Heavy Seas

Heavy Seas Adds A Fresh Haarvest

Heavy Seas Brewing (Baltimore, MD) will be adding a wet hopped beer to the Mutiny Fleet this year.

The style will vary, each using wet (fresh, not dried) hops from around Baltimore, Maryland.  The 2011 edition is a fresh hopped porter.

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Heavy Seas Letter Of Marque 2011

Heavy Seas Brewing’s “Letter Of Marque” is brewed each year by the winner of the brewery’s homebrew competition.  Last year’s edition was a rye porter.  This year’s Letter is a Belgian dubbel.  Brewed by Doug John & David Continue Reading →

Heavy Seas Plank I Arrives

The first edition of Heavy Seas Brewing’s “Plank” series has arrived.  The brewery planned on releasing this beer during American Craft Beer Week 2011 (and may have) but arrival was a little later than expected.

Plank I is an Continue Reading →

EABF Gets Techie & Badgy

East Atlanta BeerFest is this weekend.  In addition to over 200 beers, there will be some fun tech stuff for you to play with.

First, EABF announced Foursquare integration.   Upon checking into the festival, you unlock the ability Continue Reading →

Heavy Seas Dubbel Cannon Hits

Picture Heavy Seas’s Loose Cannon IPA.  Now picture it with a Chouffe yeast.  You just pictured Dubbel Cannon.   The newest release from Heavy Seas.  Loose Cannon from start to finish.  The yeast is a dubbel yeast.

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A variation of our Continue Reading →

Posted in Coming Soon, Heavy Seas

Heavy Seas Adds A Fresh Haarvest

Heavy Seas Brewing (Baltimore, MD) will be adding a wet hopped beer to the Mutiny Fleet this year.

The style will vary, each using wet (fresh, not dried) hops from around Baltimore, Maryland.  The 2011 edition is a fresh hopped porter.

Label:
Our special HOP HAARVEST ALE is designed to showcase the special flavors derived from our locally grown, Maryland “wet” hops.  The 2011 release is a 5% alc/vol porter in style.  We hope you enjoy the unique profile that comes from freshly harvested hops!

Style: Porter
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft
Arrival: Not on the HS calendar. Estimated early fall, 2011.

5% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer Dinners, Casks, Heavy Seas, Meet the Brewer

Heavy Seas Beer Dinner W/ Hugh Sisson At Brick Store

Hugh Sisson, founder of Heavy Seas Brewing sails into town Tuesday, June 28th for a special beer dinner at Brick Store Pub.   Chef Ryan Tittle will prepare 5 courses paired with 6 beers. Food menu hasn’t been announced yet, but here’s your rare beer lineup.  Seating begins at 6pm.

Hugh Sisson Meet & Greet, down stairs – Firkin of Loose Cannon IPA

Hang Ten Weizenbock
Big DIPA Imperial IPA
Smoke On The Water, 2010
Great Pumpkin, Greater Pumpkin, 2010 Vertical
Cask- Plank I Rum Barrel Aged Wooden Pin Cask. (Only one to leave Baltimore)

Tickets are $60 + Gratuity.

Reservations – Lee (AT) Brickstorepub.com

Brick Store Pub – 6/28/11
125 East Court Square
Decatur, GA 30030

ALSO: Loose Cannon Cask with Hugh Sisson at Hand In Hand at Virginia Highlands on Monday….

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Heavy Seas, New Releases, Seasonal Return

Heavy Seas Letter Of Marque 2011

Heavy Seas Brewing’s “Letter Of Marque” is brewed each year by the winner of the brewery’s homebrew competition.  Last year’s edition was a rye porter.  This year’s Letter is a Belgian dubbel.  Brewed by Doug John & David Edmundson from Forest, Virginia.  From Heavy Seas:

Doug John, is the owner of Pints O’ Plenty, a homebrew and craft beer shop offering over 200 craft brews.  Doug personally gives in home coaching whenever a new brewer purchases their first equipment kit – how’s that for customer service!  Last year, David Edmudson, a friend of Doug’s, purchased a kit and took advantage of Doug’s offer to help him with his first brew.  The beer they entered, (one of Doug’s recipes affectionately called Bastard Child), was only their second brew together.  As a team, they submitted two similar recipes, adding tarragon plus a few other secret ingredients to the second.  As it turns out, the original recipe was the Heavy Seas favorite!

Style: Dubbel. Brewed w/ 6 grains, 3 noble hops.

Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft. 1 time brew.

8% ABV

For contest details – 2o11 Letter Of Marque Homebrew Competition

Pic: @AleYeahBeer

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Heavy Seas, New Releases

Heavy Seas Plank I Arrives

The first edition of Heavy Seas Brewing’s “Plank” series has arrived.  The brewery planned on releasing this beer during American Craft Beer Week 2011 (and may have) but arrival was a little later than expected.

Plank I is an English style Old Ale that makes use of Heavy Seas new wood treatments.  The English Ale is introduced to yellow poplar wood during second fermentation. The yellow poplar has been heat treated, which changes the flavor and chemical makeup.  The flavor variations give the wood some “astringency” as the brewery describes, liken to what hops do for flavor.  It’s essentially a roasting technique, which can be applied to literally hundreds of thousands of tree species.  Each time changing the flavor & nuance.

Label:

PLANK is a series of beers showcasing unique wood aging treatments to add flavor and nuance. Our first offering — PLANK I — features an Olde Style English Ale matured with specially treated Poplar wood planks.  Look for a subtle, “roasty” wood character that perfectly complements this extrAARGHdinary ale!

Style: Old Ale

Taste Expectations: Caramel, Vanilla, wood.  Slight hint of smoke, bit of chocolate.

Availability: 22oz bombers, rare draft.  $7-8 retail.  Currently 1-time brew.

8% ABV

 

 

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in 2011, Beerfests, Cool Stuff, Heavy Seas, Peak Organic Brewing, Terrapin Beer Company

EABF Gets Techie & Badgy


East Atlanta BeerFest is this weekend.  In addition to over 200 beers, there will be some fun tech stuff for you to play with.

First, EABF announced Foursquare integration.   Upon checking into the festival, you unlock the ability to drink 3 more beers not offered to those not using the app:

Heavy Seas Brewing – Hang Ten. Weizenbock, 10% ABV

Terrapin Brewing – Double Feature. Dubbel, 7.7% ABV

Peak Brewing – King Crimson. Imperial Red Ale, 10% ABV.

In addition, once the festival is over 100 checkins, go to the merchandise tent for a koozie.  ALSO! The 1st 100 people who come by the tent with the shiny new EABF Fest badge get a Foursquare day koozie.

That’s not all.  Those festival goers with iPhones can download the official EABF app, which shows all the beers available at the festival.  The app shows what tables the beers reside, with an opportunity to add to your favorites, tweet about them, & upload pictures.  Available in the <iTunesStore>

There are less than 400 tickets left for EABF.  Make sure you get your tickets HERE

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 Heavy Seas, New Releases

Heavy Seas Dubbel Cannon Hits

Picture Heavy Seas’s Loose Cannon IPA.  Now picture it with a Chouffe yeast.  You just pictured Dubbel Cannon.   The newest release from Heavy Seas.  Loose Cannon from start to finish.  The yeast is a dubbel yeast.

Description:
A variation of our Loose Cannon IPA fermented with a Belgian Dubbel yeast. Tangy hops and a spicy aroma.

Style: Belgian IPA
Hops: Simcoe, Centennial, Palisade, Warrior
Malts: Pale Malt
Taste Expectations: An American IPA with a big Belgian influence.  Citrusy hops, biscuit malts.  Spicy yeast notes.
Availability: 12oz/6pks. Draft.  April-June.

7.2% ABV

Image: @AleYeahBeer

by Reid Ramsay