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SweetWater 19, a Belgian golden in wine barrels

2016 marks Atlanta, Georgia’s biggest brewery’s 19th year. To celebrate, meet SweetWater 19 Golden Belgian Style Ale.

Readers of Beer Street Journal will recall that last year’s birthday beer was intended to be a sour ale. However, anyone that knows anything about Continue Reading →

Great Divide Yeti headed to cans

Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout will soon be available in cans. The brewery has already teased the beer’s existence on social media.

Great Divide Yeti is one of the brewery’s most highly rated, as well as a year-round offering. (Other Yeti variants Continue Reading →

Tallgrass Half Pipe Tart Pale Ale hits cans in March

Tallgrass Half Pipe Tart Pale Ale will join the brewery’s can lineup in March, 2016.

This later spring/summer seasonal bases as a pale ale, soured with Lactobacillus bacteria. Additionally, the beer is aggressively dry-hopped.

If you grew up playing Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater or watching Continue Reading →

Fonta Flora Land Trust, a special collaboration

Fonta Flora Land Trust will be available starting January 16, 2016. A collaboration with the Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina and Fox Gap Farms.

Fonta Flora Land Trust is an “Appalachian Apple Saison” that features North Carolina Riverbend Malt, barley smoked Continue Reading →

Posted in Coming Soon, Fonta Flora Brewery

Fonta Flora Sun Gold joins “Grisette” series

Fonta Flora Sun Gold will join Land Trust Saison in a dual release on January 16th.

Subtitled “Appalachian grisette”, Fonta Flora Sun Gold is features River Bend Malt, and local, raw, sun gold spelt from Red Tail Grains of Efland, NC. Part of the brewery’s ongoing grisette series.

This beer is part of our Grisette series that features a unique heritage grain. Much like Bloody Butcher, Sun Gold is bone dry, effervescent, rustic and tart. 

Fonta Flora Sun Gold, Land Trust, plus one more beer, debut on at the brewery on January 16th.

Style: Grisette
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Release: 1/16/16

4.8% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Headlines, SweetWater Brewing

SweetWater 19, a Belgian golden in wine barrels

2016 marks Atlanta, Georgia’s biggest brewery’s 19th year. To celebrate, meet SweetWater 19 Golden Belgian Style Ale.

Readers of Beer Street Journal will recall that last year’s birthday beer was intended to be a sour ale. However, anyone that knows anything about wild ales knows that the beer is ready when it’s ready. That sour is still in the barrels.

While not the sour ale that everyone is still clamoring for, SweetWater 19 is a golden Belgian-style ale, aged in both Merlot and Cabernet barrels.

This Golden Belgian Style Ale matured for over a year on brett in Cabernet and Merlot barrels, then was blended with a bright, citrusy hop-forward Belgian style IPA. Four plus two equals seven here, as the finished product is bigger than the sum of its parts. The art of this crafted cuvee is in the hop profile with a Belgian style nose up front, followed by woody undertones and a complex finish. After 19 years we’re still all about brewing great beer, supporting the communities who drink it and having a kick ass time along the way.

Much like the previous releases, SweetWater 19 will be available in 750 milliliter bottles, corked & caged. The brewery has not yet announced this offering.

Style: Belgian-style Strong Ale (Barrel Aged. Wine Aged.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles, Draft. Limited Release
Release: TBA (Typically February/March), 2016

7% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Left Hand Brewing

Left Hand Hard Wired Nitro Coffee Porter slated for February (Updated)

Left Hand Hard Wired Nitro Coffee Porter will expand the the brewery’s Nitro bottle lineup in February, 2016. Brewery reps mentioned that we’d see the beer as early as January. A tasting room release is slated for January 29th. Distribution will follow shortly after.

A few years ago, Left Hand made headlines when they launched Milk Stout Nitro, a nitrogen based edition of their popular draft offering. The nitro bottle was a first by an American craft brewery.

Left Hand Hard Wired Nitro Coffee Porter continues the tradition, nitrogenating a coffee laced porter.

Super smooth with chocolate malt, coffee and toffee notes.

Left Hand Hard Wired Nitro Coffee Porter will be available in 12 ounce bottles and draft.

Style: Porter (w/ Coffee, Nitrogen Pour)
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft
Release: February, 2016

6% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Don't Miss This, Great Divide

Great Divide Yeti headed to cans

Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout will soon be available in cans. The brewery has already teased the beer’s existence on social media.

Great Divide Yeti is one of the brewery’s most highly rated, as well as a year-round offering. (Other Yeti variants appear throughout the year.)

YETI IMPERIAL STOUT is an onslaught of the senses. It starts with big, roasty malt flavor that gives way to rich caramel and toffee notes. YETI gets its bold hop character from an enormous quantity of American hops. It weighs in at a hefty 75 IBUs.

Great Divide Yeti will apparently be available in 12 ounce cans while it is still cold outside, alongside its bottle and draft siblings.

Style: Imperial Stout
Availability: 22oz Bottles, 12oz Bottles, Draft (Current), Cans (Soon)
Release: TBA

9.5% ABV, 75 IBUs

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Tallgrass Brewing

Tallgrass Half Pipe Tart Pale Ale hits cans in March

Tallgrass Half Pipe Tart Pale Ale will join the brewery’s can lineup in March, 2016.

This later spring/summer seasonal bases as a pale ale, soured with Lactobacillus bacteria. Additionally, the beer is aggressively dry-hopped.

If you grew up playing Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater or watching the X-Games, this totally rad American pale ale with a tart kickflip is right up your ollie, er, I mean, alley.

Tallgrass Half Pipe Tart Pale Ale will be a 16 ounce can, and draft offering.

Style: American Wild Ale (Sour pale ale)
Availability: 16oz Cans, Draft. Summer seasonal
Release: March, 2016

5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Fonta Flora Brewery

Fonta Flora Land Trust, a special collaboration

Fonta Flora Land Trust will be available starting January 16, 2016. A collaboration with the Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina and Fox Gap Farms.

Fonta Flora Land Trust is an “Appalachian Apple Saison” that features North Carolina Riverbend Malt, barley smoked in-house with Fox Gap applewood. The saison features Fonta Flora’s mix culture saison yeast. But wait, there’s more.

Land Trust went through a second fermentation, this time with Fox Gap Farms organic apple juice, and foraged spice bush twigs. Oh yeah, there is a third  fermentation in the bottle.

A portion of the proceeds from this new saison will benefit the Foothills conservation effort.

Style: Saison (w/ Apples, Spice Bush Twigs)
Availability: 750ml bottles. Limited release
Release: 1/16/16

5.2% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Burial Beer Co, Coming Soon

Burial Beer Cold Moon Winter Ale on New Year’s Eve

The final release in the brewery’s year-long Moon Series closes with Burial Beer Cold Moon Winter Ale.

Read more: Burial Beer Co

The winter ale is aged on sage, and adorned with cedar tree. Interestingly, sage, cedar, and sweetgrass are 3 of the 4 sacred medicines (tobacco is the 4th).

Burial Beer Cold Moon Winter Ale will be available on December 31st, at 2 pm. $16 each, 2 bottle limit.

Style: Winter Ale (w/ Sage)
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Release: 12/31/15

?? ABV

by Reid Ramsay