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Wicked Weed Myrtille coming to Canvas Series

Wicked Weed Myrtille is coming soon the brewery’s Canvas Series in the near future.

The base golden sour was was aged in neutral wine barrels, locally grown North Carolina blueberries. (Neutral wine barrels are typically older barrels that impart very little Continue Reading →

Upper Hand Double Ringer, the 9th release

Upper Hand Double Ringer will mark the ninth release in the Michigan brewery’s lineup. The brewery has been open since November, 2014.

Double Ringer is an imperial IPA, brewed solely with Equinox hops. The result is a hoppy beer with notes Continue Reading →

Posted in Hi Wire Brewing, Coming Soon

Hi-Wire Single Barrel Oak Fermented Tart Wild Ale

Hi-Wire Single Barrel Oak Fermented Tart Wild Ale is one of two beers debuting in the brewery’s new Single Barrel Series on April 1st.

The brewery’s South Slope location has become a wild and sour beer playground, now that the new production location is open just minutes away.

Hi-Wire Single Barrel Oak Fermented Tart Wild Ale is a wild ale brewed with cherries and raspberries, then aged in oak. The beer is a part of a dual bottle release, alongside Dark Saison.

Johnathan Parks, Head brewer of Hi-Wire’s specialty beer program, mentions that these initial releases will be different from what you’ll expect from the sour program in the future.

Hi-Wire Single Barrel Oak Fermented Tart Wild Ale is limited to 120, 750 mililiter bottles. Available solely at the South Slope tap room at 2pm on April 1st.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Cherries, Raspberries. Oak Aged.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles. Limited.
Release: 4/1/16

4.8% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Hi Wire Brewing, Coming Soon, Don't Miss This

Hi-Wire Single Barrel Dark Saison kicks off new series

Hi-Wire Single Barrel Dark Saison will be one the brewery’s first entries into their Single Barrel Series on April 1st.

After the new production brewery (The Big Top) was completed last year, Hi-Wire announced that the original South Slope (downtown Asheville) location would become a sour/wild brewery. Early 2016 would reveal what is to come from the change.

Hi-Wire Single Barrel Dark Saison is brewed with dark malts, and aged in oak with Brettanomyces yeast.

“The main purpose of the new series is experimentation,” says Head Specialty Brewer, Johnathan Parks. “These beers are very different from what you are going to see from our larger upcoming wild and sour program.”

Hi-Wire Single Barrel Dark Saison is limited to 120, 750 mililiter bottles. Sold at the brewery’s South Slope tap room at 2pm on April 1st.

Style: American Wild Ale (Oak Aged)
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Release: 4/2/16

7.8% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in 4 Hands Brewing, Coming Soon

4 Hands City Wide Pale Ale coming in April

4 Hands City Wide Pale Ale is coming from the Saint Louis, Missouri based brewery.

The upcoming pale ale has been teased on social media over the past week. The can features the flag for the city of St. Louis.

Release looks to be April, 2016 – presumably for their home city only.

Style: American Pale Ale
Availability: 12oz Cans
Release: April, 2016

5.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in The Lost Abbey, Coming Soon, Don't Miss This

Lost Abbey Veritas 017 tickets on sale March 24th

Tickets to purchase Lost Abbey Veritas 017 will be available online on March 24th, 2016, at 12 noon (PST).

Lost Abbey Veritas 017 follows in the line of American wild/sour beers. This iteration is aged in oak with tart blackberries.

Tart Blackberry, strong notes of oak and tannins with a strong presence of Brett leads to a very refreshing jam-like finish.

The brewery is removing proxies from this online sale. (That’s when you buy the beer, and designate a person to pick up.) For Veritas 017, the purchaser has to be the one picking up the bottle(s). Those not picking up the beer during the designated time frame of April 16th and 17th, or attempting to use a proxy, will surrender their bottles back to Lost Abbey.

Lost Abbey Veritas 017 is limited to 4 per person, $41 dollars per bottle.

Style: American Wild/Sour Ale (w/ Blackberries. Oak Aged.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Presale: 3/24/16
Release: 4/16. 4/17

?? ABV

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

Wicked Weed Myrtille coming to Canvas Series

Wicked Weed Myrtille is coming soon the brewery’s Canvas Series in the near future.

The base golden sour was was aged in neutral wine barrels, locally grown North Carolina blueberries. (Neutral wine barrels are typically older barrels that impart very little if any oak barrel flavor to the liquid inside.)

Wicked Weed Myrtle is a golden sour ale aged in neutral wine barrels. Two pounds per gallon of fresh, whole North Carolina grown blueberries contribute an earthy and tannic backbone to this uniquely southern sour. When the time is right, the barrels are blended to achieve the perfect balance of berry and house Brett culture.

Wicked Weed Myrtille will be a 500 milliliter bottle offering, The brewery has not yet announced this beer.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Blueberries. Barrel Aged.)
Availability: 500ml Bottles
Release: TBA

6% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Upper Hand Brewery, Coming Soon

Upper Hand Double Ringer, the 9th release

Upper Hand Double Ringer will mark the ninth release in the Michigan brewery’s lineup. The brewery has been open since November, 2014.

Double Ringer is an imperial IPA, brewed solely with Equinox hops. The result is a hoppy beer with notes of pine and tropical fruit. Meant to be drank as fresh as possible.

 “You’ll find few places where spring is more vibrant than northern Michigan. With its intense aromas and flavors, Double Ringer will stir up your senses, just like the perfect spring day,” commented Larry Bell, President and Founder of Upper Hand Brewery and Bell’s Brewery, Inc.

Upper Hand Double Ringer will be available in April throughout Michigan’s upper peninsula, and northern Wisconsin.

Style: Imperial IPA
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft. Limited release
Debut: April, 2016

10% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in JailHouse Brewing, Coming Soon

Jailhouse Brewing Alibi to debut as brewery’s first can

Jailhouse Brewing Alibi will mark the brewery’s first canned offering from the Hampton, Georgia based brewery.

Brewery founder Glenn Golden and his team have been debating adding cans to their lineup for a while now. Being as small as they are, space (and can cost) have been a big factor in the decision. We at Beer Street Journal always thought that their best seller Slammer Wheat would have been the first can beer, but this April, Jailhouse Brewing Alibi will find aluminum.

It’s the deep south folks. Somewhere at the intersection of the southern heat, and food comes this golden ale, brewed with stone milled grits. Grits is good eatin’, and in this case, good drinkin’ too. In this case, giving the beer a little extra body.

Jailhouse Brewing Alibi is already available on draft. Look for it in 12 ounce cans in April, 2016.

Style: Golden Ale (w/ Grits)
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft
Debut: April, 2016

4.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay