Topic Archives: Belgian Candi Sugar
Heavy Seas Holy Sheet To Be Brandy Aged
Holy Sheet! Uber Abbey Ale will make a return to the Heavy Seas lineup in 2013, in the newly renamed Uncharted Waters Line. This edition will of the Belgian strong ale will be aged in brandy barrels. Debuting in 22oz bombers this March.
Style: Belgian Strong Dark (Barrel Aged, Brandy)
Hops: Palisade
Malts: 2-row, Abbey Malt, Wheat, Crystal, Chocolate
Additions: Candi Sugar
9% ABV
The Cloak Of St. Martin Debuts Next Week
Brasserie Brunehaut will launch a limited-edition Barleywine-style Belgian ale during the Great American Beer Festival next week –The Cloak of St. Martin. The Cloak is very unique quadrupel.
The Cloak of St. Martin is Brasserie Brunhaut’s first beer made using double fermentation. This was made possible thanks to new vats they installed earlier this year. The first round of fermentation makes a dark quadruple with Brunhaut’s house yeast dating back a few centuries. This round finishes at 9% ABV. For the second round of fermentation, the brewery uses a rare champagne yeast that bumps the beer to a whopping 13%. The Cloak is then cellared for 6 weeks, and then conditioning yeast is added. On October 10 at 4pm (during GABF), Brunehaut CEO Marc-Antoine De Mees will be at Falling Rock Tap House in Denver, Colorado for the first U.S. pours.
Style: Quadrupel (w/ Candi Sugar)
Availability: 750 ml bottles, Draft. Limited
Arrival: Mid October, 2012
13% ABV
Introducing Surly Darkness 2012
Surly Darkness 2012 looms. One fo the most sought after Russian Imperial Stouts arrives next month. Release day, dubbed “Darkness Day” is coming on October 27, 2012. Each year (or judging by the most recent), around 8,000 bottles are released. Surly Darkness ranks among the top rated beers on planet earth.
Darkening Moon
The lycanthropes gather under the full moon at Surly Brewing Company, awaiting their transformation. Though they fear the light, they yearn for the Darkness that will soon wash over them. Drawn together to share the night, their stories and their treasure, they know Darkness will soon be theirs. It is as black as the sky on a moonless night, but these souls aren’t so lucky. Their metamorphosis is imminent, but they all agree that it is a price they are each willing to pay.
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Hops: Columbus, Amarillo, Simcoe
Malts: Pale, Golden Promise, Crystal, Oats, Black, Chocolate, Roast, Dark candi sugar
Yeast: English Ale Yeast
Availability: 750 ml bottles, Limited Draft
Arrival: October 27, 2012
9.8% ABV
The label is badass for sure, but I’m still partial to last years…
Wachusett Introduces Pumpkan. In A Can.
Wachusett Brewing Company (Westminster, MA) is releasing their newest beer, Pumpkan Ale. This is the brewery’s amber ale with spice additions. The cans roll out for the first time in August, 2012.
Style: Pumpkin Beer (w/ Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Candi Sugar)
Hops:
Malts: Two Row, Cara Crystal Wheat and Caramunich
Availability: 12 oz cans.
5.2% ABV 20 IBUs
Avery’s The Beast Rises Again August 1st
Avery’s The Beast returns on August 1st. The best is a Belgian strong dark ale, that typically clocks in around 16%. The Beast is a part of the brewery’s “Demons of Ale” series, and is brewed with dates, molasses, dark candi sugar, honey, raisins and turbinado sugar.
The Beast is a seducer — accomodating, complicated, powerful, dark and created to last the ages. With a deep burgundy color and aromas of honey, nutmeg, mandarin orange and pineapple, this massive and challenging brew has flavors akin to a beautiful Carribean rum. Dates, plums, raisins and molasses are dominant in a rich vinous texture. Cellarable for 10+ years.
Style: Belgian Strong Dark (w/ Dates, Molasses, Dark Belgian Candi Sugar, Colorado Honey, Raisins, Turbinado Sugar)
Availability: 12 oz bottles, Limited Draft
Arrival (2012): August 1
16+% ABV
