Ginger

Apple sour: Carolina Bauernhaus Mulleficent

Carolina Bauernhaus Mulleficent, collaboration with nearby Brewery 85, debuts on April 1st.

The base beer is a golden sour ale fermented in oak, and blended with 800 pounds of Upstate South Carolina apples. Organic ginger, cinnamon and clove were also added, Continue Reading →

New Belgium Tartastic Sour debuts

New Belgium Tartastic, a new fruited sour is now hitting shelves.

Recently, a new draft-only, kettle soured beer – Fruit Fly, started hitting taps nationally. Additionally, other notables like La Folie and Transatlantique Kriek hit shelves again. You don’t need us Continue Reading →

Boulevard Funky Pumpkin, gone after 2016

Boulevard Funky Pumpkin makes a seasonal return this week. The Kansas City, Missouri’s unique take on the pumpkin seasonal.

In a sea of pumpkin spiced ales, Boulevard Funky Pumpkin is definitely one one of the more unique. In the spirit of Continue Reading →

Posted in Carolina Bauernhaus Ales, Coming Soon

Apple sour: Carolina Bauernhaus Mulleficent

Carolina Bauernhaus Mulleficent, collaboration with nearby Brewery 85, debuts on April 1st.

The base beer is a golden sour ale fermented in oak, and blended with 800 pounds of Upstate South Carolina apples. Organic ginger, cinnamon and clove were also added, giving Carolina Bauernhaus Mulleficent mulled cider taste.

This bright golden has hints of apple skins and a bright tartness that finishes with a refreshing dryness and a subtle hint of spice.

Carolina Bauernhaus Mulleficent will be available in 750 mililiter bottles when the brewery opens on April 1st.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Ginger, Clove, Cinnamon. Oak Aged.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles

Debut: 4/1/17

5.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Flying Dog Brewing, Don't Miss This

Flying Dog Dark & Stormy Ale is the first the new “Sub Rosa” series

Flying Dog Dark & Stormy Ale has been selected as the first experimental release in what the Maryland brewer calls the “Sub Rosa” Series.

In Latin, Sub Rosa means “secret” or “secretly” which makes the small-batch, one-off series aptly named. Cocktail fiends have already probably guessed, Flying Dog Dark & Stormy Ale is based on the drink by the same name.

A traditional Dark and Stormy cocktail features ginger beer, bitters, and dark rum. This beer-cocktail hybrid was created by Kyle Bolte of Flying Dog, and features a touch of ginger spice to offset the vanilla, cinnamon and molasses added to the base beer. Bolte spent what had to be some pretty boring hours of his day tasting rums and ginger beers to find the exact flavors he wanted.

Pairs well with a semi-deserted island with Scarlett Johansson. – Flying Dog

Flying Dog Dark & Stormy Ale will be available in 16 ounce cans at the brewery only, on March 11th. Each release will be limited to 50 cases, thanks to the limitations the pilot system. A “Lactose IPA” is slated for April.

Style:           (w/ Ginger, Molasses, Vanilla Beans, Cinnamon.)
Availability: 16oz Cans. Limited Run
Debut: 3/11/17

7.4% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Left Hand Brewing, Coming Soon

Left Hand Good JuJu reappears in cans this spring

Left Hand Good JuJu, the brewery’s crisp, ginger forward offering, will be available in cans in 2017.

In the fall of 2016, Left Hand Brewing released Milk Stout and Fade to Black in cans for the first time. The canned format is quite popular, prompting the Colorado based brewery to expand canned offerings in 2017.

RELATED: Left Hand Les Quatre Series

In 2013, Left Hand Good JuJu’s recipe was tweaked to include a heavy dose of ginger. You can thank the acquisition of an industrial juicer for that change.

A little Juju voodoo – fresh ginger kisses the lithe malty body, copulating with the hop in this pale ale ancestor.

Expect 12 ounce cans of Left Hand Good JuJu on shelves nationally in May, 2017

Style: Herb/Spice Ale (w/ Ginger)
Hops: Centennial, US Goldings and Sterling
Malts: Pale 2-row, Munich, Crystal and Flaked Barley

Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft. May-July
Debut (Cans): May, 2017

4.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Belgium, Don't Miss This, New Releases

New Belgium Tartastic Sour debuts

New Belgium Tartastic, a new fruited sour is now hitting shelves.

Recently, a new draft-only, kettle soured beer – Fruit Fly, started hitting taps nationally. Additionally, other notables like La Folie and Transatlantique Kriek hit shelves again. You don’t need us to to tell you, New Belgium’s sour and wild ale game is strong.

Related: New Belgium Cherry Almond Ale

New Belgium Tartastic is a sour ale brewed with lemon and ginger (Which sounds both tart, and clean and fresh tasting.)

A refreshing Sour Ale with the lip-tingling sweet and sour flavors of juicy lemon and ginger. 

New Belgium Tartastic is a 12 ounce bottle, draft offering.

Style: Berliner Weisse (w/ Lemons, Ginger)
Hops: Nugget
Malts: Pale, White Wheat

Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft.
Debut: Late November, 2016

4.5% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Great Lakes Brewing Company, Headlines

Great Lakes Barrel Aged Christmas Ale releases in November

Great Lakes Barrel Aged Christmas Ale, a barrel-aged edition of the wildly popular seasonal beer, releases again this November.

Great Lakes Barrel Aged Christmas Ale, a winter warmer brewed with honey, cinnamon and ginger, is now aged in bourbon barrels for six months. The result is an even more popular edition of the cult classic, with added vanilla, wood, and smokey flavors.

Hark! A heavenly chorus of spices and honey and a fanfare of oak and vanilla flavors resound with each joyous sip of our bourbon barrel-aged Christmas Ale. Holiday spices and sweet honey are wrapped up with notes of wood and vanilla, adding depth that’ll keep you a-wassailin’ all season long.

Great Lakes Barrel Aged Christmas Ale is a 22 once bottle offering. This is a limited release found exclusively at the GLBC Gift Shop on November 26th, 2016.

Style: Winter Warmer (w/ Honey, Ginger, Cinnamon. Barrel Aged. Bourbon. Vanilla)
Availability: 22oz Bottle.  Limited to 1 case (12 bottles) per person.
Release: November 26th, 2016

7.5% ABV, 25 IBUs

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Sierra Nevada, New Releases

Sierra Nevada Ginger Bigfoot, reminiscent of a cocktail

Sierra Nevada Ginger Bigfoot, part of the brewery’s Trip in the Woods Series, is hitting shelves nationwide.

As the year winds down Sierra Nevada’s famous barleywine, Bigfoot, hits shelves. Until recently, variants of that beer were rare one-off kegs, or bottles found only at the brewery’s taprooms in California and North Carolina. Now you have a chance to buy your own Sierra Nevada Ginger Bigfoot.

This edition features a bourbon barrel-aged barleywine, with added fresh ginger. The ginger gives this strong ale a bright, zesty character.

This is a special version of our barrel-aged Bigfoot Barleywine Ale with fresh ginger added into the barrels. The resulting kick of ginger mellows Bigfoot’s ferocious hop bite and adds a new level of brightness and complexity. The beer features notes of burnt sugar, orange zest, vanilla, and candied ginger.

Taste: A whiskey ginger cocktail comes to mind. Fans of ginger root will be quite happy with this beer. Sierra Nevada understands the symbiotic nature of base beer to flavors picked up in the barrels. Both flavors are very much intact, accentuated with the bright ginger flavors.

Sierra Nevada Ginger Bigfoot is a 750 milliliter bottle release.

Style: Barleywine (w/ Ginger. Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles, Corked & Caged.
Debut: November, 2016

12.6% ABV

Image: Beer Street Journal 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Boulevard Brewing, Seasonal Return

Boulevard Funky Pumpkin, gone after 2016

Boulevard Funky Pumpkin makes a seasonal return this week. The Kansas City, Missouri’s unique take on the pumpkin seasonal.

In a sea of pumpkin spiced ales, Boulevard Funky Pumpkin is definitely one one of the more unique. In the spirit of Berliner Weisse, Funky Pumpkin is kettle soured with the lactic acid producing bacteria, Lactobacillus.

Our entry in the very popular pumpkin ale market is an eccentric one, with pumpkin flavor scarcely present, upstaged by cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and ginger. Brewhouse souring lends a subtle, pleasant tartness putting the “unk” in “funky.”

Boulevard Funky Pumpkin is available in 12 ounce bottles and draft. 2016 season will be the last time you’ll find Funky Pumpkin (at least for a while), as the brewery will not release it in 2017.

Style: Pumpkin Beer (w/ Cinnamon, Allspice, Nutmeg, Ginger.)
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft. Seasonal Release.
Latest Return: Early August, 2016

5.8% ABV, 28 IBUs

by Reid Ramsay