IPA

Bissell Brothers Reciprocal Joins Year Round Lineup

Bissell Brothers Reciprocal debuts this week, a permanent addition to the Portland, Maine’s year round lineup.

Bissell Brothers Reciprocal is an IPA, brewed with newly popular Vic Secret, Ella, and Summer hops, all hailing from Australia.

The reciprocity between our brewery and its Continue Reading →

Posted in New Releases, Orpheus Brewing

Orpheus Life.Death.Life.Truth Cans Release September 17th

Orpheus Life.Death.Life.Truth IPA cans join the Atlanta, Georgia based brewery’s lineup on September 17th.

Orpheus Life.Death.Life.Truth IPA is brewed with Apollo, Hallertau Blanc, and Azacca hops.

Inspired by the Orphic bone tablets which explore the dichotomous nature of life and death, our Bone Tablet series reveals the many sides of the IPA. Life.Death.Life.Truth. is our twist on a Single IPA. With moderate bitterness and notes of gooseberry, sweet orange, and pineapple, Life.Death.Life.Truth. showcases the incredible versatility of hops

Orpheus Life.Death.Life.Truth IPA will be available as a souvenir on tours at the brewery on Thursday, 9/17. Distribution to follow shortly after. Orpheus Peace.War.Truth.Lie, the brewery’s summer IPA in a can recently joined the lineup in June, 2015.

Style: IPA
Hops: Apollo, Hallertau Blanc, Azacca
Malts: Golden Promise, Two-Row, White Wheat

Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft. Sept-February
Release: 9/17/15

7% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Beers, Right Brain Brewery

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Howling Henry’s Brewery Howl’n Oats India Pale Ale

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Posted in Bissell Brothers Brewery, New Releases

Bissell Brothers Reciprocal Joins Year Round Lineup

Bissell Brothers Reciprocal debuts this week, a permanent addition to the Portland, Maine’s year round lineup.

Bissell Brothers Reciprocal is an IPA, brewed with newly popular Vic Secret, Ella, and Summer hops, all hailing from Australia.

The reciprocity between our brewery and its customers can be traced all the way back to the beginning. We took a chance opening a brewery, you liked our beer and kept coming; we were able to buy more tanks and make more, and start taking risks with experimental flavor combos; you continued to support us. 

Bissell Brothers Reciprocal is available in 16 ounces cans.

Style: IPA
Hops: Vic Secret, Ella, Summer
Malts: Malted Wheat, Flaked Oats, C-20, Pilsner

Availability: 16oz Cans, Draft.
Release: 9/2/15

7.3% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Seasonal Return, Shmaltz Brewing

Shmaltz Death of A Contract Brewer Returns For Halloween

Shmaltz Death Of A Contact Brewer celebrated the brewery opening, by creating a beer celebrating the death of what once was. Contract brewing.

Jeremy Cowan started out of the back of his grandmother’s car in San Francisco, California has grown into a national craft beer sensation. The black IPA will return again in time for Halloween.

Death seems so obvious: the end of life, no mas, kaput. But Humans stand an optimistic animal. Many tradition suggest alternate endings: Resurrection, reincarnation, rebirth, afterlife. Even the atheist view of Eterna Oblivion doesn’t seem quite final, more of a shift in spiritual states of (un)consciousness. As usual, Jewis tradition prescribes… Food. 7 days of family, community, and bagels (beer!), called, Shiva, meaning “7” i Hebrew. The flip side to the 7 days of Creation with the 7th as a holy day of rest. The first meal of Shiva is “th comfort meal.” And the number 7 provides powerful mojo: 7 Jewish wedding blessings, 7 Liberal Arts, 7 Luck Japanese gods, 7 stars of the Big Dipper, 7 colors of the rainbow, 7 seas, 007 license to kill, 7 dwarves, We are by Wordsworth with a child’s view of death, 7 deadly sins, Best of 7 finals in NBA, NHL, MLB, 7th Inning stretch, If on Elway & Tiny Archibald. George Castanza yearned to name his firstborn, “7” as a living tribute to 07 Micke Mantle. The 7 award however must go to the immortal George Carlin for 7 Dirty Words, inspired by another her Lenny Bruce. Coming into 17 years of beer, and Year with our own Brewery, we commemorate this conversio with Death Of A Contract Brewer, our Shmaltz homage to new life – L’Chaim!

Shmaltz Death Of A Contact Brewer is a 12 ounce bottle offering.

Style: Black IPA
Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft.
Return: Fall, 2015

7% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in 21st Amendment Brewing, Headlines

21st Amendment Toaster Pastry, a Pop-Tart Inspired Beer

21st Amendment Toaster Pastry, a new Pop-Tart flavored beer releases this month.

First and foremost, the beer is homage to their new San Leandro brewery’s building’s former self, a Kellogg’s plant. (Maker of Pop-Tarts). 21st Amendment Toaster Pastry is billed as an “India-style” red ale, with biscuit malts for a nutty flavor, and dark crystal and pale malts for a strawberry jam taste.

Our first beer out of our new brewery is an homage to its former life as a toaster pastry factory. Biscuit malts give the beer a slightly nutty, crust-like flavor, while pale and dark crystal malts create the mouthfeel and flavors reminiscent of strawberry jam. Calypso and other experimental hops give this ruby ale a welcome bite, plus a few more in the op back for a toasty-sweet aroma.

21st Amendment Toaster Pastry will be available in 19.2 ounce cans when the San Leandro August 29th at the grand opening.

Style: IPA
Availability: 19.2 ounce cans.
Release: 8/29/15

7.6% ABV, 74 IBUS

by Reid Ramsay