American Wild Ales

Odell Preps Oak Aged Brett Golden Ale

Odell Brewing Company (Fort Collins, CO) has a new funky golden ale in the works – Fifty Niner Brett Golden Ale.

This offering is aged on oak staves (the wooden slats of the barrels) and bottled with brettanomyces yeast. As for Continue Reading →

Allagash Preps Tiarna Release

Allagash Brewing has been releasing nationally, a handful of oak barrel aged sour/wild ales. The most recent (and still making it around distribution) is Midnight Brett. Prior to that was  FV 13 and Merveilleux.

Tiarna is a blend of 100% brett fermented pale ale aged in Continue Reading →

Perennial Aria

Perennial Aria, a year round offering by the brewery.

A Belgian style ale that pours bright with an egg shell cap that leaves sticky lacing above the sunset orange color. Our primary Belgian yeast strain is accompanied by Brettanomyces Bruxellensis for Continue Reading →

New Belgium Oskar Kissed Cherry

New Belgium Oskar Kissed Cherry showed up on the beer radar in October, 2013

While no official description exists, as the name suggests, Oscar Kissed Cherry is New Belgium’s Oskar (dark sour ale aged in oak foeders) with cherries.

Style: American Wild Continue Reading →

Jester King’s 2nd Sour. A Unique Process

Jester King Brewery (Texas) is soon to release their second barrel aged sour- Omniscience & Proselytism. Let’s tackle the big words first. Omniscience means “knowing it all” and Proselytism “is the act of converting one to another religion or opinion.” Perhaps this Continue Reading →

Posted in Headlines, Odell Brewing

Odell Preps Oak Aged Brett Golden Ale

Odell Brewing Company (Fort Collins, CO) has a new funky golden ale in the works – Fifty Niner Brett Golden Ale.

This offering is aged on oak staves (the wooden slats of the barrels) and bottled with brettanomyces yeast. As for the namesake? Odell Fifty Niner Brett Golden Ale grabs its name from the Colorado gold rush of 1859. The gold seeking folks flooding in the state got the name ’59ers. (To my knowledge they didn’t make it to the Super Bowl this year either. Too soon?)

Odell describes the Fifty Niner flavor as   …shines with hints of lemon zest and pear accentuated by a rich vanilla and almond oak character and subtle earthy spiced pineapple Brett finish.

100% bottle conditioned in 750’s (ml.)

Style: American Wild Ale (Oak Aged)
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Arrival: TBA

?? ABV

Read more: Odell Brewing Company

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Allagash Brewing, Coming Soon, Headlines

Allagash Preps Tiarna Release

Allagash Brewing has been releasing nationally, a handful of oak barrel aged sour/wild ales. The most recent (and still making it around distribution) is Midnight Brett. Prior to that was  FV 13 and Merveilleux.

Tiarna is a blend of 100% brett fermented pale ale aged in French oak barrels and then blended with a saison.

When Allagash Tiarna is released, it would presumably arrive in 2014. Allagash will have details and any distribution details when the beer is ready.

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

7.1% ABV

Tiarna means “Lord” (Aristocratic term.) Irish origin.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Dogfish Head, New Releases, Videos

Dogfish Head Fer’Me Verjous Hits Brewpub Today

Dogfish Head Founder Sam Calagione and pub brewer Ben Potts their newest brewpub release – Fer’Me Verjous. A  100% brettanomyces beer brewed with verjous and beach plums.  Verjous is the tart, unripe juice of a wine grape. Dogfish Head has used it once before in Le’Interimaire.

Debuts today, November 29th.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Beach Plums, Verjous Rouge)
Availability: Draft only. Dogfish Head Brewpub.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Allagash Brewing, Headlines

Allagash Midnight Brett Has Bottle Potential

A limited batch of Allagash Merveilleux has been hitting shelves across the brewery’s markets. Hopefully Midnight Brett Ale will do the same.

First released in May this year, Midnight Brett is an American wild ale that is brown in color. It is brewed with midnight wheat (a dark wheat malt) and rye, then fermented with brettanomyces. Flavor:  “The finished beer has the aroma and flavor of fresh berries, sour cherries and a slight roasted character. The finish is pleasantly tart and fruity making this beer very drinkable.”

If Midnight Brett hits distribution, it would join FV 13 and Merveilleux in 12.7 oz bottle limited releases in 2013.

Style: American Wild Ale
Hops: Perle, Glacier Simcoe
Malts: Midnight Wheat, Rye, Raw Wheat

Availability: Draft (Current), 12.7oz bottles (Planning)

7.3% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Perennial Artisan Ales

Perennial Aria

Perennial Aria, a year round offering by the brewery.

A Belgian style ale that pours bright with an egg shell cap that leaves sticky lacing above the sunset orange color. Our primary Belgian yeast strain is accompanied by Brettanomyces Bruxellensis for two fermentations that create deeper aromatics of stone fruit and farmhouse pollen and flavors of honey and green tea. Perennial Artisan Ales is a small batch craft brewery dedicated to producing unique, premium beers. Our beers are brewed with the experimental, seasoned craft beer drinker in mind.

 

Style: Belgian Golden Ale
Availability: 750ml bottles. Year round.

7.2% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Belgium, New Releases

New Belgium Oskar Kissed Cherry

New Belgium Oskar Kissed Cherry showed up on the beer radar in October, 2013

While no official description exists, as the name suggests, Oscar Kissed Cherry is New Belgium’s Oskar (dark sour ale aged in oak foeders) with cherries.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Cherries. Oak Aged.)
Availability: Draft only. Random.

6.8% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Headlines, Jester King Brewery

Jester King’s 2nd Sour. A Unique Process

Jester King Brewery (Texas) is soon to release their second barrel aged sour- Omniscience & Proselytism. Let’s tackle the big words first. Omniscience means “knowing it all” and Proselytism “is the act of converting one to another religion or opinion.” Perhaps this all knowing beer is meant to convert those unknowing to the sour/wild side.

O & P has all Texas fruit, namely strawberries from Fredericksburg, Texas. The fruit was added in April, then refermented in oak ever since. This is important. Jester King wants the strawberries to come in contact with the microorganisms to break down sugars and create new flavors and compounds. These Texas organisms are unique to the brewery and surrounding area. You can’t recreate this beer anywhere else.

Only about 500 bottles of this beer will be made available.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Strawberries)
Availability: 500 ml bottles
Arrival: 10/27/13

5% ABV

 

by Reid Ramsay