Collaborations

Posted in Headlines, Wynwood Brewing

Richard Branson’s Virgin Voyages partners with Wynwood Brewing

Richard Branson, creator of the adults only Virgin Voyages cruise line, has partnered with Miami’s Wynwood Brewing on a new craft beer. The yet-to-be-named English pale ale will be sold exclusively on the Scarlet Lady.

Wynwood used American hops and malts, and an English ale yeast (echoing back to Virgin’s British roots).

Featuring a malty body like a traditional EPA, but slightly more bitter and hoppy, with hints of grapes and fruit on the nose with toffee and caramel in the background, the new brew is a drinker’s beer with the approachability in its taste for the novice. The ale is finished with a little touch of roasted malt that gives it its signature red tint.

The Draught Haus on Deck 7 will be one of the first bars on the Scarlet Lady to serve the pale ale. The bar features 8 taps, bottled craft beers and growler service.

Virgin Voyages is asking for beer fans help in naming the new pale ale. Followers can suggest beer names by commenting on the Instagram post (@VirginVoyages) featuring the beer.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Martin House Brewing Company, New Releases

Martin House Brewing teams up with local ice cream company

Martin House Brewing Melted Strawberry and Waffle Cone Ice Cream Ale releases this week in Texas.

The Fort Worth based brewery has teamed up with local Melt Ice Cream to create an ice cream inspired beer. The base beer uses strawberry puree, and crushed waffle cones.

Martin House Brewing Melted Strawberry and Waffle Cone Ice Cream Ale is available in 6-pack cans and draft starting this week.

Style: ???   (w/ Waffle Cones. Strawberries.)
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft.
Debut: Late July 2019

5.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Revolution Brewing, Coming Soon

Revolution Brewing creates La Gargola with rock band Chevelle

Revolution Brewing La Gargola, a collaboration with Illinois based rock band Chevelle, debuts on August 1st.

The band is playing Lollapalooza on debut weekend in Chicago, and ahead of the hometown swing of the tour, Chevelle brewed a Helles lager with folks at Revolution Brewing.

This classic beer, inspired by the German Purity Law of 1516 (aka the Reinheitsgebot), doesn’t rely on weird adjuncts to drive the flavor. Only the 4 ingredients that beer is really about – hops, malt, yeast, and water.

“One thing that stuck out to me in talking with Pete and the guys was the comparison between making beer and making music.Finding out what works and what doesn’t is almost equally important, just like writing music.” –Pub Brewer John “Jumpy” Palos

Revolution Brewing La Gargola will hit taps at the brewpub starting August 1st, corresponding with Lollapalooza weekend in Chicago.

Style: Helles Lager
Availability: Draft only, Revolution Brewpub
Debut: 8/1/19

?? ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Creature Comforts, Highland Park Brewery

Creature Comforts Born Dreaming, a Highland Park collab

Creature Comforts Born Dreaming

 

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Availability: 16oz Cans, Draft. Limited Release.
Debut:

Image: Creature Comforts 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Mother Earth Brew Co, Don't Miss This, Fremont Brewing, New Releases

Mother Earth debuts a hazy collaboration with Fremont Brewing

When Mother Earth Brew Co. teams up with Seattle taste giant Fremont Brewing, expect a damn good beer.

First, let’s talk about the series. Four times a year, Mother Earth releases a seasonal beer, tied to the Earth’s four-ish seasons. (In the south, real winter is debatable. Don’t even get us started on whatever Florida calls seasons.)

For these hot months, Mother Earth Brew Co. and Fremont created a hazy IPA, that’s every bit the juice and haze you’d expect from the duo. Summer is a great time to debut this release, after all, the teams met originally on a fishing trip.

Further tying this beer to summer is an array off really rare hops (not grown in abundance), including African Queen from South Africa. The malt comes from a farmer-owned cooperative, LINC Malt out of Spokane, WA. We might be running a little low on descriptors for hazy IPAs so le us simply leave you with this. Don’t miss this release. You really CAN stand out in a crowded world of hazy beers, and Mother Earth and Fremont proved it.

Mother Earth 4 Seasons Hazy IPA is a limited summer seasonal in 16-ounce cans and draft. Don’t sleep on it.

Style: Hazy IPA
Hops: African Queen, Galaxy, Mosaic Cryo, El Dorado
Malts: 2 Row, Dextrin, Golden Naked Oats, Unmalted Wheat

Availability: 16oz Cans, Draft. Limited Release.
Debut: June 2019

7.5% ABV, 45 IBUs

Pic: Beer Street Journal

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Wild Leap Brew Co., New Releases, Trim Tab Brewing

Wild Leap releases ‘Coco Flamingo’ collab with Trim Tab Brewing

Wild Leap Coco Flamingo, a collaboration with Birmingham, Alabama’s Trim Tab Brewing, debuts in late June.

This is the first time these two breweries have collaborated. The base beer is a hazy double India Pale Ale,  brewed with toasted coconut, tangerine, and lime.

Wild Leap Coco Flamingo will be available in Georgia by the end of June, Alabama, and Tennessee by the first week of July.

Style: Double IPA (w/ Tangerine. Lime. Toasted Coconut.)
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft.
Debut: July 2019

8% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Firestone Walker Brewing, New Releases

Firestone Walker & England’s Wild Beer Company create ‘Violet Underground’

Firestone Walker Violet Underground, a cross-Atlantic ocean collaboration, debuts this week. Part of the brewery’s Barrelworks Program.

Jim Crooks, Firestone’s medal-winning master blender is good friends with Brett Ellis, co-founder, and brewer at England’s Wild Beer Company.

Dissecting this beer yeast first – Ellis sent Crooks some Wild Beer’s native yeast. Crooks then fermented two base beers. One with Barrelworks yeast and California golden raspberries, and the other with Wild Beer’s English funk. Both bases were aged in French oak between 6 months and a year. French candied violet petals were added to a handful of barrels. The result? Something Crooks calls a “head trip”.

“Violet Underground is an intentional head trip. It’s golden in color yet smells like raspberries, offering a bunch of unexpected sensory notes that all come together in the glass.”

The beer name is presumably a play on the 60’s rock band Velvet Underground, that once had Lou Reed.

Firestone Walker Violet Underground is the second packaged release in 2019, available in 375-ml bottles and draft

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Golden Raspberries. Violet Petals. French Oak Aged.)
Availability: 375ml Bottles. Draft. Limited Release.
Debut: Early June 2019

by Reid Ramsay