Collaborations

Terrapin/Shmaltz Reunion 2013 on Shelves

Terrapin Beer Co & Shmaltz Brewing’s “Beer For Hope” collaboration arrives for another year of good feeling drinking. This year’s release is based off of 2012′s recipe, but with a new addition – coffee. The base imperial brown ale has cocoa Continue Reading →

Shmaltz & Cathedral Square’s Collab Arrives

Shmaltz Brewing has released a new collaboration – St. Lenny’s Belgian Style Rye Double IPA, aka the Immaculate Collaboration. St. Lenny’s is a collab with St. Louis, Missouri’s Cathedral Square Brewery.

This beer is the brewery’s Lenny’s RIPA, with Belgian Ale yeast. Hops, rye, Continue Reading →

Half Acre Cold & Wet Launches Today

Half Acre Beer Company (Chicago, IL) is releasing Cold & Wet Pale Ale today. The beer is a collaboration with Piece Chicago, a pizza, sports and live music spot.

The “extra” pale ale is just 4.5% ABV. Draft only offering.

Style: Pale Continue Reading →

Posted in Evolution Brewing, Flying Dog Brewing

Flying Dog & Evolution Release Two More Natural Selections

Natural Selection, a collaboration between Flying Dog and Evolution Brewing Company has returned. Genus One was an old stock ale. This year’s Genus Two is brewed by Evolution – aged in bourbon barrels. 750ml bottles for this edition.

Genus Three is Flying Dog’s edition, dry hopped with Galaxy hops and available in six packs.

That’s your heads up. Limited to Maryland and surrounding region.

Posted in Seasonal Return, Shmaltz Brewing, Terrapin Beer Company

Terrapin/Shmaltz Reunion 2013 on Shelves

Terrapin Beer Co & Shmaltz Brewing’s “Beer For Hope” collaboration arrives for another year of good feeling drinking. This year’s release is based off of 2012′s recipe, but with a new addition – coffee. The base imperial brown ale has cocoa nibs from Nashville’s Olive & Sinclair, vanilla beans, and cinnamon too.

Style: Brown Ale (w/ CinnamonCocoa Nibs & ShellsVanilla BeansCoffee)
Hops: Willamette
Malts: Pale 2 Row, Victory, Special Roast, Crystal, Brown Malt, Chocolate
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft. All Terrapin markets.

8% ABV, 38 IBUs 

Pic via @redstoneliquors

Posted in Cathedral Square Brewery, New Releases, Shmaltz Brewing

Shmaltz & Cathedral Square’s Collab Arrives

Shmaltz Brewing has released a new collaboration – St. Lenny’s Belgian Style Rye Double IPA, aka the Immaculate Collaboration. St. Lenny’s is a collab with St. Louis, Missouri’s Cathedral Square Brewery.

This beer is the brewery’s Lenny’s RIPA, with Belgian Ale yeast. Hops, rye, and a little Belgian flair.

Style: Belgian IPA
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft

10% ABV

Posted in Beer News, Headlines, JailHouse Brewing

Beer Street Journal Collaborates with Jailhouse Brewing

After six years of running Beer Street Journal, and doing A LOT of beer drinking, sometimes a brewery just stands out. A brewery that makes you love craft beer that much more. For me, that’s Jailhouse Brewing in Hampton, Georgia.

This small, hot, town south of Atlanta could almost be missed if you weren’t looking for it. Main street consists of a single stop sign. Rush hour consists of about 7 cars. It’s quiet and peaceful when compared to neighboring Atlanta.

The brewery is built in a circa 1900 old jail/courthouse that still has bars on most of the windows. It’s almost as if you would see Andy Griffith and Barney sitting at the front desk.

I’m sitting here on the stoop in this small, crowded brewhouse, sipping a Reprieve Saison taking in the brew day. It’s hot for 10 am. Over 90 degrees already. The doors are open but that’s not helping. You sweat. You have no choice. There’s a mix of bluegrass and southern rock booming through the speakers while the smell of soaking grain is in the air. Everyone has a beard here except me. This is southern brewing. This is the south.

Ale Sharpton, Jailhouse founder Glen Golden, and I are brewing a special collaboration today. Something we’ve never really seen brewed in Atlanta. Personally when I think of the south I think about sweet tea. Why can’t that be a beer? No one has tried it before. Why not us?

So that’s what we did. We created an amber ale heavy on caramel malt. While the base was boiling, we made separate whirlpools of orange pekoe tea (that’s sweet tea if you’re wondering), orange peel and coriander. Those flavor additions went in near the end of the boil.  Later we will add a little more tea to the brite tank. A team of brewers and reps from various craft breweries are here to help taste test it.

If you are in or around Atlanta, join me for the first ever Beer Street Journal party at Cypress Street. We are going to celebrate southern craft brewing, food, art, music and more. I promise you there’s no better way to spend a Saturday.

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Posted in Don't Miss This, Lawson's Finest Liquids, Otter Creek Brewing, Videos

Otter Creek & Lawson’s Finest Team Up [VIDEO]

When Sean Lawson (Lawson’s Finest Liquids) & Mike Gearheart get together, tasty beer happens. This is the making of Otter Creek Double Dose IPA.

Posted in Half Acre Brewing, New Releases

Half Acre Cold & Wet Launches Today

Half Acre Beer Company (Chicago, IL) is releasing Cold & Wet Pale Ale today. The beer is a collaboration with Piece Chicago, a pizza, sports and live music spot.

The “extra” pale ale is just 4.5% ABV. Draft only offering.

Style: Pale Ale
Availability: Draft only

4.5% ABV

Posted in Stone Brewing Co.

Stone’s Mitch Steele Is Brewing at Adnams

More for the – hey that’s cool factor, and not, can’t wait to try this in America factor. Mitch Steele, aka The Hop-Tripper is brewing in England this week. He is brewing a black IPA with Adnams that will debut at the JD Wetherspoon pub chain there. Tapping in November if you are reading this from England.

The recipe is much like one that was brewed at the Stone Liberty Station brewery called Stone Supremely Self-Conscious Ale. That too is a black IPA with amarillo and simcoe hops.

The more you know. Go wow your beer geek friends.