Cinnamon

Bottle Rumor: Flying Dog Cinnamon Porter

Flying Dog’s Brewhouse Rarities is a series that allows the brewers to create and play.  The kegs hit the tap room in Frederick, Maryland and sometimes a few bars and accounts nearby.

Then again, sometimes the beer hits bottles. That’s where Continue Reading →

Terrapin/Shmaltz Reunion 2013 on Shelves

Terrapin Beer Co & Shmaltz Brewing’s “Beer For Hope” collaboration arrives for another year of good feeling drinking. This year’s release is based off of 2012′s recipe, but with a new addition – coffee. The base imperial brown ale has cocoa Continue Reading →

Cigar City Hunahpu Imperial Stout 2014

You’ve got a bit of time to wait until you see this beer again. Cigar City Brewing’s Hunahpu Imperial Stout will make another appearance on March 8, 2014. Hunahpu, a massive imperial stout, is brewed with cocoa nibs, ancho and Continue Reading →

Dogfish Head Punkin 2013 Arrives

So Labor Day is upon us, aka the unofficial start of fall.

Dogfish Head Punkin is now officially shipping. First released in 1994.

A full-bodied brown ale with smooth hints of pumpkin and brown sugar. We brew our Punkin Ale with pumpkin meat, Continue Reading →

So Good, Fordham Had to Brew Double

The Mid-Atlantic will get Forham Brewing Company’s (Dover, DE) Spiced Harvest Ale this week.

Last year, the fall offering was so popular that is sold out in just three weeks, so double the amount has been brewed. Harvest Ale is fermented Continue Reading →

Posted in Cigar City Brewing, Coming Soon, Headlines

Cigar City Hunahpu a Step Further: Aged in Two Barrels

Cigar City’s Hunahpu Imperial Stout is a perennial favorite, and a bit of a legend. Hunahpu, a strong imperial stout, is brewed with cocoa nibs, ancho and pasilla chilies, cinnamon, and Madagascar vanilla beans. The next release of it is in March, 2014.

Even more rare, are barrel aged editions of this brew. Now for the first time a “double barrel” edition will surface. Hunahpu was/is aged in both rum and brandy barrels (each a separate version of the barrel aged Hunahpu series) and blended together.

The result is sure to be rare (released in lottery or the brewery’s El Catador Club) and definitely mega trade bait. The brewery will announce details closer to release.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Cinnamon, Vanilla beans, Chili Peppers, Cacao Nibs. Barrel Aged. Rum, Brandy)

Availability: 750 ml bottles
Arrival: TBA. Brewery only

11% ABV 

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

Bottle Rumor: Flying Dog Cinnamon Porter

Flying Dog’s Brewhouse Rarities is a series that allows the brewers to create and play.  The kegs hit the tap room in Frederick, Maryland and sometimes a few bars and accounts nearby.

Then again, sometimes the beer hits bottles. That’s where Cinnamon Porter comes in. This “rarity” is planned for a December release on draft, and potentially large bottles too.

The Brewhouse Rarity bottles are 750ml bottles, sold in the tap room.

Style: Porter (w/ Cinnamon)
Availability: Draft, 750 ml bottles
Arrival: December, 2013

6% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Seasonal Return, Shmaltz Brewing, Terrapin Beer Company

Terrapin/Shmaltz Reunion 2013 on Shelves

Terrapin Beer Co & Shmaltz Brewing’s “Beer For Hope” collaboration arrives for another year of good feeling drinking. This year’s release is based off of 2012′s recipe, but with a new addition – coffee. The base imperial brown ale has cocoa nibs from Nashville’s Olive & Sinclair, vanilla beans, and cinnamon too.

Style: Brown Ale (w/ Cinnamon, Cocoa Nibs & Shells, Vanilla Beans, Coffee)
Hops: Willamette
Malts: Pale 2 Row, Victory, Special Roast, Crystal, Brown Malt, Chocolate
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft. All Terrapin markets.

8% ABV, 38 IBUs 

Pic via @redstoneliquors

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

Cigar City Hunahpu Imperial Stout 2014

You’ve got a bit of time to wait until you see this beer again. Cigar City Brewing’s Hunahpu Imperial Stout will make another appearance on March 8, 2014. Hunahpu, a massive imperial stout, is brewed with cocoa nibs, ancho and pasilla chilies, cinnamon, and Madagascar vanilla beans. Crazy delicious.

In Mayan mythology, Hun Hunahpu was the father of the hem twins Hunahpu and Xbalanque. Hun Hunahpu, with his brother Hunahpu. vies Vidal by the Dark Lords of the and slain. Hun Hunahpu’s corpse morphed into a cacao tree, his head becoming a cacao pod, which in typically awesome mythology fashion, spit upon the hand of a young maiden named, Xiquic who promptly became pregnant with the hero twins. The twins would ultimately grow up to avenge their father and uncle and defeat the Dark Lords and ascend to the heavens to become the moon and sun.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Cinnamon, Vanilla beans, Chili Peppers, Cacao Nibs,)

Availability: 750 ml bottles
Arrival: March 8th, 2014 (Brewery Release, Tampa)

11% ABV 

Ed note: Corrected date to March 8, 2014

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Dogfish Head, Seasonal Return

Dogfish Head Punkin 2013 Arrives

So Labor Day is upon us, aka the unofficial start of fall.

Dogfish Head Punkin is now officially shipping. First released in 1994.

A full-bodied brown ale with smooth hints of pumpkin and brown sugar. We brew our Punkin Ale with pumpkin meat, organic brown sugar and spices. This is the perfect beer to warm-up with, as the season cools.

Style: Pumpkin (w/ Brown Sugar, Nutmeg, Allspice, Cinnamon)
Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft
Distribution: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TX, VA, VT, WA

7% ABV, 28 IBUs

The beer is named for the famous “Punkin Chunkin” that takes place on Thanksgiving night. Basically, it’s how far can you shoot a pumpkin. Engineering at it’s finest. Check the video below.

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Shmaltz Brewing, Terrapin Beer Company

Terrapin & Shmaltz Team Up Again on Cancer Fighting Brew

Shmaltz Brewing Company (Clifton Park, NY), Terrapin Beer Company (Athens, GA), Alan Shapiro (SBS Imports) have teamed up to release another round of Reunion Ale. Subtitled A Beer For H0pe, a portion of the proceeds is donated to the Institute for Myeloma & Bone Cancer.

This year’s feel good release is based off of 2012’s recipe, but with a new addition – coffee. The base imperial brown ale has cocoa nibs from Nashville’s Olive & Sinclair, vanilla beans, and cinnamon too. Look for bottles of this beer to hit shelves soon alongside fundraising events.

Style: Brown Ale (w/ Cinnamon, Cocoa Nibs & Shells, Vanilla Beans, Coffee)
Hops: Willamette
Malts: Pale 2 Row, Victory, Special Roast, Crystal, Brown Malt, Chocolate
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft. All Terrapin markets. Late September, 2013

8% ABV, 38 IBUs 

Worldwide, over 1,000 people per day are diagnosed with this cancer of the plasma. IMBCR is one of the world’s leading independent researchers. Their work not only affects myeloma patients, it also produces benefits in areas such as lymphoma and breast cancer.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Fordham Brewing Co

So Good, Fordham Had to Brew Double

Fordham Spiced Harvest Ale

The Mid-Atlantic will get Forham Brewing Company’s (Dover, DE) Spiced Harvest Ale this week.

Last year, the fall offering was so popular that is sold out in just three weeks, so double the amount has been brewed. Harvest Ale is fermented with spices such as cinnamon and clove, making it great for drinking now or Christmas and beyond.

At 6.6% ABV, this Fall Seasonal is reminiscent of pumpkin pie and was awarded the bronze medal in the Herb and Spice category at the European Beer Star competition in 2012.  Forget celebrating Thanksgiving only one day a year, with Spiced Harvest Ale you can be thankful one bottle at a time.

Style: Herb/Spice Beer (w/ Cinnamon, Clove, Allspice, Honey, Pumpkin)
Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft

6.6% ABV

by Reid Ramsay