Collaborations

Perennial Meriwether

Perennial Meriwether, a saison brewed in collaboration with The Commons Brewery.

 

Posted in Headlines, New Releases, Sierra Nevada, Stone Brewing Co.

Stone Brewing Co. & Sierra Nevada team up with a hoppy result

Stone Brewing Co. and Sierra Nevada have teamed up, and the result will be in glass and bottles very soon. This is NXS IPA.

What it is.

Stone/Sierra Nevada NXS IPA is a blend of fresh hop IPAs, aged in used spirits barrels. Sierra Nevada founder Ken Grossman, and Stone brewmaster Mitch Steel split the collaboration right down this middle. 50% of the beer was aged in rye whiskey barrels, while 50% was aged in gin barrels. Finally, the resulting beer was blended with fresh IPA, resulting in something truly hoppy… and special.

This special-edition beer conveys the true character of collaboration with touches of inventiveness and creativity. Two batches of an IPA were brewed and expertly blended to craft this multilayered beer. The first batch was split down the middle, with 50% being aged in gin-infused bourbon barrels and the remaining half aged in rye whiskey barrels.

Sierra Nevada Stone NXS is available in 22 ounce bottles as of December 1st, 2015.

Style: Imperial IPA (Barrel Aged. Rye Whiskey. Gin.)
Hops: Magnum,Amarillo, Chinook, Cascade, Centennial & Mosaic
Availability: 22oz Bottles
Debut: 12/1/15

8.2% ABV

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in El Segundo Brewing, Headlines

El Segundo Broken Skull IPA, brewed with Stone Cold Steve Austin

World Wide Wrestling’s Steve Austin loves drinking beer. (Ever get your ass kicked by him in the ring, he will be chugging beer over your bruised carcass.)

He’s been spotted drinking the likes of SweetWater IPA and Red Brick’s Hoplanta while in the city. So when an opportunity came up to brew a beer with El Segundo Brewing, it was a no brainer.

This week, El Segundo Broken Skull IPA will be released, a hoppy collaboration with Stone Cold himself. The IPA is brewed with Cascade, Citra and Chinook hops, and is designed to finish bone dry.

Broken Skull IPA: A bad-ass 6.7% IPA designed by Steve Austin and ESBC for the working man & woman. It features Citra, Cascade, and Chinook hops to deliver big flavor with an easy finish. Now stop reading and start enjoying this awesome beer! Cheers! Steve

El Segundo Broken Skull IPA will debut in the brewery’s tap room on November 13th. Stone Cold himself will be behind the bar pouring. Tickets are $40 dollars, which gets you a bottle of beer, signed poster, and photo op.

Additionally, the brewery mentioned to Beer Street Journal that bottle sales for Broken Skull IPA will potentially be available for purchase online by the end of the year. TBA.

Style: IPA
Hops: Citra, Chinook, Cascade
Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft

Release: 11/13/15

6.8% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Beers, Perennial Artisan Ales, The Commons Brewery

Perennial Meriwether

Perennial Meriwether, a saison brewed in collaboration with The Commons Brewery.

 

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

Flying Dog & Otterbein’s are bringing another round of cookie beers

Flying Dog Brewery partnered with Baltimore based Otterbein’s Bakery last year, and created cookie themed/based beers for the 2014 holiday season.

The Flying Dog Holiday Collection 2015 features four new cookie-inspired beers. This year’s beer and cookie combos include:

  • Citrus Saison with Sugar Cookies
  • Belgian Pale Ale with Orange White Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Cranberry IPA with Lemon Cookies
  • Fig and Fennel Stout with Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Flying Dog Holiday Collection 2015 will be available in 12 packs, in Maryland, Washington D.C., and Northern Virginia. Tap room visitors can have a first taste on November 5th.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Bruery Terreux, Don't Miss This, Jester King Brewery, New Releases

Bruery Terreux Imperial Cabinet, brewed with Jester King

Bruery Terreux Imperial Cabinet has just debuted, a collaboration with Austin, Texas based Jester King Brewery.

Imperial Cabinet is a barrel-fermented farmhouse ale, inspired by the New Orleans Ramos Gin Fizz cocktail.

Since the cocktail uses gin, which has a strong botanical flavor, rosemary, lavender, juniper, and cubeb pepper were added to the boil along with dried orange blossoms. The beer’s tartness and acidity grew over the 10 months in barrels.

During the final weeks, orange peel, lemon zest, lime zest, and vanilla beans were added to the barrels.

Bruery Terreux Imperial Cabinet was fermented with a blend of both brewery’s mixed cultures used for wild fermentations.

Due to pathetic Texas laws, Bruery Terreux Imperial Cabinet will not be sold in Jester King’s home state. Bottles debuted in the Bruery tap room on October 30th.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Juniper, Lavender, Rosemary, Cubeb Pepper, Orange Blossoms/Zest, Lime Zest, Vanilla Beans)
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Release: 10/30/15

8.3% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Elevation Beer Co, New Beers

Elevation Bridging the Divide

Elevation Bridging the Divide

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Brouwerij De Molen, Don't Miss This, Hair Of The Dog Brewing, New Releases

Hair of the Dog Putin, a collaboration with de Molen

Hair of the Dog Putin, a Russian imperial stout, goes on sale on October 31st, at 10:30 AM. The beer is already on tap the pub in Portland, Oregon.

Hair of the Dog Putin is a collaboration with Brouwerij de Molen, aged in bourbon barrels. Available in 12 ounce bottles, as well as 1 liter bottles.

Style: Imperial Stout (Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 12oz Bottles, 1 Liter Bottles
Release: 10/31/15

14% ABV

by Reid Ramsay