Collaborations

Jester King Teams Up with Live Oak. Check out the Name

First off, lets talk about the full name of this beer. Jester King/Live Oak Kollaborationsbiermittschechischemhopfenundwilderbakterienhefekombination.

Yes, for real.

It means “collaboration beer with Czech hops, wild yeast, and bacteria.”

Jester King (Austin, TX) and Live Oak Brewing Co. (Austin, TX). Kollaborationsbier starts with a Continue Reading →

Hardywood & Cigar City Collaboration: The Milkman

Joining forces for what looks like an incredible dessert beer is Hardywood Park Craft Brewery (Richmond, VA) and Cigar City Brewing (Tampa, FL).

The duo are creating a milk stout you won’t soon forget – The Milkman.

Hardywood/Cigar City The Milkman features chocolate Continue Reading →

Posted in Deschutes Brewing, Don't Miss This

Deschutes Chef Driven Collaboration “Zarabanda” Released

Deschutes Brewery (Bend, OR) has released their newest collaboration – Zarabanda, a spiced saison.

Zarabanda is a unique collaboration with renowned Chef Jose Andrés, meant to highlight both Deschutes and Andrés innovative styles.

The name is inspired by the Spanish Saraband dance (translated means fun). Brewed with lemon verbena, pink peppercorn, sumac, and dried lime, Zarabanda is truly an balance of brewing innovation and culinary excellence. Gary Fish, Deschutes founder:

Jose and I began discussing the idea of collaborating on a beer many years ago when he first came to Oregon to participate in our Sagebrush Classic Feast charity event. We’re all very excited with how the final beer turned out, and are looking forward to sharing it with craft beer fans and foodies around the country.”

Deschutes Zarabanda will be available in 22oz bombers throughout the brewery’s distribution network, as well as newly added Washington D.C.

Style: Saison (w/ Pink Peppercorn, Sumac, Lemon Verbena, Dried Lime)
Available: Draft (Previously), 22oz Bottles soon.
Arrival: Early November, 2014

6.1% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Headlines, New Belgium, Wicked Weed Brewing Co

New Belgium & Wicked Weed Create “Tributary”[PICS]

Wicked Weed Brewing (Asheville, NC) and New Belgium Brewing (Fort Collins, CO) have teamed up on a new offering – Tributary.

Tributary was brewed at the brewpub in Asheville (future home to New Belgium), and will release on November 15th, 2014.

Tributary features malt from Colorado Malting, and Riverbend Malt in Asheville. Additionally, the beer features yeast from both New Belgium’s brettanomyces strain and Wicked Weed’s saison/brett blend. Rounding out the ingredients are sugar beets, Mosaic hops, and one experimental, yet to be named breed.

Barrels of water were shipped from Colorado to be added to the brew as well, signifying water’s important role in brewing. Abby Dickinson, Marketing and PR at Wicked Weed:

 “Two smaller tributaries coming together make a stronger, larger, more beautiful river… The same goes for craft beer. We are all a part of a larger community and when we can come together and support each other, we are a part of something more beautiful…”

A portion of the proceeds from bottle sales will benefit the Western North Carolina Alliances’s French Broad Riverkeeper program. Wicked Weed/New Belgium Tributary will be released at 2 pm on November 15th.

Style: Imperial Saison (w/ Sugar Beets)
Availability: 500ml Bottles
Arrival: 11/15/14, 2 pm

?? ABV

Images via Wicked Weed Brewing

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Headlines, Max Lagers, Red Brick Brewing

Red Brick & Max Lagers Atomic Frog Coming to Bottles

Back in August, brewer John Roberts at Max Lager’s (Atlanta, GA) released a hoppy India pale lager dubbed Atomic Frog in time for DragonCon. (Not a nerd? Look it up.)  The beer was a cross-town collaboration with Red Brick Brewing.

It hit taps first at Max Lagers, with Red Brick Brewing adding bottles this winter. Atomic Frog is design is a “double india pale lager”, that features hops notes of lime zest, mango, guava, and melon.

Red Brick/Max Lager’s Atomic Frog will be available in 22oz bombers in their 7 state distribution soon.

Style: India Pale Lager
Availability: 22oz Bombers, Draft.

8% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Boulevard Brewing, Coming Soon, Headlines, Odell Brewing

Boulevard & Odell Celebrate 25 Years with a Special Collaboration

2014 marks the silver anniversary for American craft brewers Boulevard Brewing  (Kansas City, MO) and Odell Brewing (Ft. Collins, CO).

On November 17th, 1989, John McDonald sold his first keg of Boulevard beer. One day later, John Odell sold his first keg, kicking off a quarter century of brewing success. To honor the occasion, the breweries are creating Silver Anniversary Ale.

On November 17, 1989 John McDonald loaded a keg of Boulevard Pale Ale into the back of his pick up truck and drove to a restaurant a few blocks down the street. Scarcely 24 hours later and 650 miles away, Doug Odell loaded a keg of Odell Golden Ale into the back of his pick up truck and… You get the idea. They were the first kegs of beer either of them ever sold, but they wouldn’t be the last. This golden copper ale celebrates 25 years of brewing with an ample body of caramel – toffee malt balance by piney hop notes. Here’s a toast to working hard and sticking with it. Cheers!

Both Odell Brewing and Boulevard Brewing are slated to release either own editions of Silver Anniversary Ale. The Boulevard edition depicted here will be packaged in 750ml bottles.

Style:
Availability: 750ml bottles, Draft.
Arrival: TBA

7.3% ABV

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

Jester King Teams Up with Live Oak. Check out the Name

First off, lets talk about the full name of this beer. Jester King/Live Oak Kollaborationsbiermittschechischemhopfenundwilderbakterienhefekombination.

Yes, for real.

It means “collaboration beer with Czech hops, wild yeast, and bacteria.”

Jester King (Austin, TX) and Live Oak Brewing Co. (Austin, TX). Kollaborationsbier starts with a low gravity wort brewed at Live Oak with head brewer Dusan Kwiatkowski. (Decoction mash for those brewers out there.) It was loaded into containers and brought to Jester King. From there it was added to fermentation tanks with Jester King brewer’s yeast, wild yeast, and bacteria.

Jester King/Live Oak Kollaborationsbier will be available in bottles and draft, starting Friday, October 24th.

Style: Farmhouse Ale/American Wild Ale
Availability: 750ml bottles (3,300), Draft.
Arrival: 10/24/14

4.2% ABV, 42 IBUs

 Images via Jester King

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Don't Miss This, New Belgium

New Belgium/Perennial Salted Belgian Chocolate Stout Releases

New Belgium / Perennial Artisanal Ales Salted Belgian Chocolate Stout has started making appearances in various markets. The new, drool-worthy creation gracing New Belgium’s Lips of Faith Series is a Belgian-style stout with a touch of chocolate and salt. 22oz of dessert in a bottle.

Dessert is best poured. And the brewers at Perennial agree. So we dreamt up a beer that would bering together chocolate sweetness, Belgian yeast, deeply roasted malts and just the right shake of salt to pour a creamy stout worth of a cherry on top.

New Belgium/Perennial Salted Belgian Chocolate Stout is available in 22oz bombers and draft for a limited time.

Style: Belgian-Style Imperial Stout (w/ Chocolate, Salt)
Availability: 22oz Bombers, Draft.
Arrival: Late September/October, 2014

9% ABV

Image via New Belgium

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Cigar City Brewing, Coming Soon, Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, Headlines

Hardywood & Cigar City Collaboration: The Milkman

Joining forces for what looks like an incredible dessert beer is Hardywood Park Craft Brewery (Richmond, VA) and Cigar City Brewing (Tampa, FL).

The duo are creating a milk stout you won’t soon forget – The Milkman.

Hardywood/Cigar City The Milkman features chocolate malts, cocoa nibs and milk sugar (make the beer creamy and smooth), finishing at a whopping 13.5% ABV.

Hardywood proudly combines forces with Cigar City Brewing of Tampa, Florida to bring you a whole new milk stout experience, Hardywood’s Milkman Chocolate Milk Stout packs a full body and palate coating viscosity. Heaps of chocolate malts and a massive addition of gourmet cocoa nibs meld with a generous dose of milk sugar to satisfy the biggest chocolate craving. 

This boozy chocolate beer will release in 750ml bottles.

Style: Imperial Milk Stout (w/ Cocoa Nibs. Lactose)
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Arrival: TBA

13.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay