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CASK ALERT: Bruery 7 Grain Saison

[UPDATE 12/17] – It has been discovered that the cask tonight  is actually The Bruery’s 7 Grain Saison.  Made  using barley,oats,wheat,rye,corn,rice and spelt.  A bit less abv than rue – 5.5% ABV.

The Porter Beer Bar taps a cask of The Continue Reading →

The Bruery’s 3 French Hens Arrives!

It’s here. The 3rd release in The Bruery’s 12 days of Christmas.  Year 1 was “Partridge in a Pear Tree.”  Last year — “Two Turtle Doves.”  2010 brings “3 French Hens.”  Each year the style is different.  Each bottle is Continue Reading →

The Bruery Autumn Maple

The Bruery Autumn Maple, one of the California based brewery’s most popular offerings. Brewed with yams, and spices, nothing could taste more like fall.

Brewed with 17 lbs. of yams per barrel (in other words, a lot of yams!), this autumn seasonal Continue Reading →

New In Bottle – Saison De Lente

This seasonal offering by The Bruery (Placienta, CA) makes its first appearance in Atlanta.  Saison De Lente is a farmhouse/saison that is both refreshing and light.  Brewed with the wild yeast Brettanomyces, extra hops are added this saison for balanced Continue Reading →

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CASK ALERT: Bruery 7 Grain Saison

[UPDATE 12/17] – It has been discovered that the cask tonight  is actually The Bruery’s 7 Grain Saison.  Made  using barley,oats,wheat,rye,corn,rice and spelt.  A bit less abv than rue – 5.5% ABV.

The Porter Beer Bar taps a cask of The Bruery’s 7 Grain Saison.  This is a specialty offering by The Bruery, and like their other saisons,  is unfiltered, and cask conditioned.

Style: Saison/Farmhouse Ale

Taste Expectations: Grains FTW! Leave a comment with what you taste!

Cask taps 6pm, 12/17/10

Porter Beer Bar
1156 Euclid Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30307

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, The Bruery

The Bruery’s 3 French Hens Arrives!

It’s here. The 3rd release in The Bruery’s 12 days of Christmas.  Year 1 was “Partridge in a Pear Tree.”  Last year — “Two Turtle Doves.”  2010 brings “3 French Hens.”  Each year the style is different.  Each bottle is intended to be cellared until the 12th release in 2019.

This years style:
“The third verse of our ‘Twelve Beers of Christmas’ saga incorporates vinous and oaky notes into a bold and spicy dark ale. 10% ABV.” The formulation consists of 75% Belgian-style Dark Ale and 25% ale aged in French Oak barrels.

Style: Belgian Strong Dark Ale

Taste Expectations: Belgian yeast & the flavors that follow with it.  Dark fruits, raisins, figs, dates.  Sweet caramel malts mixed with a hint of oak.

Availability: 750 ML Champagne Bottles.  Some draft. One time brew.

10% ABV

Looking for this? [Update 12/3]  In stock, Hop City, Green’s Beer, Tower (Both locations), Mink’s Package, Decatur Wine & Spirits. Sorry Total Wine has no idea when & if they will receive.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Founders Brewing, Now Tapping, Smuttynose Brewing, The Bruery

Cypress Street’s Beer Geek Tuesday 10/12

Tonight at Cypress Street, Beer Geek Tuesday celebrates the coming of fall by tapping a few popular, and slightly hard to come by offerings-

The Bruery – Autumn Maple – Belgian Strong Dark, 10.5% ABV.  Brewed with 17 lbs of yams. Maple syrup, molasses, & spices.

Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale – 6.3% ABV. Very popular pumpkin ale.  Nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice.

Founder’s Harvest Ale – American Pale Ale, 6.5% ABV.  Fresh hop flavor, citrus & pine. Fall seasonal.

Beer Geek Tuesday kicks off @ 7pm!

Cypress Street Pint & Plate
817 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30308

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, The Bruery

COMING SOON: The Bruery’s 3 French Hens

The Bruery (Placentia, CA) knows how to celebrate Christmas.  Why?  They have been releasing a beer in honor of the 12 days of Christmas. (The song.) Year 1 was “Partridge in a Pear Tree.”  Last year – “Two Turtle Doves.”  2010 brings “3 French Hens.”  Each year the style is different.  Each bottle is intended to be cellared until the 12th release in 2019.

This years style:
“The third verse of our ‘Twelve Beers of Christmas’ saga incorporates vinous and oaky notes into a bold and spicy dark ale. 10% ABV.” The formulation consists of 75% Belgian-style Dark Ale and 25% ale aged in French Oak barrels.

Availability: 750 ML/ Champagne Bottles.  One time brew.

Arrival: Late October- Early November 2010

10% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Seasonal Return, The Bruery

The Bruery Autumn Maple

The Bruery Autumn Maple, one of the California based brewery’s most popular offerings. Brewed with yams, and spices, nothing could taste more like fall.

Brewed with 17 lbs. of yams per barrel (in other words, a lot of yams!), this autumn seasonal is a different take on the “pumpkin” beer style. Brewed with cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, vanilla, molasses, and maple syrup, and fermented with our traditional Belgian yeast strain, this bold and spicy beer is perfect on a cold autumn evening.

The Bruery Autumn Maple is a 750 milliliter bottle, and draft offering. Seasonally.

Style: Belgian Strong Dark

Taste Expectations: Tastes of  candied yams.  Cinnamon, caramel, with a touch of molasses.  Maple and vanilla fall into place as you drink.  Some roasted malt flavors.

Availability: 750ml bottles.  Capped.  Fall seasonal.

10.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, The Bruery

NEW RELEASE: The Bruery’s Tradewinds

I don’t know whether hate Patrick Rue, or I’m jealous of him.  Probably a bit of both.  Mainly because at 29 years old he has created one of the most innovative craft breweries in the United States.  (In my humble opinion.)  The newest release to reach Georgia from The Bruery has arrived – Tradewinds, and it’s sure to satisfy.

Tradewinds is The Bruery’s summer seasonal, and is a tripel style of beer.  Anyone who know’s The Bruery’s beers knows that they didn’t stop at just brewing a tripel.  How boring would that be?  Instead using Belgian candi sugar, an ingredient that resembles rock candy from your childhood and is used to raise the alcohol in beer without changing the beer’s body.  The Bruery however, used rice in the mash instead of candi sugar.  The rise increases the alcohol in the beer, but lightens the body.  Great idea for a summer seasonal.  In addition to the rice, Thai basil was used to spice Tradewinds up a bit and add complexity.  As always, The Bruery beers are bottle conditioned.  You’ll find an almost champagne level of carbonation due to the yeast used.

Taste Expectations: Tradewinds is spicy.  Look for basil leave, clove, pepper and lemon citrus.  The basil and hops play off each other a good bit.   Pour slowly!

Availablility: 750 ML Champagne bottles. Capped. Seasonally offered each summer.

8% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, The Bruery

New In Bottle – Saison De Lente

This seasonal offering by The Bruery (Placienta, CA) makes its first appearance in Atlanta.  Saison De Lente is a farmhouse/saison that is both refreshing and light.  Brewed with the wild yeast Brettanomyces, extra hops are added this saison for balanced character.  Those of you who have had Saison Rue, there are some similarities, but with slightly less alcohol and lighter in body.

In tasting, note citrus, fruits, funk from the Brett yeast, and some tart.  Some lemon, and spiciness from flavors like clove or cardamom.   Saison is light and easy drinking, perfect for the coming spring.

Saison De Lente is offered seasonally, in 750ml champagne bottles, and limited draft offerings.  Estimated retail – 8.99 a bottle.

All beer offerings by The Bruery are unfiltered, unpasteurized, and bottle-conditioned.

Tap Sightings coming soon .

6.5% ABV


by Reid Ramsay