Posted in New Beers

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by Reid Ramsay March 2, 2012

Posted in Dogfish Head, Seasonal Return

Dogfish Head Aprihop Now Shipping

Welcome to March! Dogfish Head’s Aprihop is now shipping. The fruity IPA is headed to your glass now, helping you get a little closer to Spring. Here’s a little description from the brewery.

Aprihop is our fruit beer for hopheads!

It is an American IPA brewed with Pilsner and Cystal malts massively hopped in in the continuous fashion. The flavor is complimented by the addition of Apricots.After fermentation the beer is dry hopped with irresponsible amounts of Amarillo hops. The beer is hoppy in the aroma with the apricots playing a supporting complimentary role.The flavor is rich with late hop flavors and it’s bitterness is tempered by just the right amount of malt sweetness and fruity undertones from the apricots. This is one of our most popular seasonal beers and we’ve been brewing it each spring for quite a while now. We release the beer each March and you should find it on the shelves through May.

Style: American IPA (w/ Apricots)
Hops: Amarillo
Malts: Crystal, Pilsner

Availability: March — May. 12 oz bottles, Draft.

7% ABV

Fun Fact: Aprihop was first brewed in 1997

by Reid Ramsay March 1, 2012

Posted in Beer News, New Beers, Wachusett Brewing Company

Wachussett Green Monsta IPA Cans

by Reid Ramsay March 1, 2012

Posted in New Releases, Oskar Blues Brewing

Oskar Blue’s Deviant Dales Arrives & Selling Quick

Oskar Blues Brewing’s newest hoppy concoction Deviant Dale’s is now hitting shelves (and selling fast!) Reports from shops that have receive the new beer already say the beer didn’t stick around longer than an 2 hours. People still love hops.

Deviant is the brewery’s signature pale ale, made bigger.

It’s a double edition fo the perennial favorite — Dales’s Pale Ale. The brewery describes it as “a sensory assault for Hop Lovers.” There are 4 hop editions during the hop process, and final massive dry hop of Columbus hops. Hops, hops and more hops. Not just for tap handles anymore. We’re talking tallboys baby!

Style: Imperial IPA
Taste Expectations: Big on hops – lots of grapefruit. Chewy, & fresh. Piney, slightly floral. Touch of caramel malt.

Availability: 16oz tallboy cans, Draft.

8% ABV

pic via @GreensBeer

by Reid Ramsay February 29, 2012

Posted in Deschutes Brewing, New Beers

Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA

Pub Exclusive. Draft & Cask only.

This Citra hop IPA is a “citrus bomb” in every way. The aroma and flavor scream citrus. Three types of malt, one type of bittering hop and a whole lot of Citra hops were all it took to create this delicious offering

Style: IPA

by Reid Ramsay February 29, 2012

Posted in New Releases, Sam Adams

Sam Adams Dark Depths, Cinder Bock Arrive

The newest additions to the Sam Adams Small Batch lineup are now arriving – Dark Depths and Cinder Bock.

Cinder Bock

Cinder is billed as a “rauchbock” or smoke bock.

Unusual and playful this half-breed brew begins with a rush of smoky, almost savory, aromas and flavors. The distinctive campfire smokiness of a rauchbier lingers and beings to reveal the rich and velvety malt smoothness of a double bock with a notes of toffee and caramel. This roguish brew transforms from its bold start to a hearty and satisfying finish.

Style: Dopplebock (smoked)
Hops: Hallertau Mittlefruh
Malts: Two Row Harrington, Metcafe, Copeland Pale, Caramel 60, Smoked Malt
Availability: 22oz bottles (One time brew, as of 3/12)

9.4% ABV

Dark Depths

Depths is a IPA or a hoppy porter ( Need some clarification) brewed with a lager yeast for an interesting mesh of styles.

Across the cold and brackish waters of the Baltic, the English Porter was transferred, from a mild ale to a dark and complex lager that confounds definition. Immersed in dark, roasted malts and a bold citrus hop character, these big and contrasting flavors are brought together with the smoothness of a lager for a brew that’s bold, mysterious, and full of flavor. Batch #1

Style: Hoppy Porter? IPA (ish)Hops: Saaz, Zeus, Ahtanum, Simcoe
Malts: Two Row Harrington, Metcalfe, Copeland Pale, Carafa I, Caramel 60, Munich
Yeast: Lager
Availability: 22oz bottles. One time brew (As of 3/12)

7.6% ABV

Other additions to potentially released soon: Verloren, and Norse Legend.

by Reid Ramsay February 29, 2012

Posted in Finch's Beer Co, New Beers

Finch’s Threadless IPA

Finch’s Beer Co Threadless IPA.

Our Threadless/Finch collaboration IPA is a balanced experience of both perceived hoppiness and true bitterness. It pours a darker amber color and finishes with a citrus flavor, and when combined, will require this to be the last IPA you ever drink! Well, maybe, we realize you will probably drink more, but the result of this recipe clearly evolves into a very balanced IPA. The grain bill on this big pale includes melanoidin and Victory malts. We hop it up before the boil starts with some Columbus first wort hopping, then add a bunch more for bittering.

Style: IPA
Availability: 16 oz cans
Arrival: April 2012

6% ABV

by Reid Ramsay February 27, 2012

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