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Cigar City Releases Good Gourd ’12

Cigar City has released Good Gourd 2012. This year’s recipe was purported tweaked by the brewery. Good news, the 2012 batch is larger than previous releases.

This high gravity gob of gourd-y goodness incorporates pumpkin in the mashing process and then Continue Reading →

Wachusett Introduces Pumpkan. In A Can.

Wachusett Brewing Company (Westminster, MA) is releasing their newest beer, Pumpkan Ale.  This is the brewery’s  amber ale with spice additions. The cans roll out for the first time in August, 2012.

Style: Pumpkin Beer (w/ Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Candi Sugar)
Hops:
Malts: Two Row, Continue Reading →

Terrapin Pumpkinfest 2012 Ships

Terrapin Pumpkinfest is now shipping. 2012 marks the 4th year of this beer.P-fest is actually a fusion of two styles – oktoberfest and pumpkin.

I have always wanted to brew a traditional Octoberfest for the Fall season, Continue Reading →

Posted in Coming Soon, Sam Adams

Winter Drinking? Samuel Adams Merry Mischief Gingerbread Stout

Samuel Adams Merry Mischief

Coming to the large bottle format is Samuel Adams Merry Mischief Gingerbread Stout. Who’s ready for cold weather?

This rich dark brew entices with the aromas of the holidays, hinting at the merriment and spices within. The flavor of gingerbread comes alive beginning with the smooth sweetness and heartiness of dark roasted malts and a touch a wheat. But it’s intensity and spices of cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, & ginger that add a wicked kick for a jolly playful brew full of merry mischief. 

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cloves, Ginger) Hops: East Kent Goldings, Fuggle
Malts: Samuel Adams Two Row Pale Blend, Wheat, Special B, Paul’s Roasted Barley, Flaked Oats

Availability: 22 oz bombers, Draft
Arrival: November, 2012

9% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Lost Abbey

Lost Abbey Meets Iron Maiden In August Box Set Release

Lost Abbey Track 8

It’s August. That means the 8th release in The Lost Abbey’s Ultimate Box Set Series will be released. Each beer is a blend, or a one time creation, with a metal overtone. Track #8 is a bourbon barrel version of Judgement Day. (The base beer for Lost Abbey’s Cuvee de Tomme.) The rocking didn’t stop there.

The conversations turned to Oatmeal Raisin cookies and the essence of a freshly baked treat. So we added some cinnamon sticks to the barrels and threw in some dried chiles as well.

The result is sure to be big.Judgement Day is a quadrupel brewed with raisins. Bourbon, cinnamon, and chilies? Sold. You’ll only get this one at Lost Abbey (to drink on site) on August 18, 2012.  What’s in the name? Track #8 is named for Iron Maiden’s “Number of the Beast.”

Style: Quadrupel (w/ Raisins, Cinnamon, Chilies, Barrel Aged)
Availability: 12.7 oz bottles. One time release

13.7% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Cigar City Brewing, Seasonal Return

Cigar City Releases Good Gourd ’12

Cigar City has released Good Gourd 2012. This year’s recipe was purported tweaked by the brewery. Good news, the 2012 batch is larger than previous releases.

This high gravity gob of gourd-y goodness incorporates pumpkin in the mashing process and then gets wicked with the spices including Ceylon cinnamon, Jamaican all spice, Zanzibar cloves and nutmeg. 

Style: Pumpkin Beer
Availability: 750 ml bottles.

8.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, Wachusett Brewing Company

Wachusett Introduces Pumpkan. In A Can.

Wachusett Brewing Company (Westminster, MA) is releasing their newest beer, Pumpkan Ale.  This is the brewery’s  amber ale with spice additions. The cans roll out for the first time in August, 2012.

Style: Pumpkin Beer (w/ Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Candi Sugar)
Hops:
Malts: Two Row, Cara Crystal Wheat and Caramunich
Availability: 12 oz cans.

5.2% ABV 20 IBUs

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Seasonal Return, Terrapin Beer Company

Terrapin Pumpkinfest 2012 Ships

Terrapin Pumpkinfest is now shipping. 2012 marks the 4th year of this beer.P-fest is actually a fusion of two styles – oktoberfest and pumpkin.

I have always wanted to brew a traditional Octoberfest for the Fall season, but it seems that these darn pumpkin beers are all the rage right now. So… keeping up with Terrapin’s out of the box brewing tradition, I have decided to brew a beer that combines both of these delicious brewing styles. “Pumpkinfest” is a traditional Octoberfest brewed with over 1 pound of pumpkin per barrel along with pumpkin spices.

All of the malt of a German Fest beer and all the spice of Grandma’s pumpkin pie! Eat it up! Spike

Style: Pumpkin Beer
Hops: Vanguard, Hallertau Hershrucker
Malts: Munich, Vienna, Munich II, Catamunich II, Melanoiden
Spices: Cinnamon, Ginger, All Spice, Cloves PUMPKIN!

6.1% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Long Trail Brewing, New Releases

Long Trail Ready To Release New Imperial Pumpkin

Long Trail Imperial Pumpkin

Long Trail Brewing is ready to shop Imperial Pumpkin. The beer joins Long Trail’s Brewmaster Series. Imperial Pumpkin base is an English strong ale, with spices & pumpkin added.

Long Trail Imperial Pumpkin Ale is the latest introduction to the Long Trail Brewmaster Series. This limited release seasonal treat is small batch brewed with pumpkins, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves with increased malts and a touch of bitterness for the perfect balance.

Style: Pumpkin Ale (w/ Pumpkin, Cinnamon, Ginger, Nutmeg, Clove)
Hops: Nugget, Mt. Hood, Willamette
Malts: 2-Row, Wheat, Caramel 80L, and Caramunich malt

Arrival: August, 2012

8% ABV

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, Shmaltz Brewing, Terrapin Beer Company

Terrapin & Shmaltz Release 2012 Reunion Ale

 Reunion Ale and the great cause the comes with it is back for another year. Terrapin and Shmaltz Brewing have teamed back on up on another edition.  The 2012 collaborative effort is much like last years release, except that chili peppers didn’t make the cut. A small cast change – cinnamon (the spice, not the stripper) joins the group.

The Cause: Virginia MacLean died from complications from her Multiple Myeloma on June 4, 2007. Virginia was not only the inspiration for the REUNION- A Beer for Hope project (now in its sixth year), but an active participant in every facet of its creation. It was her wish that we continue the mission of raising funds for IMBCR and bringing hope to others. Her dream and memory ware carried forward by her fellow Reunion founders Paul McErlean, brewmaster at Shmaltz Brewing Co., and Alan Shapiro, who worked with Virginia at Pete’s Brewing Company during her initial illness. 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.

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

7.9% ABV, 38 IBUs 

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by Reid Ramsay