American Black Ale
Peak Organic Brewing Company’s first bomber bottles just arrived. Only one other time has the brewery released a large format bottle, years ago for a special release. There are 2 offerings – King Crimson & Hop Noir. Weiss Principal is Continue Reading →
2011 is the year of variations of New Holland Brewing’s Mad Hatter IPA. Earlier it was mentioned that Rye Hatter will be back by June for a second year. Expect another rendition of the Hatter series with Black Hatter. As Continue Reading →
The second release in Peak Brewing’s bomber series is set for release soon. Following King Crimson, is “Hop Noir.” Hopefully you’ve guessed the style of beer – Black IPA. (Or for the beer nerds – American Black Ale.) 100% organic Continue Reading →
Rogue Brewing is celebrating dads and Father’s Day Black IPA style this year. Don’t get dad another boring tie, get him a beer.
Inspiration for the beer & Father’s Day:
After the death of his wife, Henry Jackson Smart was left to raise his 6 young children alone. His courage, love, selflessness and dedication inspired his daughter, Sonora Smart Dodd, to organize the first Father’s Day on June 19th, 1910. In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day. President Nixon, in 1972, established it as a permanent day of national observance.
As mentioned last week, Uinta Brewing is releasing a new beer “Dubhe” (pronounced Doo-be) brewed with hemp seeds. Funny huh? Here’s Uinta’s press release on this new beer
A Star Is Born:
Uinta Brewing Company’s Dubhe Imperial Black IPA
March 1, 2011 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH– Introducing the newest addition to Uinta Brewing Company’s lineup, Dubhe (pronounced Doo-bee), an Imperial Black IPA.
Dubhe was named after Utah’s Centennial Star, a star classified as a Red Giant. Dubhe, the star, appears orange in color, and is found at the top end of the big dipper’s spoon. The name “Dubhe” continues Uinta’s tradition of celebrating the great state of Utah, however, “Dubhe” is a fitting name for more than that reason: this beer is as black as the night sky and is brewed with an astronomical amount of hops.
Jailhouse Brewing (Hampton, GA) is adding a 4th beer, to their lineup – Midnight Special. An American black ale, or black IPA for those that still like that better.
The name is inspired by Creedence Clearwater Revival’s cleassic song “Midnight Special.” The song is linked to jails and jailhouses. The brewery mentions:
“Midnight Special is about a train that shone its ever lovin’ light in the cells of the prison. The light represented a light of salvation and escape from the walls that held them. There are many historical versions of the song and it is part of what made making this beer so interesting and special to us.”
Jailhouse brewer Glen Golden decided on a black IPA for this new beer hoping to showcase some new malt from Jailhouse’s malt supplier. JH really wanted a big ABV beer, in the neighborhood of 12%, but the bar was set a little too high on that one. Midnight Special should weigh in around 10%. It’s a long boil on this one – 2 hours. The hops are warrior (bitter) and centennial (until the end of the boil). Dry hopped with more centennial.
Midnight Special joins the “Solitary Confinement” series at Jailhouse. Specialty and one time brews will find their way to lockdown here.
Arrival: March 2011
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Uinta Brewing (Salt Lake City, Utah) is joining the American Black Ale/ Black IPA craze with “Dubhe”. Dubhe will be an imperial black ale brewed with hemp seed. Hemp seeds are actually interesting sources of food. They contain all the Continue Reading →