Posted in Dogfish Head, Seasonal Return

Return of Dogfish Head Black & Blue, with Refreshed Label

Dogfish Head’s Black & Blue returns to 750 mL bottles with an updated label.

Dogfish Head Black & Blue is a Belgian-style golden ale fermented with black raspberries and blueberries with an intense berry flavor and aroma.

The pureed berries are added as the beer leaves the brewhouse. In fermentation, the yeast — the same one we use in Red & White and Pangaea — feeds on sugars from the barley and the berries, giving Black & Blue a unique complexity.

Dogfish Black & Blue was first brewed in 2007.

Style: Fruit Beer (w/ Raspberries, Blueberries)
Availability: 750ml Bottles. Seasonal release.
Return: March, 2015

10% ABV

by Reid Ramsay March 17, 2015

Posted in Upland Beer

Upland Sour Public Lottery: January, 2015

On January 29th, Upland Brewing Company (Bloomington, IN) will open up an online lottery for the purchase of five sour ales. Winners can purchase 2 bottles of each style. Details on the five styles are in the gallery below.

The five releases include: Upland Blueberry Lambic, Dantalion Dark Wild Ale, Blackberry Lambic, Vinosynth White, Vinosynth Red.

The lottery opens up at 12 noon, EDT and ends February 5th, 2015. Bottles are $25 dollars each, and must be picked up at the specified location by March 4th.

Click images below for descriptions.

: Dantalion is our demonically named sour ale based on the Oud Bruin beer style. Medium brown in color, Dantalion has hints of chocolate, Munich malts, and rye. We also incorporate a spice blend containing ginger, coriander, star anise, grains of paradise, and black pepper to create a gentle halo of spice character. The beer is fermented on the same selection of yeasts and microbes as our base lambic, and aged for up to 8 months or more in white oak barrels.

: Lambics have been made in Belgium for over 500 years, and we are honoring this tradition by brewing our own Indiana version. Upland lambics are fermented by wild yeast and aged in oak casks for over a year, which creates a tart, complex beer. We then add whole blueberries from Huber Orchard in Starlight, Indiana, giving the beer enticing aromas and flavors. The beer is bottle conditioned, which adds a zesty and refreshing carbonation. Upland lambic is the perfect drink to share with friends over a plate of good cheese and fresh fruit.

: Our friends at Oliver Winery have had a hand in our Sour Ale program since the beginning. The first oak barrels acquired by Upland were purchased from Oliver. Now, many years later, we are excited to present this collaboration between friends that represents our Sour Program full circle. VinoSynth Red is a blend of 50% Sour Reserve and 50% Malefactor Flanders-style Red Ale aged on Catawba grapes. Catawba is a native North American variety, known for making jams and jellies, and distinctly juice, fruity, exotic wines. Malefactor was blended with Sour Reserve to develop more body, mild bourbon barrel character, and a layered acidity to complement the Catawba’s innate sweet, fruity notes.

: Our friends at Oliver Winery have had a hand in our Sour Ale program since the beginning. The first oak barrels acquired by Upland were purchased from Oliver. Now, many years later, we are excited to present this collaboration between friends that represents our Sour Program full circle. VinoSynth White is 100% Sour Reserve aged on locally grown Vidal Blanc grapes. Vidal Blanc is a French varietal with hints of tropical fruit flavor, commonly utilized to develop ice wines. Our Sour Reserve lends itself wonderfully to enveloping the acidity of the grape with notes of lactic acid, and allows the polite pineapple and grapefruit character of Vidal Blanc to shine on the palate.

: We like sour. Made with real blackberries

by Reid Ramsay January 16, 2015

Posted in Seasonal Return, Wicked Weed Brewing Co

Wicked Weed Oblivion Returns Mid-January

Wicked Weed Oblivion bottles head back to shelves this month.

Oblivion is a sour red, aged with blackberries and dates in red wine barrels for 12 months.

Style: American Wild/Sour Ale (w/ Blackberries, Dates. Barrel Aged. Wine.)
Availability: 500ml Bottles
Return: January, 2015

8.5% ABV

Image via Wicked Weed

by Reid Ramsay January 8, 2015

Posted in Don't Miss This, Terrapin Beer Company, Videos

Sneak Peek: Terrapin’s Next Reserve Series Release

Terrapin Beer Company (Athens, GA) French Toasted W-n-B just hit shelves, wrapping up the Special Reserve Series for 2014.

Terrapin’s Dustin Watts gives Beer Street Journal readers a sneak peek at the next in the series, coming early next year.

by Reid Ramsay December 9, 2014

Posted in New Releases, Wicked Weed Brewing Co

Just Shipped: Wicked Weed Briars & Brett

Wicked Weed Brewing (Asheville, NC) just shipped a new offering in the Terra Locale series – Briars & Brett.

The beer is a gin barrel aged farmhouse ale, with blackberries.

Style: Farmhouse/Wild Ale (w/ Blackberries. Barrel Aged. Gin.)
Availability: 500 ml bottles
Distribution: NC only

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Image via Wicked Weed Brewing

by Reid Ramsay October 21, 2014

Posted in Draai Laag Brewing Co., New Beers

Draai Laag Brewing Black Briar

by Reid Ramsay June 12, 2014

Posted in Coming Soon, Headlines, New Holland Brewing

A Berry New Take on New Holland’s Incorrigible

New Holland Brewing (Holland, MI) is adding a new rendition of their Incorrigible White Sour Ale, released last October.

Incorrigible Reserve looks to be the same base white ale aged is oak barrels, but this time with a blend of local Michigan berries.

Local blueberries fuel a second flavorful fermentation of this beer, while it resides for several months in our Hour of Funk sour cellar. Wild yeast and bacteria contribute tart sourness and complex mineral character, prior to an oak-barrel conditioning with Michigan blackberries.

New Holland Incorrigible Reserve will be packaged in 22oz bottles.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Blackberries. Blueberries. Oak aged)
Availability: 22oz Bottles
Arrival: August, 2014

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Coming this Fall – New Holland & Carthartt team up on a barrel aged pale ale.

by Reid Ramsay May 28, 2014

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