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Mikkeller’s Sour Bitch

Mikkeller’s newest sour headed stateside – Sour Bitch.  A tribute beer to the brewery’s Chicago based friend Kristina, this beer is brewed the lychee fruit (an tropic tree fruit. Sweet & fleshy) & is aged in oak barrels.  Imported by Continue Reading →

Belgian Quad Meets Sour Ale

A new one from Mikkeller headed stateside in 2011.  Looks like a cross between a quadruple and a sour ale.

The monks are mad, they are raging.  They are on their way to punish the one who spiked their 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 →

2.4% Sun Drink’in Beer

Mikkeller will be shipping a real session beer stateside this year.   Before you get your feathers ruffled, it actually IS a session beer – a mere 2.4% ABV.  Drink’in The Sun’s alcohol content has lowered each year. (2 years ago it was 3.9%)

Drink’in is a pale wheat ale and a year round brew for Mikkeller, produced at De Proef in Belgium.  Dr. Erikschon (whom I assume is an enthusiast of Mikkeller) has pretty funny commercial about this beer. Check it out.

Style: American Pale Wheat Ale
Arrival: Late Spring, 2011

2.9% ABV

Cigar City Nielsbohrium Ships

Cigar City Brewing mentioned via Twitter today that Nielsborium is shipping out.  This beer is the 3rd iteration of a collaboration between CC and Mikkeller.

The first 2 editions of the collab are  Bohr & (D)irac.  Bohr draws it’s name from Continue Reading →

Posted in Coming Soon, Mikkeller

Mikkeller’s Sour Bitch

Mikkeller Sour Bitch

Mikkeller’s newest sour headed stateside – Sour Bitch.  A tribute beer to the brewery’s Chicago based friend Kristina, this beer is brewed the lychee fruit (an tropic tree fruit. Sweet & fleshy) & is aged in oak barrels.  Imported by Shelton Brothers. Kristina (if this is the correct person) is the owner of Lakeview Liquors in Chicago.

Label:

Kristina, one lychee fruit loving’ sour bitch, has always been a great friend to Mikkeller when we visit Chicago.  this beer is made especially for her.  A drink for our friend… cheers!

Style: Sour Ale

Availability:  25.4oz bottles.  Outside of Lakeview/Chicago TBD.

7.7% ABV

Posted in Mikkeller, New Releases, Seasonal Return

Mikkeller Brings You 19 Different Hop Choices

If you weren’t aware, Mikkeller has a series of single hop IPAs.   The same base IPA recipe is used, hopped with a different hop.

Back on the shelves again are not only just the 10 – but 9 new single hopped beers for 2011!   That’s a total of 19.  New labels this year too.  The IPAs  feature the following hops:

Galena
Super Galena (new)
Challenger
Soriachi Ace (new)
Columbus
Tettnanger
Amarillo
Palisade
Centennial
Cascade
Bravo (new)
Warrior
Mt. Hood
Willamette
Citra
Nugget
Cluster
Magnum
Simcoe

Mikkeller recently hosted a single hop party at Brasserie 4:20 in Rome, Italy celebrating the 19 hoppy releases.

Style: IPA
Hops: 19 variants (above)
Malts: Pilsner, Cara-Crystal, & Munich
Availability: 12oz bottles, some draft.

6.9% ABV

Posted in Coming Soon, Mikkeller

Belgian Quad Meets Sour Ale

A new one from Mikkeller headed stateside in 2011.  Looks like a cross between a quadruple and a sour ale.

The monks are mad, they are raging.  They are on their way to punish the one who spiked their sweet quadruple with a blend of sour ale. Psst — it was Mikkeller who did it.  Don’t tell the monks!

Availability: 16.9 oz bottles

9.99% ABV

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

Posted in Coming Soon, Mikkeller

2.4% Sun Drink’in Beer

Mikkeller will be shipping a real session beer stateside this year.   Before you get your feathers ruffled, it actually IS a session beer – a mere 2.4% ABV.  Drink’in The Sun’s alcohol content has lowered each year. (2 years ago it was 3.9%)

Drink’in is a pale wheat ale and a year round brew for Mikkeller, produced at De Proef in Belgium.  Dr. Erikschon (whom I assume is an enthusiast of Mikkeller) has pretty funny commercial about this beer. Check it out.

Style: American Pale Wheat Ale
Arrival: Late Spring, 2011

2.9% ABV

Posted in Cigar City Brewing, Coming Soon, Mikkeller

Cigar City Nielsbohrium Ships

Cigar City Brewing mentioned via Twitter today that Nielsborium is shipping out.  This beer is the 3rd iteration of a collaboration between CC and Mikkeller.

The first 2 editions of the collab are  Bohr & (D)irac.  Bohr draws it’s name from Neils Bohr, nobel prize physicist.  (D)irac is named for Paul Dirac, another physicist and inventor of the “Dirac Equation.”  They are sweet imperial stouts brewed with raisins, each will a slightly different flavor profile.  This 3rd edition “Nielsbohrium” is a blend of both beers, aged in rum barrels.

Availability: 750 ml bottles.

10% ABV

Posted in Coming Soon, Mikkeller

COMING SOON: Mikkeller Beer Geek Dessert

[UPDATE 7/28: Due to capacity issues, this beer is on hold in definitely]

 

Mikkeller is expanding the “Beer Geek” line of beers with “Beer Geek Dessert.”

Beer Geek Dessert is based of the Beer Geek Breakfast imperial stout.  In addition to coffee, chocolate & oatmeal flavors – Mikkeller adds cocoa and vanilla bean to the mix.

Availability: 16.9 oz bottles, capped.

Arrival: [UPDATE 7/28, On Hold Indefinitely]

14% ABV