Imperial IPA

COMING SOON: SweetWater Border Hop-per Ale

.Remember when SweetWater Brewing tweeted about making a beer with citra hops??  The same awesome citra hops that got hop heads addicted to Terrapin’s “Hopzilla”?  Well we are weeks away from SweetWater’s latest Dank Tank release – “Border Hop-per Ale”

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NOW TAPPING: Brooklyn Detonation @ The Fred

First sighting I know of in Atlanta. Taps 5 pm at The Fred Bar . Detonation follows Dark Matter and more recently, Buzz Bomb Ale.

Beer Rundown:
Style: American Imperial IPA
Hops: Willamette, Amarillo, Palisade, Sorachi Ace, Simcoe, Cascade, East Kent Golding
Malts: British floor malted maris otter, German pilsner malt, British crystal malt
Sugars: First Pressing Demerara sugar, Mauritius

Availability: Draft only offerings, for 6-8 weeks.
9.2% ABV

Read on for the full story on Detonation Ale…

Southern Tier 2XIPA

More beer news from Southern Tier.  There has been some buzz about this imperial IPA arriving in the city. Athens got the first shipment.  Some accounts north of Atlanta got a few 6 packs, and now Atlanta finally has it Continue Reading →

Laughing Dog Brewing

Theres a new brewery hitting shelves in Atlanta.  To be perfectly honest, they have been here a few weeks.  These bottles have been on shelves for a bit at Total Wine.  Long story short, Total Wine had some exclusivity with the distribution.  In the State of Georgia, it’s illegal to have that exclusivity.  So with that said, more places can pick up Laughing Dog Brewing from Ponderay, Idaho.

History:

At Laughing Dog Brewing, what began with a dream for brews with more hops has turned into an insatiable desire to craft beers of all flavors, with a focus on quality, purity, and fun. Today, Laughing Dog brews has brewed over 15 distinct beers, including seasonals like our Huckleberry Ale and Winter Ale, and our award-winning IPA’s and Stouts. But despite our success and growth, our motto remains the same as the day we started, to create… “Fetchingly Good Beer”!

NEW ARRIVAL: Southern Tier 2XIPA

This imperial IPA is a year round offering from Southern Tier that until now had yet to make it to the southeast.  As I have mentioned before, Southern Tier (Lakewood, NY) has gotten a warm welcome in Atlanta, prompting the Continue Reading →

Bell’s Hopslam Mini Kegs in 2010

Still working on verifying with Bell’s Brewing, but the talk on BeerAdvocate.com & Beernews.org is that Bell’s Brewing (Kalamazoo, MI) will be releasing Hopslam in the “Oberon Style” mini keg’s this year. Bell’s just completed a 5+ million dollar Continue Reading →

Terrapin SP#12 Hopzilla Arrives!

The bottles of the latest Side Project from Terrapin Brewing has arrived! This piney, grapefruity bottle of tasty made it’s Atlanta debut at Leon’s last week, and saw a tap handle last night at Cypress Street. Here’s a quick flyby Continue Reading →