Topic Archives: Hop City
FREE BEER: Dundee Ales & Lagers
Tonight’s free tasting at Octane Coffee features beers from Dundee Ales & Lagers. Dundee is based out of Rochester, NY. Come explore this brewery absolutely free. Here’s the lineup –
IPA – 6.3% ABV. Columbus, Chinook, Willamette hops. Caramel 60 & Crystal 70 malts. Spicy & hoppy.
Kolsch – 5.6% ABV. Not a lot of American brewed Kolsch on the market. This brew has Mt Hood,Galena and Hallertau hops with wheat malts.
Stout – 5.8% ABV. Rich beer with chocolate and coffee flavors. Galena hops, with big malt bill: Chocolate, Coffee, Caramel 60 & Roast Barley.
Pale Bock – 6.5% ABV. Yeah, the name is confusing. It’s a German Maibock. (Spring bock.) A light version of your bock beer. Simple ingredients – Magnum, Czech Saaz hops. Lager yeast. Crisp and malty sweet.
I will be running this tasting starting at 5:30 pm! See you at Octane! It’s free. Seriously. Don’t be stupid. As always, this tasting is brought to you by Hop City Craft Beer & Wine!
Octane Coffee
1009-b Marietta Street Northwest
Atlanta, GA
FREE BEER: Heavy Seas
This weeks weekly free beer tasting at Octane Coffee sponsored by Hop City features a few beers from Heavy Seas. The tasting starts at 5:30 and runs to 7:30 pm. This is a great opportunity to try a few craft beers free of charge without making a financial commitment.
Featured Beers & Taste Expectations –
Smoke on the Water – Smoked Porter, 8% ABV. Smoked malt gives this beer a smoky flavor. Look for chocolate and dark roasted malts.
Marzen – Octoberfest, 6% ABV. Caramel sweet malts. Grains, toasted malts with some sweet and some hop bitter.
Red Sky at Night – Saison, 7.5% ABV. Wheat malts. Spicy – rosemary, clove, banana. Sweet candi sugar. Some nutty flavor.
Loose Cannon – IPA, 7% ABV. Delicious IPA offering by Heavy Seas. Grapefruit and piney hops. Caramel malt backbone. A well balanced American IPA.
Octane Coffee – 7/14, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
1009-b Marietta Street Northwest
Atlanta, GA
Hop City Tasting 7/7
Free Beer! Yeah, I knew that would get you. Tonight at Octane Coffee, Hop City is hosting it’s weekly tasting. Tonight’s theme is Belgians with one not available in Georgia yet.
Here’s the lineup –
De Koninck – Belgian Pale Ale, 5%. Brewed in Antwerpen, Belgium. This pale ale has sweet caramel malts with fruit flavors. Look for Pear/apple. Belgian yeast shines through in the finish.
Blanche De Bruxelles РWitBier, 4.5% ABV. Brewed in Brasserie Lef̬bvre in Rebecq-Quenast, Belgium. Look for orange, malt, & banana flavors.
Hopus РBelgian IPA, 8.5% ABV. Brewed by Brewed in Brasserie Lef̬bvre in Rebecq-Quenast, Belgium. Not available in Georgia yet. Bready, with citrus(orange hints) and spice. Banana and clove notes also. Future release in Georgia. (+/- 3 weeks)
Octane Coffee – 5:30 – 7:30 pm
1009-b Marietta Street Northwest
Atlanta, GA
MEET THE BREWER: Malheur (2nd Chance)
Missed the owner/brewer of Brouwerij De Landtsheer aka Malheur at The Porter yesterday?
Second chance opportunity! Be at 5 Seasons Westside today from 2 – 3:30pm. Manu De Landtsheer will be on hand to conduct a “drink & learn.” Learn more about the brewery from a 5 generation brewer. Go next door to Hop City and grab a bottle for signing!
5 Seasons Westside – Today, 2-3:30 pm
1000 Marietta Street Northwest
Atlanta, GA 30318-0524
(404) 875-3232
Brooklyn Soriachi Ace Debuts Today!
Quick recap of the Brooklyn Brewmaster’s Series. Cookie Jar Porter. Black Ops. Dark Matter. There are more, but those are a few that have hit Atlanta. Next up – Sorachi Ace.
Sorachi Ace is a farmhouse ale, brewed with a rare unique hop Sorachi ace. It was developed in Japan at Sapporo Brewery in 1988. Ace is a cross between British Brewers Gold and Saaz hop varieties. This hop is very lemony in smell and flavor. Unlike other offerings by Brooklyn, Sorachi Ace features only this hop. Ace is unfiltered, uses a proprietary Belgian yeast strain, and is dry hopped also with Sorachi. Sorachi Ace is refermented in the bottle.
Ingredients –
Hops – Oregon Grown Sorachi Ace
Malts – German Two Row Pilsner
Yeast – Brooklyn grown Belgian
Taste Expectations – Lemon zest, lemongrass. Expect floral tones, with some spice and fruit. A nice clean saison.
Availability – 750ml Bottles, corked and caged. Bottle conditioned. No draft offerings.
6.5% ABV
Be the first to try Sorachi Ace free! Today at Hop City’s free tasting at Octane Coffee! 5:30 – 7:30
Octane Coffee
1009-b Marietta Street NW
Atlanta, GA (404) 815-9886
Winter Beer Carnival is Saturday
Tomorrow is the first Winter Beer Carnival in Atlanta. The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center will have a carnival themed makeover featuring midway games, live bands and DJs, and food (including food from Ormsby’s.) The event runs from 3-7 pm, with a VIP ticket that allows you entry into the event an hour early and access to the VIP tent with special beer features. Tickets are running low!
A list of General Admission ($30) beers HERE
Beer Offerings in VIP ($50) include – Allagash Victory Ale, Chimay Grand Reserve, Flying Dog Gonzo, Harpoon Leviathian, Ommegang Chocolate Indulgence, Rogue Chocolate, Sweetwater BSP Quad, Terrapin Rye Squared, Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot, Young’s Double Chocolate.
Designated Driver Tickets are also Available for 15.00. (No glassware)
Tickets Available Online HERE
Glassware is available for the first 1,000 attendees. 21+ Only
Sponsored By – Hop City, Beer Connoisseur Magazine, Ormsby’s, Creative Loafing, Buzz Magazine
New Launch – Moa Brewing
Launching on Friday are 3 offerings from Moa Brewing Company all the way from New Zealand. This is the first time Moa has been offered in the Atlanta market. These offerings will initially be found in one place — Hop City.
Moa beer was first realized by Josh Scott, a winemaker at his family winery, Allan Scott Family Winemakers in Marlborough, New Zealand. Josh thought after years of winemaking, what if he applied these winemaking techniques to craft brewing? Moa beer uses local champagne. I got to taste these today, and each is unique and effervescent with a bubby mouthfeel. New Zealand hops, malts, wheats, and barley. Once bottled, Josh Scott carbonates these beers like champagne.
The 3 offerings launching Friday are —
Moa Original — Pilsner, 5.5% ABV. Vienna & Wheat malts. Noble hops Saaz & Hallertau, w/ Nelson area grown hops. Both pellet and cone hops were used to give bitterness and aroma. German style pilsner with citrus notes and bready yeast balance.
Blanc Wheat — Weissbier, 5.5% ABV. Utilizes both pilsner and wheat malts. Low hop content. Flavors include banana, and vanilla. Very subtle, drinkable and unassuming.
Noir Dark Lager — Euro Dark Lager, 5.5% ABV. Pilsner, Munich, & Crystal and Chocolate malts. Low hop content also in the dark lager. Wine yeast used for bottle fermentation. Expect bottle sediment. Flavors include coffee & chocolate. Very little bitterness. Definite favorite.
No word yet if more Moa beers will follow. Again, initially these offerings will solely be available at Hop City on launch on Friday. All bottles are corked & caged, with a $7.99 price tag.
