UPDATED. A new release from Brouwerij Bavik, Petrus Red is headed stateside. Petrus Red is actually a new brown ale, blended with 85%/15% blend of Petrus Pale Ale, aged in oak with red cherries. The beer comes into the United States through Continue Reading →
The newest creation from Bridgeport Brewing (Portland, OR) is now available. Bear Hug Cherry Chocolate Stoutcombines two flavors meant to be together – chocolate and cherries. The beer is brewed with a ton of roasted malts, cocoa nibs, Continue Reading →
Saint Arnold Brewing Co. releases Bishop’s Barrel No. 2 today. This marks the second release in their small batch barrel aged series of beers. Bishop’s Barrel No. 2 is an old Ale aged for more than a year in oak Chardonnay Continue Reading →
New Belgium announced last year that they will release a new batch of their jet-setting beer TransAtlantique Kriek in 2013. This tart cherry beer started in Belgium at Boon Brewery hanging out in barrels with Frank Boon, renowned pioneer of authentic gueuze and Continue Reading →
Does a quadrupel ale with coffee, dates and cherries catch your attention? New Belgium Cascara Quad takes aim at the 2013 Lips Of Faith lineup. Interesting ingredients include the dried husk from coffee beans (cascara) used to make tea that is then Continue Reading →
UPDATED. A new release from Brouwerij Bavik, Petrus Red is headed stateside. Petrus Red is actually a new brown ale, blended with 85%/15% blend of Petrus Pale Ale, aged in oak with red cherries. The beer comes into the United States through Global Beer.
Style: Flanders Oud Bruin (Blended, Oak Aged, w/ Cherries)
Availability: Bottles
Arrival: Available now to most markets.
?? ABV
The newest creation from Bridgeport Brewing (Portland, OR) is now available. Bear Hug Cherry Chocolate Stoutcombines two flavors meant to be together – chocolate and cherries. The beer is brewed with a ton of roasted malts, cocoa nibs, and 15 pounds of sweet cherries. In the end, the beer is aged on more cocoa and cherries.
Style: Stout (w/ Cherries, Cocoa Nibs)
Hops: Nugget
Malts: Pale, Chocolate, Crystal 30-37
Availability: 22oz bombers. All Bridgeport markets
7.5% ABV, 35 IBUs
Saint Arnold Brewing Co. releases Bishop’s Barrel No. 2 today. This marks the second release in their small batch barrel aged series of beers. Bishop’s Barrel No. 2 is an old Ale aged for more than a year in oak Chardonnay barrels with cherries. The base beer was brewed in 2011, then added to oak barrels shortly after.
Saint Arnold Bishop’s Barrel is a series of beers that have been aged in barrels specifically chosen to enhance and complement the characteristics of the underlying beers. Each batch of Bishop’s Barrel is distinguished by the number on the neck label. Since fewer than 1,200 cases of 12-ounce bottles of Bishop’s Barrel No. 2 were produced, Bishop’s Barrel will only be available in pubs and restaurants throughout Texas and Louisiana that normally carry Saint Arnold beer.
“This beer has many layers of flavors,” said Saint Arnold founder/brewer Brock Wagner, who sourced the barrels from his cousin’s winery, Saintsbury, in Napa, Calif. “The nose is a combination of sour cherry, oaked chardonnay and a wild yeast character. The taste has pleasantly light cherry and light malt up front, some chardonnay in the middle and finishes dry with a distinct tartness.”
Style: Old Ale (w/ Cherries, Wine Barrel Aged. Chardonnay)
Availability: 12 oz bottles
Arrival: 2/18/13
New Belgium announced last year that they will release a new batch of their jet-setting beer TransAtlantique Kriek in 2013. This tart cherry beer started in Belgium at Boon Brewery hanging out in barrels with Frank Boon, renowned pioneer of authentic gueuze and lambic style beer revival. Then, the beer was shipped to New Belgium’s headquarters where it meets a golden ale and becomes a deliciously puckering concoction with a slightly sweet finish. This will be New Belgium’s third collaboration with Boon.
“Working with Frank Boon is the ultimate partnership as we literally cross oceans to connect our passions for sour beer.”
Style: Kriek (w/Cherries)
Availability: 22 oz bottles
Arrival: February, 2013
8% ABV
Does a quadrupel ale with coffee, dates and cherries catch your attention? New Belgium Cascara Quad takes aim at the 2013 Lips Of Faith lineup. Interesting ingredients include the dried husk from coffee beans (cascara) used to make tea that is then blended into the beer.
Local roasters Novo Coffee turned us onto Central America’s Cascara, the fruit or husk that surrounds coffee beans. When dried, it can be made into a tea with hints of cherry and tobacco. Blend that into a quad fermented with gorgeous malts and date sugar for a crazy complex beer to warm winter nights.
Style: Quadrupel (w/ Cascara, Cherries, Dates)
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft
Last Release: 2013
11% ABV
Read more: Lips Of Faith Series
