Collaborations

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
Posted in Headlines

Pipeworks & Emporium Arcade Bar Team Up for Epic Back to the Future Release

Chicago’s Emporium Arcade Bar and Pipeworks Brewing have teamed to create a special offering for Back to the Future day. In case you have no idea what I’m talking about – the Back to the Future, Marty McFly heads to October 21, 2015 in future Hill Valley, California.

As for the beer, meet Pipeworks & Emporium Twin Pines Mall Imperial IPA. Brewed with spruce tips and wildflower honey. Twin Pines Mall is the mall Marty met Doc at when he first met the Delorean. (Hopefully, none of this needs explanation.) Emporium tells Beer Street Journal that they chose Twin Pines, even though Marty kills one of the trees in the past turning it into Lone Pine Mall, because they wanted o make it imperial IPA. (AKA, Twin.)

“Get your DeLorean up to 88 MPH because Pipeworks & Emporium are taking you Back To The Brew-ture. For Twin Pines Mall we fueled the Flux Capacitor with 1.21 Jigawatts of spruce tips & wild flower honey. The future is now so drink up before you’re OUTATIME. Great Scott!”

Pipeworks/Emporium Arcade Twin Pines Mall releases on draft at the Emporium Arcade Bar (Wicker Park) on October 21st. Package will be available on October 22nd at the Logan Square location.

Style: Imperial IPA (w/ Spruce Tips & Wildflower Honey)
Hops: Columbus, Cascade, Chinook, Zythos
Malt: 2-Row, Bonlander Munich, Red Wheat, Golden Naked Oats.

Availability: 22oz Bottles, Draft
Release: 10/21/2015

8.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Don't Miss This, Seventh Sun Brewing, The Unknown Brewing Co.

Unknown & 7th Sun Brewing hate clowns, brew with cotton candy

The Unknown Brewing Company and 7venth Sun Brewing have a new collaboration they will release Thursday – Rise Against Clowns.

The portion of the population that hates clowns have something to love with this collaboration. Unknown Rise Against Clowns is barrel aged American wild ale, brewed with blood oranges, and cotton candy. Yes, cotton candy.

The blood oranges give it a pop of citrus flavor and the cotton candy gets fermented out leaving a subtle vanilla finish. The end result is like a Brett orange creamsicle.

Unknown/7th Sun Rise Against Clowns is a 750 milliliter bottle release. On sale in the Unknown tap room on October 15th, and other North Carolina locations the following week.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Blood Orange. Barrel Aged)
Availability: 750ml Bottles. North Carolina only.
Release: 10/15/15

6.6% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Against the Grain, New Beers, Stillwater Artisanal Ales

Against the Grain Stillwater Give Way

Against the Grain Stillwater Give Way

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Stone Brewing Co.

Stone 24 Carrot Golden Ale, Inspired by Carrot Cake Released

Stone 24 Carrot Golden Ale is coming to the brewery’s Collaboration Series. This release features Monkey Paw Pub and Brewery, and American Homebrewers Association winner, Juli Goldenberg.

Hot on the heels of Points Unknown IPA, Stone 24 Carrot Golden Ale is inspired by carrot cake. The liquid ode to cake is based as Belgian golden ale, with two key ingredients – 20 pounds of golden raisins  and grated carrots.

Beet juice was also added to help with the carrot cake color. If you’ve had carrot cake before, the icing is a just as important as the cake itself. Goldenberg added lactose during the boil, and vanilla beans post fermentation.

Stone 24 Carrot Golden Ale is a 22oz bottles and draft in September/October, 2015.

Style: Belgian Strong Golden Ale (w/ Golden Raisins, Carrots, Cinnamon, Vanilla Beans, Beet Juice)
Availability: 22oz Bottles, Draft.
Release: September/October 2015

9.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay