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Boulevard Snow & Tell released in seasonal lineup

Boulevard Snow & Tell, an oak-aged Scotch Ale has joined the brewery’s Fall/Winter lineup in November, 2015.

This new beer joins the brewery’s core seasonal program, that was preceded by another new seasonal offering – Boulevard Funky Pumpkin.

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Half Acre Quakerbridge Barleywine returns this month

Half Acre Quakerbridge Barleywine, the brewery’s annual ode to thankfulness, returns in November, 2015.

The brewery has not yet announced the exact release details. Half Acre Quakerbridge Barleywine was once known as Marty Stouffer’s Wild America Barley Wine.

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Posted in Coming Soon, Don't Miss This, Maine Beer Co, The Bruery

The Bruery Fourthmeal, a collaboration with Maine Beer Company

The Bruery Fourthmeal, a collaboration with Maine Beer Company is being bottled today. The Freeport, Maine based brewery recently traveled to Placentia, California for a brew day.

The Forthmeal name is a little homage to some of Maine Beer Company’s most popular offerings, Lunch and Dinner. The beer is a hoppy, Belgian-style ale, that combines flavor elements that both breweries are known for – Maine Beer Co.:Hoppy, The Bruery: Belgian influenced.

The Bruery and Maine Beer Company got together and cooked up something special for you: fourthmeal. It isn’t brunch; it isn’t “dinner.” It’s a hoppy Belgian-style ale that brings aspects of both breweries to the table: fruity, Belgian yeast esters, a crisp, ready backbone, citrus and piney hop characteristics, and a dry, hop-forward finish. There’s no-one shouting “come n’ git it” when it’s time to dine – just mouthwatering, dry-hopped aromatics, signally that it’s time for fourthmeal.

Per The Bruery, the collaboration will be “hoppy” with limited distribution through their network. Release details to follow.

Image: The Bruery

The Bruery Maine Beer Company

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Don't Miss This, Sierra Nevada

Sierra Nevada Beer Camp Across America Returns in 2016, With 30 Breweries

Sierra Nevada (Chico, CA/Mills River, NC) will re-create the Beer Camp Across America Series again in 2016. Today, the brewery released a little teaser video, now that the brewery process has already begun.

Last years Beer Camp featured 12 breweries creating their own Beer Camp recipes around the United States. The 2016 party will feature 30 breweries, chosen in six regions of the United States. (See graphic below).

These 30 breweries are in groups of five (plus a brewer from Sierra Nevada). Each will devise a new recipe for the Beer Camp Across America mixed pack, coming in 2016.

Next year, expect Beer Camp Across America release parties and special events in the six regions, starting with Northern California.

In the meantime, flashback to Beer Camp Across America 2014’s lineup.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Boulevard Brewing, Coming Soon

Boulevard Snow & Tell released in seasonal lineup

Boulevard Snow & Tell, an oak-aged Scotch Ale has joined the brewery’s Fall/Winter lineup in November, 2015.

This new beer joins the brewery’s core seasonal program, that was preceded by another new seasonal offering – Boulevard Funky Pumpkin.

Malt forward, oak-aged scotch ale is now on shelves alongside tried and true seasonal, Nutcracker Ale.

Style: Scotch Ales, (Oak-Aged)
Availability: 12oz bottles. November-December.

6.3% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Half Acre Brewing, Seasonal Return

Half Acre Quakerbridge Barleywine returns this month

Half Acre Quakerbridge Barleywine, the brewery’s annual ode to thankfulness, returns in November, 2015.

The brewery has not yet announced the exact release details. Half Acre Quakerbridge Barleywine was once known as Marty Stouffer’s Wild America Barley Wine.

…this weighty beer is a choose-your-own-adventure experience. Freshly plugged, this beer is a gooney 10% hop guster to bring your holiday retreat to its knees, but time allows this brew to round and settle into an ever maltier bomb of balance.

Half Acre Quakerbridge Barleywine is a draft, and 22 once bottle offering. Release details for 2015 announced soon.

Style: Barleywine
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft.
Return: November, 2015

10% ABV

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

Rogue Voodoo Doughnut Mango Astronaut Ale headed to donut series

Rogue Voodoo Doughnut Mango Astronaut Ale is coming to their pink bottle, “Donut Series” in November.

Rogue kicked off the Voodoo Doughnut Series with Voodoo Maple Bacon Porter. The beer honored Portland, Oregon based Voodoo Donuts achievement of setting the world record for the largest box of donuts.

The series has grown to include new offerings from Voodoo Donuts lineup, including Voodoo Donut Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana, and Pretzel, Raspberry, Chocolate, and Voodoo Doughnut Lemon Chiffon Crueller Ale.

Voodoo Doughnut’s closest flavor to this beer, according to their website is Mango Tango.

Like the other releases in this series, Rogue Voodoo Doughnut Mango Astronaut Ale will be available in 750ml pink bottles.

Style:       (w/ Mango)
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Arrival: TBA

?? ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Don't Miss This, Evil Twin Brewing

Evil Twin Molotov Cocktail Heavy on way, a hoppy 17.2% ABV

Evil Twin Brewing has a boozy IPA, Molotov Cocktail. That one is 13% ABV. You can even find a “lite” edition in cans, Molotov Lite, that’s a smooth 8% ABV.

The brewery will soon unleash Evil Twin Molotov Cocktail Heavy, a very imperial IPA that’s 17.2% ABV.

Not every state will be able to get a hold of this one, as that alcohol by volume will exceeds some state’s alcohol caps.

Evil Twin Molotov Cocktail Heavy will be available 22 ounce bottles. No arrival date yet for this hangover.

Style: Imperial IPA
Availability: 22oz Bottles
Release: TBA

17.2% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Anheuser-Busch, Coming Soon, Headlines

Anheuser-Busch is launching their own hard root beer

Update: Just as soon as this post went live, pictures showed up of Best Damn Root Beer out in the wild. Anheuser-Busch/Best Damn Brewing will be rolling out Best Damn Root Beer. Nationally by December.

Back in July, Anheuser-Busch purchased the BestDamn.com, and shortly after, Best Damn Apple Ale became the landing page.

At the time, it looked like A-B was looking for a new way to compete with the MillerCoors product – Redd’s Apple Ale. (That they will own soon.)

Now there’s this – Best Damn Root Beer . Pabst’s Small Town Brewery’s Not Your Father’s Root Beer is making millions, and it looks like that has caught Anheuser’s attention.

Best Damn Root Beer is a new label registered to Best Damn Beer Co., via Anheuser-Busch, Saint Louis, Missouri. The root beer’s tagline – Ale aged on vanilla beans, 5.5% ABV.

Best Damn Root Beer is available in 12 ounce cans, and draft, thanks to these pictures from a Beer Street Journal reader.

Developing…

by Reid Ramsay