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 →
Avery Brewing (Boulder, CO) has a very successful and very rare. Only 248 cases produced. Release date – Friday, 2/25/11.
Experimentation.
Ales and lagers that defy styles or categories. This is what we are about: our driving force, our passion. To further facilitate this innovative spirit, we’ve developed our Barrel-Aged Series where anything, and we mean ANYTHING, goes! Brewed for those as adventurous as we are!
Flavor Profile:
Aged for eighteen months in fresh Cabernet Sauvignon wine barrels, Dihos Dactylion features a primary fermentation using a proprietary blend of saison yeasts, a secondary fermentation of our house brettanomyces wild yeast strain, along with lactobacillus and pediococcus bacteria added to sour things up. Dihos Dactylion bursts with aggressive aromas of red wine and a touch of brett; delightfully sour to the taste, initial lactic acid flavors hit high in the cheekbones before transitioning to complex layers of soft fruit, oaky-tannins and red wine.
2 popular releases from Weyerbacher Brewing (Easton, PA) have returned – Heresy & Insanity. Weyerbacher does barrel aging very well, as evidenced by these amazing beers.
Insanity
Is made by aging our perfectly balanced Blithering Idiot Barleywine in oak bourbon casks. This incredible Continue Reading →
From Shelton Brothers – Danish brewer Mikkeller will be adding to their single hop IPA series. Currently, Mikkeller has brewed 10 single hopped beers –
Amarillo, Centennial, Cascade, Chinook, Warrior, Nugget, Simcoe, Tomahawk, East Kent, and Nelson Sauvin.
In 2011 – Continue Reading →
February 15th was Victory Brewing’s 15th Anniversary. What party isn’t complete without a cake right? This creation is the brainchild of Chef Lynn Tilyou of Victory Brewing Company. The cake is a motion replica of the brewing process – from Continue Reading →
Victory Brewing celebrated 15 years of brewing on February 15, 2011. For the occasion, Victory has released “Headwaters Pale Ale”. The name Headwaters refers to the Downingtown, Pennsylvania’s most prized asset – Brandywine Creek. The water comes from a Continue Reading →
The newest seasonal from Peak Organic Brewing Company is now arriving on shelves. This spring offering by the brewery is a pale ale obviously featuring a beer geek favorite hop – the mighty simcoe. The simcoe hops were grown organically Continue Reading →
