Seasonal Return
Without further ado, Terrapin Brewing’s Wake & Bake 2010 has arrived. Wake & Bake is an amazingly tasty oatmeal imperial stout featuring coffee from Jittery Joes in Athens, Georgia. W-n-B (as the bottle states this year) is part of Terrapin’s Continue Reading →
Returning for a second season with a slightly new name is Yakima Glory by Victory Brewing (Downingtown, PA).
Commercial Description:
The tenacious grip of big, juicy hop aroma and character slides smoothly into rich, dark malts. This heavyweight battle between fresh, Yakima Valley hops and dark, roasted malts is resolved harmoniously as the flavors merge to deliver complex satisfaction with a warming edge. Bask in the “glory” of the bright and brassy hops!
Style: Black IPA
Hops: 4 whole flower Yakima Valley hops.
Malts: Imported German malts
Taste Expectations: Dark malts, toasted, bit of roast. Mixed w/ grassy & citrus hops. Full bodied & rich.
Availability: 12oz/6pks. Draft. Nov-Jan. Seasonal.
8.7% ABV
SweetWater Brewing’s Festive Ale has arrived in bombers, with a sexy new bottle design. This years bottles abandoned the traditional paper labels and are now painted – like the Dank Tank bomber series. Pretty snappy indeed.
Beer Rundown:
Style: Winter Warmer
Hops: Centennial, Continue Reading →
The second release of Left Hand Brewing’s Fade To Black series has arrived. Fade To Black has replaced Left Hand Brewing’s Snowbound Ale as the brewery’s winter seasonal. Last year, volume one was a foreign export stout. This year’s edition Continue Reading →
Back for another season is Shipyard Brewing’s Prelude. (Portland, ME) Shipyard Brewing is the largest brewery in Maine, with a 144,000 barrel capacity. Prelude Special Ale was originally introduced in 1993 at Federal Jack’s Restaurant and Brew Pub to celebrate the Continue Reading →
You are going to see a couple of Bastards this month form Stone Brewing (Escondido, CA). One is a new bastard, the other you have seen, know and love. Yes- it’s Double Bastard time of year. This strong ale was first released in November of 1998, and it’s not for the unworthy. It’s a big, hoppy, in your face beer not for the faint of heart. (or tastebuds). It’s liquid arrogance. The best way to familiarize yourself with this big beer? Read the label straight from the bastards at Stone Brewing themselves-
From the label:
Warning: Double Bastard Ale is not to be wasted on the tentative or weak. Only the Worthy are invited, and then only at your own risk. If you have even a modicum of hesitation, DO NOT buy this bottle. Instead, leave it for a Worthy soul who has already matriculated to the sublime ecstasy of what those in the know refer to as “Liquid Arrogance.”
This is one lacerative muther of an ale. It is unequivocally certain that your feeble palate is grossly inadequate and thus undeserving of this liquid glory…and those around you would have little desire to listen to your resultant whimpering.
This beer should be on your Thanksgiving beer pairing radar. New Belgium Brewing’s (Ft Collins, CO) Frambozen has made a seasonal return. It is a brown ale infused with fresh pick raspberries from the pacific northwest. The berries are turned Continue Reading →