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Left Hand Brewing opens up Nebraska

Colorado-based Left Hand Brewing will be available in Nebraska starting in March. The brewery has signed a distribution deal with Premier-Midwest Beverage Company.

Initially, fans in Cornhusker State can expect renown Milk Stout Nitro, Death Before Disco Porter, IPA, Juicy Goodness Dry Hopped Continue Reading →

Posted in Offshoot Beer Co., New Releases

Offshoot Beer Grain Damage, one of two hazy releases

Offshoot Beer Grain Damage is the second of two releases from The Bruery’s “Offshoot” division, alongside new Brain Pour.

Typically, each monthly release features an IPA and an imperial IPA. Grain Damage is the hazy single IPA, brewed with Mosaic, Simcoe, and El Dorado hops.

RELATED: OFFSHOOT BRAIN POUR

A juicy, hazy IPA with a mouth-watering berry medley aroma and huge tropical fruit flavors. The brewing of this beer left some serious grain damage in its wake, but trust us, this beer was worth it.

Offshoot Beer Grain Damage is available in 16-ounce cans, available online at offshootbeer.com starting today.

Style: IPA
Hops: Simcoe, Mosaic, El Dorado
Malts: 2 Row, Pearl, Red Wheat, Oats

Availability: 16oz Cans. California Only
Debut: 2/28/19

6.8% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Offshoot Beer Co., New Releases

New haze from The Bruery: Offshoot Beer Brain Pour

The hoppy arm of California’s The Bruery operations is offering two new beers today. The first –Offshoot Beer Brain Pour.

This hazy imperial IPA features Citra, Galaxy and Amarillo hops.

A super juicy, tropical blast of a hazy Double IPA. Big notes of mango, passionfruit, and grapefruit, will leave you circling up with your friends, nodding your heads in excitement and unanimously agreeing that this one is worthy of a full-on #BrainPour.

Offshoot Beer Brain Pour is available in 16-ounce cans, available online at offshootbeer.com starting today.

Style: Imperial IPA
Hops: Citra, Galaxy, Amarillo
Malts: 2 Row, Unmalted Wheat
Yeast: London III

Availability: 16oz Cans. California Only
Debut: 2/28/19

8.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Left Hand Brewing, Distribution Expansion

Left Hand Brewing opens up Nebraska

Colorado-based Left Hand Brewing will be available in Nebraska starting in March. The brewery has signed a distribution deal with Premier-Midwest Beverage Company.

Initially, fans in Cornhusker State can expect renown Milk Stout Nitro, Death Before Disco Porter, IPA, Juicy Goodness Dry Hopped Golden Ale, Sawtooth Amber Ale, and 25th Anniversary Imperial Stout (draft) in the Omaha, Lincoln, and Grand Island markets.

Nebraska is the 42nd state of distribution for Left Hand Brewing.

If you go:

Omaha

3/6, 2pm, Beercade, 6104 Maple St.
3/7, 5pm, Library Pub, 5142 North 90th St.
3/9, 12pm, Krug Park, 6205 Maple St.
3/9, 5pm, Session Room, 812 N 14th St

Lincoln

3/11, 5pm, Jake’s Cigars & Spirits, 101 N 14th St.
3/13, 4pm, Pour Craft Beer & Spirits, 4400 S 70th St Ste 100

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Monday Night Brewing, New Releases

Monday Night debuts opera cake inspired ‘Fistful of Cake’ on March 8th

More pastry stouts. Monday Night Fistful of Cake is coming to the brewery’s Westside Atlanta location on March 8th.

You should know what a pastry stout is by now. In this case, this release is inspired by opera cake, a French dessert known for its layers of chocolate and coffee. The chocolate in this beer comes from the malt, the coffee from local roaster Batdorf and Bronson, and a “budget-breaking” amount of vanilla beans.

Look for Monday Night Fistful of Cake in 16-ounce cans at the brewery on March 8th, hitting limited distribution shortly after.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Coffee. Vanilla Beans.)
Availability: 16oz Cans
Debut: 3/8/19

9% ABV

PIC: Beer Street Journal 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Firestone Walker Brewing, New Releases

“Bright & in your face” Firestone Walker Bretta Tangerine debuts

There’s a new wild ale rolling out of Buellton, California – Firestone Walker Bretta Tangerine.

This new hybrid wild ale features 1,000 pounds of specially selected Murcott tangerines grown in Ojai, California. According to master blender Jim Crooks, the Murcott wasn’t just a geographical decision. “The aroma coming off the zest was so pungent, bright, and in your face. We knew that it was going to make this beer pop,” he said.

Bretta Weisse serves as the base for Bretta Tangerine, which has seen fruits like blackberries and black currants.

The Final Blend.

The Murcott tangerine concentrate as blended with 15 barrels for Bretta Weisse for fermentation and maturation. Additionally, Crooks took tangerine concentrate from Ventura Coastal and co-fermented it with another lot of Bretta Weisse. The two tangerine lots were blended together with a third lot of 18-month old Bretta Weisse.

Firestone Bretta Weisse is available in 375-milliliter bottles in all markets the Barrelworks line is sold starting the last week of February 2019.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Tangerines.)
Availability: 375ml Bottles
Debut: Late February 2019

6.2% ABV

Image: Firestone Walker

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Wild Leap Brew Co., New Releases

We shouldn’t have wait until the 5th release to try Wild Leap Alpha Abstraction

It took us until the fifth edition of the beer to finally find out what all the excitement is surrounding LaGrange, Georgia’s Alpha Abstraction Series. What this long means we waited too long.

Wild Leap Brewing’s reputation in the beer world is made by Alpha Abstraction aka “AA”. The double India pale ale is one of the best juicy/hazy style IPAs in Georgia right now. While each release uses a different hop bill, the response from fans is clear- they love it.

Wild Leap Alpha Extraction #5 is double dry-hopped with Nelson Sauvin hops, finishing with just a hint of bitterness. This 12-ounce can of juicy goodness is velvety smooth to the point of being creamy, lingering with tropical fruit hop flavors that linger with every sip. In our opinion, this a great example of why the hazy IPA is popular.

AA #5 is a limited release in 12-ounce cans and draft. Wild Leaps states the 6th edition is coming in mid-March.

Style: Imperial IPA
Hops: Nelson Sauvin

Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft. Limited Release.
Debut: Early February 2019

8% ABV

PIC: Beer Street Journal

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Catawba Brewing, Coming Soon, Don't Miss This

Catawba’s Peanut Butter Jelly Time returns with new Strawberry Rhubarb variant

The “peanut butter jelly sandwich in a glass” beer returns on March 1st, and this year it arrives with new variants.

Catawba Peanut Butter Jelly Time launched in 2012 – a bready brown ale brewed with wheat, raspberry puree, and North Carolina peanuts. Every year the release has grown in popularity prompting special taproom release parties.

This year, look for Catawba Peanut Butter Jelly Time Strawberry Rhubarb cans in extremely limited quantities alongside the seasonal favorite. While we couldn’t get confirmation from the brewery, we assume the base recipe is the same, along with strawberry and rhubarb additions.

READ MORE: CATAWBA PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME

Alongside the two canned releases, a third release – Black Currant will be available on tap.

Catawba Peanut Butter Jelly Time Strawberry Rhubarb will be available in limited 16-ounce cans and draft in the brewery’s tap room starting March 1st.

Style: Brown Ale (w/ Raspberries. Peanuts. Strawberries. Rhubarb.)
Availability: 16oz Cans, Draft.
Debut: 3/1/19

?? ABV 

Image: Catawba Brewing

by Reid Ramsay