American Strong Ales

Red Brick Brick Mason #5: The Lost Years

Meet 5th release in Red Brick Brewing‘s (Atlanta, GA) Brick Mason Series – The Lost Years. The base beer is a winter warmer/ American strong ale, aged 8 months in second run Jim Beam barrels. For added flavor, the brewery added bitter Continue Reading →

Bootlegger’s Brewing to Bottle Dr. Tongue

Bootlegger’s Brewing’s popular tasting room favorite will be released in 22oz bottles for the first time ever. Dr. Tongue, their American Strong Ale, should be expected in late January in all places where Bootlegger’s Brewing is sold.

Style: American Strong Ale
Availability: 22oz Continue Reading →

Posted in Cigar City Brewing, Widmer Brothers Brewing

Widmer Bros and Cigar City Gentlemen’s Club Ready to Launch

Widmer Brothers and Cigar City Brewing invite you to take a step back to another time. Their collaboration beer, Gentleman’s Club, drew inspiration from the classic Old Fashioned cocktail recipe and of course the Gentlemen’s Clubs where said cocktail was first served over 100 years ago. Using an Old Ale recipe as the base beer, Gentlemen’s Club was brewed with cherries and oranges and aged in 3 different barrels for 3 separate beer releases: bourbon barrel, rye whiskey, and new oak spirals. Each beer features its own unique Art Deco roaring 20’s inspired label. The first release of this beer will take place during Portland Beer Week followed be a few special releases from both breweries.

Style: American Strong Ale (w/ Cherries, Oranges, Lemons, Oak Aged)
Availability: 22oz bombers
Arrival: Coming Soon

9.5% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Cigar City Brewing, Coming Soon, Widmer Brothers Brewing

Widmer Brothers/ Cigar City Collab: Gentleman’s Club

Widmer Brothers Gentleman's Club

Meet newbie creation from Widmer Brothers (Portland, OR) Gentleman’s Club – a collaboration with Cigar City Brewing. True to form with both breweries, the beer boasts an interesting list of additions. Look for cherries, lemons, and oranges in this brew, aged on oak spirals. (Little spiral oak pieces used to enhance the flavor.)

You’ll note the “old fashioned style ale” is an homage to the “Old Fashioned” cocktail made with orange & lemon dating back to the late 1800’s, invented in a gentleman’s club. The brewers of Cigar City (Tampa) road tripped

out to Widmer in Oregon for this collaboration, who will package this brew.

Style: American Strong Ale (w/ Cherries, Oranges, Lemons, Oak Aged)
Availability: 22oz bombers
Arrival: TBA

9.5% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Shmaltz Brewing

Get Down with 2013 Funky Jewbelation

It’s about the time of year again! Funky Jewbelation from Shmaltz Brewing returns for 2013 featuring a blend of six ales and lagers from the Shmaltz beer lineup aged in bourbon and rye whiskey barrels, and hustles in at 9.4% ABV.

This year’s version blends the following:

  • Jewbelation 15 – aged seven and ten months
  • Origin Pomegranate Strong Ale – aged 11 months
  • Bittersweet Lenny’s R.I.P.A. – aged 12 months
  • Messiah Nut Brown Ale – aged 6 months
  • Coney Island Lager – aged 12 months
  • Albino Python – aged 3 months
This year’s barrel math comes out to 55% bourbon barrels and 45% whiskey barrels.
Style: American Strong Ale (Barrel Aged)
Availability: 22 oz bottles, draft
Arrival: late February 2013
9.4% ABV
by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Red Brick Brewing, Videos

Beer Street Journal VIDEO: Introducing Red Brick’s “The Lost Years”

Red Brick Brewing (Atlanta, GA) blended their newest brew “The Lost Years” yesterday. In total, 70+  barrels have been aging since last summer. Some of the barrels: straight barrel aged old ale, while others are barrel aged old ale with orange peels and star anise. Blend them all together, you have The Lost Years, a beer sure to warm you up this winter.

Lost will be bottled before weeks end, hitting shelves before the end of the month. Beer Street Journal took some footage back in July, 2012 when The Lost Years was put in the barrels, and yesterday when it was pulled from the barrels. Initial flavor from the first barrel pull? Nice and boozy, with hints of orange and bourbon soaked oak.

Style: Old Ale (w/ Bitter & Sweet Orange Peel, Star Anise)
Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft
Arrival: Late Jan, 2013

9% ABV 

More: Exclusive BeerStreetJournal.com Video

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Cigar City Brewing

Cigar City Capricho Oscuro Batch #5 (Blended, Barrel Aged) Bottled

The 5th edition of Cigar City Brewing (Tampa, Florida)’s Capricho Oscuro Ale is upon us. The brewery bottled it today. The beer is a blend of 5 beers aged in different barrels:

Hot Blooded Foreign Stout – Foreign Stout, 7%

Puppy’s Breath Robust Porter – Porter, 8%

Warmer Winter Winter Warmer  – Barleywine aged on cedar. 10%

Style: American Strong Ale (Barrel Aged, Brandy & Cognac)
Availability: 12 oz bottles
Arrival: TBA

?? ABV

Series Recap:

Release 1: blend of Humidor Imperial Stout, an American Imperial Stout, Bolita Double Nut Brown, Puppy’s Breath Porter and a smoky kiss of our 110K+OT Series #1 Der Rauch Gott.

Release 2: blend of Big Sound Scotch Ale, 110k+OT Series #2, and Bolita Double Nut Brown, aged in Makers Mark Barrel.

Release 3: blend of Bolita Double Nut Brown Ale, Improv Oatmeal Rye India-style Brown Ale, and Big Sound Scotch Ale, aged in a Maker’s Mark bourbon barrel.

Release 4: blend of Soggy Loaf Rye Porter, Warmer Winter Winter Warmer, and Big Sound Scotch Ale.

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Red Brick Brewing

Red Brick Brick Mason #5: The Lost Years

Meet 5th release in Red Brick Brewing‘s (Atlanta, GA) Brick Mason Series – The Lost Years. The base beer is a winter warmer/ American strong ale, aged 8 months in second run Jim Beam barrels. For added flavor, the brewery added bitter orange peel, sweet orange peel, and star anise.

Red Brick will begin blending the 72 oak barrels on Monday. Look for this beer by the end of January.

Style: American Strong Ale (w/ Bitter & Sweet Orange Peel, Barrel Aged)
Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft
Arrival: Late January, 2013

8+% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Bootlegger's, Coming Soon

Bootlegger’s Brewing to Bottle Dr. Tongue

Bootlegger’s Brewing’s popular tasting room favorite will be released in 22oz bottles for the first time ever. Dr. Tongue, their American Strong Ale, should be expected in late January in all places where Bootlegger’s Brewing is sold.

Style: American Strong Ale
Availability: 22oz bottles
Arrival: January 2013

7.7% ABV

by Reid Ramsay