Coconut

A Coconut Bourbon County

Goose Island Brewing’s most highly sought after offerings would include anything that says Bourbon County on the label. The brewery takes an massive imperial stout and ages in (typically Heaven Hill) barrels for about a year or more. Beer geeks Continue Reading →

New Belgium’s Coconut Curry Ships

The latest in New Belgium’s Lips of Faith Series has released. Coconut Curry Hefeweizen is an eccentric beer brewed with coconut and curry, along with cinnamon, coriander, fenugreek, ginger, kaffir lime and cayenne pepper. Based on various popular home brew recipes.

The Continue Reading →

Stone’s New Coconut Collab Launches Today

Stone Brewing Co’s newest collaboration R&R Coconut IPA debuts today. This tropical hop combining brew is a the brainchild of homebrewers Robert Masterson and Ryan Reschan,winners of the 2013 American Homebrewers Association homebrewing con Brewed with 280 pounds of coconut, Continue Reading →

Pipeworks Nisperos De Batata

Pipeworks Nesperos De Batata. Brewed with vanilla, cinnamon, & sweet potatoes.

Just like the Abduction releases, there is a new Batata offering on the way. Pipeworks Nesperos De Batata is inspired by the Puerto Rican dessert by the same name. Batata is brewed Continue Reading →

Stone’s Newest Collab: R&R Coconut IPA

Stone Brewing Co has teamed up with Rip Current Brewing to collaborate with on home brewers Robert Masterson and Ryan Reschan’s winning Coconut IPA recipe. The collaboration will arrive later this year.

This collaboration beer is a celebration of the homebrewing spirit and Continue Reading →

Posted in Goose Island Brewing, Headlines

A Coconut Bourbon County

Goose Island Brewing’s most highly sought after offerings would include anything that says Bourbon County on the label. The brewery takes an massive imperial stout and ages in (typically Heaven Hill) barrels for about a year or more. Beer geeks stand hours in line for it. Even fight over it.

In recent years, variants of this brew have surfaced. The Bourbon County line is now home to editions like Bourbon County Vanilla, Cherry Rye, Bourbon County Coffee, Barleywine and more.

Be sure to add this variant – Proprietor’s Bourbon County with coconut, aged in rye whiskey barrels. It sounds as tropical is it is dark, brooding, and delicious. This offering is coming in 22oz bottles in late November.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Toasted coconut, Barrel Aged. Rye Whiskey)
Availability: 22oz bombers. Very limited.
Arrival: 11/29/13

14.1% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, New Belgium

New Belgium’s Coconut Curry Ships

New Belgium Cococnut Curry

The latest in New Belgium’s Lips of Faith Series has released. Coconut Curry Hefeweizen is an eccentric beer brewed with coconut and curry, along with cinnamon, coriander, fenugreek, ginger, kaffir lime and cayenne pepper. Based on various popular home brew recipes.

The aroma is big and bold, offering coconut and curry tones alongside a hint of banana from the hefe yeast. The vast spice list carries a bit of heat, including cinnamon, coriander, fenugreek, ginger, kaffir lime and cayenne pepper, but the alcohol soothes the finish.

Style: Hefeweizen (w/ Coconut, Curry, Cinnamon, Ginger, Lime, Coriander, Fenugreek, Cayenne Pepper)
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft

8% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News

Stone’s New Coconut Collab Launches Today

Stone Coconut IPA

Stone Brewing Co’s newest collaboration R&R Coconut IPA debuts today. This tropical hop combining brew is a the brainchild of homebrewers Robert Masterson and Ryan Reschan,winners of the 2013 American Homebrewers Association homebrewing con Brewed with 280 pounds of coconut, a new experience is waiting for you.

22oz bombers and draft arrive today.

Style: IPA (w/ Coconut)
States: AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, and WA

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Beers, Pipeworks Brewing

Pipeworks Nisperos De Batata

Pipeworks Nesperos De Batata. Brewed with vanilla, cinnamon, & sweet potatoes.

Just like the Abduction releases, there is a new Batata offering on the way. Pipeworks Nesperos De Batata is inspired by the Puerto Rican dessert by the same name. Batata is brewed with sweet potatoes, clove, cinnamon, vanilla and toasted coconut, and is a perfect tribute to the brewery’s Puerto Rican neighbors.

Style: Brown Ale (w/ Sweet Potatoes, Vanilla, Clove, Cinnamon, Coconut)
Availability: 22oz Bombers, Draft

7.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Rip Current Brewing, Stone Brewing Co.

Stone’s Newest Collab: R&R Coconut IPA

Stone Brewing Co has teamed up with Rip Current Brewing to collaborate with on home brewers Robert Masterson and Ryan Reschan’s winning Coconut IPA recipe. The collaboration will arrive later this year.

This collaboration beer is a celebration of the homebrewing spirit and an example of counter-intuitive thoughts coalescing beautifully into something exceptional. Case in point is the seamless marrying of toasted coconut and a hop bill brimming with tropical fruit notes. Longtime homebrewers Robert Masterson and Ryan Reschan teamed up to enter this beer in our annual American Homebrewers Association-sanctioned brewing competition and, though it was the first beer they’d ever brewed together, they sailed past the competition like a tropical ocean breeze on a pleasure cruise bound for India. After winning, the duo reached out to their friend, highly decorated homebrewer and 2011 AHA Nmkasi Award winner Paul Sangster of the newly opened Rip Current Brewing Company, to assist in dialing in the recipe. Together with Gangster’s skilled partner Guy Shobe and Stone Brewmaster Mitch Steele, Masterson and Reschan present fellow craft beer enthusiasts with a most delicious and original style of IPA. Open, enjoy, rest, relax and repeat as needed.

“On the nose, you get lots of tropical fruit–mango, passion fruit, pineapple–with some sweet orange and stone fruit from the hops along with toasty coconut sweetness.” Ryan Reschan /I Winning Homebrewer 1 love the tropical spin that Robert and Ryan added to an already great IPA recipe.” Mitch Steele II Brewmaster, Stone Brewing Co. “The true lest of a beer like this is the balance between the fruity hop and the coconut flavors and, with this one, you feel like you’re drinking a tropical drink on the beach.”

Paul Sangster // Co-Founder/Brewer, Rip Current Brewing Co.

Style: IPA (w/ Coconut)
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft
Arrival: TBA

7.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Avery Brewing, Coming Soon

Remember Mounds Candy Bars? Meet Avery Barrel Aged #15

Avery Momi Hiwa Barrel Aged Coconut Porter

The rare and limited Avery Brewing’s (Boulder, CO) Barrel Aged Series is highly sought after. Unfortunately, the series is quite limited. In fact, the 14th release (arrived May 4) name in Latin meant “Wish There Was More.”  This is release #15, Momi Hiwa Barrel-Aged Coconut Porter.

No. 15 Much like a certain fabled two-piece candy bar of our youth, rich, dark chocolate notes accented with aromatic toasted coconut. What would ad depth and character to this already delicious combo, we wondered? The answer is time (6 months) well spent in the very best rum barrels available. 

Style: Imperial Porter (w/ Toasted Coconut, Turbinado Sugar. Barrel Aged. Rum)
Availability: 12oz bottles. 4,344 Bottles Produced. Brewery release only.
Release: June 9, 2013

16.19% ABV 

Read more: Avery Barrel Aged Series

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, New Belgium

Meet New Belgium Lips of Faith Coconut Curry Hefeweizen

New Belgium Lips of Faith Coconut Curry

If all goes to plan at New Belgium Brewing (Fort Collins, CO) you should see Coconut Curry Hefeweizen added to the Lips of Faith Series in June, 2013. This homebrew recipe turn turned pro features a list of ingredients making it a perfect addition to the Lips of Faith lineup.

The list of spices in this coconut curry hefeweizen is almost as long as the list of awards bestowed on home brewer, Remin Bonnart. Together we brewed up a traditional German-style wheat beer whose fruity estersand spicy phenols pair perfectly with the spicy and fruity character of curry spices. Pour yourself a plateful.

Style: Hefeweizen (w/ Coconut, Curry)
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft
Arrival: TBA

8% ABV 

Read more: New Belgium Lips of Faith

by Reid Ramsay