Imperial Stout

Barrel Aged Old Raspy #14 Shipping Soon

You’ll be pretty excited to hear that North Coast Brewing’s 14th Anniversary release – Barrel Aged Old Rasputin, aka XIV starts shipping soon.

North Coast’s muti-medal winning and and highly acclaimed Russian imperial stout – Old Rasputin spends time in bourbon barrels. Continue Reading →

Magic Hat’s Meatwhistle

Magic Hat Brewing (South Burlington, VT)’s Meat Whistle is popping up on the radar after at least a 2 year brew hiatus.   Judging by the tiniest of mentions across the internets, this beer has made a few Continue Reading →

Duclaw’s First Ever Double Beer Release

Duclaw Brewing is proud to announce their first double beer release of Retribution and 31.  Both go on sale starting October 12th.

About Retribution:
Our Single Barrel Bourbon-aged Imperial Stout, was aged for 6 months inside charred Kentucky white oak bourbon barrels to Continue Reading →

Posted in Beer News, North Coast Brewing

Barrel Aged Old Raspy #14 Shipping Soon

You’ll be pretty excited to hear that North Coast Brewing’s 14th Anniversary release – Barrel Aged Old Rasputin, aka XIV starts shipping soon.

North Coast’s muti-medal winning and and highly acclaimed Russian imperial stout – Old Rasputin spends time in bourbon barrels.  Released once a year in corked and caged bottles.  12th Anniversary saw limited distribution upon it’s release, retailing around $20 a bottle.

Per North Coast:
Rasputin XIV is Here!
For the past few years, barrel-aged Old Rasputin has been released in such limited quantities that it has been available only at the brewery retail shop.  However, we have received so many requests for this beer that for the 12th anniversary,  NCBC produced enough Old Rasputin XIV to put into broader distribution.  There’s certainly not a flood of it, but it is available in select areas.  Check the distributor in your area to find where to get it. 
 

Style: Imperial Stout (barrel aged)
Availability: 16.9 oz bottles. Corked/Caged
Arrival: Now Available, as of 12/6/111

11.2%ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Founders Brewing

A Letter To The CBS Loving People From Founders

Folks,

We feel that it’s necessary to address a few of the concerns surrounding the release of our Canadian Breakfast Stout (CBS). We understand the frustrations stemming from the lack of availability of this beer and are looking forward to the day when we can produce much more of our specialty brands. As some of you are aware, we have been undergoing constant expansion for the past few years and have been working toward a master plan that will increase our annual brewing capacity by four times our current level. We are happy as hell to share that our new brewhouse is now on line and that we just recently started brewing into the new system. We plan to use this new system in 2012 to increase production of our specialty items to better service the demand for them. It is important to keep in mind, however, that the next couple of 750ml (Backstage Series) releases as well as the 2012 KBS release will still be scarce, because these beers were brewed on the old (smaller) system. But after that we should be off and running toward much greater availability.

On another note, there seems to be some concern or confusion on how are beers are allocated per state. We are proud to be a Michigan-based brewery and all specialty releases take this into consideration. We at Founders will never forget our home state market. In terms of CBS, the state of Michigan received an allocation of 21% of the entire batch of CBS. No other state saw more than 12% of the total availability. That being said, no state is treated more fairly than another (including MI). Distributor allocations are simply based on a representation of total number of accounts they represent for Founders. Should rumors of this exist to the contrary, know that they are just that: rumors.

Lastly, we’ve noticed that retail price gouging is also being discussed. I can only give you the brewery’s position on this, but please know that, legally, once we sell our products to our wholesaler, they in turn sell it to retailers throughout our states of distribution. We have no control over what this retailer will charge for the beer. We do establish our suggested retail pricing, but we cannot enforce this whatsoever. When we hear of retail price gouging, it annoys us as much as it annoys you. Our recommendation to our wholesalers in dealing with retailers that are gouging is to communicate that, if the retailer does not stop overcharging, they will jeopardize their ability to receive Founders specialty items in the future.

In short, we just want to set the record straight on these few items floating around on the blogs and make everyone aware that we are working day and night to fix the capacity concerns with our specialty products. We make this beer because we are extremely passionate about creating the best liquid we know how to produce. We started this business as home brewers and still look at ourselves as such. We know that some of you might never get your chance at a CBS bottle, but we feel it would be a greater disappointment to have never shared this product at all.

Cheers,

Mike Stevens | President & CEO, Founder’s Brewing


by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Founders Brewing

The Line For Founder’s CBS Could Be Seen From Space

Ok, so probably not.  However, I’d bet you 10 bucks there were a lot of beards in that line.  The big talk post GABF medals right now in the beer world is Founder’s Canadian Breakfast Stout hitting bottles for the first time EVER.  On October 1st, the brewery held a release party for the coveted beer.   An intrepid photographer climbed up to the roof and took this picture of the line.   People hate good beer dont’ they? [FoundersBrewing]

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Magic Hat Brewing

Magic Hat’s Meatwhistle

Magic Hat Brewing (South Burlington, VT)’s Meat Whistle is popping up on the radar after at least a 2 year brew hiatus.   Judging by the tiniest of mentions across the internets, this beer has made a few appearances at New England beer festivals.

Style: Imperial Stout
Availability: Limited Draft
Release Dates: TBA

11.2% ABV

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Founders Brewing

CBS & iPhone 5 In One Day? Let The Geek Fights Begin

Looks like the much anticipated Founders Canadian Breakfast Stout is starting to flow through the beer community today. Post in the comments of where you’ve found it and we’ll keep an eye out for the best places to pick up your bottle.

CBS & iPhone 5 in one day? I’ll drink to that.. Hindsight. Just an iPhone 4S. Maybe Siri can find us a bottle.

photo source: auroracrisis

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Duclaw Brewing, New Releases

Duclaw’s First Ever Double Beer Release

Duclaw Brewing is proud to announce their first double beer release of Retribution and 31.  Both go on sale starting October 12th.

About Retribution:
Our Single Barrel Bourbon-aged Imperial Stout, was aged for 6 months inside charred Kentucky white oak bourbon barrels to infuse its smooth, roasted malt palate with the natural vanilla and caramelized sugar character of the bourbon soaked wood

Style: Imperial Stout (barrel aged)
Hops: Chinook, Golding
Malts: Pale malt, Roasted Barley, Torrified wheat, Caramunich, Chocolate malt
10.5% ABV, 85 IBUs

About 31:
A crisp, medium bodied Spiced Munich Dunkel. This German-style copper-colored lager tricks you with its smooth, malty taste and moderate 5.1% abv, then treats your palate with a spicy finish of cinnamon, nutmeg and pumpkin.

Style:  Spiced Munich Dunkel
Hops: Golding
Malts: Munich, Cara Aroma, Wheat
5.2% ABV, 24 IBUs 

Check out these Maryland restaurant locations for these releases:

 Arundel Mills

Wednesday, October, 12th (6pm – close)
Thursday, October 13th (6pm – close)
Bel Air
Wednesday, October 12th (7pm – close)
Thursday, October 13th (7pm – close)
Bowie Town Center
Wednesday, October 12th (6pm – close)
Thursday, October 13th (6pm – close)

[DuclawBrewing]


by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Evil Twin Brewing

Evil Twin’s Christmas Eve At A New York City Hotel Room

A little while back we mentioned that Evil Twin Brewing was working on some Christmas Beers.  This is one of them.  Christmas Eve At A New York City Hotel Room.  Evil Twin has said they aren’t a fan of the traditional spicy winter warmers.  Here’s the evidence.  Much like Mikkeller, Evil Twin is also a gypsy brewer.

Style: Imperial Stout
Availability: 11.2 oz bottles
Arrival: Late October, November 2011

8.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay