Barleywines

Stone & Bottleworks Celebrate With 13th

Bottleworks is a specialty beer store based in Seattle, Washington.  They have close to 1,000 bottles, growlers, and cellared beers, even chocolate.  This year they celebrate their 13th Anniversary.  Each year they do a special collaboration with a Continue Reading →

Spike & Jerome Bottles Finally Surface

Better late than never right? These bottles were expected back in July – finally making their shelves now.  Back in February, Terrapin travelled to Jura, Switzerland and collaborated with Brasserie Franches Montagnes.  (Actually, they were already on a European beer tour.)  In the Continue Reading →

Jailhouse Brewing’s Last Request

Jailhouse Brewing is a very small brewery in Hampton, GA.  It’s a tiny little town south of Atlanta.  The brewery is built into what was once the jail & courthouse for the town.  Thus the jailhouse themed offerings.  The names Continue Reading →

Evil Twin Freudian Slip: Brewed Stateside

Evil Twin Freudian Slip.  This gypsy brewer has brewed at Amager, Brewdog, & De Molen to name a few, but this looks to be the first brewed stateside.  Specifically Westbrook Brewing, in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

Did you also at some Continue Reading →

Hair of The Dog Bourbon Fred From The Wood

Hair Of The Dog Bourbon Fred. This is HOTD’s Fred, aged for a year in Kentucky bourbon barrels.  First released in 2011.

Made with organic pilsner and  rye malts along with with Northwest hop flowers and Belgian candi sugar. This beer is aged Continue Reading →

Posted in Beer News, Firestone Walker Brewing, Seasonal Return

Firestone Walker §ucaba Releases 1/28

You knew this beer as Abacus.   ZD Wines has a wine called Abacus also.  The winery thinks you are too dumb to know the difference, and sued Firestone Walker for trademark infringement.  They settled out of court, and FW stopped using the Abacus name as of June, 2011.  So that leaves the question – How the hell did they brewery decide on §ucaba?  Imagine Abacus in a mirror.  Backwards it would look pretty much like this  Abacus = §ucabA.  Hopefully ZD doesn’t sue for mirrored trademark infringement.

About the beer:
Big boozy bourbon and American oak aromas combined with soft chocolate malty undertones. Complex malt flavors framed in oak, with hints of dark chocolate, vanilla, tobacco, coconut and just a touch of dark cherry. This is definitely a sipping beer, best served in a brandy snifter. This ale pairs well with dark chocolate and sturdy cheeses.

Style: Barleywine (Barrel Aged)
Hops: Bittering–Bravo; Late Kettle–East Kent Golding
Malts: Munton’s Pale, Crisp Maris Otter Pale, Munich, Dark & Light Crystal, Chocolate

Availability: 22oz bombers, boxed. Limited Draft.
Arrival: Tap room debut, 1/28/12
Distro Area:  CA, NV, OR, WA, AZ, CO, MO, Chicago, MA, NJ, NY, VA, PA, DC, MD

13% ABV

Release Party Deets:

The Beer formerly known as Abacus debuts with its new name on Saturday January 28, 2012 at the Firestone Walker Brewery in Paso Robles CA.

Offerings for the day include:
– §ucaba and 13 other Firestone brews available for sampling

– $15 Cheese and sausage sampler (by Luna Red) paired with 4 Firestone beers (including §ucaba) and keep the embossed FW cheeseboard!

– $14 Pours of §ucaba in special Proprietors Reserve Tulip (by Rastal) and keep the glass!

Doors open at 11AM beer and food pairings available while they last!
For more information contact Hospitality Manager Veronica Jaurez:
[email protected]

(805)225-5911 ext 607

 

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Stone Brewing Co.

Stone & Bottleworks Celebrate With 13th

Stone Bottleworks 13th Anniversary

Bottleworks is a specialty beer store based in Seattle, Washington.  They have close to 1,000 bottles, growlers, and cellared beers, even chocolate.  This year they celebrate their 13th Anniversary.  Each year they do a special collaboration with a west coast brewery – last years being  XII from The Bruery.  This year’s Imagination Series beer is on from Stone Brewing – 13th Anniversary Ale.

13th boasts 13 hop additions, and 13 malt additions.  Strong Ale anyone?

When it came time to brew Bottleworks’ 13th anniversary beer, we turned to Stoen to brew this behemoth.  “The Matts” travelled down to San Diego in December to help create this 13-hop, 13-grain monument to our 13 years of selling great craft beer!

Style: American Strong Ale (or barleywine)
Hops:  Bravo, Target, Columbus, Cascade, Delta, Warrior, Magnum, Apollo, Calypso, Perle, Galena, Chinook, Mt. Hood
Malts:  Pale 2-Row, White Wheat, Aromatic, Weyermann Chocolate Rye, Light Munich, Brown Crisp, Oats, Crisp Light Crystal, Caramunich, Baird’s Chocolate, Lightly Peated, Simpsons Dark Crystal, Crisp Amber

Availability: 22oz bombers. Sales limited to Bottleworks. Seattle, Washington
Arrival: TBA

13% ABV

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Brasserie Franches-Montagnes, New Releases, Terrapin Beer Company

Spike & Jerome Bottles Finally Surface

Better late than never right? These bottles were expected back in July – finally making their shelves now.  Back in February, Terrapin travelled to Jura, Switzerland and collaborated with Brasserie Franches Montagnes.  (Actually, they were already on a European beer tour.)  In the cold of winter, the two breweries created a rye based barleywine.

The barleywine — “Spike & Jerome’s Ale” is actually derived from 20% rye, 80% malted barley.   The beer has been aging in rum barrels in Switzerland.

Style: Barleywine (Barrel aged)
Taste Expectations: Lots to discuss here. Rum. Sour oak. Dark fruit. Raisins. Figs. Lemons. Acidic notes, vanilla. Like I said. Lots.
Availability: Limited draft. 11.4 oz bottles.  One time brew.

10% ABV

pic: @GreensBeer

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, JailHouse Brewing

Jailhouse Brewing’s Last Request

Jailhouse Last RequestJailhouse Brewing is a very small brewery in Hampton, GA.  It’s a tiny little town south of Atlanta.  The brewery is built into what was once the jail & courthouse for the town.  Thus the jailhouse themed offerings.  The names are brilliant, as is the artwork for their bottles.   This is Last Request, the first barleywine from Jailhouse.  It’s big. It’s boozy.  It’s the first truly cellarable beer by brewmaster Glen Golden.

Style: Barleywine
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft.
Arrival: December – January, 2012

10.5% ABV 

Last Request is 1 of 2 recent new offerings by JH.  Check out Hop Riot. Both ship just weeks apart.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Coming Soon

Evil Twin Freudian Slip: Brewed Stateside

Evil Twin Freudian SlipEvil Twin Freudian Slip.  This gypsy brewer has brewed at Amager, Brewdog, & De Molen to name a few, but this looks to be the first brewed stateside.  Specifically Westbrook Brewing, in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

Did you also at some point in your life get seduced by promising words liek “probably the best in world,”  “it works everytime”  etc?  This American barleywine ale says it how it is.  It’s intense, attention seekingly hoppy, and definitely your kind of beer.  A beer with a big ego, drive and a huge thirst for recognition.  

Style: Barleywine
Availability: 750ml bottles
Arrival: TBA

10.3% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Hair Of The Dog Brewing

Hair of The Dog Bourbon Fred From The Wood

Hair Of The Dog Bourbon Fred

Hair Of The Dog Bourbon Fred. This is HOTD’s Fred, aged for a year in Kentucky bourbon barrels.  First released in 2011.

Made with organic pilsner and  rye malts along with with Northwest hop flowers and Belgian candi sugar. This beer is aged at least 18 months in oak bourbon barrels. It was the aroma of almonds and whiskey. Mouth feel is full with toffee flavors backed back tropical fruits and Kentucky twilight.

Style: Barleywine (Barrel Aged)
Availability: 12oz bottles. Limited.

12% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Clown Shoes Brewing, Coming Soon, Release Schedule

Clown Shoes In ’12: Moses Parts The Water, Coffee, Chocolate

Clown Shoes BrewingWhat’s on deck from Clown Shoes Brewing in 2012?  Here’s a cheat sheet:

Cocoa Powder– Imperial Chocolate Stout

LMPG– Let My People Go Pale Ale- Pale Ale, hopefully made with freeze dried pineapple (depends how the test batches come out). Will have Moses wearing Clown Shoes while parting the waters on the label.

The Barista Breakfast Brown – 10% ABV brown with cold water extracted coffee from our friends at Barismo.

The Billionaire – this will be a big barleywine with some English and some American elements.

Lest we forget, the 2nd Anniversary release: Vampire Slayer

[ClownShoes]

 

 

by Reid Ramsay