Collaborations

Deschutes EHOP, a Collaboration with Harpoon

Deschutes EHOP, a new collaboration with Harpoon Brewing, debuts in October.

Both brewery’s are employee owned, and celebrate that aspect of their business. Deschutes EHOP is an amber ale, brewed with sage and thyme, and employee-grown hops.

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Bruery Terreux Confession, a Sour Ale Collaboration

Bruery Terreux Confession, another entry in the brewery’s Collaboration Series.

To create Bruery Terreux Confession, riesling grapes from Fess Parker Winery & Vineyard in Los Ovilos, California. The base beer is of course, a sour ale.

Other Bruery Terreux collaborations include Souren, with Continue Reading →

Posted in Red Brick Brewing

Red Brick Rosemary’s Boneyard Brew, a Oakland Cemetery Collab

Red Brick Rosemary’s Boneyard Brew will be released October 4th at ‘Sunday in the Park’ in partnership with the Historic Oakland Foundation.

The limited release brew features a blend of Red Brick’s Casual Session IPA and rosemary freshly picked from the graveyard grounds.

“We’re thrilled to be partnering with Oakland Cemetery to create this beer,” said Red Brick Brewmaster Garett Lockhart. “It only makes sense that Atlanta’s oldest operating craft brewery should partner with the city’s most historic institution.”

Red Brick Rosemary’s Boneyard Brew will also be available at the ‘Capturing the Spirit of Oakland’ guided Halloween tours October 23-25 and October 29-31 at Oakland Cemetery. Get your tickets now to taste this exclusive beer at TicketAlternative.com.

Style: IPA, (Session Beer w/ Rosemary)
Availability:  Sunday, October 4, 12-6pm at ‘Sunday in the Park’ at Oakland Cemetery
Arrival: October, 2015

???% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Deschutes Brewing, Don't Miss This, Harpoon Brewing

Deschutes EHOP, a Collaboration with Harpoon

Deschutes EHOP, a new collaboration with Harpoon Brewing, debuts in October.

Both brewery’s are employee owned, and celebrate that aspect of their business. Deschutes EHOP is an amber ale, brewed with sage and thyme, and employee-grown hops.

“It has been quite a year for us at Harpoon as we’ve transitioned to employee ownership,” says Harpoon CEO and co-founder Dan Kenary. “It’s a complicated process and we couldn’t have done it without the support that we received from Deschutes and other craft brewers who had chosen this path before us. We’re extremely proud to be employee-owned – being an independent brewer is something we value deeply and believe it’s at the core of what makes the craft beer industry so great for both brewers and beer lovers. This beer is a high-five to our fellow independent American craft breweries and their employee-owners.”

Deschutes EHOP will debut at the Great American Beer Festival at an invite only party. The general public will see this beer in October on draft and 22 ounce bottles.

Style: Amber Ale (w/ Sage, Thyme)
Availability: 22oz Bottles, Draft.
Release: October, 2015

7.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Brasserie Dunham, Don't Miss This, Jester King Brewery

Jester King Amicis Mortis, a Collab with Brasserie Dunham

Jester King Amicis Mortis, a collaboration with Brasserie Dunham in Dunham, Quebec releases this Friday.

This collaboration got started when the brewery first tasted Brasseries Dunham at the Shelton Brothers festival in Los Angeles. Jester King fell in love, and soon Dunham was brewing in Austin Texas.

Jester King Amicis Mortis is brewed with sweet potatoes, chili peppers, and coconut. The farmhouse ale was fermented in stainless steel using Jester King’s mix culture of locally harvested yeast and bacteria.

Jester King Amicis Mortis was packaged May 20th, 2015, in 750ml bottles. On sale when he brewery opens on Friday, August 21st. $12

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Sweet Potatoes, Coconut, Chili Peppers)
Availability: 750ml Bottles. 2,400 Produced.
Release: 8/21/15

4.2% ABV, 32 IBUs

Images via Jester King

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Don't Miss This

The Makers of Wheaties Cereal Brings You – HefeWheaties

Wheaties, the breakfast cereal of champions, is bringing you the next logical step in your day, Beer. Introducing HefeWheaties.

First off, Wheaties cereal is not actually in the beer. There is wheat (it is a hefeweizen after all), so the brand connections are pretty easy to make. General Mills partnered with Fulton Beer, a brewery based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The idea got its start earlier this summer, thanks to connections members of Fulton Beer has with folks at General Mills. The evolution into HefeWheaties was simple once group got in the same room.

“We were intrigued from the get-go on this idea for many reasons, including that we’re both Minneapolis companies, and that the beer and the cereal both started from the same place in terms of raw ingredients and the same city,” says Ryan Petz, president and co-founder of Fulton

HefeWheaties will be available for a limited time in the Twin Cities, starting August 26th, at 3 pm at the Fulton Beer taproom for on-premise consumption. Cans will be available in retail in mid-to-late September.

HefeWheaties is a 16 ounce canned offering.

Style: Hefeweizen
Availability: 16oz Cans. Minnesota only.
Release: 8/26/16

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Headlines, New Releases, Southern Tier Brewing

Sports Fans, Southern Tier One Buffalo Releases Today

Southern Tier One Buffalo joins the brewery’s lineup, a partnership with Pegula Sports and Entertainment (PSE).

PSE is the sports management company behind teams like the Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres. Southern Tier One Buffalo beer is meant to connected the Buffalo community, and “unite as one”. Presumably under the same team and city flag. For those Buffalo proud of course.

“It’s always exciting to launch new beer.” said Phin DeMink, founder of STBC. “We collaborated with PSE to develop an exceptional craft beer. It’s designed to appeal to all types of beer drinkers, in particular Buffalonians. I’m extremely proud of this product and proud to make Buffalo its home. It’s our beer, it’s what we drink around here.”

Southern Tier One Buffalo will tap the first keg at (716) Food and Sport in downtown Buffalo. Bills and Sabres President Russ Brandon will tap the first keg. One Buffalo will be on tap at Ralph Wilson Stadium starting with the preseason game against the Carolina Panthers tonight.

Starting August 31st, Southern Tier One Buffalo will be available in kegs throughout Western New York and six-pack bottles will follow in September.

Style: Pale Ale
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft. Buffalo immediate area only
Release: 8/14/15

4.8% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Boulevard Brewing, Cigar City Brewing, Coming Soon, Don't Miss This

Boulevard Collaboration No 5, with Cigar City Nears Release

Boulevard Collaboration No. 5- Tropical Pale Ale, features the brewing stylings of Cigar City Brewing out of Tampa, Florida. Above is the label for the upcoming collaboration.

The beer will be called Boulevard Collaboration No. 5- Tropical Pale Ale, highlighted by Azacca, Lemondrop, Citra, Pacific and Mosaic hops.

Combing Boulevard’s love of pale ales with Cigar City’s expertise with fruit flavors, this joint venture is hopped with a blend of Mosaic, Citra, Lemondrop, and Azacca and brewed with passionfruit and grapefruit.

Boulevard Collaboration #5 is slated for a September, 2015 release date. Previous Boulevard Collaborations include releases with Deschutes Brewing, Orval, Pretty Things, and Ommegang.

Style: Pale Ale (w/ Passionfruit, Grapefruit)
Hops: Azacca, Lemondrop, Citra, Pacific, Mosaic
Malts: Marris Otter, Munich, Caramel

Availability: 12oz Bottles
Release: September, 2015 (Tentative)

7.3% ABV, 55 IBUs

Updated 8/6 with label & fruit mentions. Changed 750ml bottles to 12oz bottles. 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Bruery Terreux, Headlines

Bruery Terreux Confession, a Sour Ale Collaboration

Bruery Terreux Confession, another entry in the brewery’s Collaboration Series.

To create Bruery Terreux Confession, riesling grapes from Fess Parker Winery & Vineyard in Los Ovilos, California. The base beer is of course, a sour ale.

Other Bruery Terreux collaborations include Souren, with New Zealand’s 8-Wired Brewing, and Praire Rue, with Prairie Artisan Ales.

Bruery Terreux Confession has not yet been announced.

Style: American Wild/Sour Ale (w/ Riesling Grapes)
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Release: TBA

9.7% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay