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Full Sail Brewer’s Share ESB

Another entry in Full Sail’s Brewer’s Share lineup for 2012 – Extra Special Barney or E.S.B. 

Four times a year we hand the keys to our massively talented brewers and let them throw down.  Whoever comes up with the most insanely Continue Reading →

Firestone Walker DBA (Double Barrel Ale)

Firestone Walker’s DBA (Double Barrel Ale)

A British Pale Ale never tasted so fresh. We challenge our good friends across the pond to match this one. Can’t be done. We’ve honored the traditions of the great British Pale brewers of Burton-on-Trent Continue Reading →

Moylan’s Gets Bitter This Spring

Moylan’s Brewing (Novato, CA) adds another new beer this spring – “Extra Special Bitter Ale.”  This English inspired beer is filled with English malts, & a specialty yeast strain.  Spring release.

About The Beer:
This ale is a reflection of the many Continue Reading →

NEW RELEASE: Shipyard Double Old Thumper

Just released is Shipyard Brewing’s bigger, bolder version of the breweries year round beer Old Thumper Extra Special Ale by Ringwood Brewing, in the United Kingdom.  Stateside Shipyard brews Old Thumper as well.  Double Old Thumper is a year round Continue Reading →

SweetWater Motorboat

SweetWater’s Motorboat.

Leaf Season — Silver medal winner “08 & 09 Great American Beer Festival! Our titillating version of an ESB. Dry Hopped for a face full of flavor.

Style: ESB
Hops:  Cascade, Sterling, US Golding, Cascade (Dry hopped)
Malts:  2 Row, Carapils, Vienna Malt, Continue Reading →

Posted in Coming Soon, Full Sail Brewing

Full Sail Brewer’s Share ESB

Another entry in Full Sail’s Brewer’s Share lineup for 2012 – Extra Special Barney or E.S.B. 

Four times a year we hand the keys to our massively talented brewers and let them throw down.  Whoever comes up with the most insanely delicious new gets to share with it with the entire beer-geekosphere.  It’s something we call Brewer’s Share.  And it was that our lead brewer Barney Brennan came to dream up Extra Special Barney ESB.  “I was sitting on the deck at the brewery overlooking the river in the sunshine says Barney.” and it was one of those perfect beer moments.  I hope my ESB will help create one of these moments for everybody else.” 

Style: ESB
Hops: Challenger
Malts: Unlisted.  5 Speciality

Availability: 22oz bombers
Arrival: 2012

6.5% ABV

Check out Brewer’s Share Malt Liquor also joining the series

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Beers

South County Brewing Company Sessions ESB

South County Brewing Company (Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania) Sessions ESB.

Style: ESB

Availability: 22oz bombers

4.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Goose Island Brewing, Videos

VID: The Brewing Of Goose Island’s Harvest Ale

Goose Island’s Harvest Ale seasonally returns in September for a short stay until October.  It’s an ESB, 5.7% ABV. 62 lbs of cascade hops per fermenter! This week GI is getting ready for the brew. Here’s a little video to whet your whistle until fall rolls around.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Firestone Walker Brewing, New Beers

Firestone Walker DBA (Double Barrel Ale)

Firestone Walker’s DBA (Double Barrel Ale)

A British Pale Ale never tasted so fresh. We challenge our good friends across the pond to match this one. Can’t be done. We’ve honored the traditions of the great British Pale brewers of Burton-on-Trent using our patented Firestone Union oak barrels. You’re left with a mild blend of vanilla and toasted oak flavor touched with an elegant hint of English noble hops. DBA is the flagship of our company and wildly popular.

  • style
    English Style Bitter / Amber Ale
  • abv
    5.0%
  • fermentation
    Selectively fermented in the Firestone Union oak barrel brewing system.
  • malts
    Premium Two-Row, Maris Otter Pale, Munich, Crystal, Chocolate
  • hops
    Bittering–Magnum; Late Kettle–Styrian Golding, East Kent Golding; Dry Hops–East Kent Golding
  • availability (Current as of 11/1/11)
    California/Nevada/Arizona/Washington/Oregon/Colorado
    6 pack, 12 pack, 22 oz bottle & draft (13.3g/5.2g)
by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon

Moylan’s Gets Bitter This Spring

Moylan’s Brewing (Novato, CA) adds another new beer this spring – “Extra Special Bitter Ale.”  This English inspired beer is filled with English malts, & a specialty yeast strain.  Spring release.

About The Beer:
This ale is a reflection of the many dedicated hearts and minds needed to brew a quality beer. Moylan’s Extra Special Bitter is made exclusively with Maris Otter Pale malt, Munich and Crystal malt and Torrified Wheat malt all grown, germinated and roasted in Stowmarket, England by Muntons Malt. This beer was fermented with a pure culture US-05 from Fermentis, a division of Lesaffre Incorporated in France. Many thanks to Crosby and Baker, Ltd., for providing the quality malts and yeast used for this celebratory beverage.

Style: ESB
Hops: Golding
Malts: Maris Otter, Torrified Wheat, Flaked Barley, Crystal, Munich
Yeast: White Labs #001, Chico

Availability: 22oz bombers, draft.

Arrival: Spring, 2011

5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, Ringwood Brewing, Shipyard Brewing

NEW RELEASE: Shipyard Double Old Thumper

Just released is Shipyard Brewing’s bigger, bolder version of the breweries year round beer Old Thumper Extra Special Ale by Ringwood Brewing, in the United Kingdom.  Stateside Shipyard brews Old Thumper as well.  Double Old Thumper is a year round offering.

Backstory:
Double Old Thumper is the big brother of the British Grand Champion beer Old Thumper Extra Special Ale, which was created in 1979 by veteran British brewer, Peter Austin, founder of the Ringwood Brewery in Hampshire, England, and brewed in the United States solely by Shipyard. Shipyard’s Master Brewer Alan Pugsley trained at the Ringwood Brewery before moving to the United States 25 years ago.  Double Old Thumper was created by Pugsley and has 11.2% alcohol by volume. “Despite its strength, this beer is a great example of balance between malt and hops lending to a surprising drinkability,” noted Pugsley.

Style: ESB
Hops: Challenger, Progress, Goldings, Simcoe
Malt: 2-row British Pale Ale, Crystal, Chocolate
Yeast: Top-Fermenting English

Taste Expectations: Caramel malts, spicy/herbal hops.  Alcohol is prevalent, some light fruits intermingle.

Availability: 22oz bombers, draft. Year round offering.

ABV: 11.2%

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in SweetWater Brewing

SweetWater Motorboat

SweetWater’s Motorboat.

Leaf Season — Silver medal winner “08 & 09 Great American Beer Festival! Our titillating version of an ESB. Dry Hopped for a face full of flavor.

Style: ESB
Hops:  Cascade, Sterling, US Golding, Cascade (Dry hopped)
Malts:  2 Row, Carapils, Vienna Malt, 70/80, 13/17, 40L

Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft.  Fall seasonal.

5.6% ABV


by Reid Ramsay