great Leap Brewery, and Shanghai’s Boxing Cat Brewery have teamed up to create Yunnan Amber. Great Leap’s Carl Setzer and Boxing Cat’s Michael Jordan attended the Continue Reading →

Untappd: Top 3 IPAs On #IPADay

IPADay has came and went on August 2nd.  The celebration of hops generated

a lot of social media buzz. So what India Pale Ales emerged as the leaders?

Per Untappd, the beer check in app for iPhone and Android – the gold, Continue Reading →

Posted in Beer News

Leon’s Hosts Terrapin Tap Takeover Today

Swing over to Leon’s Full Service in Decatur for big Terrapin lineup. Expect two different years of Terrapin Reunion Beer (with and without chilis!) and the first keg of Imperial Pilsner since 2006.

The lineup:

Terrapin Rye Pale Ale
Terrapin Rye with nelson sauvin hops (cask)
Hopsecutioner
10th Anniversary
Phlux Capacitor
Road Warrior
Tree Hugger
Easy Rider
Monks Revenge
Moo Hoo
Samurai Krunkles
All American Imperial Pilsner
Reunion 2011
Reunion 2012 (both Terrapin & Schmaltz’s versions)

Click here to see what’s up with Terrapin…

Leon’s Full Service – 8/7/12, 5 pm
131 E Ponce de Leon Ave 
Decatur, Georgia

Posted in Beer News

U.S. Collabs Inspired China’s First

Beer history is made in China. It’s the first ever craft beer collaboration. Beijing’s Great Leap Brewery, and Shanghai’s Boxing Cat Brewery have teamed up to create Yunnan Amber. Great Leap’s Carl Setzer and Boxing Cat’s Michael Jordan attended the Craft Brewer’s Conference in San Diego this year. They saw so many American collaborations, they went back to Asia to do the same.

Yunnan Amber infuses Dianhong black tea from China’s Yunnan province. [JingDaily]

 

Posted in Beer News

Amazing Deal: 2 GABF Members Session Tix, $50,000

I’m going to assume that this a joke. Great American Beer Fest tickets for $50,000 dollars. The Saturday members only session (of Brewer’s Association, or American Homebrewers) sold out quickly, amidst a Ticketmaster #Fail. But wait, it’s a really a deal. Two tickets for $50,000. That’s like buying one, getting one free. [eBay]

Posted in Beer News, Dogfish Head, Sierra Nevada, Stone Brewing Co.

Untappd: Top 3 IPAs On #IPADay

IPADay has came and went on August 2nd.  The celebration of hops generated

a lot of social media buzz. So what India Pale Ales emerged as the leaders?

Per Untappd, the beer check in app for iPhone and Android – the gold, silver, and bronze went to:

1. Stone Brewing – IPA

2. Sierra Nevada – Torpedo

3. Dogfish Head – 9o Minute

Posted in Beer News

U.S. Brewery Count: 2,126. 1,252 In Planning

The Brewers Association just released some mid year numbers. At a glance, the current brewery count in the United States stands at 2,126. Of that number, 2,075 are considered craft breweries (less than 6 million barrels; barrel = 31 gallons) a year.

In planning, are a whopping 1,252 breweries are in planning. up from 725 in June, 2011.

97% percent of U.S. brewers are craft brewers.

Posted in Beer News, Brewery Expansions, Oskar Blues Brewing

Oskar Blues Will Be Brewing In NC By December

Oskar Blues (Longmont,CO) is joining the exodus of breweries headed east to North Carolina. While OB won’t be in Asheville (with Sierra Nevada and New Belgium) they will be just down the road in Brevard, North Carolina. The brewhouse should be functional by December, 2012.

The new digs should produce 40,000 barrels (31 gals per barrel) in 2013. In comparison, the Longmont location in aiming at 100,000 barrels in 2013. In addition to the production facility, Oskar Blue is hoping to have restaurant and music facility in North Carolina.

 Read more: Oskar Blues

Posted in Anchor Brewing, Beer News, Brewery Expansions

Anchor Will Break Production Record This Year, New Brewery A Maybe

There are big things brewing at Anchor. (Pun intended). Greg Kitsock writes in the Washington Post today, that Anchor should break their production output record this year. For the San Francisco based brewery – that’s just 110,000 barrels (3.4 million gallons) up from 90,000 barrels.  That’s not that big, all things considered. SweetWater in Atlanta is jumping from a potential 100,000 barrels a year to 500,000 capacity. Anchor just installed more tanks, with a couple more on the way.

Another little note – Mark Carpenter, Anchor’s 69 year old brewmaster says another brewery is an inevitability. When and where? I guess we’ll wait and see.