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Terrapin Pumpkinfest Already Bottled

With July 4th weekend barely in the rear view mirror, fall is already on the way from craft breweries. Terrapin Beer Company’s (Athens, GA) Pumpkinfest 2014 has already been bottled.

Fest is a fusion of an oktoberfest meets pumpkin beer.A whirlpool Continue Reading →

Now Shipping: Sierra Nevada Rain Check

Sierra Nevada has all but wrapped up the build of their east coast location in Mills River, North Carolina. Like any project, especially construction, there were delays. One of the biggest issues – rain. A lots of it. When you Continue Reading →

Boulevard Ginger-Lemon Radler Released [VIDEO]

Boulevard Brewing expands their Tasting Room Collection with the addition of Ginger-Lemon Radler. The 12oz bottle can be found in the brewery’s mixed pack, and of course, the tasting room.

Style: Radler (w/ Ginger, Lemon)
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft. Limited.

Posted in Seasonal Return, Terrapin Beer Company

Terrapin Pumpkinfest Already Bottled

With July 4th weekend barely in the rear view mirror, fall is already on the way from craft breweries. Terrapin Beer Company’s (Athens, GA) Pumpkinfest 2014 has already been bottled.

Fest is a fusion of an oktoberfest meets pumpkin beer.A whirlpool of spices are used to create Pumpkinfest, including ginger, allspice, and ground clove. . The finishing touch is the 1 lb of pumpkin used per 31 gallons of this brew.

Style: Pumpkin Beer (w/ Ginger, Allspice, Clove, Pumpkin)
Hops: Vanguard, Hallertau, Hersbrucker
Malts: Munich, Vienna, Munich II, Caramunich II, Melanoidin

Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft. Fall Seasonal

6.1% ABV, 23 IBUs

pic via Terrapin

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Cigar City Brewing, Coming Soon, Don't Miss This

Cigar City’s Putting Sugar Plums in Cans

Cigar City Brewing’s (Tampa, FL) Sugar Plum Winter Porter look to make a can appearance this year. The once a year porter has been available in the past in 750ml bottles. It’s a bit of a complex porter as well, as you can see from the list of ingredients below.

A rich English-style Porter forms the stage for holiday flavors which dance a festive ballet highlighted by pirouetting leaps of winter-inspired spices. Cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, rose hips, and chamomile compliment the subtle chocolate and light coffee notes of the malt and the addition of roasted carob and chicory complete the performance. Brewed once a year to celebrate the season…

Style: Porter (Cinnamon, Ginger, Cardamom, Rose Hips, Chamomile)
Availabilty: 750ml bottles, 12oz Cans (Coming Soon)

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Leinenkugel's Brewing

Winter: Leinenkugel Cranberry Ginger Shandy

Leinkugel’s has made a big name for themselves in the shandy market. The beer meets lemonade offering has done very well for the brewery – more than 60% of their sales, despite a full portfolio of other offerings.

While shandies are great for hot weather drinking, the brewery has quickly found they sell very well year round. Going off of that, Leinie’s is adding winter shandy offerings.

Did you know Wisconsin produces more cranberries than any other state in America? Our hometown pride inspired us to brew Leinenkugel Cranberry Ginger Shandy. The combination of wheat beer, cranberry and ginger is as refreshing as a toboggan ride Out Here.

As with Harvest Patch Shandy and Old Fashioned Shandy, look for Leinenkugel Cranberry Ginger Shandy in 12oz cans.

Style: Shandy (w/ Cranberry, GInger)
Availability: 12oz Cans
Arrival: Winter, 2014

4.2% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, Woodchuck Cider

Woodchuck Releases Cellar Series Ginger

Woodchuck’s Cellar Series has a new entry – Ginger. (The spice, not the one marooned on an island.)

The cidery used organic yellow ginger from a farm in Peru. The ginger come from a farm called La Grama, and is grown, harvest, and packaged in the Peruvian rainforest.

Woodchuck Cellar Series Ginger will be available in 22oz bombers now through July, 2014.

Style: Cider (w/ Ginger)
Availability: 22oz Bombers. June-July, 2014

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

Now Shipping: Sierra Nevada Rain Check

Sierra Nevada has all but wrapped up the build of their east coast location in Mills River, North Carolina. Like any project, especially construction, there were delays. One of the biggest issues – rain. A lots of it. When you are a brewery, adversity pretty much means there is a beer to commemorate your hardships, and that’s where Rain Check Spiced Stout was born. Rain Check is first and foremost an imperial stout, brewed with ginger, brown sugar, molasses, and lime.

Rain Check Spiced Stout is our answer to the merciless wet weather that plagued and slowed the construction of our new brewery in Mills River, NC. This dark, rich, and roast beer helps us forget the delays- a Rain Check we’ll take anytime. 

Sierra Nevada Rain Check Spiced Stout will be packaged in 12oz bottles.

Style: Imperial Stout (Ginger, Brown Sugar, Molasses, Lime)
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft.
Distribution: TN, VA, GA, NC, SC
Arrival: 6/9/14

8.9% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Boulevard Brewing, New Releases, Videos

Boulevard Ginger-Lemon Radler Released [VIDEO]

Boulevard Brewing expands their Tasting Room Collection with the addition of Ginger-Lemon Radler. The 12oz bottle can be found in the brewery’s mixed pack, and of course, the tasting room.

Style: Radler (w/ Ginger, Lemon)
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft. Limited.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Anchor Brewing, Headlines, New Releases

Anchor Brewing Releases Saison with “Cali Twist”

Anchor Brewing Company (San Francisco, CA) announced today the addition of Anchor Saison Spring Ale to their lineup.

While saisons originate in Wallonia, a French-speaking portion of Belgium. Anchor is taking a “California twist” to this saison, with the addition of in state grown lemongrass, lemon pepper, and ginger.

…The distinctiveness of roasted Belgian wheat malt is enhanced by the peppery, clove-like flavors of  a locally cultured saison-style yeast. And, for this release, Anchor chose three California ingredients—lemongrass, lemon peel, and ginger—whose synergy adds a tangy crispness and herbal spiciness to this sharply refreshing, uniquely Californian saison.

Anchor recently released Fort Ross Farmhouse Ale in the Zymaster Series. That was the first time the brewery has brewed/experimented with a Belgian-style yeast. After the big response, Head brewer Mark Carpenter thought a saison would fit the Anchor lineup nicely. Look for Anchor Saison from now until May, 2014.

Style: Saison (w/ Lemongrass, Lemon Peel, Ginger)
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft. March-May. First Release.

7.2% ABV

by Reid Ramsay