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Posted in Don't Miss This, New Belgium, New Releases

New Belgium Slow Ride Session IPA Launches Year Round

New Belgium Brewing (Fort Collins, CO) has launched a new, year round session beer, Slow Ride Session IPA. The brewery recognized the need for a hop forward, yet low abv offering in the year round lineup.

“The fun part about making this beer was balancing eight different hop strains into something smooth, bold and sessionable,” said New Belgium Assistant Brewmaster, Grady Hull. “We pitch Cascade, Target, Nelson Sauvin and Centennial hops in the kettle and we dry hop with Mosaic, Simcoe, Amarillo and Citra. It’s amazingly flavorful, and it still comes in at 4.5% abv.”

New Belgium Slow Ride Session IPA is available now in 12oz bottles and draft. Cans arrive in March, 2015.

Style: Session IPA
Hops: Cascade, Target, Nelson Sauvin, Centennial, Amarillo, Mosaic, Citra, Simcoe
Availability: 12oz Bottles, 12oz Cans, Draft. Year-round.
Arrival: January, 2015

4.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Don't Miss This, Troegs Brewing

Troegs Nugget Nectar Coming to 16oz Cans, 2015 Dates Announced

Troegs Brewing (Hershey, PA) will release Nugget Nectar in 16oz cans in January, 2015. The hoppy red ale has never been canned before. The brewery has announced dates for this fan favorite. Draft and bottle hit Central Pennsylvania on January 12th, 2015. Cans are expect on January 19th. Use this as a timeline for when you receive Nugget Nectar in your market.

With a heady collection of American hops, Nugget Nectar will rekindle your romance with reighe intense pucker your palate has come to expect from this bold Imperial Amber Ale. Drenched with a healthy dose of the freshest hops we’re able to source, Nugget Nectar is further intensified with additional whole flower Nugget cones added to our hopback vessel. The result is an explosive hop experience that will deliver hopheads to nirvana!

Troegs Nugget Nectar shipped around the first week of January last time it was released.

Troegs recently added distribution to North Carolina.

Style: Red Ale
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft. 16oz cans (New for 2015).
Return: Starting 1/12/15

7.5% ABV

Image via Troegs. Article was updated with 2015 release dates. 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, Oskar Blues Brewing

Oskar Blues PINNER Throwback IPA Joins Year Round Offerings

Oskar Blues PINNER Throwback IPA joins the brewery’s year-round lineup in this month. PINNER will launch in Colorado and North Carolina initially, before making its way across the brewery’s distribution network.

Dry-hopping with several different heady hops, including a killer experimental variety, gives PINNER this tropical, stoned fruit aroma with hints of pine and smooth malt in the flavor.

Oskar Blues PINNER Throwback IPA is a lower alcohol by volume IPA that is easy to “throwback.” Available in 12oz cans.

Style: IPA
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft. Mixed Packs (Feb, 2015)
Arrival: December-January across markets. Year round.

4.9% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Headlines

New England Brewing Speaks About Gandhi Can Label

The use of a robotic Mahatma Gandhi on New England Brewing’s imperial IPA has garnered some criticism by some in both India and and the United States. The commercial use of his likeness has been found offensive and irreverent by some.

New England Brewing released an apology on their Facebook page over the weekend.

We apologize to any Indian people that find our Gandhi-Bot label offensive. Our intent is not to offend anyone but rather pay homage and celebrate a man who we respect greatly. We take great care in creating a product we hope will not be abused in the manner that Mahatma Gandhi spoke of when referencing alcohol. So many Indian people here in America love our tribute to him. Gandhi’s granddaughter and grandson have seen the label and have expressed their admiration of the label. We hope that you understand our true intent and learn to respect our method and the freedom we have to show our reverence for Gandhi.

The brewery intended it to be a bit of a craft beer tribute to the founder of modern India. Despite Gandhi’s grandchildren expressing positive feelings over the label, others are still not amused.

New England has asked individuals to refrain from debating/arguing the issue on their Facebook page. As of Monday morning, there have been more than 300 responses to the apology. The brewery is not withdrawing the artwork from taps or packaged offerings at this time.

As you can see, things got a little heated.

Gandhi discussionmn

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Maui Brewing Company, Seasonal Return

Maui Lorenzini Double IPA Released in Cans

Maui Lorenzini Double IPA releases today in cans. 

The IPA is brewed with tangerine and blood orange juice and Maui cane sugar. A portion of the proceeds are donated to the Shark Research Group at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology.

Maui Lorenzini Double IPA is a limited winter seasonal. A launch party is scheduled for 6 pm today (1/2/15) at the brewery.

Style: Imperial IPA (w/ Blood Orange, Tangerines, Cane Sugar.)
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft. Limited Release.

7.6% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Don't Miss This, La Cumbre Brewing Company

La Cumbre Red Ryeot Coming to Cans. Special Thanks to Sierra Nevada

La Cumbre Red Ryeot will soon be available in cans. The New Mexico based craft brewery is pretty excited to launch this new offering. In order to do so, the brewery needed to jump a legal hurdle.

Jeff Erway of La Cumbre discovered that Sierra Nevada had already made a beer called Red Ryeot (part of the ongoing Beer Camp Series). Being hooked on the name, Jeff reached out to Sierra’s founder Ken Grossman to inquire about the trademark. Unfortunately, Sierra had already applied for the mark.

Thinking the name was dead in the water, an email arrived from Grossman’s legal team abandoning the mark for La Cumbre. Red Ryeot was officially theirs. A fantastic example of how craft breweries work together.

La Cumbre Red Ryeot is a red rye beer that the brewery has been working on over the past few months. Soon to be available in 16oz cans.

Style: Rye Beer
Availability: 16oz Cans, Draft. Year round offering.
Arrival: TBA

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Beers

Atlas Brewing Farmhouse Wheat Ale

Atlas Brewing Farmhouse Wheat Ale

by Reid Ramsay