IPA

Posted in Three Taverns Brewery, Coming Soon

Three Taverns Phenom “summer IPA” releases Friday

Three Taverns Phenom IPA will be available on July 26th.

Phenom, a 5.5% “summer” India pale ale leads with big citrus fruit flavors like pineapple, orange, and tangerine according to the brewery – dry-hopped with Cascade, Citra, Simcoe.

With a restrained bitterness, a subtle sweetness from Golden Naked Oats to balance the hops, and a flavorful, dry finish, Phenom is a crushable and thirst-quenching IPA that won’t survive long in your glass.

Three Taverns Phenom will be available in 12-ounce cans and draft at the brewery starting Friday. Distribution to followed shortly after.

Style: IPA
Hops: Cascade, Citra, Simcoe
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft.
Debut: 7/26/19

5.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Mother Earth Brew Co, Don't Miss This, Fremont Brewing, New Releases

Mother Earth debuts a hazy collaboration with Fremont Brewing

When Mother Earth Brew Co. teams up with Seattle taste giant Fremont Brewing, expect a damn good beer.

First, let’s talk about the series. Four times a year, Mother Earth releases a seasonal beer, tied to the Earth’s four-ish seasons. (In the south, real winter is debatable. Don’t even get us started on whatever Florida calls seasons.)

For these hot months, Mother Earth Brew Co. and Fremont created a hazy IPA, that’s every bit the juice and haze you’d expect from the duo. Summer is a great time to debut this release, after all, the teams met originally on a fishing trip.

Further tying this beer to summer is an array off really rare hops (not grown in abundance), including African Queen from South Africa. The malt comes from a farmer-owned cooperative, LINC Malt out of Spokane, WA. We might be running a little low on descriptors for hazy IPAs so le us simply leave you with this. Don’t miss this release. You really CAN stand out in a crowded world of hazy beers, and Mother Earth and Fremont proved it.

Mother Earth 4 Seasons Hazy IPA is a limited summer seasonal in 16-ounce cans and draft. Don’t sleep on it.

Style: Hazy IPA
Hops: African Queen, Galaxy, Mosaic Cryo, El Dorado
Malts: 2 Row, Dextrin, Golden Naked Oats, Unmalted Wheat

Availability: 16oz Cans, Draft. Limited Release.
Debut: June 2019

7.5% ABV, 45 IBUs

Pic: Beer Street Journal

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Boomtown Brewery, New Beers

Boomtown Kid Dangerous

Boomtown Kid Dangerous

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Firestone Walker Brewing, New Releases

Firestone Walker Cashmere XPA joins mixed pack for summer

Firestone Walker Cashmere XPA is exclusively a part of the brewery’s ‘Beer Before Glory” Mixed Pack this summer.

Cashmere XPA is a pale ale, brewed with the Cashmere hops. Like so many popular hop varieties, Cashmere has a very unique tropical citrus flavor.

“I think it’s cool that this is a cultivar from the public breeding program, meaning that any hop farmer can grow it,” Brynildson said. “But more importantly, it’s a true new age hop with these beautiful soft fruit qualities that are really distinct.” – Matt Brynildson, Brewmaster

Cashmere XPA is joined by newly formulated Easy Jack, Union Jack, and Firestone Lager in this seasonal 12-pack. Available throughout summer 2019.

Style: IPA
Hops: Cashmere

Availability: 12oz Cans. Mixed Pack Exclusive
Debut: June 2019.

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Image: Firestone Walker

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Firestone Walker Brewing, Don't Miss This

Firestone Walker grew custom hops for Luponic Distortion 13

Instead of simply selecting certain hops for the next Luponic Distortion releases, Firestone Walker went another way. Custom grown hops.

Three years ago, Firestone Walker’s brewmaster Matt Brynildson secured a deal with Hop Breeding Company’s breeders Jason Perrault and Michael Ferguson. Three acres of a special new hop cultivar was planted. According to Brynildson, it was all worth the wait.

 “The tropical aspect of this hop is really crazy. It adds a distinctive dimension to the aroma profile of the beer.”

This new hop is supported by five additional hops, creating a beer that boasts “unique profile of piña colada, key lime, and nectarine.”

Firestone Walker Luponic Distortion 13 starts shipping to all of the brewery’s markets this week.

Style: IPA
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft. Rotating release.
Debut: Mid-June 2019

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Image: Firestone Walker

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Three Taverns Brewery, Seasonal Return

Three Taverns 3 Day IPA returns again ahead of local art festival

Three Taverns 3 Day IPA is back in cans once again, ahead of the local Decatur Arts Festival.

This hoppy release is THE official beer Decatur Arts Festival. This session India pale ale was a huge hit in the taproom when first released on draft in 2016.

This year’s release dry-hopped, and features Amarillo, Lemondrop, Mosaic, and El Dorado hops.

…is a 4.6% session IPA that is hazy in appearance and extremely crushable.

Three Taverns 3 Day IPA is available at the taproom again starting in mid-may in 12-ounce cans, and draft.

Style: IPA
Hops: Amarillo, Mosaic, Lemondrop, El Dorado
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft.
Debut: 5/23/17
Latest Return: Mid-May 2019

4.5% ABV

Three Taverns 3 Day IPA Purcell

PIC: Beer Street Journal

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Bell's Brewing, New Beers

Bell’s Song of Myself German Inspired American IPA

Bell’s Song of Myself

by Reid Ramsay