Collaborations

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
Posted in Alpine Beer Company, Green Flash Brewing, Headlines

Green Flash Hand Shake IPA, a Collaboration with Alpine

Green Flash Hand Shake IPA is coming out off the recent merger with Alpine Beer Co.

About a year ago, Green Flash Brewing “acquired’ Alpine Beer Co., in a deal that has seen Alpine’s beers brewed and distributed through Green Flash. This acquisition is a craft acquiring craft move, instead of a big brewery buying out the smaller one.

Enter Green Flash Hand Shake IPA. A co-brew, born out of the friendship and business relationship of the two breweries. If you know the duo, then you already know the beer has to be a hoppy one.

Hand Hake IPA is a commemorative collaboration beer brewed to celebrate the one year anniversary of the Green Flash and Alpine Brewing Company union. Brewmasters Pat and Shawn Mcilhenney and Chuck Silva combined peers to create an IPA worth of sharing with good friends. Simcoe, Mosaic, Citra, and El Dorado hops create a fresh, orange, peppery flavor with an earthy bitter finish. So delicious, let’s toast to a beautiful friendship.

Green Flash Hand Shake IPA is a 22 ounce bottle offering, not yet announced by the brewery.

Style: IPA
Hops: Simcoe, Mosaic, Citra, El Dorado

Availability: 22oz Bottle, Draft.
Release: TBA

7% ABV, 75 IBUS

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Don't Miss This, Oskar Blues Brewing

Oskar Blues Hoptub Bath Machine Collaboration with Alabama Breweries Releases

Oskar Blues Hoptub Bath Machine, a new collaboration with four Alabama breweries, releases in early November.

Oskar Blues (North Carolina brewery)teamed up, Straight to Ale, Good People, Cahaba Brewing, and Fairhope Brewing Company, to create the Hoptub Bath Machine brew. The new beer flavor is described as having “pear and lemon flavors combined with edgy peppercorn spice creates a light and crisp taste on the tongue.”

Oskar Blues Hoptub Bath Machine is a part of the Hangout Oyster Cook-Off and Craft Beer Weekend festival during the first week of November which features 21 breweries and over 60 beers to try. The Craft Beer Festival kicks off Friday, November 6, with a performance by Black Jacket Symphony playing Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon.”

“It’s great to dig in with the crew that is driving the craft beer scene back home in Alabama,” said Dale Katechis, soul founder of Oskar Blues Brewery.

Oskar Blues Hoptub Bath Machine will be available for limited time in 6-packs prior to the festival in select Alabama and Florida markets, and will be officially released to the public at the Hangout Oyster Cook-Off and Craft Beer Festival.

Style: ???
Availability: 6-pack cans, draft.
Arrival: November 6, 2015

???% ABV

Oskar Blues Hoptub Bath Machine distribution in October includes:

Florida: 

Destin/Fort Walton Beach

Wine World (4 locations)
Richey’s
Beach Liquors

Alabama:

Birmingham

Piggly Wiggly (4 locations)
Hop City
Western (2 locations)
Whole Foods
Hops And Vines

Huntsville

Liquor Express
Wish You Were Beer

Auburn

South Side Market

Tuscaloosa

Loosa Brews

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Green Bench Brewing Co., New Beers, Saint Somewhere Brewing

Green Bench Monsieur Ed

Green Bench Monsieur Ed

by Reid Ramsay