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Great Divide Brews Fresh Hop

Great Divide has started brewing Fresh Hop, due out by the end of September.  This fresh hopped offering features Centennial, Cascade, & Simcoe hops.

Per GD:

The fresh, whole cone hops have arrived at the brewery and our rockstar brewers have been Continue Reading →

Beer & Pancakes

Beer & Pancakes.  Sounds like a match made in heaven.  On Saturday, May 21st Brick Store Pub hosts a pancake breakfast & yard sale. From BSP:

Please join us on Saturday May 21st from Continue Reading →

Great Divide Leaves Markets

Great Divide Brewing is growing, much like the rest of the beer community in the United States.  It’s a good thing! But….As we have seen recently with the Dogfish Head news, and acquisition of Goose Island by InBev, because you are growing, Continue Reading →

COMING SOON: Great Divide Belgian Style Yeti

Great Divide Yeti fans, be prepared to be Belgianized.  Great Divide is taking the “iconoclastic”  Yeti and pitching a Belgian yeast strain.

Label Description:
Belgian Style Yeti is a delicious new blend of brewing traditions — all the malt-driven roastiness of our Continue Reading →

COMING SOON: Great Divide 17th Anniversary

Making it’s yearly appearance and celebrating another year of great brews in Great Divide’s Anniversary Ale.  2011 marks 17 years with 17th Anniversary Wood Aged Double IPA.  You are correct in thinking its like 16th & 15th Anniversary ales.  They Continue Reading →

NEW RELEASE: Great Divide Grand Cru

Grand Cru is actually a wine term that beer has essentially borrowed.  In wine – it means “great growth”, yet the definition is a little confusing.  As of late, “Grand Cru” is essentially the best offering – or special vintage. Continue Reading →

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Great Divide Brews Fresh Hop

Great Divide has started brewing Fresh Hop, due out by the end of September.  This fresh hopped offering features Centennial, Cascade, & Simcoe hops.

Per GD:

The fresh, whole cone hops have arrived at the brewery and our rockstar brewers have been hard at work around the clock to turn them into delicious beer. Centennial, Cascade and Simcoe hops are shipped overnight, directly from the field to the brewery, maximizing freshness.

The whole cone hops impart a grassy, citrusy, aromatic character to the beer. While this beer may be a labor of love for our brewers, it’s a tasty, crisp pale ale that’s perfect for the season. If you’re nice, you may even get a whole cone hop in your Tap Room pour.

Style: American Pale Ale

Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft.

6.1% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Allagash Brewing, American Craft Beer Week, Bell's Brewing, Dogfish Head, Founders Brewing, Great Divide, Heavy Seas, New Belgium, Terrapin Beer Company

Cypress Street Celebrates American Craft Beer Week

Here is your exclusive look at Atlanta’s Cypress Street tap lineup for American Craft Beer Week 2011.  Each of these beers are a little hard to come by.  Each beer flows at opening each day.

Monday, May 16th – Dogfish Head Brewing’s Hellhound On My Ale, Namaste

Tuesday, May 17th – Bell’s Brewing’s Consecrator Dopplebock, Smoked Vienna Lager (Rare Taproom only offering)

Wednesday, May 18th – Allagash’s edition of “Vreinden” collaboration with New Belgium

Thursday, May 19th – Great Divide Brewing’s 17th Anniversary Wood Aged IPA

Friday, May 20th – Terrapin Brewing’s Indiana Krunkles Wheat IPA

Saturday, May 21st – (CASK) Heavy Seas Peg Leg Stout aged in Buffalo Trace Bourbon Barrels

Sunday, May 22nd – Founder’s KBS (I won’t even link to it. You know what’s up)

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Events, Founders Brewing, Great Divide, Mikkeller, SweetWater Brewing, Terrapin Beer Company

Beer & Pancakes

Beer & Pancakes.  Sounds like a match made in heaven.  On Saturday, May 21st Brick Store Pub hosts a pancake breakfast & yard sale. From BSP:

Please join us on Saturday May 21st from 8am til noon for the first annual Brick Store Yard Sale and Pancake Breakfast. We will be selling tons of old glassware and other goodies from the beer vault. Chefs Rian Tittle and Dano Gordy from Brick Store and Chef Wesley Kayyali from Leons Full Service will be preparing some delicious breakfast treats in the dining area. We will be celebrating American Craft Beer Week as well so i decided to throw on a couple of decent breakfast beers.

Terrapin Wake & Bake 2009
Terrapin Wake & Bake 2010
Terrapin Wake & Bake 2011
Founders KBS 2010
Founders KBS 2011
Founders CBS 2010
Founders Breakfast 2010
Founders Breakfast 2011
Great Divide Espresso Yeti 2009
Great Divide Espresso Yeti 2010
Great Divide Espresso Yeti 2011
Sweetwater Mean Joe Bean 2011
Sweetwater BSP Quad Randallized with Coffee Beans 2010
De Struise Black Damnation IV Coffee Club 2010
Southern Tier Mokah 2010
Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast 2010
Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch 2010

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Great Divide

Great Divide Leaves Markets

Great Divide Brewing is growing, much like the rest of the beer community in the United States.  It’s a good thing! But….As we have seen recently with the Dogfish Head news, and acquisition of Goose Island by InBev, because you are growing, things get complicated.  It has surfaced over the past 24 hours that Great Divide Brewing will be leaving between 4-7 U.S. markets due to “growing pains”, and supply issues.

Affected:
Great Divide Brewing will be leaving Delaware, Michigan, Rhode Island, Connecticut.  It was mentioned in various beer related tweets that Washington D.C. could also be affected.

According to a few beer stores in Delaware & Connecticut, Great Divide has already been scarce.

UPDATE (VIA Savannah Distributing) From Great Divide:
We are pulling out of MI, RI, DE and CT due to our exponentially increasing orders.  Additionally, we are pulling out of DC and southern and central VA. While we are excited to see this massive growth, we simply do not have the production capability to keep up with these orders. We appreciate the loyalty that our customers have shared with us in these states and hope to be back in the future.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Great Divide

COMING SOON: Great Divide Belgian Style Yeti

Great Divide Yeti fans, be prepared to be Belgianized.  Great Divide is taking the “iconoclastic”  Yeti and pitching a Belgian yeast strain.

Label Description:
Belgian Style Yeti is a delicious new blend of brewing traditions — all the malt-driven roastiness of our Yeti Imperial Stout with characteristic spice and fruit notes imparted by our special Belgian yeast strain.  Belgian Style Yeti is a one-of-a-kindbeer as mysterious as the mythical creature himself.  Impossible? See for yourself.  you’ll be a believer too.

Style: Imperial Stout (Belgian Yeast)

Availability: 22oz bombers. Draft.

9.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Great Divide

COMING SOON: Great Divide 17th Anniversary

Making it’s yearly appearance and celebrating another year of great brews in Great Divide’s Anniversary Ale.  2011 marks 17 years with 17th Anniversary Wood Aged Double IPA.  You are correct in thinking its like 16th & 15th Anniversary ales.  They were so popular & good, Great Divide decided to remake it.  Each year does take just a little different though.  That’s the fun of it.

Label:
Based on our award winning beer, Denver Pale Ale, this copper-hued treat is a celebration of everything Great Divide does best.  Plenty of malty sweetness provides a backdrop for earthy, floral English and American hops, while French and American oak round off the edges and provide a touch of vanilla.  Thanks to everyone who’s supported us for the last 17 years – here’s to 17 years more!

Arrival: Late April 2011

10% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Great Divide, New Releases

NEW RELEASE: Great Divide Grand Cru

Grand Cru is actually a wine term that beer has essentially borrowed.  In wine – it means “great growth”, yet the definition is a little confusing.  As of late, “Grand Cru” is essentially the best offering – or special vintage.  Great Divide Brewing’s Grand Cru is just that.  A special offering.  A big Belgian offering from the Denver, Colorado brewer.

Commercial Description:
Grand Cru is our very special Belgian-style dark ale. Imported malts give it a round malty richness, and the fruity complexity and slightly spicy character come from brewing with a proprietary Belgian yeast strain. Don’t let the name fool you; while it may be a special occasion beer, this medium-bodied, elegant incarnation is anything but snobbish.

Style: Belgian Strong Dark Ale

Taste Expectations: Dark fruits.  Dates, Figs, Raisins.  Candi Sugar. Some smoke. Boozy. Slightly sweet.

Food Pairings: Per GD Roasted chicken with thyme, braised short ribs, oven roasted vegetables, grilled sweet potatoes, roaring 40′s blue cheese, bread pudding.

Availability: 22oz Bombers. January – March, seasonally.

11% ABV

by Reid Ramsay