Wicked Weed Brewing Co

Wicked Weed Divergence Bottles, 12/6

Wicked Weed Divergence, the brewery’s barrel aged sour porter with coffee, releases in bottles on December 6th.

This house favorite, brewed with locally roasted Konga Dry Processed coffee shines with bright notes of berry boosted by a roasted sour quality that Continue Reading →

Wicked Weed Terra Locale Appalachia, November 10th

Wicked Weed Brewing’s (Asheville, NC) Terra Locale Appalachia arrives on Monday November 10th. Appalachia is a brett saison, brewed with sweet potatoes, honey and grits. The Terra Locale series focuses on using local ingredients. The mountains of North Carolina? Grits are a perfect Continue Reading →

Wicked Weed Dark Arts, the Label

Wicked Weed Brewing (Asheville, NC) will release a new, American wild, bourbon barrel aged, imperial stout on Halloween you’ll know as Dark Arts.

Tickets to the event are sold out, but for those interested in labels, the art for this offering is Continue Reading →

Just Shipped: Wicked Weed Briars & Brett

Wicked Weed Brewing (Asheville, NC) just shipped a new offering in the Terra Locale series – Briars & Brett.

The beer is a gin barrel aged farmhouse ale, with blackberries.

Style: Farmhouse/Wild Ale (w/ Blackberries. Barrel Aged. Gin.)
Availability: 500 ml bottles
Distribution: NC Continue Reading →

Posted in Don't Miss This, Wicked Weed Brewing Co

Wicked Weed Launches New Series This Month

Wicked Weed Brewing (Asheville, NC) is on the cusp of launching a new series of beers you’ll come to know as Moeder Belgian-style Ales.

The Moder Series will offset the summer and fall offerings of the Terra Locale Series, focusing on old world styles. You’ll enjoy four different styles in this series – a Belgian-style tripel, quad, golden strong, and a strong dark.

Each of the styles will use spices and fruits that support the old world style flavors. Wicked Weed will use dried cherry and apricot in the quadrupel, and lavender and honey in the tripel. These strong styles will be perfect for cold weather drinking.

The first release in Wicked Weed’s Moder Series is Belgian-style strong ale, Hiver Joie, brewed with cranberries, orange peel, plum, and coriander. Hiver Joie will release in late December, or early January, 2015.

Image via Wicked Weed

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Wicked Weed Brewing Co

Wicked Weed Divergence Bottles, 12/6

Wicked Weed Divergence, the brewery’s barrel aged sour porter with coffee, releases in bottles on December 6th.

This house favorite, brewed with locally roasted Konga Dry Processed coffee shines with bright notes of berry boosted by a roasted sour quality that culminate in complex bourbon-aged ale.

Bottles will be available at the brewpub and Funkatorium, and will hit North Carolina distribution shortly after.

Style: Porter (w/ Coffee, Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability:
Arrival: 12/6/14

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Headlines, New Belgium, Wicked Weed Brewing Co

New Belgium & Wicked Weed Create “Tributary”[PICS]

Wicked Weed Brewing (Asheville, NC) and New Belgium Brewing (Fort Collins, CO) have teamed up on a new offering – Tributary.

Tributary was brewed at the brewpub in Asheville (future home to New Belgium), and will release on November 15th, 2014.

Tributary features malt from Colorado Malting, and Riverbend Malt in Asheville. Additionally, the beer features yeast from both New Belgium’s brettanomyces strain and Wicked Weed’s saison/brett blend. Rounding out the ingredients are sugar beets, Mosaic hops, and one experimental, yet to be named breed.

Barrels of water were shipped from Colorado to be added to the brew as well, signifying water’s important role in brewing. Abby Dickinson, Marketing and PR at Wicked Weed:

 “Two smaller tributaries coming together make a stronger, larger, more beautiful river… The same goes for craft beer. We are all a part of a larger community and when we can come together and support each other, we are a part of something more beautiful…”

A portion of the proceeds from bottle sales will benefit the Western North Carolina Alliances’s French Broad Riverkeeper program. Wicked Weed/New Belgium Tributary will be released at 2 pm on November 15th.

Style: Imperial Saison (w/ Sugar Beets)
Availability: 500ml Bottles
Arrival: 11/15/14, 2 pm

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Images via Wicked Weed Brewing

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Don't Miss This, New Releases, Wicked Weed Brewing Co

Wicked Weed Terra Locale Appalachia, November 10th

Wicked Weed Brewing’s (Asheville, NC) Terra Locale Appalachia arrives on Monday November 10th. Appalachia is a brett saison, brewed with sweet potatoes, honey and grits. The Terra Locale series focuses on using local ingredients. The mountains of North Carolina? Grits are a perfect choice.

Style: Saison (w/ Honey, Sweet Potatoes, Grits)
Availability: 500ml bottles
Arrival: 11/10/14

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 Image via Wicked Weed

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Don't Miss This, New Releases, Wicked Weed Brewing Co

Wicked Weed Jack O’ Hammered Pumpkin Ale Hits Shelves [PICS]

Wicked Weed Brewing Co (Asheville, NC) just shipped an new offering – Jack O’ Hammered Pumpkin Ale, just in time for Halloween.

Jack O’ Hammered is of course a pumpkin ale, brewed with roasted cocoa nibs, and finishes with heat from serrano, ancho, and habanero peppers. It’s no secret the brewery dotes a little on this one.

Below are some pictures from the cocoa nib roasted at the brewery in Asheville.

Wicked Weed Jack O’ Hammered is available in North Carolina distribution on draft, alongside Briars & Brett Farmhouse Ale.

Style: Pumpkin Ale (w/ Cocoa NIbs, Chili Peppers)
Availability: 500ml bottles
Arrival: Late October, 2014

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Wicked Weed Brewing Co

Wicked Weed Dark Arts, the Label

Wicked Weed Brewing (Asheville, NC) will release a new, American wild, bourbon barrel aged, imperial stout on Halloween you’ll know as Dark Arts.

Tickets to the event are sold out, but for those interested in labels, the art for this offering is a little bit of a departure for Wicked Weed’s colorful labels.

Style: American Wild Ale / Wild Imperial Stout (Barrel aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 500ml Bottles, Draft. (Limited. Initial release)
Arrival: 10/31/14

15% ABV

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, Wicked Weed Brewing Co

Just Shipped: Wicked Weed Briars & Brett

Wicked Weed Brewing (Asheville, NC) just shipped a new offering in the Terra Locale series – Briars & Brett.

The beer is a gin barrel aged farmhouse ale, with blackberries.

Style: Farmhouse/Wild Ale (w/ Blackberries. Barrel Aged. Gin.)
Availability: 500 ml bottles
Distribution: NC only

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Image via Wicked Weed Brewing

by Reid Ramsay