Topic Archives: Herbed/Spice Beer

Posted in New Beers, Swamp Head Brewery
Posted in Seasonal Return, Spiteful Brewing

Spiteful Brewing Jingle Balls Returns

Spiteful Brewing (Chicago, IL) is shipping their seasonal, Jingle Balls, this week. This spiced ale is designed to help you through the cold Chicago winters.

Distribution is limited to Chicago and surrounding area.

Style: Spice Beer (w/ Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Ginger)
Availability: 22oz bombers

7.6% ABV

Posted in Coming Soon, Dogfish Head

Meet Dogfish Head’s New Ancient Ales Addition

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Dogfish Head’s (Milton, DE) most creative beer collection is by far the Ancient Ales Series. The brewers work with Dr. Patrick McGovern, a leading expert in ancient beverages to recreate some of the world’s oldest libations. The series started with Midas Touch, and more recently Birra Etrusca Bronze.

Meet this ancient newbie rising from history, Kvasir. Named for a Scandinavian princess, this grog-like base beer features ligonberry, cranberry, birch syrup, honey, cranberry juice and herbs.

She was a leather-clad priestess, a member of the upper class, and in the most northerly limits of Scandinavia, her tomb guarded a recipe for millennia. In her day, before grape wine arrived from the Neu East, alcoholic beverages were cocktails of sugar-rich ingredients like grain, fruit and honey.With help from biomolecular archaeologist Dr. Patrick McGovern and Swedish brewery Nynashamns Angbryggeri, we’ve unearthed the secrets of her tart, complex grog, and we’re sharing our modern interpretation with you. 

Style: Herb/Spice Ale (Ligonberry, Cranberry, Birch Syrup, Honey, Cranberry juice)
Availability: 750 ml bottles, Draft
Arrival: TBA

10% ABV

 

Posted in Half Acre Brewing

New Half Acre Bottles: “The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game”

Half Acre changes the game with this release. The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game is a smoked spiced ale, worthy of winter drinking.

Such a story, not to mention the song by the same name, was part of the inspiration for The Hunter gets Captured by the Game. For the brew, we blended smoked malts with caraway, laurel, and rosemary for an aromatic feast of a 5.5% ABV ale. The end result is herb-heavy, in both the nose and taste. This complex, herbivore of a beer heads your way in a few short days, and pairs great with food of all sorts.

Style: Herb/Spice Beer (Smoked)Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft
Arrival: 1/25/13 (Tap Room Release)

5.5% ABV

 

Posted in Southern Tier Brewing, Videos

A Little Nat King Cole & Southern Tier 2XMas [Video]

Southern Tier Brewing (Lakewood, NY) just launched a new seasonal offering 2XMas. The brew is based off a Swedish drink called a Glögg. Southern Tier used dried figs, cloves, cinnamon among other spices. Here’s the brewing process and a little Nat King Cole for ya.


Posted in Coming Soon, Southern Tier Brewing

Southern Tier 2XMAS Arrives This Fall

Contrary to what BSJ was told before, Southern Tier Brewing will release 2XMAS this year. This new seasonal from Southern Tier drops a little later this fall. 2XMAS is brewed like Swedish Glögg. What’s that? Typically, a glögg is a mulled wine, served warm with spices and citrus. Obviously in this case, substitute beer for wine, and now you’re drinking like the Swedes.

Style: Herb/Spice Beer  (w/ Figs, Orange Peels, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Cloves, Ginger)
Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft
Arrival: Hit shelves in October, 2012. First release.

8% ABV 

 

 

Posted in New Releases, NoDa Brewing, Videos

NoDa’s NoDable Release: SSaSMaSH (Video)

NoDa Brewing (Charlotte, NC) is truly a brewery to keep an eye on. Each week, the brewery shows us what it means to be creative. In video and in beer. This week’s NoDable Release is SSaSMaSH aka Single spice, Single Spice and Single Malt, and Single Hop beer. Beer releases Tuesday 7/10.  

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