Collaborations

Fonta Flora Land Trust, a special collaboration

Fonta Flora Land Trust will be available starting January 16, 2016. A collaboration with the Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina and Fox Gap Farms.

Fonta Flora Land Trust is an “Appalachian Apple Saison” that features North Carolina Riverbend Malt, barley smoked Continue Reading →

NoDa & Night Shift Brewing team up once again

NoDa Brewing (Charlotte, NC) is teaming up again with Everett, Massachusetts’s Night Shift Brewing. The result will be a fan favorite from years ago.

Some will remember Stop, Collaborate, and Glisten. An instant hit for young NoDa at the time. Next October, the Continue Reading →

Posted in Coming Soon, Metropolitan Brewing, Two Brothers Brewing

Two Brothers & Metropolitan Brewing create “False Dichotomy”

Two Brothers Brewing and Metropolitan Brewing, two Chicago, Illinois based craft breweries, have teamed up. The result is False Dichotomy.

Fale Dichotomy is described as an India Pale Lager, featuring a lager yeast from Metropolitan Brewing. The duo threw in a mix of new hop varieties for good measure.

“Two Brothers and Metropolitan have 26 years of combined brewing prowess and have been an integral part of the Chicago craft beer scene from the beginning,” Two Brothers Brewing Company co-founder Jason Ebel said. “This is a great opportunity to come together and showcase a Chicago beer we brewed with our good friends at Metropolitan.”

Two Brothers/Metropolitan Brewing False Dichotomy will be released on March 3rd at the Noble House in Geneva, and Jake Melnick’s in Chicago. 12 ounce bottle distribution to follow shortly after.

Style: India Pale Lager
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft.
Release: 3/3/16

?? ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Headlines, Heavy Seas, Maine Beer Co

Heavy Seas Partner Ships Red IPA, with Maine Beer in February

Heavy Seas will kick off a new series of collaborations in 2016 – The Partner Ships Series. Three collaborations have been planned, with Maine Beer Company, Troegs Independent Brewing, and Terrapin Beer Company.

The first release arrives in late February – Heavy Seas Partner Ships Red IPA, with Maine Beer Company. Both companies have popular IPA offerings, so making a collaborative hop forward offering was a no-brainer.

Heavy Seas Partnerships Red IPA will boasts American hops, and strong citrus & pine flavors. Maine Beer Company will join Heavy Seas in Baltimore on January 28th to brew the beer.

Style: Red IPA
Hops: Warrior, Simcoe, Amarillo, Cascade, Hallertau Blanc
Malts: 2-Row, Caramalt, Chocolate, Vienna

Availability: 22oz Bottles, Draft

Release: February, 2016

7.25% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Headlines, New Belgium

New Belgium Lips of Faith Golden Ale, with Hof Ten Dormaal

New Belgium Lips of Faith Golden Ale, a collaboration with Belgium’s Hof Ten Dormaal, takes aim at the series this year.

Hof Ten Dormal is a farmhouse brewery nestled in the countryside of Tildonk, Belgium. Part of the brewery was damaged by fire in 2014. In a “New” Belgium to “real” Belgium collaboration, the two breweries are creating this upcoming Lips of Faith offering, Golden Ale.

Described as a springtime offering, Golden Ale is brewed with new Mosaic, and old (read: traditional) Saaz hops. The breweries malted sunflower seeds, and nuanced this beer with wild carrot herbs. You didn’t think this was going to be just a regular old golden ale did you?

A deliciously uncommon springtime beer, our Golden Ale brewed with Hof Ten Dorsal blends modern Mosaic hops and malted sunflower seeds with Old World ingredients such as Saaz hops, spelt, and wild carrot herbs. It’s New and Old Belgium together in a bottle.

New Belgium Lips of Faith Golden Ale will be a draft, and 12 ounce bottle offering (4 packs for the first time).

Style: Golden Ale (w/ Sunflower Seeds, Wild Carrot Herbs)
Hops: Mosaic, Saaz

Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft
Release: TBA

7% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Fonta Flora Brewery

Fonta Flora Land Trust, a special collaboration

Fonta Flora Land Trust will be available starting January 16, 2016. A collaboration with the Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina and Fox Gap Farms.

Fonta Flora Land Trust is an “Appalachian Apple Saison” that features North Carolina Riverbend Malt, barley smoked in-house with Fox Gap applewood. The saison features Fonta Flora’s mix culture saison yeast. But wait, there’s more.

Land Trust went through a second fermentation, this time with Fox Gap Farms organic apple juice, and foraged spice bush twigs. Oh yeah, there is a third  fermentation in the bottle.

A portion of the proceeds from this new saison will benefit the Foothills conservation effort.

Style: Saison (w/ Apples, Spice Bush Twigs)
Availability: 750ml bottles. Limited release
Release: 1/16/16

5.2% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Seasonal Return, Speakeasy Ales & Lagers

Speakeasy Black Hand Chocolate Milk Stout returns in January

Speakeasy Black Hand Chocolate Milk Stout, a collaboration TCHO Chocolate, returns January 9, 2016.

Brad Kintzer, Head Chocolatier at TCHO recommended Speakeasy use a special blend of Ecuadorian cacao nibs, which will give the beer not only rich chocolately favors, but a nutty note too. Black Hand is full of milk chocolate flavors, start to finish.

lack Hand pours a rich dark brown with a milky coffee-colored head. Bittersweet chocolate, vanilla, and roast envelopes the nose, carried by roasted cacao nibs and chocolate malts. The aroma blends effortlessly with soft flavors of dry chocolate and darkly roasted malts. The addition of milk sugar provides a silky smooth body, with a subtle natural sweetness of cream.

In keeping with the brewery’s theme, “Black Hand” refers to a Pre-Prohibition practice where mobsters would stamp the kidnap victims name on a ransom note. Speakeasy Black Hand Chocolate Milk Stout will be available in 22oz bottles and draft.

Style: Milk Stout (w/ Chocolate)
Availability: 22oz bombers
Latest Return: 1/9/2016

6.9% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Night Shift Brewing, NoDa Brewing

NoDa & Night Shift Brewing team up once again

NoDa Brewing (Charlotte, NC) is teaming up again with Everett, Massachusetts’s Night Shift Brewing. The result will be a fan favorite from years ago.

Some will remember Stop, Collaborate, and Glisten. An instant hit for young NoDa at the time. Next October, the collaboration will come out of the barrels, ready for the big time once again.

NoDa Stop, Collaborate and Glisten is a golden ale base, ferment in wine barrels with Sauvignon Blanc grape must and wild yeast.

“When we made the decision to turn our original production facility into a barrel aging, sour, specialty house, we knew we had to bring our friends at Night Shift Brewing down to bring back one of my favorite collaborations of all time — Stop, Collaborate & Glisten,” said Chad Henderson, co-owner & head brewer of NoDa Brewing Company.  “I’m excited to brew with them again.”

NoDa Stop,Collaborate & Glisten will return to bottles and taps after its time in barrels on October 29th, 2016. If you are really bold, check out their music video for this beer below.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Grape Must. Wine Barrel Aged.)
Availability: 22oz Bottles, Draft
Return: 10/29/16

?? ABV (Beer haven’t finished fermenting yet)

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Big Boss Brewing, New Releases, Trophy Brewing

Big Boss Air Support IPA, brewed with Trophy Brewing

Big Boss Brewing and Trophy Brewing have teamed up in support of local radio. Earlier this year, local Little Raleigh Radio was denied an FCC license, forcing them to be 100% internet streaming. Thus, a collaboration has been created.

Big Boss/Trophy Air Support IPA is hopped like so:  “Mosaic, Citra, Amarillo, Mosaic, Citra, Amarillo, repeat.”

The new collaboration debuts on Saturday, November 21st, at Big Boss Brewing in Raleigh, North Carolina. A special band lineup, along with Little Raleigh Radio.

Style: IPA
Hops: Mosaic, Citra, Amarillo, Mosaic
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft
Release: 11/21/15

6.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay