As mentioned in a previous post, 21st Amendment Brewing putting Hop Crisis in cans for the first time, previously a draft only product. This hoppy beer is aged on oak spirals.
Label (It reads like a conversation in the Continue Reading →
Stone Brewing is working on a European project. The plan is to build a brewery SOMEWHERE in Europe. A few weeks ago, Stone asked their fans what they want to know about the project. Today, they answered them on the Stone Blog:
A little while back we asked you via Facebook if you had any questions for us about our European brewery project. From the fusillade of responses, we have deemed the following to be worthy of answers. If you’ve got a burning query we didn’t cover here, feel free to ask in the comments.
Q: Are you going to use European ingredients?
John & Chris Trogner arrived in Southern California today to work on a collaboration between Stone & Troeg’s Brewing. Troeg’s is a small brewery based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania with an incredible lineup.
The Trogner’s will join Stone brewer Mitch Steele as Continue Reading →
Shipyard Brewing (Portland, ME) is expanding. The brewery is undergoing a $1 million dollar expansion, adding more capacity & employees.
The Expansion By The Numbers:
– Capacity will add 40,000 barrel capacity (To 180,00 barrels)
– That’s an addition of just over 1.2 Continue Reading →
Here are some more details on the sure to be tasty collaboration headed for Philly Beer Week in June, 2011. The name is Brotherly Suds 2.. The collab features Tom Kehoe (Yards), John Trogner (Troegs), Brent Kintzer (Stoudt’s), Bill Covaleski Continue Reading →
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 Brewing adds Hotter than Helles to their draft lineup. Helles is a lighter offering, a Munich Style Lager. From the name, I would expect it to have a big malty character, & filled with some spicy noble hops.
Helles Continue Reading →
