Founders KBS Double Oaked joins the Kentucky Breakfast lineup this spring.
Founders KBS Double Oaked is a robust addition to Founders’ Kentucky Breakfast Stout lineup, a bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout arriving in spring 2024.
SweetWater 27th Anniversary, held February 17, 2024, at the brewery in Atlanta, Georgia. Music headliners included Maddy O’Neil, EarthGang and Daniel Donatos Cosmic Country.
Scofflaw Juice Quest, a new hazy India pale ale has joined the brewery’s lineup this month to begin 2024.
The brewery hosted a small media event at Ormsby’s on Atlanta’s westside, hyping up some excitement for this this latest addition to Continue Reading →
It almost sounds like fiction now, but there was a time in beer when the mere mention of barrel aging would elicit a Pavlovian response. You released it, they would come. Somewhere we lost that.
Founders KBS Chocolate Espresso is a bold and invigorating addition to Founders’ Kentucky Breakfast Stout lineup, a bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout debuting in spring 2024.
Infused with rich chocolate and espresso, this variant amplifies the classic KBS profile of coffee, dark Continue Reading →
Tombstone Pizza creates pizza flavored beer with New Belgium
Tombstone Pizza has teamed up with New Belgium to create a limited edition Voodoo Ranger Pizza Beer for National Pizza Day April 7th.
Tombstone Pizza is a frozen staple in freezers across America. We’ve put down hundreds over the years after a night of drinking. We’re pretty sure Tombstone knows and now wants in on the beer action too. Introducing Voodoo Ranger IPizzaA.
Yes, we have an IPA that tastes like pizza. Actually, according to Tombstone’s PR company, they tell us the beer is a New BelgiumVoodoo Ranger IPA base, brewed with tomato powder, oregano extract and “other natural flavors.” Per the company, “this brew is a blend of all the flavors of a pizza (a crispy crust, tangy tomato sauce, savory herbs and spices, with a finishing pepperoni kick of heat.) So basically a hoppy pizza.
The finishing pepperoni kick of heat will make you reach for another slice… or another pint.
IPizzaA Beer debuts on National Pizza Day on April 7th, which is ironically not March 14 (3.14) for a very limited time for $49.99 per 4-pack in un-named select markets. If that price is too steep for you, feel free to sign up for a free 4-pack of the beer and forthcoming new Tombstone Pizza flavor here from now until launch day.
Founders KBS Double Oaked joins the Kentucky Breakfast lineup this spring.
FoundersKBS Double Oaked is a robust addition to Founders’ Kentucky Breakfast Stout lineup, a bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout arriving in spring 2024.
This variant undergoes a unique double barrel-aging process, spending time in two sets of bourbon barrels to amplify the oak and bourbon flavors. It builds on the classic KBS foundation of rich coffee and dark chocolate with enhanced notes of vanilla, charred oak, and warm bourbon. Expect a bold aroma of roasted malt and whiskey, with a velvety, full-bodied mouthfeel. A luxurious, sippable stout for barrel-aged enthusiasts.
Founders KBS Double Oaked is available in 12-ounce bottles and draft for a limited time.
SweetWater 27th Anniversary, held February 17, 2024, at the brewery in Atlanta, Georgia. Music headliners included Maddy O’Neil, EarthGang and Daniel Donatos Cosmic Country.
Scofflaw Juice Quest Hazy IPA: Atlanta’s New Year-Round Tropical Hazy
Scofflaw Juice Quest, a new hazy India pale ale has joined the brewery’s lineup this month to begin 2024.
The brewery hosted a small media event at Ormsby’s on Atlanta’s westside, hyping up some excitement for this this latest addition to Scofflaw’s core lineup. Juice Quest is a lush, citrus and tropical IPA brewed with Azacca, Citra, and Mosaic hops.
The retro video games are more than just for fun while drinking, it’s part of Juice Quest’s vibe. Think of the days of hanging out with friends in the basement growing up, a nod both Scofflaw’s famed Basement IPA, and the brewery’s basement brewery beginnings.
Scofflaw Juice Quest is available year-round in 12-ounce cans and draft year-round starting in January, 2024.
Style: Hazy IPA Hops: Azacca, Citra, Mosaic
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft. Year-Round Debut: January 2024
Truly releases Hot Wing Sauce flavored hard seltzer
Truly Hot Wing Sauce Hot Seltzer was released in a handful of states this week.
If you had to double-check the calendar to see what day it was, so did we. Truly Hot Wing Sauce Hard Seltzer is a thing. This looks like something a brand would post on April Fool’s Day.
Ahead of “The Big Game” Truly debuted a limited edition Hot Wing Sauce flavor, only available online and instantly selling out. Best we can figure, it’s like you dipped your hot wings in a hard seltzer.
Want to take your big game watch party to the next level without shelling out $10,000 on tickets? Truly has you covered with their weirdest, wildest, “who’s ready for some damn football” -est flavor to date: Hot Wing Sauce! This limited edition batch of hard seltzer was created to complete your game-day food spread as the football season comes to a close — get it while it’s hot (or, uhh, cold).
Four 16-ounce cans will run you $24 if there is a re-stock, available to ship in California, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Florida.
Terrapin Double Red is barrel-aged collaboration heaven
It almost sounds like fiction now, but there was a time in beer when the mere mention of barrel aging would elicit a Pavlovian response. You released it, they would come. Somewhere we lost that.
I’m not sure if it was just a flooded market or style-hype shift. The days of barrel-aged perfection faded for diabetic pastry stouts and chunky lactose haze bombs. In all honesty, I thought those days were gone until I stumbled upon this one.
Terrapin Beer Company has always just done whatever they want to do, stayed true to the mountain biking, travel, solar-powered, live music hippie culture, and just be. Two decades of growth trajectory show it.
Let’s talk about this beer. It’s no secret that Terrapin entered the Miller Coors portfolio years ago, and besides extra capital, it brought new opportunities for collaboration- in this case specifically – Coors Whiskey Company.
David Coors’ interest in whiskey started in college (naturally). He recalls sitting in his father’s (Pete Coors) Suburban on the way to the Coors brewery in Golden, Colorado, and David declared “We should make whiskey!” Without even looking at David, Pete said “We are good at one thing and one thing only, and that’s making beer,” David recalls.
That conversation nagged David for nearly 20 years. In 2019, Coors Brewing Company made the business decision to venture beyond the beer aisle. The time was right to make bourbon, but the question was the approach. He didn’t want to just source juice and slap a label on it. By the time the pandemic hit, Coors had started blending and fell in love with a single malt blended with a bourbon flavor profile that not a lot of people had been releasing.
“We are good at one thing and one thing only, and that’s making beer”
“I was enamored by the flavor profile that came out of it. I was bringing all these different blends to family dinner on Sundays and finally found a blend we settled on and took it to market in 2021,” David says.
Coors Whiskey had recently been doing a barrel-aged imperial porter for AC Golden, piquing a bigger interest in making other barrel-aged beers. They reached out to their various brewery partners. Terrapin immediately jumped in. Brewmaster and co-founder Spike Buckowski and President Dustin Watts loved the whiskey blends. They started by dismissing the idea of putting an imperial stout in the barrel, thinking that’s already been done too much. Rye malt is far and away Spike’s favorite to brew with and dotes heavily on retired Terrapin Big Hoppy Monster (Imperial Rye Ale). Spike used that grain bill to guide the creation of Double Barrel Red Ale.
“The one eye-opening thing was the effect freshly dumped whiskey barrels have on the final flavor. It was so bold on flavor, and big on booze, pushing the final alcohol by volume to 12.7%. I really wanted the red ale to come out of the barrel mimicking the flavors of the 5 Trails blend,” Spike says.
“Having the beer locked and loaded by the time these barrels hit the ground was a challenge for us,” Dustin says. David Coors’ team emptied the barrels and shipped them to Georgia in less than 48 hours. We wanted to be ready to fill,” he adds.
The collaborative result is a liquid flashback to the heyday of barrel-aged beer beauties that we’ve stayed up far too late drinking. Besides conjuring warm fuzzy Big Hoppy Monster flashbacks, Double Barrel marries the best parts of blended whiskey and smooth barrel-aged beer. Terrapin has done a lot of barrel-aged beers in the past but this one stands apart from the others. This wasn’t just “brew a beer and find a barrel,” it was an intentional creation and it shows. It’s a barrel-aged art form we’ve missed.
After the beer was emptied from the barrels, they were shipped back to Coors Whiskey Company who is aging a blend in the barrels, for an ale-finished whiskey coming in late 2024.
Terrapin Double Barrel Red Ale is available in limited 16-ounce cans and draft.
Style: Imperial Red Ale (Barrel Aged. Whiskey) Hops: Centennial, CTZ, Warrior Malts: 2-row malt, CaraMalt, Light Crystal, Malted Rye, Amber Malt, Extra light Crystal, Malted Wheat, Flaked Corn
FoundersKBS Chocolate Espresso is a bold and invigorating addition to Founders’ Kentucky Breakfast Stout lineup, a bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout debuting in spring 2024.
Infused with rich chocolate and espresso, this variant amplifies the classic KBS profile of coffee, dark chocolate, and bourbon with intense roasted coffee and cocoa flavors. Expect a robust aroma of espresso beans and dark chocolate, paired with a velvety, full-bodied mouthfeel and notes of oak, vanilla, and warm bourbon. A sophisticated, coffee-forward stout for KBS enthusiasts.
For decades, chocolate, coffee, and bourbon barrels have created delicious masterpieces. Immerse yourself with KBS Chocolate Espresso, our latest creation highlighting our favorite ingredients that have set the barrel-aging standard. The symphony of rich chocolate and bold espresso flavors harmonizes with notes of oak and a touch of vanilla for an unrivaled sensory experience.
Founders KBS Chocolate Espresso is available in 12-ounce bottles and draft for a limited time.
