Seasonal Return

Wicked Weed Golden Angel returns today

Wicked Weed Golden Angel returns to the “Angels” lineup again today, June 30th.

Wicked Weed Golden Angel is an American sour, aged in red wine barrels with apricots for a total of 10 months. This sour rested on a full metric ton Continue Reading →

Abita Blueberry Wheat is back in Harvest Series

Abita Blueberry Wheat is back in the brewery’s lineup this month, complimenting their popular Strawberry Lager.

Fresh Louisiana blueberries highlight Abita Blueberry Wheat. The base wheat beer is hopped with German Perle hops.

This crisp wheat beer has the aroma and flavor of Continue Reading →

Posted in Wicked Weed Brewing Co, Seasonal Return

Wicked Weed Golden Angel returns today

Wicked Weed Golden Angel returns to the “Angels” lineup again today, June 30th.

Wicked Weed Golden Angel is an American sour, aged in red wine barrels with apricots for a total of 10 months. This sour rested on a full metric ton of apricots. If you don’t know weight…that’s a lot of apricots.

Deep golden with a bright fruit haze and stone fruit tartness, this ale pulls inspiration from traditional Lambic fruits and showcases the depth and range of apricot flavors.

Wicked Weed Golden Angel is available at the Funkatorium in Asheville, North Carolina.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Apricots. Wine Barrel Aged.)
Availability: 500ml Bottles, Draft. Limited Release.

Latest Return: 6/30/17

7% ABV

Image: Beer Street Journal

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Lonerider Brewing Company, Seasonal Return

Lonerider Magnificent 77 American IPA, Brewed with 77 Hop Varieties

Lonerider Magnificent 77 American IPA, brewed with 77 different hop varieties. First in the world? As far as we can tell.

I’m sure you brewers and home brewers are wondering about the process. Hops from 7 different countries were blended for the 7 hop additions in the 77 minute boil. After fermentation, Lonerider Magnificent 77 is dry-hopped with a different variety every day for 7 days, then 14 more varieties over the subsequent 7 days. If all those numbers got confusing, that means a lot of hops.

In the end Lonerider Magnificent 77 is a 7.7% alcohol by volume IPA (77 IBUs). Are you seeking this hop monster? The Raleigh, North Carolina brewery is releasing these cans once again at a dock party on July 7th.

As for the extensive hop lineup for Lonerider Magnificent 77, the brewery isn’t disclosing. Besides, would you read them all?

Style: IPA
Hops: 77 varieties.

Availability: 16oz Cans. Limited release.
Latest Return: 7/7/17

7.7% ABV, 77 IBUs

Image: Beer Street Journal 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in NoDa Brewing, Seasonal Return

Noda Good Will Hopping is back in hazy action

Noda Good Will Hopping is back in the brewery’s lineup again on June 30th.

The “New England Style” IPA is of course hazy, and full of Citrus, Simcoe, CTZ and Summit hops.

“there’s a satisfying level of bitterness on top of a dry and simple malt bill.” – Co-owner Todd Ford

Noda Good Will Hopping will be available in 16 ounce cans and draft starting Friday, June 30th.

Style: IPA
Hops: Citra, Simcoe, CTZ, Summit
Availability: 16oz Cans, Draft.
Latest Return: 6/30/17

7.4% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Stone Brewing Co., Don't Miss This, Seasonal Return

Stone Mocha IPA is a chocolatey, citrusy, coffee buzz

Stone Mocha IPA will be back in action this month across the brewery’s entire distribution network.

Taking the brewery’s love of India pale ales, and adding coffee and chocolate, and this new seasonal was born. Stone already excels at India pale ales. That little touch of chocolate and coffee makes this imperial IPA impossible to put down. So much so, another coffee and chocolate recipe was recently a part of the Enjoy By Series. 

One of the best IPAs in Stone’s lineup. Everyone already knows Stone Brewing and hops are a match made in heaven. Some of their IPAs are extremely hoppy, some are citrus heavy, tropical, even fruited. Adding coffee and chocolate to hoppy/bitter IPA has been hit or miss in final flavor for years. Then we try Stone Mocha IPA, and we are sold. Coffee and chocolate can truly play well together. Chocolate flavors fade to coffee, with a burst of citrusy hops rounding out each sip. Weird and wonderful beginning to end.

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Clearly, style lines have been crossed. Is it half-IPA, half-stout? Not quite. It’s definitely all IPA, but it’s also the best of both styles, making this love child of a beer simply just a beautiful, pleasure-seeking meld of imperial IPA and mocha indulgence. How did we come up with this inexplicably delicious creation? Well, that doesn’t really matter. What matters is that it exists and that it’s here for you now, thanks to our deliberate disregard for brewing norms. Some things are not meant to be known, just enjoyed…thoroughly.

Stone Mocha IPA is a draft and 12 ounce bottle offering, returning in June, 2017.

Style: Imperial IPA (w/ Chocolate, Coffee.)
Hops: Cascade, Citra, Amarillo
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft. Seasonal offering.

Debut: June, 2016
Returning: June, 2017

9% ABV, 80 IBUs

PIC: Beer Street Journal

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Abita Brewing, Seasonal Return

Abita Blueberry Wheat is back in Harvest Series

Abita Blueberry Wheat is back in the brewery’s lineup this month, complimenting their popular Strawberry Lager.

Fresh Louisiana blueberries highlight Abita Blueberry Wheat. The base wheat beer is hopped with German Perle hops.

This crisp wheat beer has the aroma and flavor of fresh Louisiana blueberries. It’s brewed with pilsner and wheat malts and hopped with German Perle hops, then the juice from local blueberries is added to complement the toasty malt flavor. All our Harvest Series brews are made with the finest Louisiana-grown ingredients.

Abita Blueberry Wheat is a 12 ounce bottle and draft summer seasonal offering.

Style: Wheat Ale (w/ Blueberry)
Hops: Perle

Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft.
Latest Return: June, 2017

4.4% ABV, 16 IBUs

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in The Veil Brewing, Seasonal Return

The Veil Brewing IdontwanttoBU makes a bitterless return

The Veil Brewing IdontwanttoBU returns to the brewery’s lineup today.

It’s been over 5 months since this IPA has been released. The 6.9% ABV beer is heavily hopped with Citra and Mosaic hops, with damn close to zero bitterness.

The Veil Brewing IdontwanttoBU is available when the Richmond, Virginia taproom opens on June 13th, in 16 ounce cans.

Style: IPA
Hops: Citra, Mosaic
Availability: 16oz Cans, Draft.
Latest Return: 6/13/17

6.9% ABV

PIC: Beer Street Journal 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Jester King Brewery, Seasonal Return

Jester King Montmorency vs Balaton, Batch 4 debuts June 16th

Jester King Montmorency vs Balaton (Batch 4) will be available on June 16th.

The name, Montmorency vs. Balaton describes the two types of cherries that make this release. The base beer is pale wort (basically what would be a pale ale) that is fermented in foudres and stainless steel tanks, then transferred to neutral oak barrels for as long a 14 months.

The barrel are then blended, then re-fermented with four pounds per gallon of the Michigan cherries.

Jester King Montmorency vs Balaton finishes at 6.1% alcohol by volume. Available in 500 milliliter bottles and draft starting Friday, June 16th at the brewery in Austin, Texas.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Cherries)
Availability: 500ml Bottles, Draft.
Latest Return: 6/16/17

6.1% ABV

Image: Jester King

by Reid Ramsay