Abbey Ales

Heavy Seas Holy Sheet! in Brandy Returns

Holy Sheet! is back from Heavy Seas Brewing (Baltimore, MD). A Belgian style abbey ale aged in brandy barrels. Was the third release in the Uncharted Waters Series. 2014 is the second time barrel aged Holy Sheet! has hit shelves.

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Tröegs Scratch Beer #80: Belgian Brown Abbey Ale

Tröegs Brewery (Hershey, PA) just released Scratch Beer #79 “Pumpkin Beer.”  On deck as Scratch Beer #80 is a Belgian Brown Abbey Ale commemorating Chris Trogner’s first wedding anniversary. Coming to draft & bottles soon.

Read more: Scratch Series, Tröegs

New Belgium’s Super Cru & Abbey Grand Cru Arriving Together

New Belgium Brewing celebrates 20 years of brewing in 2011.   Their biggest beer – Fat Tire Amber, is getting a makeover for the occasion – to Super Cru.  Super Cru is a “double” version of Fat Tire, with double the hops & double the malts.  Not stopping there, NB added pear juice and a saison yeast.   It weighs in at 10%, and will be available in 22 oz bombers.

In addition to Super Cru, Abbey Grand Cru will be returning as well.   Abbey is brewed after every 1,000 batches.  It’s New Belgium’s Abbey Ale with increased hops, malts & fermentation.  Of course the finishing touch is a Belgian yeast addition, and some more bottle fermentation.   Cellars well.  9% ABV.

Read on for the full press release

Arrival: May-June 2011

New! Highland Brewing’s – Seven Sisters

Highland Brewing’s latest release adds a beer to their seasonal lineup — Seven Sisters Abbey Style Ale.  It follows Black Mountain Bitter, Highland’s Winter Seasonal.

Seven Sisters Abbey Ale is of course an Abbey Ale, with double the normal grain bill, Continue Reading →