Topic Archives: Honey
Goose Island’s “Gillian” Set To Return
By all best estimates, 2010 was the last time the world saw Goose Island Gillian. This farmhouse ale is brewed with strawberries, white pepper, and honey, then aged in wine barrels. You might know Gillian by another name – Scully. Inspired by amuse bouche, and created to be a “harmonious blend of mouth amusement.” We’re told we should see this mouth pleaser in late 2013.
Belgian Style Farmhouse Ale with White Pepper, Strawberry, and Honey. Inspired by an amuse bouche often prepared by the wife of one of our brewers, Scully brings white pepper, strawberry, and honey to a harmonious blend of “mouth amusement”. The ingredients are added at different stages to a Saison, and fermented with a normal Belgian yeast as well as a Champagne yeast. One of our favorite brews of the past year with many levels of complexity and character.
Style: Saison (w/ Strawberries, White Pepper, Honey. Wine Barrel Aged)
Availability: 765 ml bottles
Arrival: Late 2013
9.1% ABV
Girl Power: Midnight Sun & Pink Boots Team Up
Girl Power. Midnight Sun Brewing Co (Anchorage, AK) has a new collaboration in the works. Midnight Sun brewmaster Chelsea Hendricks pairs up with Stone Brewing Co’s Jessica Gilman to created Joan of Arctic. An ale brewed with rubarb and honey. These talented women are a part of the Pink Boots Society, an organization of over 900 beer professionals.
At Midnight Sun, we take pride in developing our employees; supporting local community and promoting craft beer. All of these facets come together in loan of Arctic Ale, a collaboration beer designed and brewed by Midnight Sun’s Chelsea Hendricksand Stone Brewing’s brewer Jessica Gilman. Here’s to camaraderie in the brewing industry as well as, well. yin power. Visit pinkbootssociety.org.
Style: (w/ Rhubarb, Honey)
Availability: 22oz bombers
Arrival: TBA
6.3% ABV, 40 IBUs
Brooklyn Cuvee La Boite Coming Soon
This is your BOLO on a newbie from Brooklyn Brewery РCuvee La Bǫte. The ale is brewed with honey & spices.
More info to follow…
Brooklyn Brewery & GrowNYC Collab: Greenmarket Wheat [PICS]
Brooklyn Brewery (New York) has teamed up with non-profit GrowNYC to create Greenmarket Wheat. The beer is a collaboration between local farmers, malteds and brewers in an attempt to capture the flavor of local New York agriculture. This week the beer launched at Riverpark Restaurant is known not only for serving locally sourced food, but also maintains an on-site farm..
New York Governor Cuomo set the stage for this collaboration, thanks to 2012 Brewery License legislation aimed at maintaining the growth of craft breweries in the state. Greenmarket Wheat Beer uses raw wheat from North Country Farm in Watertown, Pilsner Barley Malt from Hadley, Mass, and Wildflower Honey from Tremblay Apiaries in Chemung County, NY. Much like Black Ops, the beer is then bottled flat and allowed to carbonate in the bottle. The beer will be available on Wednesdays and Saturdays at Greenmarket, Riverpark Restaurant, and potentially Whole Foods in New York.
Style: Wheat Beer (w/ Honey)
Availability: 750 ml bottles
?? ABV
Artwork: New York Limited (A SAVOR Collaboration)
The 2013 SAVOR collaboration teams up Brooklyn Brewery, Saranac and Ommegang to create New York Limited. The beer is a bottle conditioned white lager, brewed with a plethora of New York state ingredients including, lemon verbena, honey, state grown hops. Brewed at Brooklyn with a lager yeast, bottle conditioned with an ale yeast.
Style: Lager (w/ Lemon Verbena, Honey, Spices)
Availability: 750 ml bottles. Corked & Caged. SAVOR attendees only
8.5% ABV
Tickets to SAVOR 2013 in New York are still available. Check out the gallery from New York Limited Bottling Day
World’s 8th Trappist Brewery’s Newest: Benno
The second offering from the world’s 8th Trappist brewery – Stift Engelszell, has arrived. The follow up to Gregorious, a Belgian strong dark ale, Benno is a farmhouse ale. This hazy, slightly spicy, slightly funky, brew features a touch of honey to sweeten the taste.
Style: Farmhouse Ale (w/ Honey)
Availability: 11.2 oz bottles, Draft. Year round
6.9% ABV
Pic: @AleYeahBeer
Brewery Vivant Contemplation
