American Wild Ales

Perennial & Cigar City Team Up On Philly Taco

Perennial Artisan Ales (Saint Louis, MO) will debut a new collaboration with Cigar City Brewing dubbed Philly Taco in May. The offering will be a Belgian-style brown ale with Brettanomyces (wild yeast).

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Wicked Weed Medora Hits Bottles

Wicked Weed Medora has just been released by the Asheville, North Carolina based brewery. In the past, the brewery has released Medora as a draft offering.

Wicked Weed Medora is available at the brewpub and Funkatorium locations in Asheville.

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Avery Fortuna, Barrel Aged Series #28

Avery Fortuna, the 28th iteration of their Barrel Aged Series, sounds a bit like a margarita.

The American wild/sour ale is aged in tequila barrels with lime zest and salt. The tequila barrels were provided by Suerte Tequila, based in Boulder, Continue Reading →

Almanac Farmer’s Reserve Strawberry Released

Almanac Farmer’s Reserve Strawberry is the latest release in the brewery’s Farm to Barrel Series. Each release features local fruit, picked at peak season to nuance the Almanac’s very barrel aged ales.

Almanac Farmer’s Reserve Strawberry is a blond sour ale Continue Reading →

Posted in Mammoth Brewing Company, New Beers

Mammoth Gooseberry Sour

Mammoth Gooseberry Sour

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Cigar City Brewing, Coming Soon, Perennial Artisan Ales

Perennial & Cigar City Team Up On Philly Taco

Perennial Artisan Ales (Saint Louis, MO) will debut a new collaboration with Cigar City Brewing dubbed Philly Taco in May. The offering will be a Belgian-style brown ale with Brettanomyces (wild yeast).

You “foodies” need to know what the “Philly Taco” actually is. In Philadelphia food terms, the Philly Taco is a Jim’s South Street Philly, wrapped in a steak inside a slice of Lorenzo & Sons’ pizza (according to legend of where this gut bomb got started). Or at least some fat ass inducing combination of such.

Perennial/Cigar City Philly Taco will be 7% ABV.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Don't Miss This, Wicked Weed Brewing Co

Wicked Weed Medora Hits Bottles

Wicked Weed Medora has just been released by the Asheville, North Carolina based brewery. In the past, the brewery has released Medora as a draft offering.

Wicked Weed Medora is available at the brewpub and Funkatorium locations in Asheville.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Raspberries, Blackberries.)
Availability: 500ml bottles.

Release: 4/3/15

7% ABV

Image via Wicked Weed

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Don't Miss This, Yazoo Brewing

Yazoo’s Embrace The Funk Tri-Bottle Release 4/2

On Thursday April 2nd, Yazoo Brewing’s Embrace the Funk division will release three wild/sour offerings. Among those is the second release of Deux Rouges.

Deux Rouges (Batch 2) – Brewed in late 2013 this Flanders Red style evolved for over a year with wild yeasts and souring bacteria in Merlot wine barrels.  This marriage of funky red beer and red wine creates a wonderful array of dark fruits, oak, vanilla and tartness. This is the base beer used in our Great American Beer Festival award winning “Cherry Deux Rouges”.  Limit 4 bottles per person $20 each (750ml).

Delicieux –  Historically the Belgian Pale Ale style was a “session” or “everyday” beer for the areas around Antwerp, Belgium.   Our version of this Pale Ale is fermented with a classic Belgian yeast and two Brettanomyces strains from the Senne Valley in Belgium. Upfront subtle maltiness and spicy/peppery aromas from a generous Styrian Golding dry hop addition, lead to a hoppy dry delicate funky finish. Delicious! This ever-changing beer will age well. No limit on bottles (12oz) at $4 per bottle.

Funky Blue Persuasion – This is a 100% wine barrel fermented golden sour ale that aged with souring bacterias and wild yeasts. Then we added over 2 pounds of Blueberries per gallon along with a fresh dose of funky Brettanomyces for a secondary fermentation.  Right now this deep dark blue colored ale is bursting with a pleasing balance of blueberry, lemon citrusy sourness and funky Brett character. Make sure you don’t drink this one too cold, the character will come alive as it warms. With age the fruit will fade and the beer will increase in sour/funkiness. This is a single barrel batch, so we have to put a limit of 1 bottle per person at $25 each (750ml).

All three bottles will be available in the tap room in Nashville, Tennessee starting at 4 pm on Thursday, April 2nd.

On May 3rd, 2015, the brewery will hold another Embrace the Funk Sour Festival.

Image via Yazoo Brewing

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Avery Brewing, Headlines

Avery Fortuna, Barrel Aged Series #28

Avery Fortuna, the 28th iteration of their Barrel Aged Series, sounds a bit like a margarita.

The American wild/sour ale is aged in tequila barrels with lime zest and salt. The tequila barrels were provided by Suerte Tequila, based in Boulder, Colorado.

As luck would have it, our amigos at Suerte dig our brews as much as we do our tequila. They graciously provided their finest barrels. We filled them and created sour, salty, and citric awesomeness.

Avery Fortuna is estimated to be bottled in May, 2015, available in 12oz bottles.

Style: American Wild/Sour Ale (w/ Limes. Salt. Barrel Aged. Tequila.)
Availability: 12oz bottles. 1197 cases produced.
Release: TBA

6.6% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Almanac Beer Co., New Releases

Almanac Farmer’s Reserve Strawberry Released

Almanac Farmer’s Reserve Strawberry is the latest release in the brewery’s Farm to Barrel Series. Each release features local fruit, picked at peak season to nuance the Almanac’s very barrel aged ales.

Almanac Farmer’s Reserve Strawberry is a blond sour ale that features coastal Seascape Strawberries grown at Dirty Girl Farms in California’s Santa Cruz Mountains.

These delicious juicy berries are swept by cool evening ocean breezes and drenched in warm daytime sun before being hand-picked and added to this tart and refreshing ale. Enjoy paired with classic charcuterie and summer salads.

Almanac Farmer’s Reserve Strawberry is available in 375ml bottles.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Strawberries. Barrel Aged. Wine Aged.)
Availability: 375ml bottles
Release: March, 2015

7% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Allagash Brewing, Cantillon, Coming Soon, Headlines, Russian River Brewing

Allagash Wild Friendship Blend Tasting Opportunity Now Open

Not too long ago, Allagash Brewing (Portland, ME) and Russian River Brewing (Santa Rosa, CA) created a very special collaboration with world renown Belgian brewery, Brasserie Cantillon.

Wild Friendship Blend, born in Belgium, is a three way blend of 3 year old Cantillon Lambic, 2 1/2 year old Allagash Coolship, and 2 year old Russian River Sonambic.

Sure to be a very limited release, is Allagash’s version of Wild Friendship Blend, brewed/blended again with beer from Cantillon and Russian River. All the breweries agreed that this special collaboration would only be poured at special events.

On Saturday, May 9, 2015, Allagash will host Wild Friendship Celebration, where Wild Friendship Blend will finally be served. Attendees of the Wild Friendship Celebration will get to taste this small-batch brew of which only 1500 bottles were produced. No bottles will be sold. Additionally, three other rare beers from each brewery will be offered.

Brewery founders Jean Van Roy (Cantillon), Vinnie Cilurzo (Russian River), and Rob Tod (Allagash) will all be in attendance.  “Full Plates Full Potential,” an initiative to end childhood hunger in Maine, will receive a portion of the proceeds from the Wild Friendship Celebration.

Tickets will be available at WildFriendshipBlend.com starting on March 16 through March 23. Those wishing to attend can submit their email address for the random ticket selection process – 350 addresses will be randomly chosen to purchase two tickets.

Details about the event:

  • The event is Saturday, May 9 at Allagash Brewing Company in Portland, Maine. There will be two separate sessions: 1-4 pm and 5-8 pm.
  • Tickets for this event are $100 (plus ticket service fees) and include a souvenir glass from the event.
  • Attendees will receive 4 ounces of each of the 10 beers being poured at the event (including Wild Friendship Blend).  Admission also includes food from 3 prominent local restaurants/caterers
  • 350 tickets per session will be available, and sold through a random ticket selection process.
  • Ticket buyers and attendees must be 21 years of age. Proof of age and tickets must be presented at the door at time of entry to the event.
  • If you are selected to purchase a ticket, information on parking & transportation arrangements will be available at time of ticket purchase.

 

Style: American Wild Ale (Oak Aged)
Availability: 12.7oz Bottles

6.4% ABV 

Image via Allagash Brewing

 Allagash Wild Friendship Blend

by Reid Ramsay