More beer news from Southern Tier. There has been some buzz about this imperial IPA arriving in the city. Athens got the first shipment. Some accounts north of Atlanta got a few 6 packs, and now Atlanta finally has it Continue Reading →
I’ve been wondering which edition of this beer would reach Atlanta first. This beer is a collaboration between Victory, Stone, and Dogfish Head Brewing . Each brewery collaborated on this beer at Stone in California, and took the recipe home to brew and label under their own packaging. This Victory Brewing edition has arrived first. Still working on verifying if the Dogfish and Stone editions will hit the city. Read more for the whole story.
Style: Saison
6% ABV
The newest Terrapin seasonal has arrived! Pumpkinfest debuted last year as a part of Terrapin’s Side Project bomber series. In it’s sophomore release — this pumpkin beer gets promoted to seasonal.
If you don’t know Terrapin’s head brewer Spike Buckowski, Spike Continue Reading →
Peak Brewing just finished the last of a their very successful summer release — “Summer Session Ale.” A pale ale that canoodled with a wheat ale to make a crisp, summer session beer. Owner Rob Lucente, and brewer Jon Cadoux Continue Reading →
Nemesis 2010 is here! Arriving today is Founder’s Brewing’s coveted 1 time annual brew. Nemesis is different every year. Last year’s nemesis was a maple bourbon barrel aged wheatwine. This year is a big barleywine.
2010 Nemesis details –
“The 2010 release of Continue Reading →
Magic Hat Brewing was recently acquired by North American Breweries. That change hasn’t affected the brewing or the releases. Replacing last year’s release “Roxy Rolles” is “Hex Ourtoberfest.”
Commercial Description:
“A malty amber ale with hints of toffee and caramel and Continue Reading →
So many hit at once, I thought I would just combine them into a post. Fall seasonals are hitting the stores almost daily. Over the past week a some of the more well known Oktoberfests have arrived.
Oktoberfest is also known as Marzen. Beer and refrigeration actually have an intimate history. Brewing of beer, and preserving of beer has greatly improved since refrigeration. Prior to the ability to refrigerate, brewing had to be suspended during the warmer months, because the beer would spoil in the heat. ( Cold inhibits bacterial growth.) More often than not, March was the last feasible month to brew (Marzen=March.) They were stored underground or in some form of cold storage until fall — Sept/October. Also, these versions had a higher alcohol content to keep over time. Fest beers are typically darker, malty, not as hoppy as IPA’s and some pales.
Here’s a rundown of the new releases
