Folks from Sierra Nevada (Chico, CA/Asheville, NC) are in Milton,
Delaware today brewing the third release in the Life & Limb Collaboration Series- Rhizing Bines. The beer, an IPA will feature Red Winter Wheat (from SN’s new Asheville, NC home) and Continue Reading →
Bruce Lee is kicking ass again in the form of a beer collaboration. Danish brewer Mikkeller and Beijing, China’s Boxing Cat Brewery created Bruce ChiLee IPA. The resulting beer packs a punch. ChiLee is brewed with green chilis, rye malt Continue Reading →
The second beer in a series of collaboration brews by Hoppin’ Frog (Akron, OH) is Natasha Røcks America and it arrives this Friday. Founder Fred Karm recently did a beer run through Europe and the 2nd of the 3 brewed Continue Reading →
The 4th release of the North Carolina collaborative brew Olde Rabbit’s Foot returns Saturday, December 8. Duck Rabbit, Olde Hickory, and Foothills each contributed wort from their imperial stouts, then aged it in Pappy Van Winkle barrels. Continue Reading →
This week, Wild Heaven Craft Beers (Avondale Estates, GA) and The Wrecking Bar (Atlanta, GA) unveil a new collaboration. Just in time for Atlanta Beer Week 2012, the two breweries have created a Polish-style Grätzer dubbed Wrecking Heaven. Before we Continue Reading →
To celebrate the launch of New Holland Brewing being distributed in Georgia, Terrapin Beer Co travelled to Holland, Michigan. What they produced was Social Potion, a weizenbock brewed with Michigan wheat, black currants, and pink peppercorns.
The beer debuts in Michigan Continue Reading →
Because of Atlanta Beer Week planning time contraints, I am pasting the PR here. Dogfish Head announces new musical collaboration:
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and Grateful Dead, two pioneers who built their followings by connecting directly with beer lovers and music lovers, Continue Reading →
Folks from Sierra Nevada (Chico, CA/Asheville, NC) are in Milton,
Delaware today brewing the third release in the Life & Limb Collaboration Series- Rhizing Bines. The beer, an IPA will feature Red Winter Wheat (from SN’s new Asheville, NC home) and hopped using Dogfish Head’s signature hopping system. Look for this brew around February, 2013.
Bruce Lee is kicking ass again in the form of a beer collaboration. Danish brewer Mikkeller and Beijing, China’s Boxing Cat Brewery created Bruce ChiLee IPA. The resulting beer packs a punch. ChiLee is brewed with green chilis, rye malt and American Simcoe hops. This is Boxing Cat’s second collaboration, the first with Great Leap Brewing in Shanghai, China.
Mikkeller has a long list of collaborations all over the world now, spanning from Asia, Europe and the United States. Bad news for the rest of the world, this beer will only be available at Boxing Cat in China.
The second beer in a series of collaboration brews by Hoppin’ Frog (Akron, OH) is Natasha Røcks America and it arrives this Friday. Founder Fred Karm recently did a beer run through Europe and the 2nd of the 3 brewed abroad is Natasha. A collaboration with Fanø Bryghus (Fanø, Denmark).
NATASHA ROCKS AMERICA In a collaboration with Fano Brewery on Fano Island in Denmark, we created an Imperial Stout recipe to satisfy our own deepest desires. Brewing it on this picturesque summertime vacation island is how Natasha started, and of course we couldn’t wait to brew it at Hoppin’ Frog! The result is Natasha Rocks America — a rich, hoppy Imperial Stout with the deep-roasted, smooth flavor of Chocolate Rye malt. And, Natasha is generously dry-hopped with the perfect mix of select American hops, adding a great hop character to this super-tasty Imperial Stout collaboration brew.
Style: Stout (w/ Rye)
Availability: 22 oz bombers
Arrival: 11/2/12
7.5% ABV
Read more: Hoppin’ Frog, Collaborations
The 4th release of the North Carolina collaborative brew Olde Rabbit’s Foot returns Saturday, December 8. Duck Rabbit, Olde Hickory, and Foothills each contributed wort from their imperial stouts, then aged it in Pappy Van Winkle barrels. Honey and cocoa nibs are then added for a flavor enhancement.
Bottles will be $20 dollars each, on sale at Foothills at 10 am. 10/8/12
Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Honey, Cocoa Nibs, Barrel Aged)
Availability: 22oz bottles
10.1% ABV
This week, Wild Heaven Craft Beers (Avondale Estates, GA) and The Wrecking Bar (Atlanta, GA) unveil a new collaboration. Just in time for Atlanta Beer Week 2012, the two breweries have created a Polish-style Grätzer dubbed Wrecking Heaven. Before we get into the collab, let’s review what Grätzer is.
Grätzer is the German term for an indigenous Polish beer style called Grodziskie. You’ll see mention of the style in Polish brewing history through the late 1900’s. A Grätzer is a top fermented smoked wheat beer. Why is there a German term for the name? Two reasons actually. Grätzer is derived from the town of Grätz, now known as Grodzisk in Poland. Historically, the brew contained a mix of Polish and German hops & wheat. The two breweries recreated this style, at the Wrecking Bar in Atlanta.
Wrecking Heaven’ is a Grätzer, which is a little-known Polish style that is brewed with smoked wheat malt. We added the twist of some Special B malt as well as using Magnum and Nelson Sauvin hops. It clocks in at around 4.2% ABV and is a deliciously sessionable beer with smoky notes and a piney viniferous nose and finish. It is fermented with a Kolsch yeast and has a dry crispness through the finish with hints of tropical fruits and citrus.
This is Wrecking Bar’s first distributed beer. Tappings to follow.
Style: Smoked Wheat Beer (Grätzer)
Availability: Draft only
4.2% ABV
Taps 10/25/12
Locations:
@BrickStorePub @TwainsDecatur @PorterBeerBar @TheFredBar @MidwayPub @AugustineATL @TrappezePub (Athens, GA)
To celebrate the launch of New Holland Brewing being distributed in Georgia, Terrapin Beer Co travelled to Holland, Michigan. What they produced was Social Potion, a weizenbock brewed with Michigan wheat, black currants, and pink peppercorns.
The beer debuts in Michigan and Atlanta for Atlanta Beer Week 2012. A portion of this beer has been saved for barrel aging.
Style: Weizenbock (w/ Pink Peppercorns, Currants)
Availability: Draft Only
Arrival: Now
7% ABV
Because of Atlanta Beer Week planning time contraints, I am pasting the PR here. Dogfish Head announces new musical collaboration:
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and Grateful Dead, two pioneers who built their followings by connecting directly with beer lovers and music lovers, are collaborating on the newest beer in Dogfish’s line of off-centered ales.
Working in that happy place between creative ideas and like-minded people, the off-centered brewery and free-spirited band have been trading ideas for a beer they’re calling “American Beauty.” They’ve settled on a strong pale ale with all-American hops and barley, and now they’re asking their loyal fans to suggest a special ingredient — and the Dead-inspired story behind it.
“Grateful Dead Productions is extremely pleased to be partnering with Dogfish Head Craft Brewery on the American Beauty pale ale. We’ve looked for a long while for the perfect brewery to team up with for a Grateful Dead-inspired brew, and feel we’ve finally found the right fit. Aside from Dogfish’s history with music-themed brews, we love their beer, and think it’s the best around. Plus, these are really good people and are the type of folks we want to work with,” says David Lemieux, legacy manager for Grateful Dead.
“The feedback the band got from Dead Heads was always an important factor in their shows,” says Dogfish Founder and President Sam Calagione. “And at Dogfish, we’ve always thought of our pub regulars and brewery tour guests as an informal focus group, so we’re sending a shout out to all those Dead Heads and Dogfish Heads by making them a driving force behind this beer.”
Did you trade a bushel of fresh clementines for tickets to a two-night-stand at Long Beach Arena? Or maybe your dad first laid eyes on your mom sipping a cup of green tea in the parking lot of the legendary Cornell ‘77 show? Jog your memory, tell the story, and suggest the ingredient at the heart of that story. You could help bring this counterculture collaboration to life.
Suggestions for American Beauty’s final ingredient will be taken online in December. A panel from the Dogfish Head and Grateful Dead teams will pick the ingredient they feel works best in the context of a strong pale ale recipe. The brewery and band hope to invite the fan who suggested the ingredient to Dogfish’s coastal Delaware brewpub in the spring of 2013 to help brew a test batch.
“My wife, Mariah, and I went to our first Dead show together in the summer of ‘91,” says Calagione, “and I’ve been listening to Workingman’s Dead and Shakedown Street, two of the earliest albums I ever owned, on my morning kayak trips. It’s amazing how timeless those albums are.”
American Beauty is expected to hit taps and shelves throughout Dogfish’s 27-state distribution network in October 2013. Stay tuned to www.dogfish.com for details on how to be a part of this grassroots brew.
For information, contact Dogfish Head Marketing Manager Maria Grieshaber at[email protected].
For more information on Grateful Dead Consumer Products & Brand Licensing contact: Sara Nemerov, [email protected] or Jasen Wright, [email protected]
About Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Dogfish Head makes off-centered ales for off-centered people. Since 1995, Dogfish has brewed with nonstandard ingredients such as raisins, chicory, maple syrup and grapes, changing the way people think about beer. Dogfish believes beer can have as much flavor, complexity, diversity, food-compatibility and ageability as the world’s finest wines. To discover your favorite off-centered ale, visit www.dogfish.com.
About Rhino Entertainment
Based in Burbank, California, Warner Music Group’s Rhino Entertainment was founded in 1978 and is the world’s leading pop culture label. Emphasizing flawless sound quality, bonus tracks, informative liner notes, award-winning creative packaging, an offbeat sense of humor, and a strong social conscience, Rhino continues to set the standard for excellence in the reissue business it pioneered in both the physical and digital worlds. Rhino is also expanding the definition of what a catalog music company is, as evidenced by the label’s recent name and likeness representation deal with Frank Sinatra and its multi-faceted relationship with Grateful Dead. The vast Rhino catalog of more than 5,000 CDs, videos, and digital exclusive albums features material by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, The Doors, Chicago, Black Sabbath, John Coltrane, Yes, Alice Cooper, Linda Ronstadt, The Ramones, The Monkees, Carly Simon, Curtis Mayfield, among many others.
