Lagers

New Belgium & Patagonia Team Up For New Can

To say New Belgium Brewing (Fort Collins, CO) is outdoorsy is an understatement. They live the outdoors. That’s why a collaboration with Patagonia makes complete sense.

This new organic California common is a celebration of 40 years of “fun hogging” as Continue Reading →

Posted in Headlines

Miller Launching Bourbon “Flavored” Beer

Miller Coors is taking aim at craft beer sales and whiskey sales with Miller Fortune.

The mega brewery is ready to saturate the market with a bourbon flavored golden lager. The lager is brewed with Cascade hops, with a malt backbone that “resembles” bourbon. Miller Fortune is not aged in bourbon barrels.

The Miller Fortune is described by the brewery as a somewhere between a craft beer, and a light lager. You can attribute a 6% loss in beer sales to spirits since 1999 to this beverage’s creation. Additionally, the brewery is asking bars to serve the flavored beer in a rocks glass.

In summary, expect this. Miller Fortune in a sleek, Batman like bottle, targeted at male drinkers 21-27 years old. At 6.9%, Fortune keeps up with boozer offerings like Black Crown and Platinum by competitor Anheuser-Busch.

All for a low, low price of $6.99 a six pack.

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Don't Miss This, New Releases

Terrapin & Cigar City’s “Southern Slice” Released

Grab a slice. The Cigar City Brewing/Terrapin Beer Co collaboration Southern Slice has arrived. One of many collaborations by the two breweries (especially Terrapin’s “Spike”) Southern Slice is a dunked lager that is designed to taste like a popular southern delicacy.

The group wanted to capture the taste and flair of pecan pie. After deciding to use a dark lager as a base, vanilla beans and pecans were give the beer a pie like flavor. Look for it starting now in 750ml bottles.

Style: Dunkel Lager (w/ Vanilla Beans, Pecans)
Availability: 750ml bottles. Limited one-time collaboration.

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pic via @AleYeahBeer

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Headlines, Terrapin Beer Company

Terrapin Side Project #21: Pineapple Express

You have a lot to be excited for from Terrapin Beer Co. (Athens, GA). For starters, Cinnamon Roll’d Wake & Bake, White Chocolate Moo Hoo, even a Pecan Pie collaboration with Cigar City Brewing.

Incoming is a follow up to Side Project #20, Dr. Krunkles White Farmhouse IPA, Pineapple Express. This newbie is the brainchild of Terrapin’s own.

Recently the brewery held an employee brew-off. Late night grilling (and drinking!) with friends inspired a slightly smoky offering brewed with chunks of fresh pineapple. The winning offering was born.

This smoked pineapple helles lager will be pulling into the station in the near future. Congratulations to Julia Weckback, Andy Dupras, John Lane, Rainey Lynch, Lily Swindle, Mike Wallace, and Chris Wright for your winning brew.

Style: Helles Lager (w/ Pineapple. Smoked)
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft
Arrival: TBA

5.4% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Cigar City Brewing, Headlines, Terrapin Beer Company

Terrapin & Cigar City Create “Southern Slice”

Recently, Terrapin Beer Company’s “Spike” went down to Cigar Cigar Brewing in Tampa to collaborate. If you know anything at all about these two breweries, neither strays away from creativity.

That’s how Southern Slice got started. The group wanted to capture the taste and flair of a southern staple, pecan pie. After deciding to use a dark lager as a base, vanilla beans and pecans were give the beer a pie like flavor.

Southern Slice will be packaged in 750ml bottles.

Style: Dunkel Lager (w/ Vanilla Beans, Pecans)
Availability: 750ml bottles
Arrival: TBA

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Headlines, New Belgium

New Belgium & Patagonia Team Up For New Can

To say New Belgium Brewing (Fort Collins, CO) is outdoorsy is an understatement. They live the outdoors. That’s why a collaboration with Patagonia makes complete sense.

This new organic California common is a celebration of 40 years of “fun hogging” as New Belgium puts it. California Route embodies the spirit of the outdoors, in a package that does well by the earth. Cans.

Style: California Common
Availability: 12oz Cans
Arrival: TBA

5.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Headlines, SweetWater Brewing, Videos

Beer Street Journal Video: SweetWater Releases New Crank Tank

SweetWater Brewing Company (Atlanta, GA) has released another round of Crank Tank, the beer benefitting Camp Twin Lakes. You didn’t see the beer last year, as the brewery expansion made it impossible to squeeze it in.

This year’s Crank is a new style for the brewery – a Munich-style Helles Lager. Nick and Mark kicked fermentation down to 11 degrees Celsius during the lagering process. This release is meant to be light, crisp, and a great post ride beer.

The brew ships this week across the state of Georgia. Also, famed Atlanta cover band Yacht Rock Revue and SweetWater have teamed up for a night of charity in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park. The event is October 6th. Grab your tickets now. 

Style: Lager
Hops: Mt. Hood, Saaz
Malts: Carapils, Munich, Pilsner

5.8% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Don't Miss This, Lonerider Brewing Company

Lonerider Readies 5th “Brew It Forward” Release

Lonerider Brewing Company’s 5th Annual Brew It Forward release features the award winning brew stylings of Asheville’s Adam Reinke. Brew It Forward pits beer geeks and home brewers head to head to win the chance to professionally brew their beer professionally. Profits from the beer go to various charities.

Look for this in 22oz bombers.

Style: Schwarzbier
Availability: 22oz bombers

5.4% ABV

Previous winners include:

Gunsmoke Oakmeal Porter, 2012
Bucking Bronco, 2011
Grave Robber, 2010
Gunslinger, 2009 – See more at: http://www.loneriderbeer.com/#sthash.Wjv1J9Uw.dpuf

by Reid Ramsay