Canned Craft Beer

Hops & peaches: Burial The Crystal Sphere

A new imperial India pale ale debuts on July 22nd in Asheville, North Carolina – Burial The Crystal Sphere.

This new release in the brewery’s ongoing dank IPA line up, Burial The Crystal Sphere combines fresh peaches and honey with hot lineup Continue Reading →

Get wet. Monkish Water Balloon Fighters debuts today

Monkish Water Balloon Fighters releases today in Torrance, California.

In what sounds like a perfectly named summer beer, Monkish Water Balloon Fighters is a double IPA brewed with Mosaic, Citra, and Simcoe hops.

RELATED: The Veil Brewing release Monkish Tribute

16 ounce can/4 packs Continue Reading →

Posted in Westbrook Brewing Co

Hops & Citrus: Westbrook Citrus Redacted

Westbrook Citrus Redacted is on the horizon by the Mt Pleasant, South Carolina based brewery.

This new imperial IPA is described as being big on citrus hops, and citrus fruits. There are ninjas on the label, which makes us think of a Pipeworks beer – Citra Ninja. (Perhaps that’s the joke?) Thus…. “redacted”.

This beer combines three of our favorite things: juicy fresh-squeezed hops, zesty and bright citrus fruits, and a name that doesn’t make any sense unless you know the story behind it. Enjoy!

Westbrook Citrus Redacted will be available in 16-ounce bottles. The brewery has not officially announced this release.

Style: Imperial IPA (w/ Citrus)
Availability: 16oz Cans
Debut: TBA

8.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Burial Beer Co, Coming Soon

Hops & peaches: Burial The Crystal Sphere

A new imperial India pale ale debuts on July 22nd in Asheville, North Carolina – Burial The Crystal Sphere.

This new release in the brewery’s ongoing dank IPA line up, Burial The Crystal Sphere combines fresh peaches and honey with hot lineup of hops.

What a privilege to co-exist with the wonder of our world’s bounty. Made with fresh peaches and honey and double dry-hopped with Amarillo, Simcoe, Azacca hops.

Burial The Crystal Sphere will be available when the brewery opens on July 22nd. No distribution.

Style: Imperial IPA (w/ Peaches. Honey.)
Hops: Amarillo, Simcoe, Azacca
Availability: 16oz Cans

Debut: 7/22/17

8.3% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Monkish Brewing, New Releases

Get wet. Monkish Water Balloon Fighters debuts today

Monkish Water Balloon Fighters releases today in Torrance, California.

In what sounds like a perfectly named summer beer, Monkish Water Balloon Fighters is a double IPA brewed with Mosaic, Citra, and Simcoe hops.

RELATED: The Veil Brewing release Monkish Tribute

16 ounce can/4 packs go on sale at the brewery starting at 4 pm on July 11th. $20 each.

Style: Imperial IPA
Hops:  Mosaic, Citra, Simcoe

Availability: 16oz Cans
Debut: 7/11/17

8.2% ABV

Image: Monkish Brewing

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Burial Beer Co, Don't Miss This, J Wakefield Brewing, New Releases

Caramel, chocolate & pecans make Burial The Cosmic and Divine

Asheville, North Carolina’s Burial Beer and Miami’s J. Wakefield are teaming up on a new dessert beer. Meet The Cosmic and Divine.

Think of the “Turtle” candy when approaching this beer. The brand was developed by the DeMet’s Candy Company in 1918. Filled with caramel and pecans and dipped in chocolate, the finished product looks a bit like a turtle.

This beer might not look like a turtle, but it certainly incorporates similar flavors. The base is an imperial stout that has been fermented with lactose for added creaminess, plus salted caramel, chocolate, and toasted pecans.

Upon the backs of behemoths, we hatch the most worthy of ideas. Made with our dear friends at J. Wakefield Brewing, this Imperial Stout was fermented with lactose and salted caramel from Asheville’s Postre Caramels, and then aged with chocolate and toasted pecans.

Burial The Cosmic and Divine will be available in 12 ounce cans when the brewery opens on July 12th. Distribution will be limited.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Salted Caramel. Chocolate. Toasted Pecans. Lactose.)
Availability: 16oz Cans.
Debut: 7/12/17

10% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Burial Beer Co, Seasonal Return

Burial Beer Winnower, with chocolate & raspberries

Burial Beer Winnower returns to cans and draft once again June 8th.

Asheville, North Carolina local French Broad Chocolates brought Burial Beer the cocoa nibs, and the brewery combined them with fresh raspberries. It was up to the brewers to find balance. Burial refers to the beer as an extreme luxury (a mortal sin). You decide.

What which we crave, we seek endlessly. Whether morning, noon, or night, our dreams are overrun with unearthly delights. Our eyes wide, seeking an out of body experience, lost in the depths of decadence. But we learn. The Winnower peels back the layers of excess, uncovering the beauty of balance. Blended among a backbone of well-kilned chocolate malts, our mild, black Porter rests upon 300 pounds of local, French Broad Chocolates cocoa nibs and an immense amount of crushed raspberries.

Burial Beer Winnower will be available 16oz cans (4 packs) at the brewery on June 8th.

Style: Porter (w/ Raspberries, Cocoa Nibs.)
Availability: 16oz Cans, Draft.
Distribution: NC, GA, NY

Debut: 3/10/17
Latest Return: 7/8/17

7% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Monday Night Brewing, Coming Soon

Monday Night Fu Manbrew takes aim at cans, will sport “Indie” logo

Our favorite year-round offering from Monday Night Brewing (Atlanta, GA) looks like it will be getting the aluminum treatment in the near future.

The beer we are talking about is Monday Night FuManBrew, a witbier that rocks just a “whisper” of ginger. Refreshing is the go-to word when describing the this beer we’ve come to love (since it’s 2012 debut of course).

As for the lovable folks at Monday Night, it took four years of test batches (dating back to their garage days) to perfect this beer. As good as it is, the love hasn’t been easy to take everywhere. No cans. Looks like that’s about to change.

This Belgian-style wit is an effervescent, easy-drinking wheat beer, brewed with Belgian yeast, German hops, and a whisper of ginger from the Far East. At 5.2%, it’s light enough to quench your thirst in the heat, but flavorful enough to keep you interested.

Monday Night FuManbrew is already available in 12 ounce bottles and draft, year-round. Something important to note as well – the can will sport the new “Independent Craft” label from the Brewers Association.

Style: Witbier (w/ Ginger)
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft. Current.
Debut (Cans): TBA

5.2% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Lonerider Brewing Company, Seasonal Return

Lonerider Magnificent 77 American IPA, Brewed with 77 Hop Varieties

Lonerider Magnificent 77 American IPA, brewed with 77 different hop varieties. First in the world? As far as we can tell.

I’m sure you brewers and home brewers are wondering about the process. Hops from 7 different countries were blended for the 7 hop additions in the 77 minute boil. After fermentation, Lonerider Magnificent 77 is dry-hopped with a different variety every day for 7 days, then 14 more varieties over the subsequent 7 days. If all those numbers got confusing, that means a lot of hops.

In the end Lonerider Magnificent 77 is a 7.7% alcohol by volume IPA (77 IBUs). Are you seeking this hop monster? The Raleigh, North Carolina brewery is releasing these cans once again at a dock party on July 7th.

As for the extensive hop lineup for Lonerider Magnificent 77, the brewery isn’t disclosing. Besides, would you read them all?

Style: IPA
Hops: 77 varieties.

Availability: 16oz Cans. Limited release.
Latest Return: 7/7/17

7.7% ABV, 77 IBUs

Image: Beer Street Journal 

by Reid Ramsay