Chocolate

NoDa NoDable Release: Dark-O’-Lantern

Today’s NoDable Release features Dark-o’-Lantern, a Pumpkin Spice Porter. Made with chocolate and pumpkin spices. Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Allspice, & Clove. On tap at the brewery today. 6% ABV. Read more: Noda (Charlotte, NC)

Cigar City Announces 4th Hunaphu’s Day: March 9th, 2013

Cigar City Brewing (Tampa, FL) has announced the next Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout release will be March 9, 2013. The brewery is currently brewing sought after imperial stout, brewed with chilies, vanilla beans, cinnamon and cocoa nibs.  Release details and bottle limits will announced closer to the Continue Reading →

Posted in Baxter Brewing Co, New Beers

Baxter Brewing Phantom Punch Winter Stout

Baxter Brewing Phantom Punch Winter Stout

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Mother's Brewing Company, New Beers

Mother’s Brewing Holy Mole

Mother's Brewing Holy Mole

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Flying Monkey Craft Brewery

Flying Monkeys & Bare Naked Ladies Create Collab Brew

Flying Monkeys Brewery in Canada is creating a beer with the Bare Naked Ladies dubbed BNL Strong Beer, debuting soon. 

You know the phrase “It never hurts to ask?” Well that’s what Flying Monkey’s Founder Peter Chiodo found out recently. Chiodo reached out to rock band Bare Naked Ladies asking to brew a musical collaboration beer. As you can already deduce, they accepted and brewing commenced. The result is BNL Strong Beer.

BNL Strong Beer is a “fudge-y imperial chocolate stout” that’s a solid 11% ABV. “They were totally involved in the birth of this beer. BNL member Kevin Hearn contributed some great original artwork for the beer’s packaging —quirky, colourful, and perfectly Flying Monkeys — and the guys came to join us for an actual brew day.”

Those American fans – I am going to have to disappoint you. The beer will only be available in Canada, coinciding with the band’s new “Symphony Barenaked” tour.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Chocolate)
Availability: Bottles, Canada only

11% ABV

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, NoDa Brewing, Videos
Posted in Beer News, Cigar City Brewing

Cigar City Announces 4th Hunaphu’s Day: March 9th, 2013

Cigar City Brewing (Tampa, FL) has announced the next Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout release will be March 9, 2013. The brewery is currently brewing sought after imperial stout, brewed with chilies, vanilla beans, cinnamon and cocoa nibs.  Release details and bottle limits will announced closer to the release date — pending total yield. In 2012, each customer was limited to 2 bottles, the day of.

Style: Imperial Stout
Availability: 750ml bottles, Draft

11% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Duclaw Brewing

Duclaw H.E.R.O. 2012: Chocolate Chipotle Stout

Meet the winning beer in Duclaw’s H.E.R.O. homebrew competition. A chocolate chipotle stout. It’s a feel good beer too. Every penny from the beers sold goes to charity. Last year’s winning entry was a chocolate peanut butter porter.

The winning entry in our 2012 H.E.R.O. homebrew competition, this silky, Chocolate Chipotle Stout is full-bodied with warm Cgaromas of chocolate and roasted malt, and a Ospicy, chipotle pepper bite perfectly balanced by silky Lim. smooth chocolate flavor making it one unique and very drinkable beer. EVERY SINGLE PENNY from the Zsale of this beer goes directly to charity, so drink up, help out, be a H.E.R.O.

Style: Chili Beer (w/ Chocolate & Chipotle)
Availability: 22 oz bombers
Arrival: TBA

7.5% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Hoppin' Frog Brewing

Hoppin’ Frog Natasha Is European Collab #2

Hoppin' Frog Natasha Rocks America

The second beer in a series of collaboration brews by Hoppin’ Frog (Akron, OH) is Natasha Røcks America. Fred Karm (founder of Hoppin’) recently took a beer run through Europe and did a series of Euro collaborations. His first stop was De Molen, where they made USA Meets Europe S.I.P.A., a saison/IPA fusion. Stop #2 finds a collaboration with Fanø Bryghus (Fanø, Denmark).

NATASHA ROCKS AMERICA In a collaboration with Fano Brewery on Fano Island in Denmark, we created an Imperial Stout recipe to satisfy our own deepest desires. Brewing it on this picturesque summertime vacation island is how Natasha started, and of course we couldn’t wait to brew it at Hoppin’ Frog! The result is Natasha Rocks America – a rich, hoppy Imperial Stout with the deep-roasted, smooth flavor of Chocolate Rye malt. And, Natasha is generously dry-hopped with the perfect mix of select American hops, adding a great hop character to this super-tasty Imperial Stout collaboration brew. 

Style: Stout (w/ Rye)
Availability: 22 oz bombers
Arrival: TBA

7.5% ABV 

Read more: Hoppin’ Frog, Collaborations

by Reid Ramsay