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NOW TAPPING: Southern Tier Choklat
The first sighting of Southern Tier’s Choklat isn’t in stores, it’s at Leon’s Full Service in Decatur. Choklat is an imperial stout released by the Lakewood, NY brewery seasonally in November, but is making an early appearance now.
Choklat is an understatement when it comes to the chocolate aspects of this beer. If you have had Mocha, the chocolate you smell is HALF of what is in the brew.
Beer Rundown:
Hops: Chinook, Willamette
Malts: Caramel Malt 60, 2-Row Barley, Barley Flakes
Extras: Bittersweet Belgian Chocolate
Leon’s Full Service
131 East Ponce De Leon Avenue
Decatur, GA 30030
Cypress Street Beer Geek Tuesday 9/7
It’s Beer Geek Tuesday at Cypress Street. In addition to new beers for the occasion, a spiffy new logo is paired with them. Now that Labor Day has come and gone, people are starting to take fall seriously. What are the first beers I think of ? Oktoberfests/Marzens. Cypress Street agrees.
Today begins an oktoberfest celebration on Tuesdays. A new oktoberfest beer (or 2) will hit tap handles each Tuesday during September. I’m sure there will be some surprises along the way. In addition to these fall lagers and ales, the chefs at Cypress Street will be pairing traditional German food. Just another way to beer geek out. The beers today:
Terrapin Pumpkinfest – Pumpkin Ale, 6.1% ABV. Brewed like an oktoberfest with pureed pumpkin added in the finish. It’s malty and pumpkin-y at the same time.
Left Hand — Oktoberfest. 6% ABV. Toffee, sweet malt. Hints of coffee and roasted malt. Longmont, CO
Also – the latest in Left Hand/Terrapin’s Midnight Collaboration – Oxymoron will be sold by the glass. Read about Oxymoron HERE!
Cypress Street
817 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30308
Twitter: @CypressStreet
RARE BEER: Mikkeller Beer Geek Bacon
Back in March, I mentioned Mikkeller’s Beer Geek Breakfast – a coffee infused imperial stout with oatmeal. In tasting, you will note bittersweet chocolate notes, offset by sweet oatmeal. Roasted malts and coffee are present. Coffee is stronger on the palette than in the nose. If you have had it, you understand how delicious it is. Well, here’s another one to excite your palate. Introducing Rauch Beer Geek Breakfast, known outside the United States as Mikkeller’s Beer Geek Bacon. Now beer is truly for breakfast. This edition is a smoke beer version of the Beer Geek Breakfast. I have frequently hear people describe smoke beers as having a “bacon” like flavor. Throw in the coffee beans and oat flakes you are well on your way to starting the day right.
Taste Expectations: Roasted, smoky malts. The smoke is a little bacon-like in flavor. Roasted coffee beans. Real. Espresso flavor. Oatmeal softens the flavor past the smoke notes. Complex and fun.
Beer Rundown: (In addition to smoked malts)
Hops: Centennial, Cascade
Malts : Pilsner, Oat, Smoked, Caramunich, Brown, Pale Chocolate, Chocolate
Extras : Roasted Barley, Flaked Oats, Gourmet Coffee
Where? Currently tapping @BrickStorePub
7.5% ABV
Midway Pub Expands!
Midway Pub in East Atlanta has added a tap tower. It’s a reason to celebrate. Tonight starting at 5 pm Midway Pub taps the following-
Mikkeller Fresler – Doppelbock, ?? ABV.
Jolly Pumpkin Luciernaga Grand Reserve – American Wild Ale, 7% ABV. Tart, tangy. Some cherry flavor. Sour and funky!
Founders Black Biscuit – Old Ale, 10.5% ABV. Aged in regular bourbon barrels, with molasses added.
Haandbryggeriet Odin’s Tipple – Russian Imperial Stout,, 11% ABV. Dark Malts, chocolate, oak.
Great Divide Rumble IPA – 7.2% ABV. Oak aged IPA just released by Great Divide.
Dogfish Head Theobroma – Chile Beer, 9% ABV. Brewed with ancho chilies, honey, chocolate.
Bell’s Poolside – American Pale Wheat, 5% ABV. Wheat Ale brewed w/ Cherries.
Allagash ??? – Mislabeled keg. Come guess what this one is!!
Taps, 5 pm 8/30/10
Midway Pub
552 Flat Shoals Avenue Southeast
Atlanta, GA 30316
RARE TAPPING: Rogue 21!
Rogue Brewmaster John Maier has brewed 21 different beers for the 21 years of the Oregon Brewers Fest. To honor the OBF and John’s “21er”, John brewed a one-time batch of an Olde Ale, called 21 Ale.
Beer Rundown:
Hops: Willamette, US Goldings, Rogue Farms Revolution Hops,
Malts: 2 Row, Briess Amber, C-40, Wyermann Carafa, Rogue Farms Risk Malt
Other: Simpsons Golden Naked Oats, Franco-Belges Carawheat, Molasses, Brewer’s Licorice
Yeast: Wyeast Old Ale Blend
Taste Expectations: Complex. Roasty malts. Tastes of barrel aging. Brown sugar/molasses. Soft wheat flavor.
Availability: 750 ML ceramic bottles. Very limited draft. Cask Offerings
Taps 5 pm, 8/21/10 @ The Fred!
5600 Roswell Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30342
Twitter: @TheFredBar
Southern Tier Takeover @ The Porter
Southern Tier takes over all 10 tap handles at The Porter officially at 6pm! However, Molly Gunn (owner of The Porter) says if you swing by at lunch you can have your pick 😉
The Beers:
Mokah – Imperial Stout, 10% ABV. A 50/50 blend of Jah*Va and not yet release in Georgia Choklot. Coffee & chocolate
Creme Brulee – Imperial Stout, 10% ABV. This stand out imperial stout is brewed with vanilla beans and generous caramel malt. It takes like you think!
Phin & Matts Extraordinary Ale — American Pale, 5.4% ABV. Lots of whole flower hops, malted barley, crystal filtered water. Nice hoppy pale.
Big Red — Imperial Red Ale, 9.5% ABV. Single hopped w/ Hallertau. Spicy. Malty with sweet undertones.
UnEarthly IPA — Imperial IPA, 9.8% ABV. Imperial IPA with huge hop bill. Southern Tier describes it as aggressive.
422 Pale Wheat Ale — American Pale Wheat Ale, 5.8% ABV. Unfiltered. Hints of orange and sweet malts. Tribute to responsible earth practices. Packaged w/ recycled materials etc. Wheat, barley, hops play big roles in 422.
Iniquity Imperial Black Ale — 8.9% ABV. Called the “Antithesis of Unearthly,” this is a hoppy black ale, much like a black IPA.
Farmer’s Tan – Imperial Pilsner, 9% ABV. Big pilsner flavor that hides the 9%. Big bold American take on the style.
2X IPA – Imperial IPA, . Soon to hit wider release in the southeast. Very popular hoppy offerning by Southern Tier
IPA — 6.9% ABV. Essentially the beer that made the brewery. It’s an American IPA. AKA — The iso-alpha acid experience
Again – official kick off of this Southern Tier party is 6pm. Preview at lunch!
The Porter Beer Bar – 8/20/10
1156 Euclid Avenue Northeast
Atlanta, GA 30307
Twitter: @PorterBeerBar
RARE BEER: Terrapin’s Big Sloppy Monster!
One of the more rare offerings by Terrapin Brewing ( Athens, GA) is their “Big Sloppy Monster.” Big Sloppy is actually their imperial red ale – “Big Hoppy Monster” aged about 14 months in Jack Daniels barrels.
This keg is tapping at Leon’s Full Service in Decatur, GA with 13 other offerings by Terrapin including their newest Side Project #13 “Hopzilla” Double IPA.
Other offerings include Monks’s Revenge, Boom Shakalager, Hopsecutioner, Rye Pale, Hop Karma, Gamma Ray, Reunion 2010, Rye Squared, Big Hoppy Monster 2009, Golden Ale.
RUMOR: Substance Abuse – I.E. Wake & Bake in Jack Daniel’s will also make an appearance!
Taps starting flowing @ 5pm!
Leon’s Full Service – 5pm, 8/12
131 East Ponce De Leon Avenue
Decatur, GA 30030-2513
