Collaborations

Stone & Bottleworks Celebrate With 13th

Bottleworks is a specialty beer store based in Seattle, Washington.  They have close to 1,000 bottles, growlers, and cellared beers, even chocolate.  This year they celebrate their 13th Anniversary.  Each year they do a special collaboration with a Continue Reading →

Spike & Jerome Bottles Finally Surface

Better late than never right? These bottles were expected back in July – finally making their shelves now.  Back in February, Terrapin travelled to Jura, Switzerland and collaborated with Brasserie Franches Montagnes.  (Actually, they were already on a European beer tour.)  In the Continue Reading →

Cigar City/Bruery Dos Costas Oeste Releasing Soon

There are 3 variations of the Cigar City/ Bruery collaboration Dos Costas Oeste (2 West Coasts.)  There have been delays in bringing these beers to market.  Cigar City mentioned today that release details are coming soon.  Stay tuned,

Churchill Estate Issues Cease & Desist

The image of Churchill will NOT appear on the  upcoming Swamphead/Cigar City collaboration.  The barleywine dubbed “Churchhill” has been renamed to Church On A Hill.  Why? The Churchill estate issued Cigar City a cease & desist order.  The Churchill Estate Continue Reading →

Posted in Coming Soon, Stone Brewing Co.

Stone & Bottleworks Celebrate With 13th

Stone Bottleworks 13th Anniversary

Bottleworks is a specialty beer store based in Seattle, Washington.  They have close to 1,000 bottles, growlers, and cellared beers, even chocolate.  This year they celebrate their 13th Anniversary.  Each year they do a special collaboration with a west coast brewery – last years being  XII from The Bruery.  This year’s Imagination Series beer is on from Stone Brewing – 13th Anniversary Ale.

13th boasts 13 hop additions, and 13 malt additions.  Strong Ale anyone?

When it came time to brew Bottleworks’ 13th anniversary beer, we turned to Stoen to brew this behemoth.  “The Matts” travelled down to San Diego in December to help create this 13-hop, 13-grain monument to our 13 years of selling great craft beer!

Style: American Strong Ale (or barleywine)
Hops:  Bravo, Target, Columbus, Cascade, Delta, Warrior, Magnum, Apollo, Calypso, Perle, Galena, Chinook, Mt. Hood
Malts:  Pale 2-Row, White Wheat, Aromatic, Weyermann Chocolate Rye, Light Munich, Brown Crisp, Oats, Crisp Light Crystal, Caramunich, Baird’s Chocolate, Lightly Peated, Simpsons Dark Crystal, Crisp Amber

Availability: 22oz bombers. Sales limited to Bottleworks. Seattle, Washington
Arrival: TBA

13% ABV

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Brasserie Franches-Montagnes, New Releases, Terrapin Beer Company

Spike & Jerome Bottles Finally Surface

Better late than never right? These bottles were expected back in July – finally making their shelves now.  Back in February, Terrapin travelled to Jura, Switzerland and collaborated with Brasserie Franches Montagnes.  (Actually, they were already on a European beer tour.)  In the cold of winter, the two breweries created a rye based barleywine.

The barleywine — “Spike & Jerome’s Ale” is actually derived from 20% rye, 80% malted barley.   The beer has been aging in rum barrels in Switzerland.

Style: Barleywine (Barrel aged)
Taste Expectations: Lots to discuss here. Rum. Sour oak. Dark fruit. Raisins. Figs. Lemons. Acidic notes, vanilla. Like I said. Lots.
Availability: Limited draft. 11.4 oz bottles.  One time brew.

10% ABV

pic: @GreensBeer

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Bear Republic Brewing, Stone Brewing Co.
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Stone/Ninkasi/Alchemist More Brown Than Black Releases Today

Stone Brewing’s newest collaboration  More Brown Than Black IPA. is released today.  The beer is a 3 way collab between Stone, Ninkasi and The Alchemist.  Proceeds from the brew go to Waterbury Good Neighbor Fund, a non-profit organization aiding families affected by Hurricane Irene.

One of the many unfortunate casualties of Hurricane Irene was the destruction of The Alchemist Pub and Brewery in Waterbury, VT. When Stone Brewing Co. Brewmaster Mitch Steele heard of the loss, he immediately sent out an email to The Alchemist Head Brewer John Kimmich asking if there was anything he could do to help.

“John’s wife, Jen, wrote back suggesting that John fly out to Southern California for a few days… just to get a break from the reality of everything,” recounts Steele. “And almost as an afterthought, she casually mentioned that maybe we could even brew something together. I ran with it.”

This isn’t the only feel good collaboration this year.  The Green Tea IPA brewed with Ishii, Baird, & Stone raised $64,000 for earthquake victims.

Style: IPA
Hops: Super Galena, Nelson Sauvin, Delta.  Dry hopped with Citra, and Galaxy
Malts:  Marris Otter Pale,  Light Munich, Carafa III Special Dark, and Cara-Helles
Availability: 12oz bottles, Limited Draft.   AZ, CA, CO, FL, IL, MA, NC, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TX, VA, VT, WA

7.4% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Cigar City Brewing, Coming Soon, The Bruery

Cigar City/Bruery Dos Costas Oeste Releasing Soon

Cigar City Dos Costas OesteThere are 3 variations of the Cigar City/ Bruery collaboration Dos Costas Oeste (2 West Coasts.)  There have been delays in bringing these beers to market.  Cigar City mentioned today that release details are coming soon.  Stay tuned,

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Cigar City Brewing, Swamp Head Brewery

Churchill Estate Issues Cease & Desist

Cigar City Church On A HillThe image of Churchill will NOT appear on the  upcoming Swamphead/Cigar City collaboration.  The barleywine dubbed “Churchhill” has been renamed to Church On A Hill.  Why? The Churchill estate issued Cigar City a cease & desist order.  The Churchill Estate maintains a copyright on his writings, works, and according to the foundation – images.

The barleywine collaboration features 2 beers – an English version, and an American version brewed at each brewery, to be released simultaneously.  The American edition is dubbed Roosevelt.

The bottles will be released soon. (Once the re-labelling takes place.)

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, New Releases, Ninkasi Brewing, Stone Brewing Co., The Alchemist Pub & Brewery

Stone/Ninkasi/Alchemist More Brown Than Black For Vermont

Stone, Ninkasi, and The Alchemist have collaborated on a new brew benefitting the Vermont victims of Irene.  The floodwaters of Irene completely destroyed the The Alchemist in Waterbury, Vermont.

IPA, in American Craft Brew lexicon, has come to mean so much more than a hoppy British style ale designed for export.  Brewing an IPA is an opportunity for today’s craft brewers to showcase the magnificence and versatility of the hop, and to explore the wonderful aromas and flavors that the myriad of hop varieties can provide to ales.  It is without a doubt, the most exciting ale style for me to brew. 

I am thrilled to brew this brown (not quite black) IPA with John Kimmich and Jamie Floyd.  John is a New England brewing legend, and one of the very first brewers of the Black IPA (a style have come to love here at Stone) at the Vermont Pub and Brewery, and now at the Alchemist.  And Jamie’s Oregon roots are no less impressive; his hop forward offerings at Ninkasi have been favorite of ours for a long time.  The fact that the proceeds of this collaboration are going to help Vermont victims of Hurricane Irene (like John himself) is icing on the cake.  

For this ale, we used only newer hop varieties.  They were hard to get but totally worth the effort: Nelson Sauvin and Delta for flavor, and a dry-hop with Galaxy and Citra. Have fun tasting and enjoying these wonderful, fruity, herbal and spicy hop flavors!

Style: Black IPA
Hops: Citra, Galaxy, Nelson Sauvin, Delta

Availability: 12oz bottles
Arrival: TBA

7.4% ABV

 

by Reid Ramsay