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Red Brick Releases Beard Envy [VIDEO]

Red Brick Brewing (Atlanta) will have a new barrel aged offering on the shelves in the southeast this week. Beard Envy is the brewery’s barrel aged barley wine.

Brewers Garett Lockhart and Steve Anderson have been kicking around around the idea Continue Reading →

Posted in Cool Stuff, Grumpy Old Men Brewing, Headlines, Videos

What Do You Do When You Retire? Start A Brewery.

If you had asked me how many breweries were in Blue Ridge, Georgia, I probably would have told you zero. That’s not even close to true. Blue Ridge is home to three craft breweries, and its only been legal to commercially brew there in the last year.

Steve Weber and Chipley McKnight are retired. For some that means Florida, a rocking chair on the porch, everyday fishing, or tormenting their family. These guys decided to spend their golden years brewing beer.

The duo were home brewing in their backyard. Friends and family came over to drink the concoctions; and as it turns out, faster than they could brew it. The next stop was a bigger system. Then the idea to do it commercially, instead of early bird dinners and bedtime at 8 pm. These guys are having a blast doing it too. We visited Steve and Chip over the weekend and had a blast.

I expected two very grumpy old guys telling me to get off his lawn. Are they grumpy? Perhaps. Fun? Absolutely.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Headlines, New Releases, Red Brick Brewing, Videos

Red Brick Releases Beard Envy [VIDEO]

Red Brick Brewing (Atlanta) will have a new barrel aged offering on the shelves in the southeast this week. Beard Envy is the brewery’s barrel aged barley wine.

Brewers Garett Lockhart and Steve Anderson have been kicking around around the idea of barrel aging a barley wine for more than a year. After finishing off the 20th Anniversary Imperial Stout, they knew it was time for that brew. The name, was on accident.

If you’ve spent anytime at all around craft beer, you know that there are a lot of beards running around. Garett has openly admitted that his beard growing skills leave much to be desired. He has “beard envy.” The rest is now history.

Beard Envy is 9+% English-style barley wine aged in tertiary use Buffalo Trace bourbon barrels. The final result is worth it. A beer that balances flavors of both the base beer and the barrel. Available now for a limited time.

Style: Barleywine (Barrel Aged, Bourbon)
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft

9.3% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Cool Stuff, Headlines, New Releases, SweetWater Brewing, Videos

SweetWater Second Helping IPA Brings Hope [VIDEO]

Atlanta lost a great chef last week, Ryan Hidinger. This story starts with Ryan, who worked at local restaurant Muss & Turners, and his wife, Jen. The two shared aspirations of opening a restaurant of their own. The duo would hold weekend supper clubs to raise money for that dream.

A few years ago, Ryan was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic cancer and given just six months to live. Most people probably wouldn’t have blamed him for giving up. That’s not even close to what Ryan and his wife, Jen, did. The first step was getting the most aggressive treatment available. The next was to continue working towards make their restaurant, The Staplehouse, a reality.

The outpouring of support for Ryan led them (in part) to create The Giving Kitchen, a nonprofit that offers financial assistance to restaurant and hospitality workers with similar hardships.

When SweetWater Brewery learned of the cause, there was no question of their desire to help. Working with Ryan, the SweetWater brewers designed a beer based on Hidinger’s favorite style- the imperial IPA. 100% of the profits from the sale of this beer goes to The Giving Kitchen. Not only is SweetWater donating, but also United Distributors, and the many Atlanta establishments selling Second Helping IPA.

Whether or not you had the honor of meeting Ryan Hidinger, it is impossible not to be inspired by this desire to achieve his dream, and help others along with way. The world needs more people like him.

SweetWater Second Helping IPA is available on draft & 22oz bombers for a limited time. Your purchase will help give someone a second chance. Grab a few bottles. Share it with friends. Sometimes it’s not just a beer – it’s hope.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Cool Stuff, Headlines, Videos

Ordering Beer Like a Hipster [VIDEO]

Craft beer naming, or even how it’s served might be a little out of hand. Maybe that’s what makes it so good.

Order on, hipsters.

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Boulevard Brewing, Don't Miss This, Seasonal Return, Videos

Boulevard’s Famous Jeremy Danner on Irish Ale [VIDEO]

In addition to Boulevard Brewing shipping Rye-on-Rye Ale, Irish Ale shipped too.

Irish Ale, Boulevard’s early spring seasonal beer, is our Midwestern tribute to the legendary red ales of old Ireland. Our recipe combines six kinds of pale and roasted barley malts to provide a rich, toasty flavor and tawny reddish hue.

Style: Red Ale
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft. Late-Winter Release

5.8% ABV, 30 IBUs

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Don't Miss This, Terrapin Beer Company, Videos

Terrapin White Chocolate Moo-Hoo Returns This Year

Terrapin Beer Co (Athens, GA) revealed tonight that the first release in the Reserve Series White Chocolate Moo-Hoo will return again in 2014.

For this release, Terrapin added white chocolate to the base chocolate milk stout – Moo-Hoo, brewed with cacao nibs from Nashville, Olive & Sinclair.

The next White Chocolate Moo-Hoo release will coincide with the regular Moo-Hoo release in 2014…

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Cool Stuff, Videos

Sober People Will Get This [VIDEO]

Every been the sober person at the party? This makes sense.

by Reid Ramsay