Lagers

Upland Champagne Velvet Returns [VIDEO]

To celebrate their 15th anniversary, Upland Brewing plans to resurrect one of Indiana’s most beloved beers of all time. Champagne Velvet, a German-inspired pilsener that was the flagship of the Terre Haute Brewing Company. Most of us don’t remember a time Continue Reading →

New SoCal Brewery To Can: Hangar 24

Hangar 24 Craft Brewery (Redlands, CA) released their first canned offerings this week. With this release, they are the first Southern California brewery to can and bottle their beer.  Initial offerings include:

Orange Wheat – Crisp, Tangy, and Refreshing. The citrus aroma, Continue Reading →

Brooklyn Celebrates 25 Years With New Brew

Brooklyn Brewery (Brooklyn, New York) plans to mark their upcoming silver anniversary with Silver Anniversary Lager. Celebrating major success with Brooklyn Lager, the brewery took that recipe and brewed it to dopplebock strength, then bottle conditioned.

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Posted in Coming Soon, Upland Beer

Upland Champagne Velvet Returns [VIDEO]

To celebrate their 15th anniversary, Upland Brewing plans to resurrect one of Indiana’s most beloved beers of all time. Champagne Velvet, a German-inspired pilsener that was the flagship of the Terre Haute Brewing Company. Most of us don’t remember a time when after work we visit the local bar to relax with a beer that was made just down the road, and Upload Brewing is hoping to bring back that bit of nostalgia. Inspired by brewery notes dating back to 1901, brewers at Upland have resurrected and recreated Champagne Velvet to its former glory.

Style: Pilsener
Availability: on tap, bottles
Arrival: April 2013

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Hangar 24

New SoCal Brewery To Can: Hangar 24

Hangar 24 Craft Brewery (Redlands, CA) released their first canned offerings this week. With this release, they are the first Southern California brewery to can and bottle their beer.  Initial offerings include:

Orange Wheat – Crisp, Tangy, and Refreshing. The citrus aroma, light airy mouthfeel, and tangy finish are this unfiltered beer’s trademarks. This is accomplished by adding whole locally grown oranges throughout the brewing process, which perfectly coalesce with the wheat and barley base.

Helles Lager – Traditional and Sweet. This Munich style Helles bears all its delicacies for you to enjoy with nothing to hide. Sweet candy-like malt sweetness and a hint of German noble hop flavor and aroma is what this craft lager is all about.

 Both are now available year round in 12oz cans.
Ed Note: Thanks to a few concerned readers, Golden Road Brewery seems to be the first to can in SoCal. Thanks guys…
by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Sam Adams

Sam Adam’s Longshot Series 2013: Dave Anderson’s Strawberry Lager

Samuel Adams Longshot Strawberry Lager

Each year, founder and brewer Jim Koch and the other brewers at Samuel Adams recognize the most talented homebrewers for their world class brews through the Samuel Adams LongShot American Homebrew Contest. When Samuel Adams began the contest more than 15 years ago, it was Jim’s dream that the contest could launch some aspiring home brewers into bigger and better things. Every year over 1,000 beers are entered into the contest allowing for just 3 prestigious winners whose beers will then be brewed by Sam Adams and distributed in special LongShot Series sampler packs.

The first of this year’s winners, Dave Anderson, works in the packaging department at Sam Adams. His submission, a Strawberry Lager, is described as “a bright and fresh wheat beer, with a strong strawberry character balanced with toffee and citrus notes – the brewer’s vision of the perfect summertime beer to enjoy after a round of golf on a hot day. Brewed with fresh strawberries, this beer pours a bright golden color and imparts a malty sweetness with hints of lemon and earthiness. Strawberry Lager finishes with a wonderful intensive strawberry flavor without being overwhelming and leaves a lingering creamy sweetness on the palate.”

Look for this beer, as well as the 2 other winners, in the soon-to-be-launched LongShot Series Samplers.

Style: Lager (w/ Strawberries)
Availability: 12oz bottles
Arrival: TBA

5.5% ABV

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Coming Soon, New Belgium

New Belgium Shift Coming to Draft in 2013

New Belgium launched Shift Pale Lager in 16 ounce tallboys earlier this year. Currently, the beer is only available in cans. The brewery plans on adding Shift to draft offerings next year. Also, 12 oz cans of Shift might be released soon.

Style: Lager
Hops: Target, Nelson Sauvin, Liberty, Cascade
Malts:  Pale, Munich, C-8

Availability: 16oz cans (currently, year round)

5% ABV

Read more: New Belgium, Canned Craft Beer

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Heavy Seas

Heavy Seas Marzen Now “Cutlass Amber Lager”

Heavy Seas is rebranding Marzen to Cutlass Amber Lager in 2013.  Marzen (Cutlass) is the brewery’s most award winning beer. Less of a marzen, and more of a vienna style lager- Cutlass has gone through identity changes, from BaltoMärzHon, Heavy Seas Märzen, and now Cutlass Amber.

Brewed with Pale, Crystal, Vienna, and Munich malts, this amber lager boasts a toasted biscuity flavor, perfectly balanced with Noble hops yielding a well rounded, smooth drinking beer.

Style: Vienna Lager Availability: 12 oz bottles, Draft. Year round

5.4% ABV 

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co, New Beers

Figeroa Mountain Danish Style Red Lager

Figeroa Mountain Danish Style Red Lager

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Brooklyn Brewing, Coming Soon

Brooklyn Celebrates 25 Years With New Brew

Brooklyn Brewery (Brooklyn, New York) plans to mark their upcoming silver anniversary with Silver Anniversary Lager. Celebrating major success with Brooklyn Lager, the brewery took that recipe and brewed it to dopplebock strength, then bottle conditioned.

I first met Fred Tomaselli in the early ’90s at Kasia’s, the Bedford Avenue diner that was the main meeting place for artists living and working in Williamsburg. The brewery was in its second year, and Fred’s painting career was just starting. Today, Fred’s painting is known all over the world, and so are our beers. This Silver Anniversary label is based on Fred’s 2002 painting, Breathing Head. In 1988, we introduced Brooklyn Lager, an American original inspired by the beers of 19th Century New York and Vienna. Todaywe salute our beginnings with this Silver Anniversary Lager, brewed to a doppelbock intensity and re-fermented in the bottle. For more information see www.brooklynbrewery.com Steve Hindy President, Brooklyn Brewery

Style: Imperial Lager
Availability: 750 ml bottles, Corked & Caged
Arrival: TBA (2013)

9% ABV

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by Reid Ramsay