Collaborations

Stone Brews Ken Schmidt’s Second Creation

Remember Stone Brewing Co’s Kona Coffee, Macadamia, Coconut Porter?  It started as homebrewer Ken Schmidt’s winning entry in the American Homebrewer’s Association Membership Rally (brew off) in California.  His brew- Aloha Plenty was based off of the Coconut Porter from Maui Continue Reading →

Collusion Brew 2012 [Video]

A video of brew day for the 2012 Fort Collins Collusion brew 2012.  The beer – brewed with honey & Colorado snow, is a collab between Equinox, Fort Collins, Pateros Creek, Crooked Stave, New Belgium, Coopersmith’s, Odell, & CB Potts. Continue Reading →

Odell & Thornbridge Create Pond Hopper [Video]

Recently, Caolan Vaughn from Thornbridge Brewing (England)  visited Odell Brewing (Fort Collins, CO) to create an English/American collaboration: Pond Hopper.  Doug Odell (the brewery’s founder of course) has a strong admiration for the brewing culture of in the UK.  The admiration Continue Reading →

New Belgium Announces New Sour, Collaboration

New Belgium officially announced the next two beers in their Lips Of Faith Series: Tart Lychee and The Lost Abbey Collaboration.

Tart Lychee – Brewed with lychee fruit, and blended into a barrel aged sour beer.   It’s brewed with pale malt, caramel-80, Continue Reading →

Posted in Coming Soon, Stone Brewing Co.

Stone Brews Ken Schmidt’s Second Creation

Remember Stone Brewing Co’s Kona Coffee, Macadamia, Coconut Porter?  It started as homebrewer Ken Schmidt’s winning entry in the American Homebrewer’s Association Membership Rally (brew off) in California.  His brew- Aloha Plenty was based off of the Coconut Porter from Maui Brewing.  Stone brought in Maui and Ken to brew the collaboration.

Fast forward to the most recent AHA Rally.  Guess who won again? Ken Schmidt.  The above is a picture of the hawaiian shirt laden homebrewer, as he brews Stone Mint Chocolate Stout with Iron Fist Brewing.

To be released soon.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in De Struise

A New Barrel Aged Beer From De Struise

De Struise Rio ReservaA preview of a new collaboration brew between De Struise & Rio Brewing & Co.  The beer is slated to be bottled this month.

This ale was brewed back in 2008, and in collaboration with brew master Rychei Sugawa San from Rio Brewing & Co.  Our goal was to brew a Belgian dark golden blond quadrupel with an enormous potential of aromas and flavors, and added complexity due to oak barrel aging.  Bourbon barels from Kentucky were chosen due to their very special soft roast quality and noble vanilla flavors.  Year upon year, different quality controls were executed, and we finally decided to bottle condition this very special ale in May 2012.  Another three moths of cold maturing was done at the brewery, so we could be sure about the absolute quality before releasing to our customers.  

Style: Quadrupel (Barrel Aged)
Availability: 75 cl bottles (750 ml)
Arrival: Summer, 2012.  U.S. release unknown

10.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, C.B. & Potts, CooperSmith's Pub & Brewing, Crooked Stave, Equinox Brewing Co, Fort Collins Brewing, New Belgium, Odell Brewing, Pateros Creek

Collusion Brew 2012 [Video]

A video of brew day for the 2012 Fort Collins Collusion brew 2012.  The beer – brewed with honey & Colorado snow, is a collab between Equinox, Fort Collins, Pateros Creek, Crooked Stave, New Belgium, Coopersmith’s, Odell, & CB Potts.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Odell Brewing, Thornbridge Brewing, Videos

Odell & Thornbridge Create Pond Hopper [Video]

Recently, Caolan Vaughn from Thornbridge Brewing (England)  visited Odell Brewing (Fort Collins, CO) to create an English/American collaboration: Pond Hopper.  Doug Odell (the brewery’s founder of course) has a strong admiration for the brewing culture of in the UK.  The admiration that lead him on a few trips “across the pond.” That’s where Pond Hopper comes in.  An imperial pale ale, brewed with English malts, all American hops, plus galaxy hops. (See the video for why…)

Read More: Odell Brewing, Collaborations

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Lost Abbey, New Belgium

New Belgium Announces New Sour, Collaboration

New Belgium officially announced the next two beers in their Lips Of Faith Series: Tart Lychee and The Lost Abbey Collaboration.

Tart Lychee – Brewed with lychee fruit, and blended into a barrel aged sour beer.   It’s brewed with pale malt, caramel-80, carapils, malted wheat and oats, then spiced with lychee fruit and a touch of cinnamon. The hazy orange Tart Lychee begins with bold, tropical aromas and ends with a sharp, dry finish. 7.5% ABV

The Lost Abbey Collaboration Brett Beer – The two breweries love of brettanomyces (wild, funky yeast) unites the 2 in this beer.  Tomme Arthur flew out to Ft Collins, Colorado to brew with New Belgium’s Peter Bouckaert.  In turn, Peter flew out to Lost Abbey’s San Marcos, California home.  Target, Centennial, & Sorachi Ace hops combined with the brett yeast give the beer a citrus & pineapple flavor with a funky/sour edge.  7.5% ABV

Look for Tart Lychee on shelves now, Brett Beer in May.

Availability: Draft, 22 oz bombers.

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Allagash Brewing, Coming Soon

Allagash’s “Neighborhood Collaboration”

Allagash Prince Tuesday. “A Neighborhood Collaboration Ale.”    This beer is a collaboration done with Maine Brewing and Rising Tide Brewing.  The hoppy rye beer is fermented with an Allagash house yeast.  Brewed for a good cause too – the proceeds from the brew will benefit Portland Trails, a non profit that supports green space. 

Style: Rye Beer
Availability: Draft only, in the New England area.
Arrival: TBA

8.1% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Amager Bryghus, Coming Soon, Evil Twin Brewing, Omnipolo

Evil Twin Russian Roulette: Which Beer Will You Get?

Evil Twin Russian RouletteEvil Twin Brewing’s Russian Roulette is a collaborative beer between ET & Swedish brewery Omnipollo. This particular collaboration isn’t focused on one style of beer.  The two breweries created a light & dark version of Roulette.  Each beer was package with the same label.  You don’t know which beer you bought until you crack the bottle.  Beer roulette as it were.  As Evil Twin says about this collaborative project: “Bust a cap and face your destiny.”  Both versions of this beer were brewed at Amager Bryghus in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Style: IPA
Availability: 16.9 oz bottles.
Arrival: TBA

7.1% ABV 

 

 

by Reid Ramsay