Collaborations

Philly Beer Week Collab: Manneken-Penn

If you had any doubts before, don’t. Philadelphia IS one of America’s premiere beer cities. Tom Peters (Monk’s Cafe), Chris Wilson (Weyerbacher) traveled to Brussels (Still in Belgium) to brew with Yvan De Baets of Brasseries de La Senne.

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Foothills and Wicked Weed Collaborate

Foothills Brewing (Winston-Salem, NC) and Wicked Weed Brewing (Asheville, NC) are spending the day collaborating. Details are forthcoming on what the brew is.. but we bet there is a barrel involved.

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Posted in Beer News

NoDa & New Belgium Create Limited Funkaversary

NoDa New Belgium Funkaversary

NoDa Brewing (Charlotte, NC) is hard a work today bottling Funkaversary, a blended sour ale celebrating the 10 year anniversary of Charlotte’s Brawley’s Beverage. It is that decade long commitment to craft beer that has made the Charlotte beer scene thrive.

To celebrate, NoDa Brewing and New Belgium blended two very special beers together to create Funkaversary. NoDa’s contribution is Monk’s Trunk,a Belgian style pale ale they aged in a Chardonnay barrel for a year.  That beer was blended with New Belgium’s sour ale Felix.  There will be only about 500 bottles produced. The brewery tells BSJ it is quite, quite tasty. (no sh!t?)

Style: American Wild Ale (Partially Chardonnay Wine Barrel Aged)
Availability: 750ml bottles
Arrival: 5/10/13

6.4% ABV

If you go:

Brawley’s Beverage – 5/10/13
Bottles on sale, 7 pm. 4 bottle limit. $10  

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Brasserie De La Senne, Weyerbacher

Philly Beer Week Collab: Manneken-Penn

Brasserie De La Senne Manneken Penn

If you had any doubts before, don’t. Philadelphia IS one of America’s premiere beer cities. Tom Peters (Monk’s Cafe), Chris Wilson (Weyerbacher) traveled to Brussels (Still in Belgium) to brew with Yvan De Baets of Brasseries de La Senne.

Manneken-Penn is a 7.5% Belgo-American Dubbel whose name and label art were inspired by Philadelphia’s famed William Penn statue above City Hall, and Brussels’ landmark Manneken Pis sculpture of a playful naked boy — ahem — relieving himself.  Manneken-Penn was made with oats, molasses and a combination of American and European hops.  It is imported for PBW by Shelton Brothers and will be available both on draft and in 11.2 oz bottles

Style: Dubbel
Availability: 11.2 oz bottles, Draft
Arrival: 5/31/13

7.5% ABV 

Click for tickets to PBW Opening Tap 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Foothills Brewing, Wicked Weed Brewing Co

Foothills and Wicked Weed Collaborate

Foothills Brewing (Winston-Salem, NC) and Wicked Weed Brewing (Asheville, NC) are spending the day collaborating. Details are forthcoming on what the brew is.. but we bet there is a barrel involved.

Not familiar with one of Asheville’s newest breweries? Check out this poorly edited Beer Street Journal video…

Meet Wicked Weed Brewing Co. Asheville, NC from BeerStreetJournal.com on Vimeo.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Brooklyn Brewing, F.X. Matt Brewing, New Releases, Ommegang

Brooklyn, Ommegang, & Saranac Team Up for SAVOR Brew

Much like the Craft Brewers Conference, SAVOR will also boast a special collaboration beer for attendees. It started with SAVOR Flowers, a collab between Dogfish Head and Boston Beer. 2012 found the likes of Sierra Nevada and Boulevard Brewing Co with Terra Incognita.

The 2013 collaboration teams up Brooklyn Brewery, Saranac and Ommegang to create New York Limited. The beer is a bottle conditioned white lager, brewed with a plethora of New York state ingredients including, lemon verbena, honey, state grown hops. Brewed at Brooklyn with a lager yeast, bottle conditioned with an ale yeast.

Style: Lager (w/ Lemon Verbena, Honey, Spices)
Availability: 750 ml bottles. Corked & Caged. SAVOR attendees only

Tickets to SAVOR 2013 in New York are still available.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Stone Brewing Co., Videos

Stone W00tstout & The Origin of Hop Addiction [VIDEO]

Looks like Wil Wheaton has a little addiction on his hands. Look for the Farking Wheaton w00tstout this July.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Jack's Abby Brewing, Lawson's Finest Liquids, New Beers

Jack’s Abbey Smoked Maple

Jack's Abbey Smoked Maple

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Foothills Brewing

Foothills Announces New “Hundred Foot” Centennial Ale

Foothills Brewing has teamed up with Winston-Salem, their  hometown, for a a special limited release beer. Hundred Foot celebrates the centennial of the two cities (Winston & Salem) becoming one. Salem was founded in 1753, Winston in 1849. The two cities officially merged May 9, 1913.

“We’re thrilled that the city wanted us to be a part of their celebration,” said Jamie Bartholomaus, president and brewmaster of Foothills. “This community has embraced us ever since we opened our doors, so to be recognized as an integral part of this city and this historic event is something we’re extremely proud of.”

Style: Cream Ale
Hops: Centennial
Availability: 22oz Bombers, Draft. Limited.

Arrival: May, 2013

4.3% ABV

For more on Winston-Salem’s Centennial celebration, please visit http://ws100years.com 

by Reid Ramsay