Seasonal Return

Big Hoppy Monster is Back!

The latest seasonal from Terrapin’s “Monster Beer Tour” is on shelves this week.  It’s Big Hoppy Monster, back for it’s annual visit.

Commerical Description:
This mammoth imperial red ale leads with a tantalizing hop aroma that is quickly complemented by an enormous Continue Reading →

SEASONAL RETURN: Victory Festbier

Making it’s seasonal fall return is Victory Brewing’s Festbier (Downingtown, PA).  Festbier an all German ingredient fall lager that won a gold medal at GABF in 2007.

Commercial Description:
Seductively smooth, this medium-bodied amber beauty is akin to the great Oktoberfest Continue Reading →

SEASONAL RETURN: Founder’s Breakfast Stout

The beer that is the precursor to both Kentucky Breakfast Stout, and Canadian Breakfast Stout is making it’s seasonal return, simply – Breakfast Stout.   This double chocolate coffee oatmeal imperial stout is brewed once a year by Founder’s Brewing Continue Reading →

Sam Smith Stingo’s 2nd Release

Last year, Sam Smith’s Old Brewery (Yorkshire, England) released “Yorkshire Stingo” an English Strong Ale in the United States.  By the time you saw the bottle last August, it was already a year old.  It is brewed using a very historical brewing system over 200 years old called called “Yorkshire Squares.”  Read on for more history on this technique, and the beer.

Style: English Strong Ale

Availability: 550 ML Capped Bottles.  Limted to less than 2,000 cases.  Released on August 1st  annual on “Yorkshire Day.”

8% ABV

SEASONAL RETURN: Dogfish Punkin

I know a lot of people have been excited this pumpkin beer is coming back – Dogfish Punkin.

Dogfish‘s story on this seasonal favorite:

“A full-bodied brown ale with smooth hints of pumpkin and brown sugar. We brew our Punkin Ale with pumpkin meat, organic brown sugar and spices. This is the perfect beer to warm-up with, as the season cools.”