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New Belgium’s Tart Lychee Hits Shelves

New Belgium’s latest Lips Of Faith offering has hit shelves.  Lychee features cinnamon and some oak aging.  A lychee is a  sub tropical fruit originating in South China.  The fleshy, edible part has the consistency of a grape, and Continue Reading →

Jailhouse Bottling Misdemeanor

Jailhouse Brewing is in the process of bottling Misdemeanor Ale.  As reported back in November, JH has been pushing this into year round status.  Misdemeanor is already available on draft.   This amber ale is an easy drinking one, with Continue Reading →

Coming Soon From Jailhouse Brewing

Jailhouse Brewing (Hampton, GA) has a pretty busy 2012 left.   Coming soon:

Trustees Series (Seasonal)

Conjugal Red Ale (Returns in June)

Retraining Order Porter (On hold)

Dead Man Walking Dopplebock (Oct)

Smokey Wheat (Returns In Nov)

Last Request Barleywine (Returns in Dec)

Solitary Confinement Series (One-Offs)

Incarceration Continue Reading →

Posted in Coming Soon, Terrapin Beer Company

A New Krunkles From Terrapin Slashes Glasses In June

The next Krunkles is coming soon from the peeps in Athens, Georgia.   Terrapin’s Samurai Krunkles is an IPA brewed with green tea and ginger.

Taking the Orient  the rest of the world by storm, Krunkles returns! In this edition of the bearded IPA brewer’s saga, “Samurai Krunkles,” as he was once known in the Far East, pulls out  all the hops from his katana’s sheath to make this Asian flared brew. While traveling around the Pacific in a souped up rickshaw pulled by his trusty sidekick Cato, Krunkles unique brewing ingredients like jasmine rice and green tea and the finest ginger the Orient had to offer for this Samurai master’s ale.  Cheers! Spike & John

Style: IPA (w/ ginger, jasmine rice, and green tea)
Availability: 22  oz bombers, Draft
Arrival: Late June, 2012

7.1% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Videos

Atlanta Hawks Player Tracy McGrady Stars in Chinese Beer Commercial [Video]

Tracy McGrady, guard  for the Atlanta Hawks, recently starred in a commercial for a Xuejin Beer.  The commercial aired in Asia.  He even speaks a little Chinese at the end.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Belgium, New Releases

New Belgium’s Tart Lychee Hits Shelves

New Belgium Tart Lychee BottlesNew Belgium’s latest Lips Of Faith offering has hit shelves.  Lychee features cinnamon and some oak aging.  A lychee is a  sub tropical fruit originating in South China.  The fleshy, edible part has the consistency of a grape, and is tart, acidic, & sweet all at the same time.

To sweet and sour! In celebration of one of the greatest combinations ever.  Lychee fruit brings tropical sweetness to the party hosed by Felix, our golden wood-aged sour beer.  Cinnamon sticks were invited to spice things up and so are you!  Get in on the tasty revelry that is Tart Lychee

Style:  American Wild Ale
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft

7.5% ABV

Read More: New Belgium

Pic via AleYeahBeer

 

 

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, JailHouse Brewing

Jailhouse Bottling Misdemeanor

Jailhouse Brewing is in the process of bottling Misdemeanor Ale.  As reported back in November, JH has been pushing this into year round status.  Misdemeanor is already available on draft.   This amber ale is an easy drinking one, with a touch hop bite.  The brewery is hoping Misdemeanor Ale will be their “Fat Tire.”    The beer joins  “The Usual Suspects” series, with Slammer Wheat, Mugshot IPA, and Breakout Stout.

Style: Amber Ale
Availability: Draft, and 22oz bombers (soon).  Year round.

5.5 % ABV (note: 5.5% IS the correct ABV)

Read More: Jailhouse Brewing

 

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, JailHouse Brewing

Coming Soon From Jailhouse Brewing

Jailhouse Brewing (Hampton, GA) has a pretty busy 2012 left.   Coming soon:

Trustees Series (Seasonal)

Conjugal Red Ale (Returns in June)

Retraining Order Porter (On hold)

Dead Man Walking Dopplebock (Oct)

Smokey Wheat (Returns In Nov)

Last Request Barleywine (Returns in Dec)

Solitary Confinement Series (One-Offs)

Incarceration Belgian Strong

Witness Protection (Draft only)

Biere De Guards

TBA  (Aug-Sept)

Inmate Hooch

Prison Camp Pils (Summer, 2012)

There is also Beliner Weisse in the works.  The idea came from a lecture at CBC.  Souring the mash in the kettle.  Put lacto in the kettle.

Note: Subject to change. Depending on inmate riots, cell tosses, or time spent in the hole. 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Atlanta Beer Week, Burnt Hickory Brewery, JailHouse Brewing, O'Dempsey's, Red Brick Brewing, Red Hare Brewing, Terrapin Beer Company, Wild Heaven Craft Beers, Wrecking Bar Brewpub

Check Out Our Atlanta Beer Week ’12 Logo

Atlanta Beer Week 2012Atlanta Beer Week 2012 is coming, prep your livers.  October 20-27 will bring you the best beer, accented by some of the best food, and people in the industry.

If you ask me, Atlanta is one of the fastest growing beer markets in the United States.  With over 6 million people in and around the city, a great beer literally a few feet away.  In the past few weeks alone, Mother Earth Brewing, Anderson Valley, Clown Shoes, and Blue Point have entered the state.  Boulevard Brewing, Green Flash & Goose Island are on their way to the A.

 Let’s not forget some of the best beers are brewed in our own backyard.  Terrapin is growing, just passing the 10 year mark.  Red Brick shows us barrel aging is artform.  Wild Heaven brews up new beers while on the path to a home of their own in Avondale Estates.  2012 will be a big year for the Monday Night folks.  Georgia will have some hometown can beer soon when Red Hare  kicks up the line this summer.  Every time Jailhouse makes the 20 minute drive into the big city, it’s with a truck full of tasty that doesn’t last very long.  O’Dempsey’s been hitting some stout laden homeruns.  Oh, and Burnt Hickory?  We’re ready for you. Bring the heat.. SweetWater? Where to begin.  You don’t get ranked #23 craft brewery in the country for nothing.  They are the period at the long sentence that is the Atlanta beer scene.

Brewpubs? We’ve got ’em. 5 Seasons West has been rocking out lately with some of the best new creations since opening a couple of years ago.  5 Seasons Prado under Kevin McNearney is hop solid.  Wrecking Bar was recently nominated as one of the best in the U.S.   On the subject of the best in the U.S. – let’s talk beer bars. Some of the best on planet earth.  Porter Beer Bar, Brick Store Pub, Trappeze Pub (Athens) all break RateBeer.com’s Top 20.  Don’t even get me started on beer stores.  You’ve guessed it. More of the best in America.

Here in Atlanta we’re thirsty, and that’s just fine with us.  Forget what you thought you knew.  It’s the south. It’s beer. It’s Southern Beer Culture.

Thanks to Bart Sasso and Esperanza-ATL for the absolutely badass logo.  It will look good tattooed on something. 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Cool Stuff, Monday Night Brewing, Videos

TBS Beer Snob Featurette [Video]

This little TBS video short was filmed at Brick Store Pub, & Ale Yeah.  Monday Night Brewing has a cameo.

by Reid Ramsay