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Unknown Brewing 2.5 features bourbon & fruit

Unknown Brewing 2.5 (ish) is the second release in the Charlotte, North Carolina based brewery’s on going Anniversary Series.

Last year, brewery founder Brad Schell realized at one point that he had completely forgotten the brewery’s first birthday. (Owning a burgeoning Continue Reading →

Southern Tier Cherry Gose hits shelves

Southern Tier Cherry Gose is one of the latest releases from the Lakewood, New York based brewery.

The gose style hails from Germany. At least 50% of the base beer is brewed with wheat, plus adjuncts like salt and coriander. Most Continue Reading →

Posted in Wicked Weed Brewing Co, Seasonal Return

Wicked Weed Montmaretto returns as a flagship offering

Wicked Weed Montmaretto takes leave of the brewery’s Canvas Series and returns as one of the brewery’s flagship beers this month.

In case the name was not suggestive enough, Wicked Weed Montmaretto boasts a favor reminiscent of amaretto – the Italian liqueur. The name is actually Italian for “a little bitter,” making a sour ale with almonds and cherries even more genius.

Montmaretto is aged in neutral wine barrels (barrels that have been used to the point where they are basically just oak vessels that don’t impart an flavor), when a secondary fermentation takes place on cherries. The beer is blended with beer aged on almonds, where a balance is struck for the final beer.

Wicked Weed Montmaretto is a 16.9 ounce bottle offering. The beer dons amazing new artwork, seen above.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Almonds, Cherries. Oak Aged.)
Availability: 16.9oz Bottles
Latest Release: August, 2016

6.9% ABV

Wicked Weed Montmaretto

Wicked Weed Montmaretto seen in 2015, part of the Canvas Series. Pic: Beer Street Journal

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Carolina Bauernhaus Ales, Coming Soon

Carolina Bauernhaus Feral Barrel Raspberry debuts

Carolina Bauernhaus Feral Barrel Raspberry will be the third bottle release by the Anderson, South Carolina based brewery.

The base beer for Feral Barrel Raspberry is a dark wild ale, brewed with South Carolina region malts. It is initially aged for four months in sorghum rum barrels with native wild yeast from SouthYeast labs and two Brettanomyces strains.

For the past two months, Feral was aged on what the brewery calls a “massive” amount of red raspberries and tart cherries. 

A dark wild ale featuring regional malts fermented and aged four months in sorghum rum barrels with a blend of native yeasts and brettanomyces.We added a massive amount of red raspberries and tart cherries and then aged for two more months. Jammy fruit notes are balanced by a rich malt forward body and a tart dry finish.

The brewery’s first bottle came in June – June Princess, followed shortly by Raspberry Petite Sour in July.

Carolina Bauernhaus Feral Barrel Raspberry will available in 750 milliliter bottles at the brewery on August 9th. Limited distribution to follow shortly after.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Cherries, Raspberries. Barrel Aged. Rum.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Debut: 8/9/16

7.4% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Jolly-Pumpkin, Don't Miss This, Jester King Brewery

Jester King Space Waves, a dream collab with Jolly Pumpkin

Jester King Space Waves, a new collaboration with Dexter, Michigan’s Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales, debuts this week.

Getting immediately down to business – the beer. Back in April, Jolly Pumpkin brewed a farmhouse ale brewed with Texas wheat and lime salt, that was ultimately blended with Jester King Montmorency vs. Balafon which was brewed with cherries.

The farmhouse ale features a large addition of hops in the boil in order to keep the bacteria and house mixed culture scaled back pending the 12 to 1 blend of Montmorency. The final blend was bottled on May 31st, and allowed to naturally re-ferment in bottles.

Jester King really dotes on this collaboration, as Jolly Pumpkin has been a strong influence on the Austin, Texas brewery since their inception.

Even appearing in the same sentence as Jolly Pumpkin, let alone collaborating with them, is a surreal experience for which we are extremely grateful. I’m not shy at all to say that Jolly Pumpkin is Jester King’s greatest influence. – Jeffery Stuffings, Founder

Jester King Space Waves is a 750ml bottle release on August 5th. Limited to 3,000 bottles with no distribution.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Lime Salt, Cherries. Partially Oak Aged.)
Availability: 750m Bottles.
Debut: 8/5/16

5.6% ABV, 41 IBUs

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Triple C Brewing Co, New Releases

Triple C Golden Girl, brewed with cherries & coffee

Triple C Golden Girl is the newest can to join the Charlotte based brewery’s lineup.

The base beer is a blonde ale, brewed with tart cherries. Additionally, the beer features locally roasted Guji coffee from Summit Coffee Co. The beer was very popular on draft, prompting its release into 16 ounce cans.

Triple C Golden Girl is a seasonal release.

In late July, the brewery will release their first wild ale.

Style: Blonde Ale (w/ Coffee, Tart Cherries)
Availability: 16oz Cans
Debut (Cans): July, 2016

?? ABV

Image: Scott, Triple C Brewing

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in The Unknown Brewing Co., New Releases

Unknown Brewing 2.5 features bourbon & fruit

Unknown Brewing 2.5 (ish) is the second release in the Charlotte, North Carolina based brewery’s on going Anniversary Series.

Last year, brewery founder Brad Schell realized at one point that he had completely forgotten the brewery’s first birthday. (Owning a burgeoning brewery will do that.) If you know anything about Schell and well, the whole brewery’s less than normal mentality, then you’ll fully understand his next move. Throw a 1.5 ish birthday party. And… do it again next year.

Unknown Brewing 2.5 is hitting shelves in North Carolina. South Carolina, and Georgia. The beer is a blend of both a Belgian-style red ale, and a Belgian-style golden ale, aged in bourbon barrels with apricots, blackberries, and cherries. Truly a party in a bottle. Last years is pictured on the left in the image above.

Unknown Brewing 2.5 is a limited 22 ounce bottle offering.

Style: Belgian-Style Strong Ale (w/ Blackberries, Apricots, Cherries. Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 22oz Bottles, Draft. Limited.
Debut: June/July, 2016

9% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Southern Tier Brewing, New Releases

Southern Tier Cherry Gose hits shelves

Southern Tier Cherry Gose is one of the latest releases from the Lakewood, New York based brewery.

The gose style hails from Germany. At least 50% of the base beer is brewed with wheat, plus adjuncts like salt and coriander. Most goes-style beers are around 4 to 5.5% alcohol by volume.

Southern Tier Cherry Gose incorporates tart cherry juice in an imperial edition of the style. The brewery’s home state of New York ranks 4th in the United States in tart cherry production. A unnamed grower near the brewery provided the cherry puree.

Cherry Gose is soured over the course of three days using Lactobacillus buchneri, a strain of souring bacteria.

Quantitatively, this beer is quite sweet, but we find that this level of residual sweetness is just enough to balance the acidity and that the overall perception of the beer is actually quite dry.

The beer will be available in 12 ounce bottles and draft as a limited release.

Style: Gose (w/ Pink Sea Salt, Cherry Juice) 
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft.
Debut: Late June/July, 2016

8.3% ABV, 7 IBUs

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Wicked Weed Brewing Co, Don't Miss This

Bourbon fans, meet Wicked Weed Old Fashioned

Wicked Weed Old Fashioned is hits distribution in limited quantities this week. A beer built for the fans of the cocktail.

Bourbon is the start in an Old Fashioned, muddled with sugar and bitters (and oranges and cherries). Wicked Weed Old Fashioned is a Kentucky bourbon barrel aged beer, brewed with oranges and cherries. (Redundant, yes. But you get the idea.)

From the first time we tasted it, we knew this needed to be made in our production facility.

Wicked Weed Old Fashioned is now available at the brewery in Asheville, North Carolina. Limited distribution starts this week.

Style: American Strong Ale (w/ Oranges, Cherries. Barrel-Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 12.7oz Bottles
Debut: Late June, 2016

10% ABV

Image: Wicked Weed

by Reid Ramsay