Collaborations

Firestone Walker & Three Floyds Collaborate

Today, Firestone Walker unveils Ol’ Leghorn, a collaboration with 3 Floyds.

The beer is a hoppy blonde barleywine, brewed with English ale malts, and no specialty malt. After brewing, Ol’ Leghorn was racked to bourbon and wine barrels for aging. In Continue Reading →

Stone’s Newest: Collective Distortion IPA

Stone Brewing Co. (Escondido, CA) has released their newest collaboration – Collective Distortion IPA.

This new IPA is a musical collaboration, led by Stone’s brewmaster Mitch Steele (a guitarist in Stone’s house band The Flocculators), rock guitarist Keri Kelli (of Alice Continue Reading →

Stone Brewing Creating w00tstout 2.0

It started with w00tstout release #1, a collaboration between Stone Brewing Co.’s Greg Koch, actor Wil Wheaton, and Fark.com founder Drew Curtis. Farking Wheaton w00tstout was an imperial stout brewed with pecans, wheat & rye, partially aged in bourbon barrels. Released in July, Continue Reading →

Mother’s Brewing Teams Up with Distillery

Mothers Brewing Company has teamed up with Copper Run Distillery (Walnut Shade, MO)on a new whiskey. Hopped Wheat Whiskey is now available in Missouri.

Copper Run used Mother’s Hopped Up Wheat beer as the wash in making the whiskey.

We double distilled Continue Reading →

Posted in 3 Floyds Brewing, Firestone Walker Brewing, Headlines, New Releases

Firestone Walker & Three Floyds Collaborate

Today, Firestone Walker unveils Ol’ Leghorn, a collaboration with 3 Floyds.

The beer is a hoppy blonde barleywine, brewed with English ale malts, and no specialty malt. After brewing, Ol’ Leghorn was racked to bourbon and wine barrels for aging. In addition, a fresh hoppy batch of beer was blended with the barrel aged beer to give Leghorn a hoppy layer to go along with all the bold barrel notes.

Firestone Walker/3 Floyds Ol’ Leghorn debuts today (May 31st) on draft at the Firestone Walker Invitational Beer fest in Paso Robles, California. 22oz bottles go on sale June 1st at 10 am in the brewery store. Limited distribution to follow.

Style: Barleywine (Barrel Aged. Bourbon. Wine Barrel.)
Availability: 22oz Bombers, Draft. Limited Release

10.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Headlines, Sierra Nevada

Sierra Nevada & Asheville Brewers Alliance Collaborate

Sierra Nevada’s Beer Camp mixed pack arrives in July, featuring an epic Beer Camp Across America 12 collaboration bottle series with breweries coast to coast.

In this spotlight, Sierra Nevada teamed up with a super group of brewers known as the Asheville Brewers Alliance to create to create Tater Ridge, a Scottish Ale with sweet potatoes. Featured North Carolina brewers include Luke Dickinson of Wicked Weed, and John Stuart of Green Man Brewing.

Tater Ridge pays homage to our area’s Scottish Highland history, and its craft brew pioneers. With a hint of down home Southern flair, this Scottish ale is rich and malty, using special floor-malted six-row barley from Asheville’s Riverbend Malting, and has a smooth kick from the use of sweet potatoes, a tasty Southern staple.

Sierra  Nevada Tater Ridge joins eleven other offerings coming this July in the Beer Camp Across America Mixed Pack.

Style: Scottish Ale (w/ Sweet Potatoes)
Hops: Motueka, Mosaic, Horizon
Malts: Six Row Riverbend, Golden Promise, Caramel, Chocolate
Yeast: Ale

Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft. Beer Camp 12-pack.

Arrival: July, 2014

7% ABV, 35 IBUs

Read more: Beer Camp Across America

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Cigar City Brewing, Great Lakes Brewing Company, New Beers

Great Lakes Wandering Pelican Black Ale

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Don't Miss This, New Releases, Stone Brewing Co., Videos

Stone’s Newest: Collective Distortion IPA

Stone Brewing Co. (Escondido, CA) has released their newest collaboration – Collective Distortion IPA.

This new IPA is a musical collaboration, led by Stone’s brewmaster Mitch Steele (a guitarist in Stone’s house band The Flocculators), rock guitarist Keri Kelli (of Alice Cooper & Skid Row) and Kyle Hollingsworth (String Cheese Incident). The musicians created a double IPA brewed with elderberries, and coriander.

“Never being the one to be complacent, I said to the guys, ‘Let’s make the biggest, baddest, beast of an IPA we can using some hops new to Stone and a few interesting ingredients without trying to reinvent the wheel,’” Kelli recalls. “I think we really brought the hammer down and cranked this one up! One sip of this beast and you will taste the unforgiving nectar of the gods that is Collective Distortion IPA!”

Stone Collective Distortion IPA is available for a limited time in 22oz bombers, draft. Drink it within 90 days of the release to get the full flavor of this beer.

Style: Imperial IPA (w/ Elderberries, Coriander)
Hops: Nugget, Comet, Calypso and Vic’s Secret

Availability: 22oz Bombers, Draft. One time release.
Markets: AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT and WA

9.3% ABV, 90 IBUs

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Headlines, Stone Brewing Co.

Stone Brewing Creating w00tstout 2.0

It started with w00tstout release #1, a collaboration between Stone Brewing Co.’s Greg Koch, actor Wil Wheaton, and Fark.com founder Drew Curtis. Farking Wheaton w00tstout was an imperial stout brewed with pecans, wheat & rye, partially aged in bourbon barrels. Released in July, 2013.

Well now it’s time for a reboot. Meet w00tstout 2.0. Wheaton & Curtis return, with the help of Aisha Tyler. Tyler has been on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Who’s Line is It Anyway? and Archer.

w00tstout 2.0 wil be similar to last years release, an imperial stout brewed with wheat, rye, pecans, plus a new addition -stone-ground chocolate. Don’t forget this is partially aged in bourbon barrels.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Pecans, Rye, Chocolate. Barrel Aged. Bourbon)

Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft
Arrival: Summer, 2014

13% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in 3 Floyds Brewing, New Releases, The Bruery

Rare Collab with 3 Floyds & The Bruery On Sale

A rare offering went on sale today at Three Floyds Brewpub in Muenster, Indiana- Rue D’Floyd.

A mash up of the two brewery names (Three Floyds & The Bruery), Rue D’Floyd is a porter, aged in bourbon barrels. $30 dollars per 750ml bottle.

Style: Porter (w/ Vanilla Beans, Cherries. Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 750ml bottles. Brewpub only

?? ABV 

pic via Three Floyds

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Mother's Brewing Company, New Releases

Mother’s Brewing Teams Up with Distillery

Mothers Brewing Company has teamed up with Copper Run Distillery (Walnut Shade, MO)on a new whiskey. Hopped Wheat Whiskey is now available in Missouri.

Copper Run used Mother’s Hopped Up Wheat beer as the wash in making the whiskey.

We double distilled the beer in our direct fire copper pot still making rich cuts, then aged it in new “deep char” Missouri oak barrels for two years.

Appearance: Golden Straw
Aroma: Orange Blossom, Grapefruit Zest, Pine, Multi-Grain
Flavor: Hops, Granola, Toasted Oak, Spice, Pepper
Body: Medium, Young and Spirited
Finish: Long lasting, hop bitterness with hints of cedar and blackberry

750ml bottles retail around $42.00. Order online at Copper Run.

by Reid Ramsay