Side Project #9 was Dark Side. Very tasty, and will only get better with time. In the tanks now at Terrapin Brewery (Athens, GA) is Side Project 10 – dubbed Capt’n Krunkles.
Krunkles is a Black IPA. While black IPA’s are not an official beer style, they are certainly popping up all over the place. My first was Stone Brewing’s 11th Anniversary turned Sublimely Self Righteous Ale. There is also Beer Here’s Dark Hops from Norway. Simplistically, these black IPA’s are brewed much like a regular IPA would be, but with black malts. They are deceptively hoppy, as most pour deep black in color.
Each time Terrapin rolls out a new beer, brewer Spike Buckowski will do a small write up with an ingredient outline, inspirations, etc. Unfortunately, he hasn’t written one yet – so I can’t tell you much about the hops/malts etc.
ETA on Capt’n Krunkles hitting the shelves is late February/ Early March.
about this. This Tuesday at Taco Mac’s “The Fred” the first ( and I think only) cask of Terrapin’s New Side Project “Dark Side” will be tapping.
This is not exactly an event, but more of an opportunity. As fun as it is to drink beer, or should I say current beer, I get even more excited to drink aged/cellared beer. That brings us to today.
Craft beer is obviously turning heads. Upscale restaurants who once focused on wines, selling only macro lagers/ales are now having multi course beer dinners featuring craft brewers. This is a prime (no pun intended) example. It’s a little last minute, but tickets are still available.
