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Left Hand Sawtooth is Field Assistant

Left Hand Brewing (Longmont, CO) celebrates 125 years of The Geological Society of America. The GSA is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

This year, the 125 anniversary meeting is being held in Denver, Colorado. Thus, the inspiration for the Field Assistant Ale. Continue Reading →

SweetWater Motorboat 2013 Bottled

SweetWater Brewing (Atlanta) bottled Motorboat yesterday, signaling the brewery’s transition to fall and winter offerings. The back to back silver medal winner at the Great American Beer Festival is an Extra Special Bitter, aka ESB. The official press release hasn’t Continue Reading →

21st Amendment Adds Draft Only Imperial Jack

Here’s a story about a brewery, a pub regular, a homebrew collaboration, and a kindly English grandfather.

Actually the Cliffnotes version: 21st Amendment is brewing Imperial Jack, an ESB, using a recipe they’ve collaborated with a pub regular/ homebrewer Richard Brewer-Hay. Continue Reading →

Another Nerf Battle Breaks Out At NoDa [VIDEO]

A year later, another epic battle breaks out at NoDa Brewing (Charlotte, NC). In the end, a SSB (Super Special Bart) emerges victorious. 8% ABV, 50 IBUs. On tap today at the brewery.

Posted in Boulevard Brewing, Don't Miss This, New Releases, Odell Brewing, Videos

Boulevard on New Silver Anniversary Release [VIDEO]

Boulevard Brewing Co. (Kansas City, MO) has just released Silver Anniversary, a collaboration and celebration with Odell Brewing Company. The brewery’s shipped their first kegs a day a part.

The two breweries came together to make a strong ESB, at 7.5% ABV. John McDonald laments in the video above,  Boulevard’s is maltier, and Odell’s is a little hoppier.

Cheers to Odell & Boulevard on 25 years of craft brewing.

Style: ESB
Availability: 750ml Bottles, corked & caged. Draft. One time release.

7.5% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Beers, Sierra Nevada

Sierra Nevada There and Back English-style Bitter

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Headlines, Left Hand Brewing

Left Hand Sawtooth is Field Assistant

Left Hand Brewing (Longmont, CO) celebrates 125 years of The Geological Society of America. The GSA is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

This year, the 125 anniversary meeting is being held in Denver, Colorado. Thus, the inspiration for the Field Assistant Ale. FA is actually Sawtooth Ale rebranded as a celebratory label. Most likely a one off change.

Style: ESB
Availability: 12oz bottles
Arrival: TBA

5.3% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Seasonal Return, SweetWater Brewing

SweetWater Motorboat 2013 Bottled

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SweetWater Brewing (Atlanta) bottled Motorboat yesterday, signaling the brewery’s transition to fall and winter offerings. The back to back silver medal winner at the Great American Beer Festival is an Extra Special Bitter, aka ESB. The official press release hasn’t come out yet, but we can assume in will ship to all of SweetWater’s current states, and new territories (Louisiana & Kentucky) too.

Style: ESB
Hops: Cascade, Sterling, Golding
Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft. Aug-Oct

Arrival: Mid-August, 2013

5.8% ABV, 42 IBUs

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in 21st Amendment Brewing, New Releases

21st Amendment Adds Draft Only Imperial Jack

Here’s a story about a brewery, a pub regular, a homebrew collaboration, and a kindly English grandfather.

Actually the Cliffnotes version: 21st Amendment is brewing Imperial Jack, an ESB, using a recipe they’ve collaborated with a pub regular/ homebrewer Richard Brewer-Hay. The brew was originally called Grandpa Jack in honor of Richards’s late grandfather, both of whom are from England. Richard and 21st Amendment’s Shaun O’Sullivan came together to make a stronger version, Imperial Jack, and will be traveling back to England together to brew it.

Style: Extra Special Bitter
Availability: Draft

8.5% ABV

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Green Man Brewing, New Beers

Green Man ESB 12oz Bottles

Green Man ESB

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, NoDa Brewing

Another Nerf Battle Breaks Out At NoDa [VIDEO]

A year later, another epic battle breaks out at NoDa Brewing (Charlotte, NC). In the end, a SSB (Super Special Bart) emerges victorious. 8% ABV, 50 IBUs. On tap today at the brewery.

by Reid Ramsay