If you haven’t heard the buzz about Georgia’s new brewing company Wild Heaven Craft Beers, take note. Starting Wednesday (9/15) Wild Heaven’s 2 launch titles hit tap handles around Atlanta. Here’s the initial list-
Today at Octane Coffee, Hop City is hosting it’s weekly free beer tasting. This week’s featured brewer is Peak Organic Brewing Company (Portland, ME.) Just released by Peak is their brand new brew – Fall Summit, a amber beer with Continue Reading →
I received a press release today about Rogue’s 3rd edition of their “John John” Ale series – “John John Hazelnut Brown Nectar.
(Newport, OR) — In their third collaborative effort of 2010, Rogue Ales Master Brewer John Maier and Rogue Master Distiller, John Couchot, are releasingJohn John Hazelnut Brown Nectar. This unique ale consists of Rogue Hazelnut Brown Nectar aged in Rogue’s Hazelnut Spiced Rum barrels.
To craft this exceptional brew, John Couchot first distills Rogue Hazelnut Spiced Rum and ages it in white oak barrels, allowing the barrels to soak up the subtle flavors of Oregon hazelnuts, vanilla and spices from the rum. When the rum is finished aging, the barrels are emptied and John Maier immediately fills them with Hazelnut Brown Nectar.
A new month, and a new beer. This one seems to be a little early for fall, but it’s welcomed none the less. Sierra Nevada Tumbler is here, the first of the fall ales this year.
Brewmaster Garrett Olliver is a genius when it comes to barrel aging beers. Ever had a Black Ops? You won’t forget it if you did. Extremely good. Another barrel aged offering by Brooklyn is popping up on draft in Atlanta Continue Reading →
Last year it was 2009 Correction Ale, an American IPA with Imperial overtones. The message? We’re all bozos on this bus… a beer aimed to help with the recession blues. In 2010, Lagunitas was hoping to have a cheerful, positive Continue Reading →
If you haven’t heard the buzz about Georgia’s new brewing company Wild Heaven Craft Beers, take note. Starting Wednesday (9/15) Wild Heaven’s 2 launch titles hit tap handles around Atlanta. Here’s the initial list-
Brickstore Pub, Porter Beer Bar, Cypress Street, The Marlay, Twain’s, Midway Pub, Steinbecks, Octane Coffee, Young Augustine’s, Leon’s Full Service, Ormsby’s, Corner Pub, Trappeze (Athens)
UPDATE 9/15 – Muss & Turners, Diesel, The Fred, Taco Mac Perimeter,
The Beers:
Invocation — Belgian Golden Ale, 8.5% ABV. Sweet candi sugar nose, with a light malt body.
Ode To Mercy — Imperial Brown, 8.2% ABV. Brewed with a special blend of coffee from 1,000 faces in Athens, GA.
Today at Octane Coffee, Hop City is hosting it’s weekly free beer tasting. This week’s featured brewer is Peak Organic Brewing Company (Portland, ME.) Just released by Peak is their brand new brew – Fall Summit, a amber beer with summit and simcoe hops.
Also in the lineup is the IPA, and Nut Brown Ale. The IPA is a nicely balanced American IPA (Simcoe, Amarillo, & Nugget hops, 7.2% ABV) The Nut Brown is a rendition of an English brown ale, brewed with Hallertau hops and chocolate & munich malts.
Tasting starts at 5:30 and runs until 7:30. Cost is free. I’ll be pouring the beer so come by and say hello!
Octane Coffee – 9/8/10
009-b Marietta Street Northwest
Atlanta, GA
(404) 815-9886
I received a press release today about Rogue’s 3rd edition of their “John John” Ale series – “John John Hazelnut Brown Nectar.
(Newport, OR) — In their third collaborative effort of 2010, Rogue Ales Master Brewer John Maier and Rogue Master Distiller, John Couchot, are releasingJohn John Hazelnut Brown Nectar. This unique ale consists of Rogue Hazelnut Brown Nectar aged in Rogue’s Hazelnut Spiced Rum barrels.
To craft this exceptional brew, John Couchot first distills Rogue Hazelnut Spiced Rum and ages it in white oak barrels, allowing the barrels to soak up the subtle flavors of Oregon hazelnuts, vanilla and spices from the rum. When the rum is finished aging, the barrels are emptied and John Maier immediately fills them with Hazelnut Brown Nectar. After approximately 6 months of ocean aging, this unique ale is ready. John John Hazelnut Brown Nectar is made using hops from Rogue’s Hopyard and barley from the Rogue barley bench.
Other: Hazelnut Extract, Free Range Coastal Water, and Top Fermenting Pacman Yeast.
Availability: 22oz Bomber Bottles. Draft. 1 Time brew
Arrival: Early September 2010
Rogue’s 42 acre micro hop farm is located in Oregon’s Wigrich Appellation and the Rogue GYO barley farm is located in Oregon’s Tygh Valley Appellation. Rogue remains committed to saving the terroir of Oregon hops and barley, one acre at a time, by growing our own.
A new month, and a new beer. This one seems to be a little early for fall, but it’s welcomed none the less. Sierra Nevada Tumbler is here, the first of the fall ales this year.
Tumbler is a brown ale that is replacing Sierra Nevada’s Anniversary Ale. Anniversary Ale was an American IPA first brewed in 2007 and was released late summer each year. According to Sierra’s brewery rep, the brewery took a look their portfolio in the wake of their 30 years of existence. They thought it was time to change things up a bit and brew a beer that was a little less hop forward. An offering that is more malt forward and appropriate for fall. Thats exactly what Tumbler wants to be. Sierra Nevada describes –
“As the nights grow cool, the leaves on the valley oaks begin to turn and fall. In honor of this yearly dance, we bring you Tumbler Autumn Brown Ale and invite you to enjoy the show. We use malt within days of roasting at the peak of its flavor to give Tumbler a gracefully smooth malt character. So pour a glass, and grab a window seat to watch as the leaves come tumbling down.”
It”s brewed with 2 hop varieties and 4 different hops –
Hops: Challenger, Yakima
Malts: 2 Row Pale, Crystal, Chocolate, Smoked
Yeast: Ale
Taste Expectations: Dark malt flavors. Caramel. Roasted grains. Sierra wanted this accented. Grainy, chocolate, and nuts also shine through.
Availability: 12oz/6 pks, Draft. Seasonal Late Summer/Fall Release
Brewmaster Garrett Olliver is a genius when it comes to barrel aging beers. Ever had a Black Ops? You won’t forget it if you did. Extremely good. Another barrel aged offering by Brooklyn is popping up on draft in Atlanta – Dark Matter. Dark Matter is the follows Cookie Jar Porter as a part of the Brewmaster’s Reserve Series.
Dark Matter is a barrel aged American Brown Ale. It is prudent to mention Black Ops, because Dark Matter and Black Ops have some relation. As Garrett Oliver describes –
“In the beginning, there was Black Ops. Or perhaps not. Beer does have its mysteries. Anyhow, they say that back in 2007, a small amount of Dark Matter was created alongside Black Ops, but very few people had an opportunity to taste it. The Brooklyn Brewing Team decided that this shortage was unfortunate — plenty of Dark Matter for themselves, but not enough to share with all their friends. So last autumn they decided to recreate Dark Matter and open up the Brooklyn Barrel Room to a wider world. Brooklyn Dark Matter is a robust brown ale aged for four months in bourbon and rye whiskey barrels. Some barrels previously held Black Ops, some hosted The Manhattan Project, others came straight from the distilleries as soon as the whiskey was decanted. We’ve blended these barrels to create a beer full of caramel and chocolate flavors heightened by vanilla-like oak notes and hints of the barrels’ previous tenants. The result is a smooth, rich beer that really loves food, from fried or roasted chicken to char-grilled steak, barbecue, pork chops and even monkfish. And on some chilly evening in late winter, or perhaps the first warm night of spring, we hope that you may be tempted to believe that Dark Matter really does bind the universe together.”
Tasting – Dark Matter presents with flavors of bourbon & vanilla. Also oak, toffee and burnt sugars. Look for some chocolate tones too. These are just guidelines. Gives you flavors to look for. Let your taste buds lose and find discover your beer.
Availability – Rare draft offerings. Dark Matter is very limited.
Currently tapping – Taco Mac Metropolis. The Fred has a keg also, tapping date to follow. More kegs shipped to Atlanta area. Sightings to follow.
Last year it was 2009 Correction Ale, an American IPA with Imperial overtones. The message? We’re all bozos on this bus… a beer aimed to help with the recession blues. In 2010, Lagunitas was hoping to have a cheerful, positive release but by the looks of things we don’t know where we are. I think Lagunitas hit the mark with it’s newest release — Wilco Tango Foxtrot. “A Jobless Recovery Ale, and ode to progress (or lack thereof.) “
Take note of the underlined letters. Feel that way lately? Wilco Tango Foxtrot is a brown ale with a strong hop bill. As Lagunitas states – “We’re not quite in the red, or in the black. Does that mean we’re in the brown?” Thusly, a brown ale fits.
Tasting notes — Deceptively hoppy at first look. Lots of fresh hop flavors. Citrusy, floral hops come through in this brown ale. WTF has a nice rich malty backbone all the while not being heavy. The balance is enjoyable, and the taste, fresh. If you liked, Victory Yakima Twilight, Stone Sublimely, or Terrapin’s newest — Capt’n Krunkles, you might want to get on board with this one. It’s dark while still being hoppy.
From the bottle — ‘”In the funky realm of things that make you go “Hmmm…” 2010 may rank way, way up there. From the curious per curiam decision of531U.S.98in 2000, to WTC7, to theSuperdome, to theFall of the House of Lehman, to theNobel President’sAfghan Expedition escalation, to the oxymoronicJobless Recovery of 2010; we have been confused. So, we done the only thing we could – we made beer — and lots of it. 6,420M cases of it to be exact. As far as we know, you drank all of it. Thank you for that, because if you had not we would have been looking for a bailout of our own, and we haven’t heard of any breweries either needing or receiving any of thoseYuan-flavoredTARPdollars…although we have read that the Las Vegas adult video industry did. Nobody knows why. So, in a world that is once again the proverbial“Ball of Confusion”, craft beer alone seems tocarry its own weight. It’s nice to be on the winning team and thank you for your friendship and imbibiliciousness. “
Wilco Tango Foxtrot arrives this week in 22oz bomber bottles and draft offerings. Sightings soon here, and on Twitter – @AtlBeerMaster
