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Coastal Empire Dawn Patrol Coming to Bottles

Coastal Empire Dawn Patrol Imperial Breakfast Stout is slated for bottles. The 2014 Great American Beer Festival bronze medal winner is aged for 4 weeks on coffee, raisins, ancho peppers, serano peppers, cumin, nutmeg, allspice, and cinnamon. The final result is Continue Reading →

Posted in Evil Twin Brewing, New Releases

Evil Twin Imperial Doughnut Break

Evil Twin Imperial Doughnut Break

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Beers, OddSide Ales

Oddside Mokka Munt

Oddside Mokka Munt

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Clown Shoes Brewing, New Releases

Clown Shoes Breakfast Exorcism, Massachusetts Only

Clown Shoes Breakfast Exorcism will be available starting the first week of May. The base beer is Undead Party Crasher (an imperial stout), aged in 16 rye barrels with Barrington Coffee Roasting Company espresso beans.

After barreling, the brewery blended Breakfast Exorcism with 7 gallons of concentrated cold brew coffee.

Clown Shoes Breakfast Exorcism will be available in 22oz bottles in Massachusetts, and on tap at Sunset Grille in Allston.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Espresso Beans. Barrel Aged. Rye Bourbon.)
Availability: 22oz Bottles
Distribution: MA only
Release: Early May, 2015

11% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, Yards Brewing

Yards Snorri’s Awakening, an Icelandic Collaboration

Yards Snorri’s Ale debuts on Friday, March 27th. The coffee pale ale is a collaboration with Iceland’s Einstök Brewery, and La Colombe Coffee Roasters.

Named in honor of 13th Century Icelandic historian and poet, Snorri Sturluson, this coffee pale ale is brewed in collaboration with Iceland’s Einstök Brewery, La Colombe Coffee Roasters and Yards. Steeped with Bravo and Chinook hops and freshly roasted beans, this crisp, copper-colored brew sings with bright citrus notes and rich coffee character.

There are multiple tap events (found below) for Yards Snorri’s Awakening starting Friday. Bottles will be raffled off at the various locations.

Style: Pale Ale (w/ Coffee.)
Hops: Bravo, Chinook
Availability: Bottles, and Draft

5.5% ABV

Tap locations on Friday, March 27th, 2015

·         Barcade 6pm

·         Sancho Pistola’s 6:30

·         Johnny Brenda’s 7:00

·         Fette Sau 7:30

·         Frankford Hall 8:00

·         Bottle Bar East 8:30

·         Fishtown Tavern 9:00

#WakeUpSnorri

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in American Craft Beer Week, Don't Miss This, Modern Times Beer, New Releases

Modern Times Barrel Aged Monster’s Park Tickets on Sale 3/19

Modern Times Bourbon Barrel Aged Monster’s Park tickets go on sale this Thursday. The brewery’s 13% ABV imperial stout has been aged 5+ months in bourbon barrels.

There are three versions of Modern Times Bourbon Barrel Aged Monster’s Park: The “classic” edition, one featuring Black House Blend coffee, and one with toasted coconut & cocoa nibs.

600 bottles of each will be available. Prices range from $24 to 28 a piece.

Modern Times Bourbon Barrel Aged Monster’s Park and variants on March 19th at 10am via Brown Paper Tickets; all bottles must be picked up at the Lomaland Fermentorium tasting room during the two month pick-up window.

A tap room party will be on March 25th. [TICKETS]

Style: Imperial Stout (Barrel Aged. Bourbon.) Variants have Cocoa Nibs, Coconut, Coffee.
Availability: 22oz Bottles. 600 of each
Release: 3/25/15

13% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coastal Empire Brewing Co, Coming Soon

Coastal Empire Dawn Patrol Coming to Bottles

Coastal Empire Dawn Patrol Imperial Breakfast Stout is slated for bottles. The 2014 Great American Beer Festival bronze medal winner is aged for 4 weeks on coffee, raisins, ancho peppers, serano peppers, cumin, nutmeg, allspice, and cinnamon. The final result is a beer that resembles a Mexican mole sauce. In total, it takes the brewery more than two months to produce.

Coastal Empire Dawn Patrol Imperial Breakfast Stout will be available in 22oz bottles. The brewery has not yet announced this bottle release.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Cumin, Allspice, Cinnamon, Peppers, Coffee, Raisins)
Availability: 22oz Bottles
Release: TBA

?? ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Burial Beer Co, Coming Soon

Burial Skillet Donut Stout Bottles Return March 14th

Burial Beer Co. (Asheville, NC) released Skillet Donut Stout will make a re-return on March 14th, 2015. The oatmeal stout is brewed with molasses and milk sugar, and Counter Culture Coffee.

Cold black iron. Never decaying, it is held to the fire to unearth impeccable flavor from whatever it holds. Never biased, it welcomes all ingredients. The Skillet is our most trusted and daring tool of culinary ingenuity. It is the perfect barrier-carrier fro this rich, black ale. This breakfast stout is made from a blend of nine barley malts, a healthy scoop of oats, milk and molasses sugars, and our favorite blend of freshly roasted Counter Culture Coffee beans. Welcome the day with rich cocoa, smooth caramel, dark fruits, and an abundance of diverse coffee aroma unlike no other. Drink your breakfast.

Burial Skillet Donut Stout is available in limited quantities on draft, and at the brewery in Asheville, North Carolina.

Style: Imperial Stout/Oatmeal Stout (w/ Coffee, Lactose, Molasses Sugar)
Availability: 750ml bottles, Draft
Release: 3/14/15 (Bottles._

8% ABV

Image via Burial Beer Co.

by Reid Ramsay