You have actually had a beer from Brouwerij Liefmans recently. It was under a different name – Ommegang Zuur. Zuur was a collaboration between Liefmans and the Cooperstown, New York Brewery. Zuur contained a specialty blend of some of Liefmans signature beers. Founded in 1679, Liefmans creates blended beers, originally meant to preserve the beer in the winter prior to refrigeration. The beers were/and still are brewed, and matured for close to 2 years. Before bottling, the beer is blended with young, sweet beer to freshen the beer. Goudenband is the flagship example of this technique.
The three bottles to the left have been out of the market for a while (or not sold in the U.S. at all until now.) Three titles have just appeared –
One quick suggestion for Duck Rabbit Brewing (Farmville, NC) – they need to update their website. Anyway, Duck Rabbit’s Wee Heavy was first released in April 2006. This beer hasn’t seen much time at the bar or on shelves in Continue Reading →
The winter seasonal from Red Brick Brewing is upon us. Replacing the breweries “Winter” label will be Long John Ale this season. It’s a dark ale with a Belgian flair that cellars well, much like it’s Winter predecessors.
The 4th and final edition of the Sierra Nevada Anniversary series has arrived. The series elebrates 30 years of craft brewing. To fully commemorate this occasion, the Chico, California brewery is releasing 4 very special releases. Three have been released Continue Reading →
Shmaltz Brewing (San Francisco/NYC) just released Jewbelation 14 in celebration of their 14 years of craft brewing. Just to recap – it’s a big barleywine – 14 hops, 14 malts. The Jewbelation series started in Shmaltz’s 8th year of brewing Continue Reading →
Joining BrewDog’s (Glasgow, Scotland) Paradox imperial stout series is Smokehead. Paradox is series of oak aged explorations, where the base stout is aged in different Scottish whiskey cask. This stouts are bold, and complex. They aren’t for the faint Continue Reading →
New from Peak Organic Brewing Company (Portland, ME) is their latest seasonal, Winter Session. Inspired by the Peak’s popular summer release – Summer Session Winter Session is just as tasty. It’s a wheat ale, with a darker malt profile. Continue Reading →
You have actually had a beer from Brouwerij Liefmans recently. It was under a different name – Ommegang Zuur. Zuur was a collaboration between Liefmans and the Cooperstown, New York Brewery. Zuur contained a specialty blend of some of Liefmans signature beers. Founded in 1679, Liefmans creates blended beers, originally meant to preserve the beer in the winter prior to refrigeration. The beers were/and still are brewed, and matured for close to 2 years. Before bottling, the beer is blended with young, sweet beer to freshen the beer. Goudenband is the flagship example of this technique.
