Topic Archives: Herbed/Spice Beer
Bridgeport Releases Witch Hunt This Fall
Bridgeport Brewing will release a new fall seasonal – Witch Hunt this August. The beer is a “spiced harvest ale.” Bridgeport is Oregon’s oldest craft brewery, founded in 1984.
SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES. The thirsty townsfolk are gathering in mobs for a taste of the Witch Hunt, BridgePort Brewing Company’s new fall seasonal. This Spiced Harvest Ale offers a deep caramel color and rich mouth feel coming from a unique blend of caramel and Melanoidin malts. With an intense dry hop character, Witch Hunt finishes off with subtle hints of cinnamon and nutmeg spice. Get your hands on this wicked brew while you can, it’s only a matter of time before the Witch Hunt is over.
Style: Herbed/Spice Beer
Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft
Arrival: August, 2012
5.8% ABV, 40 IBUs
Drink Me! Tasting Series: Magic Hat Pistil [Video]
Magic Hat Brewing’s summer offering Pistil is made with dandelion flowers. Get to know it in the video below…
Southern Tier Testing Batches Of 2XMAS
Southern Tier Brewing is working a new Christmas release, initially dubbed 2XMAS. The beer is a spiced brown ale, perfect for the winter months. The kicker? Don’t expect it until 2013.
note: It could either be 2X Mas or 2XMAS.
UPDATE: 9/15/12 – Dubbed 2Xmas. Arrives Fall, 2012
Sneaky Peeky: Dogfish Head/Dan The Automator Positive Contact
Dogfish Head’s newest musical collaboration features Deltron 3030′s Dan the Automator to create a beer dubbed Postive Contact. The beer is a fusion (much like the music) of apple cider & spice.
A positive combination of Fuji cider, slow-roasted farro, a bit of cayenne, and fresh cilantro.
Style: Herb/Spice Beer
Availability: 750 ml bottles, Draft
Arrival: TBA
9% ABV
Check out the full story on Positive Contact
Elysian’s Second Rapture Brew Hits Today
Elysian welcomes the end of the world with the release of Rapture Heather Ale today. In preparation for the end of the world according to the Mayan calendar, Elysian is releasing a series of 12 beers that are released on the 21st of each month during 2012. The second of these 12 Beers of the Apocalypse will be Rapture Heather Ale.
Rapture will be available both in bottle and draft. This 7.65% ABV ale has 1 lb. of heather tips per barrel. The brew’s malts used are pale, Munich, and Patagonia Especial and the hops are Magnum and Northwest Glacier.
Short’s Completes Nicie Spicie Bottling Run
Short’s Brewing’s Nicie Spice is headed back for shelves for 2011. Nicie Spicie is Short’s summer offering, a herb/spice beer. Short’s Brewing mentioned it on their website today.
When we aren’t hard at work brewing, summer is a time for us to enjoy water skiing, softball, and Nicie Spicie. There’s nothing more refreshing than Nicie on a hot afternoon! We just completed our first bottling run of Nicie for 2011, so look for it in stores soon!
Nicie Spicie is a wheat ale made with a 50/50 blend of malted barley and malted white wheat. It is infused with fresh citrus zest, then spiced with coriander and a four peppercorn blend. This light bodied ale is very easy to drink for being as complex as it is. Exemplified by its gorgeous golden color, this beer is crisp and refreshing.
Style: Spice Beer
Availability: 12oz/6pks, Draft. Michigan distribution area.
5.2% ABV
Pic: ShortsBrewing.com
Brooklyn Pays Homage To Cocktails With A Beer
The next release in Brooklyn Brewing’s Brewmaster’s Reserve series is set to release. This edition is actually a beer that gives a nod to the cocktail world. “The Tonic” draws it’s favors from a drink called “The Penicillin” served in a New York City cocktail bar. Sadly, using the word Penicillin didn’t make the government happy, and thus “The Tonic” was born.
We spend a lot of time with our pals in the cocktail world, and they are constantly putting new flavor combinations in front of us. One of my favorites is a Scotch-based cocktail called The Penicillin. Invented by bartender Sam Ross at Sasha Petraske’s famous NYC cocktail bar Milk & Honey, the Pencillin is an instant classic. It combines peaty Scotch, ginger-infused honey, and lemon juice. It’s an improbable blend, but it’s delicious, and it’s also the inspiration for our next Brewmaster’s Reserve beer, The Tonic. The government wouldn’t let us call the beer “Penicillin”, we’re afraid. But friends, between you and us, this brand new Tonic will cure many of your ills. Now take your Tonic and text us tomorrow.
Style: Herbed/Spiced Beer
Hops: Willamette, Cascades, Fuggles, Kent Goldings, Simcoe, Citra, Sorachi Ace, Amarillo
Malts: English Peat Smoked Malt, English Pale Malt, German Pilsner Malt
Additions: Dried Lemon Peel, Minced ginger, NYS Wildflower Honey, Organic, Lemon Juice from Italy (Sicily)
Availability: Draft only. Ships Late May, 2011
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