Belgian Strong Dark Ales
The Commons Brewery (Portland, OR) has just re-released Brotherly Love, their first bottle conditioned beer, again. Brotherly Love is Belgian strong ale, barrel aged, with cherries and cocoa nibs.
A variation of our Little Brother Belgian dark strong ale, Brotherly Love is Continue Reading →
Back in 2004, Avery Brewing Company and Russian River Brewing figured out they both made beer dubbed Salvation. What do you do then? Sue each other? Nope. You blend the two beers together, and call it Collaboration, not Litigation Ale. Continue Reading →
It’s been seven years since Dogfish Head last brewed Raison D’ Extra. The strong ale is based on the brewery’s Raison D’Etre, a Belgian-style brown ale with brown sugar, and raisins.
Dogfish Head Raison D’Extra takes things a bit further, to Continue Reading →
Big Boss Brewing (Raleigh, NC) and Raleigh Times Bar have spent months acquiring tequila barrels from Olmeca Altos Distillery in Jalisco, Mexico.
The final creation is a limited edition brew called Muerto Viviente (Living Dead). The tequila aged offering will be Continue Reading →
Avery Brewing’s (Boulder, CO) Barrel Aged Series rolls on with the 22nd addition, 5 Monks.
This edition is described as bigger and bolder than a quad, a sextuple of sorts. To sound less profane they went another way with the description. Continue Reading →
On Thursday (1/23), Troeg’s Brewing (Hershey, PA) will release Scratch #131 – Belgian-style Brown Ale.
Its flavor originates in the Abbey Ale yeast strain, which produces a distinctive fruity character akin to dried dark fruit. On your palate, traces of toffee, Continue Reading →
A follow up to yesterday’s story – Allagash Brewing will soon ship Bourbon Barrel Black to its markets. The Belgian style stout spends time in bourbon barrels for an addictive treat. Previously a draft only offering. Ship dates to follow. Continue Reading →