A couple of days ago, the 2011 Sam Adam’s Beer Lover’s Choice sample beers were revealed. Looks like “Sample B” was a “Maple Wood Porter. Brewed w/ Maple syrup & aged w/ oak staves.”
Updated, the samples look like this:
Sample A: Continue Reading →
New lager headed your way soon from Moylan’s Brewing (Novato, CA.) Bjor Nagal is a beer with a big German ingredient list, big on flavor, & lighter on alcohol.
Moylan’s Describes:
“Bjor Nagal” is Gaelic for “California Common.” The lager is a Continue Reading →
Odell Brewing (Ft Collins, CO) is resurrecting a “guilty pleasure” brew in April. Double Pilsner returns, a previous tenant of the brewery’s Single Batch Series.
What You Need To Know:
This summer, Double Pilsner arrives in 12oz/4pks. Odell describes Double Pilsner as a “creative Continue Reading →
In honor of New Belgium Brewing’s 20th Anniversary, Fat Tire is going on a joy ride. Through Labor Day 2011, Fat Tire headlines a Joyride Campaign focusing on stories about the beer’s history; both in enjoyment and in brewing process. The Joyride campaign leads up to a big surprise in June – and the release of New Belgium’s Fat Tire inspired release of Super Cru. New labels will accompany the promotion – the infamous tire slowing leaving the Fat Tire labels, only to return loaded up from the Joy Ride. (Or for the Joyride?)
Check out the promotion site —> Joy Ride 2011
Another beer joining The Bruery’s Reserve Society offerings is a spin on Mischief. They have taken the Belgian golden ale and added in brett.
From The Bruery Reserve email:
Mischief Gone Wild — Most of you have already had our hoppy Belgian-style Continue Reading →
This spring, Boston Beer Company (Sam Adams) is adding single hopped additions of their Latitude 48 IPA. Names for the 48th Latitude dubbed the “hop belt” of the Northern Hemisphere. The regular edition of Latitude 48 is a blend of Ahantum, Simcoe, & East Kent Golding hops. The new editions dissect the hops of the original Lat 48, plus a few extra. A bit like Mikkeller has done with their single hop IPA series.
What You Need To Know:
Latitude 48 will be available in 6 options. Regular Latitude 48. Single hopped editions, Adhantum, Simcoe, East Kent Golding, Zeus, Hallertau Mittelfrueh.
From the labels:
Hallertau: …Brewed only with Hallertau Mittelfrueh Noble Hops, a traditional variety of Bavaria’s Hallertau in Germany… Hallertau Mittelfrueh hops contribute a soft bitterness, along with delicate lemony citrus and resinous pine notes, balanced by slight sweetness and full body from the five different malts.
It’s good to have friends at the Craft Brewers Conference, even when you can’t be there. Some big talk is circulating around CBC about Russian River Brewing collaborating with Sierra Nevada Brewing again. There has been one other collaboration between Continue Reading →
