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Round Trip Oktoberfest cans available Friday

Atlanta, Georgia’s Round Trip Oktoberfest cans will be available starting Friday, September 10th. 

The brewery just brought a new canning line online this week, giving the brewery greater flexibility with beers to-go. Round Trip’s cans are currently only available for purchase at Continue Reading →

Upslope releases Oktoberfest Lager, plus fest party

Boulder, Colorado’s Upslope Brewing has released Oktoberfest Lager, in time for fest season. 

This brand new limited release, is described by the brewery as a “modern, malt-forward brew,” featuring Leopold Bros Floor-Malted Pilsner. 

A sweet, fresh-baked bread nose is followed by light Continue Reading →

Buskey Strawberry Kiwi Cider coming Friday

Richmond, Virginia’s Buskey Cider releases a limited a new limited edition cider on August 27th – Buskey Strawberry Kiwi. 

The hard cider features Virginia apples, plus strawberries and kiwis. 

Smells like a strawberry, tastes like a kiwi!

RELATED: BUSKEY CIDER DEBUTS CIDER SOFT Continue Reading →

Posted in Our Mutual Friend Brewing Company, New Releases

Our Mutual Friend releases barrel-aged ‘Gratitude 8’

Denver, Colorado’s Our Mutual Friend Brewing is releasing the 8th edition of their special Gratitude beer this weekend. 

This year’s edition is a barrel-aged imperial stout. 

The brewery is hosting their annual Gratitude Party on September 18th. Party bundles can be purchased for $65.00, which includes a Gratitude shirt, glass, 1 can of Gratitude 8, and 2 drink tickets to use at the event. 

EVENT: OUR MUTUAL FRIEND GRATITUDE 8 PARTY

Our Mutual Friend Gratitude 8 is a brewery-only release in 16-ounce cans. 

Style: Imperial Stout (Barrel-Aged. Spirit barrel not specified)
Availability: 16oz Cans. Brewery Only.

Debut: 9/18/21

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Buskey Cider, New Releases

1.5 years in the making: Buskey Sherry Barrel-Aged Cider

Virginia-based Buskey Cider is releasing Sherry Barrel-Aged Cider this Friday. It is one of just a handful of barrel-aged offerings by the cidery to date.

The inspiration for this cider starts with co-founder Elle Correll, who spent time in Jerez de la Frontera, part of Spain’s Andalusia region. The city is well-known for its sherry production. According to Buskey, Elle has been wanting to make a sherry barrel cider since they opened. 

MORE: BUSKEY CREATES CIDER SOFTSERVE

A barrel-fermented cider -a 100% Virginia-grown blend of Ashmead’s Kernel, Black Twig, and Winesap apples went into an Oloroso Sherry barrel in December of 2019. After 9 months, the cider was bottled and bottle conditioned for over a year. 

[This] unique bottled cider is nutty, with a raisin character with a citrusy finish.

Buskey Sherry Barrel-Aged Cider is available for pre-order now, releasing in 500-milliliter bottles on Friday, September 10th. 

Style: Hard Cider (Barrel Aged. Oloroso Sherry. )
Availability: 500ml Bottles. Limited Release. 
Debut: 9/10/21

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Round Trip Brewing, New Releases

Round Trip Oktoberfest cans available Friday

Atlanta, Georgia’s Round Trip Oktoberfest cans will be available starting Friday, September 10th. 

The brewery just brought a new canning line online this week, giving the brewery greater flexibility with beers to-go. Round Trip’s cans are currently only available for purchase at the brewery. 

Moderately toasted bread flavors and a pleasant sweetness. The tent is open and the gang’s all here. 

The lager release arrives ahead of the brewery’s inaugural Oktoberfest events starting September 24th. 

FULL EVENT LINEUP: ROUND TRIP OKTOBERFEST 2021

Round Trip Oktoberfest is available in 12-ounce cans will be available to-go at the brewery starting Friday. 

Style: Oktoberfest
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft. Seasonal Release. 
Debut: September 2021

5.5% ABV, 24 IBUs

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Creature Comforts, New Releases

Creature Comforts releases hazy session IPA, Mind Matter

Creature Comforts Mind Matter, a hazy session India pale ale debuts today. 

The beer is just 4.7% alcohol by volume, hopped with Strata, Azalea, and Idaho 7. According to Creature Comforts, the term “mind matter” is a term used by taproom staff member and label designer Gunnar Tarsa (@theboywhoseesyellow) as a to describe how he “conjures dreams and ideas into our world through the art of drawing.”

This mix of hops gives the beer tropical, citrus, and berry notes.

Creature Comforts Mind Matter is available in 16-ounce cans at the brewery in Athens, Georgia starting September 3rd. 

Style: Session IPA 
Hops: Strata, Azacca, Idaho 7

Availability: 16oz Cans
Debut: 9/3/21

4.7% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Upslope Brewing Company, New Releases

Upslope releases Oktoberfest Lager, plus fest party

Boulder, Colorado’s Upslope Brewing has released Oktoberfest Lager, in time for fest season. 

This brand new limited release, is described by the brewery as a “modern, malt-forward brew,” featuring Leopold Bros Floor-Malted Pilsner. 

A sweet, fresh-baked bread nose is followed by light herbaceous hop character and a smooth finish.

In addition to the new beer, the brewery is hosting an Octoberfest at their Flatiron location. The event features the Oktoberfest beer, brats, a stein-hoisting contest and more. 

EVENT: UPSLOPE OKTOBERFEST

Upslope Oktoberfest is a 12-ounce can and draft offering for a limited time. 

Style: Oktoberfest
Hops: Hallertauer Mittelfrüh

Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft. Limited Release: 
Debut: Late August 2021

5.5% ABV, 22 IBUs

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Buskey Cider, New Releases

Buskey Strawberry Kiwi Cider coming Friday

Richmond, Virginia’s Buskey Cider releases a limited a new limited edition cider on August 27th – Buskey Strawberry Kiwi. 

The hard cider features Virginia apples, plus strawberries and kiwis. 

Smells like a strawberry, tastes like a kiwi!

RELATED: BUSKEY CIDER DEBUTS CIDER SOFT SERVE

16oz 4-pack cans are $14 each. Available at all Buskey locations starting at 12 noon. The cidery also delivers to Richmond and surrounding areas, Hampton Roads, and NOVA.

Style: Hard Cider (w/ Strawberries. Kiwis.)
Availability: 16oz Cans. Limited Release. 
Debut: 8/27/21

6.1% ABV

Image: Buskey Cider

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Champion Brewing, Headlines, New Releases

Champion Brewing creates a beer to pair with Duke’s Mayo

I grew up on Duke’s Mayo, which was highly unlikely considering I lived in state that was completely devoid of Duke’s. To this day I couldn’t tell you what mayo my friends ate growing up, but I’m sure it was something with a tangy zip, or some crap like that. We would vacation to see family a few times of year, whether upstate South Carolina, or Charleston and my father would stock up on Duke’s. We’d drive back north with a trunk full of mayo, and Beanie Weenies to get through another few months.(The pimento cheese was always a short term delicacy.) Later he would have family members ship it.

Either way. My southern born and raised family however, was and still is – a Duke’s Mayonnaise family. 

Charlottesville, Virginia based Champion Brewing Company has just introduced a new lager, meant to be paired with a southern sandwich favorite – A Duke’s heavy BLT.

The beer is a 5.1% ABV vienna lager perfectly named Family Recipe, brewed with Vienna malt, Magnum and Saaz hops. While I haven’t had the beer, I can tell you a BLT, with crispy bacon, lettuce as cold as the fridge, topped with Duke’s on white bread washed down with a crisp lager is a thing of beauty in the humid southern summer heat. Champion Brewing only uses Duke’s Mayonnaise in their restaurants for a reason. 

When I told my father about this collaboration he literally stopped speaking mid conversation and wanted to know where to get it. The irony now is that he can get all the Duke’s he wants, but not the beer. Life can be so cruel. 

READ MORE: COLLABORATIONS

Champion Family Recipe debuts this week Champion’s Tap House, Champion Grill, and Champion Ice House. The brewery will also be pouring Family Recipe at the Duke’s Mayo Classic games this year in Charlotte, North Carolina.  The  Doubleheader features East Carolina University versus Appalachian State University and UGA opening against Clemson.

Additionally, Family Recipe is shipping 16-ounce cans across Virginia and North Carolina for a limited time.

Style: Vienna Lager
Hops: Saaz, Magnum
Malts: Vienna

Availability: 16oz Cans, Draft. Limited Release
Debut: 8/20/21

5.1% ABV

by Reid Ramsay