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Terrapin SP#13 “So Fresh & So Green Green”

Here’s your Terrapin Side Project status update.  Recent releases – #10 – Cap’t Krunkles Black IPA.  #11 -Boom Shakalager Bavarian Imperial Pilsner. Release #12 is about to arrive – Hopzilla Imperial IPA.  September brings another hoppy offering from the Athens, GA Continue Reading →

NEW RELEASE: Full Sail Spotless IPA

The first of the “Brewmaster Reserve” series of beers from Full Sail (Hood River, OR) have arrived.  In relation, the Brewmaster Reserve line is like a side project – much like Terrapin’s Side Projects, or Sweetwater’s Dank Tank series.  Full Continue Reading →

COMING SOON: Great Divide Rumble

Today I received and email inviting me to a release party at the tap room at Great Divide Brewing in Denver, Colorado.  Obviously I can’ t just hop on a plane and go even though I’d like to.  On August 6th, Great Continue Reading →

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 Continue Reading →

21st Amendment Launch Day!

Everyone seems pretty excited that San Francisco brewer 21st Amendment is launching Georgia.  There have been some sightings of the cans (21st Amendment comes only in cans!!!) but today marks the full fledged launch.  Your favorite craft beer stores and Continue Reading →

CASK ALERT: Peak Organic IPA

Missed last week’s Peak Organic Brewing IPA cask at Taco Mac Decatur?  Here’s a second shot.  Be at Taco Mac Perimeter on Friday, 6/25 at 5pm.  A second will be tapped.

Peak Brewing makes organic beers.  Tasty organic beers.  Their most Continue Reading →

CASK ALERT: Peak Organic IPA

Peak Brewing makes organic beers.  Tasty organic beers.  Their most recent release is Summer Session Ale.  Peak also has an IPA in their lineup, and a cask of it will tapping this Friday (6/18.)  The recipe for this IPA came Continue Reading →

Posted in Coming Soon

Terrapin SP#13 “So Fresh & So Green Green”

Here’s your Terrapin Side Project status update.  Recent releases – #10 – Cap’t Krunkles Black IPA.  #11 -Boom Shakalager Bavarian Imperial Pilsner. Release #12 is about to arrive – Hopzilla Imperial IPA.  September brings another hoppy offering from the Athens, GA brewer.  Side Project #13 is dubbed “So Fresh & So Green Green.”  For some that title may sound familiar.  Think about.  Think… Outkast.  It’s a play on the lyric – “So fresh and so clean, clean” from the Atlanta based duo’s 2001 album “Stankonia.”

So Fresh & So Green Green is a wet hopped ale.  Wet hopping is the act of taking whole leave, fresh picked hops right off the vine and adding them to the brew.  It’s similar to Sweetwater’s Wet Dream.  Wet hops impart a very unique flavor profile to beer.  Not all the details have been released by Terrapin yet. The label tells us this –

“Terrapin’s “So Fresh and so Green, Green” is a beer that celebrates the hop! Made with freshly picked, whole leaf “wet” hops, these off-the-vine beauties will encourage you to drink fresh, drink local and drink now. 6.6% ABV.”

Style: American IPA

Arrival: SP #13 debuts at Terrapin’s Hop Harvest on September 25th, 2010 from 4:30 – 7:30 pm

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Full Sail Brewing, New Releases

NEW RELEASE: Full Sail Spotless IPA

The first of the “Brewmaster Reserve” series of beers from Full Sail (Hood River, OR) have arrived.  In relation, the Brewmaster Reserve line is like a side project – much like Terrapin’s Side Projects, or Sweetwater’s Dank Tank series.  Full Sail describes their Reserve series like so –

“Brewers are kinda like mad scientists. We’re always tinkering away with some new recipe in our lab (insert maniacal laugh here). We’ve let our own mad scientist brewers unleash their brewing chops on the public. The result: our rotating selection of Brewmaster Reserve beers releasing roughly every 10 weeks. From barleywines to super-hopped bitters to crispy light lagers, it’s all about the love of good beer.”

This new release “Spotless” is an IPA.  Again from Full Sail –

“The warm west winds signal the start of the summer season as kiteboarders and windsurfers light up the river in a swirl of color. You can watch the sight from the vantage point of Full Sail’s Tasting Room and Pub and savor the newest release in their Brewmaster Reserve series, Spotless IPA. This release continues Full Sail’s summer “sun” series. Named to honor our sun that has been spotless for over a year, Spotless is a true Northwest style IPA – richly hopped with Willamette and Zeus hops. A deep golden color, bright bitterness and a definite fruity finish meld into a beer that is all set to toast the summer months. It will be available in specialty beer stores and pubs throughout the Pacific Northwest from June to August.”

Hops: Willamette, Zeus

Availability: 22oz Bombers, Draft. 1 time Brewmaster’s Reserve brew

6.5% ABV

70 IBU’s

If you check out their website (www.fullsailbrewing.com)  you’ll see some of the past beer from this series.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Great Divide

COMING SOON: Great Divide Rumble

Today I received and email inviting me to a release party at the tap room at Great Divide Brewing in Denver, Colorado.  Obviously I can’ t just hop on a plane and go even though I’d like to.  On August 6th, Great Divide is celebrating the release of 2 new beers to their line up.  I’ll posted what each are separately to highlight these new additions.

First up – “Rumble.”   According to the description – Rumble is an oak aged IPA.  Right now, Great Divide’s 16th Anniversary Oak Aged DIPA on on the shelves.  I don’t think this is a clone of this release.  I got in touch with a Great Divide rep, and the only info he had to offer is that it was going to be different than 16th Ann’y.   So, that’s all I know for now.

From the label –

“Rumble IPA is an American IPA with subtle nuance. Brewed with heavy-handed additions of Pacific Northwest hops, this beer is gently aged on French and American oak resulting in a wonderful balance of bitterness, caramel sweetness, vanilla, and undertones of pine and citrus.”

Availability: The brewery release party is August 6th.  It will also be shipping about that time.  Arriving in Atlanta late August in 12oz/6 pks & Draft.

7.1% ABV

Updates to follow…

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Dundee Brewing, Tastings

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

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Meet the Brewer, New Launches

21st Amendment Launch Day!

Everyone seems pretty excited that San Francisco brewer 21st Amendment is launching Georgia.  There have been some sightings of the cans (21st Amendment comes only in cans!!!) but today marks the full fledged launch.  Your favorite craft beer stores and bars will be receiving kegs today.

The 2 launch titles are –

Brew Free or Die IPA — IPA, 7% ABV.  West coast IPA brewed with Warrior hops, and finished with Columbus and Cascade.   Dry hopped with Amarillo, Ahtanum, Simcoe.  Malts include 2 Row Pale, and Imported Munich.  70 IBU’s.  Best selling beer in the 21st Amendment Pub.

Hell or High Watermelon — Wheat beer, 4.9% ABV.  Wheat beer, with secondary fermentation with fresh watermelon.  Uses Magnum hops, and 2 Row Pale and American Wheat malts.  The watermelon flavor is solely pureed watermelon. No extracts or syrups.  Yeast is a top fermenting ale yeast.  17 IBU’s

To celebrate this long awaited launch, (rumors of this release go back at least 6 months..)  the brewers of 21st Amendment Nico Freccia and Shaun O’Sullivan will host a few launch parties around Atlanta.

Here’s your guide –

June 26th

Young Augustine’s
327 MEMORIAL DR SE
ATLANTA, GA 30312-2244
June 26th 7pm Meet and Greet with Cheese and food pairings

June 27th

The Porter Beer Bar
1156 EUCLID AVE NE
ATLANTA, GA 30307
June 27th 7pm Meet and Greet with Cheese and food pairings

June 28th

Taco Mac Metropolis
933 PEACHTREE ST NE
ATLANTA, GA 30309
June 28 Meet and greet 7pm

June 29th

Cypress Street Pint & Plate
817 WEST PEACHTREE ST NW STE E125
ATLANTA, GA 30308-1150

Come meet these brewers and celebrate their launch in Georgia!!!   Updates on who receives the beers coming ASAP! Follow @ATLBeerMaster on Twitter!

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Casks, Peak Organic Brewing

CASK ALERT: Peak Organic IPA

Missed last week’s Peak Organic Brewing IPA cask at Taco Mac Decatur?  Here’s a second shot.  Be at Taco Mac Perimeter on Friday, 6/25 at 5pm.  A second will be tapped.

Peak Brewing makes organic beers.  Tasty organic beers.  Their most recent release is Summer Session Ale.  The recipe for this IPA came from North Shore Brew Club.  I like that.  Straight from the garage, or back deck.  The IPA tapping on Friday a cask conditioned version, poured from the beer engine.  Rob Lucente brewer at Peak describes the cask versions to have a bit more of the Amarillo citrus flavor expressed.

Ingredients –

Hops — Simcoe, Amarillo, Nugget.  Dry hopped w/ Simcoe

7.2% ABV

Taco Mac Perimeter – 6/25, 5 pm
1211 Ashford Crossing
Atlanta, GA 30338
Twitter: @TMacPerimeter

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Casks, Peak Organic Brewing

CASK ALERT: Peak Organic IPA

Peak Brewing makes organic beers.  Tasty organic beers.  Their most recent release is Summer Session Ale.  Peak also has an IPA in their lineup, and a cask of it will tapping this Friday (6/18.)  The recipe for this IPA came from North Shore Brew Club.  I like that.  Straight from the garage, or back deck.  The IPA tapping on Friday a cask conditioned version, poured from the beer engine.  Rob Lucente brewer at Peak describes the cask versions to have a bit more of the Amarillo citrus flavor expressed.  Fred Crudder, beverage director for Taco Mac will be on hand too for this cask.  Feel free to introduce yourself.

Ingredients –

Hops – Simcoe, Amarillo, Nugget.  Dry hopped w/ Simcoe

Taco Mac Decatur – 6/18, Time TBA
240 West Ponce De Leon Avenue
Decatur, GA 30030-3269
(404) 378-4140

by Reid Ramsay