Ginger

Dogfish Head Romantic Chemistry released

Dogfish Head Romantic Chemistry is a new seasonal by the Delaware-based brewery, debuting this week at their home base.

Dogfish Head’s most popular style – the India pale ale, has been enhanced by mangoes, ginger, and apricots. It may sound odd Continue Reading →

Maplewood Creepy Ginger

Maplewood Creepy Ginger, a year-round Belgian-style strong ale.

This beer is more than a hilarious name – the name serves as a double entendre, as it boasts organic ginger root that has been added post fermentation. A nice, spicy touch to Continue Reading →

Posted in Left Hand Brewing

Left Hand Wicked JuJu is the latest ginger wheat offering

Left Hand Wicked JuJu is now available. Think of the brewery’s Good JuJu with a dark side.

The JuJu line is best known for Good JuJu, a wheat beer brewed with fresh ginger. As for Left Hand Wicked JuJu, imagine an imperial edition of the tried and true favorite, brewed with darker malt, and candi sugar.

Good JuJu’s Voodoo goes darque. Consecrated in observance of the light and darkness in all creatures, fresh juiced ginger and dark roasted malt are brewed together to pour black with slight ginger heat giving way to to chocolate malt sweetness. Invoke the good spirits and give reverence to the wicked with each divine drop.

The gingery series looks like this: Good JuJu led to Great JuJu (an imperial edition of the original). Now, Left Hand Wicked JuJu a roastier edition is a 22 ounce bottle release.

Style: Wheat Beer (w/ Dark Candi Syrup, Ginger)
Availability: 22oz Bottles
Release: March, 2016

7.3% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Monday Night Brewing

Monday Night Fu ManBrew Gose up next in Clip On Series

Monday Night Fu ManBrew Gose looks to be the next release in the brewery’s Clip-On Series. Each release is a temporary “clip-on” to the brewery’s lineup, typically a spin on a year-round offering.

The brewery’s ginger wheat beer, known as Fu Manbrew, is the next beer the brewing team has tinkered with. Monday Night kettle soured the base beer, transforming it into more of a German-style gose.

The nose is a traditional German style known for its wheat base, tartness, and saltiness. We kettle sour our version, resulting in a pleasant lemon note that balances the sea salt nicely. The soul of Fu Manbrew lives on in this beer, with its crisp taste, aroma of lemongrass, and pristine mustache.

Monday Night Fu ManBrew Gose follows Blood Orange Blind Pirate and and Cinnamon Cocoa Drafty Kilt in the series.

The brewery has not yet announced this offering.

Style: Gose (w/ Ginger)
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft. One-Off Release
Debut: TBA

5.2% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Dogfish Head, Headlines

Dogfish Head Romantic Chemistry released

Dogfish Head Romantic Chemistry is a new seasonal by the Delaware-based brewery, debuting this week at their home base.

Dogfish Head’s most popular style – the India pale ale, has been enhanced by mangoes, ginger, and apricots. It may sound odd to use all three together, but hey – that’s some Dogfish Head Romantic Chemistry (Punny, right?) A bit like Aprihop, but with a little extra.

What you have here is a serious IPA shacking up & hunkering down with mangoes and apricots. At the same time!

Dogfish Head Romantic Chemistry will be available in 12 ounce bottles and draft starting in February, 2016.

Style: Imperial IPA (w/ Mango, Apricots, Ginger)
Availability: 12 ounce bottles, Draft. Seasonal
Debut: February, 2016

8% ABV

Article updated with February release dates. 

Pic via Dogfish Head

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Ballast Point Brewing, Coming Soon

Ballast Point Thai Chili Wahoo to be bottled

Ballast Point Thai Chili Wahoo has already been available on draft in the past. In 2016, the beer looks to join the line of interesting variants.

Interesting variants? In case you’ve been out of the loop, Ballast Point started with Sculpin IPA, with Grapefruit Sculpin and Habanero Sculpin IPA following not far behind. In January, Ballast Point released Pineapple Sculpin, and Watermelon Dorado, and Mango Even Keel.

On deck, Ballast Point Thai Chili Wahoo, a spicy spin on the brewery’s witbier.

Our Thai Chili Wahoo is a favorite in our tasting rooms for its complex balance of ingredients. Citrus and spice have long been a part of our Wahoo White. In this edition, we added a dose of Thai chilies, even more head from ginger, and a counterpunch of lime. The flavors in this beer need to be experienced first-hand, so grab one and try it for yourself.

Ballast Point Thai Chili Wahoo will be a 12 ounce bottle, and draft offering. The brewery has not yet announced this release.

Style: Witbier (w/ Thai Chili. Lime. Ginger.)
Availability: Draft (Current), Bottles (Soon)
Release: TBA

4.5% ABV

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

Avery Double D’s, #32 released, some states see distribution

Avery Double D’s Barrel-Aged Spiced Ale will mark the 32nd release in the brewery’s ongoing Barrel-Aged Series.

Double D’s is aged in bourbon barrels with ginger. Presumably brewed by folks of the red haired persuasion, judging by the description below.

No. 32, yes even lab geeks of the ginger variety can be creative.

Avery Double D’s Barrel-Aged Spiced Ale is a 12 ounce bottle offering. Bottled in December, 2015.

Style: American Strong Ale (w/ Ginger. Barrel Aged. Bourbon)
Availability: 12oz Bottles
Release: 12/20/15

Distribution: CA, CO, IL, KY, MA, NC, PA, TX, VA, WA.

10.3% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Maplewood Brewing & Distilling, New Beers

Maplewood Creepy Ginger

Maplewood Creepy Ginger, a year-round Belgian-style strong ale.

This beer is more than a hilarious name – the name serves as a double entendre, as it boasts organic ginger root that has been added post fermentation. A nice, spicy touch to this beer’s light and slightly boozy body.

Brewed to celebrate one of the red-headed founders of Maplewood Brewing Company, the Creepy Ginger is a Belgian-Style Golden Strong Ale brewed with a pilsner malt base and a healthy amount of spelt.

Maplewood Creepy Ginger is available in 22 ounce bottles and draft.

Style: Belgian-style Strong Ale (w/ Ginger)
Hops: Warrior, Centennial
Malts: Pilsner, Spelt, Caramalt

Availability: 22oz Bottles, Draft. Year-round
Debut: 2015

7.8% ABV, 23 IBUS

Image: Beer Street Journal

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Don't Miss This, Small Town Brewery

Not Your Fathers Ginger Ale is now second in the series

Not Your Fathers Ginger Ale is now available from Small Town Brewery.

Small Town Brewery is owned and operated by Tim Kovac, and made national headlines with the launch of Not Your Fathers Root Beer. The booze meets dessert brand has made millions this year as it has been rolling out nationally.

The next innovation is a ginger ale/addition is now available – Not Your Fathers Ginger Ale. A 5.9% alcohol by volume ginger beer meant to be served over ice. (Or with bourbon if it were us.) This new brand extension – described as “gruit-inspired botanical beer brewed with ginger”, is suggested for use Dark & Stormy & Moscow Mule cocktails.

We like to think of it as a refreshing ale brewed with ginger.

Not Your Fathers Ginger Ale is rolling out in 40 states through Pabst distributors, and nationally by February, 2016. ERP is $10.99/6 pack.

Style: Ginger Beer
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Cans
Release: November, 2015

5.9% ABV

 

by Reid Ramsay