Lagers

New Belgium “Shift” Hits Shelves

New Belgium’s newest can offering is now hitting shelves.  Shift Pale Lager is ready for your hot weather consumption.  Shift is a light bodied lager brewed with Nelson Sauvin hops from New Zealeand.  Those hops give you a Continue Reading →

Perennial “Brew For The Crew”

Perennial Artisan Ales Brew For The Crew.  A beer brew for Farmhaus, an organic/sustainable agriculture restaurant concept in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Farmhaus is dedicated to supporting local farms, organic food production and sustainable agriculture. We focus on using fresh, seasonal ingredients to Continue Reading →

Flying Dog Cans Draw Closer [PIC]

Flying Dog’s first release of cans draws ever so closer.  Above are empty Underdog Atlantic Lager cans, set to arrive in the coming weeks.

Half Acre Lager Returns

Half Acre Brewing revives their lager this week….

On Friday we open the Half Acre time capsule and pull out an old battle axe, Half Acre Lager.

In years past, this beer was taken through the ringer of inexperience. Sadly, Continue Reading →

Posted in New Belgium, New Releases

New Belgium “Shift” Hits Shelves

New Belgium’s newest can offering is now hitting shelves.  Shift Pale Lager is ready for your hot weather consumption.  Shift is a light bodied lager brewed with Nelson Sauvin hops from New Zealeand.  Those hops give you a nice tropical, fruity flavor – much like the Sauvignon wine grape lends to wine.  Nelson hops really shine in a lager.

Shift is very approachable at just 5% ABV.  It is solely available in 16 oz tallboys, a flavorful pint of lager you can take anywhere.  New Belgium just bought a spiffy new canning line (selling the old one to Cigar City Brewing in Tampa, FL).  Shift is joined by a few more tallboy counterparts – Fat Tire, and Ranger IPA.  Cans are really blowing up in the U.S..

Style: Lager
Hops: Target, Nelson Sauvin, Liberty, Cascade
Malts:  Pale, Munich, C-80

Taste Expectations: Nice crisp malt flavor, light hops, floral & tropical.  Refreshing.
Availability: 16oz cans (only), Year round.

5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Videos, Widmer Brothers Brewing

Get To Know Widmer’s New Gluten Free: Omission [Video]

Widmer Brothers has a new gluten free offerings: Omission Pale Ale & Omission Lager.  The gluten-free style of beer is growing with a greater awareness of those individuals with a gluten intolerance.  Gluten is found in barley, so brewing a beer without is a little complicated.  Each of Widmer’s Omission beers are lab tested for the presence of gluten.  Brewmaster Joe Casey explains the process.  Check out more gluten-free beers here.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Perennial Artisan Ales

Perennial “Brew For The Crew”

Perennial Brew For The CrewPerennial Artisan Ales Brew For The Crew.  A beer brew for Farmhaus, an organic/sustainable agriculture restaurant concept in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Farmhaus is dedicated to supporting local farms, organic food production and sustainable agriculture. We focus on using fresh, seasonal ingredients to create a memorable and intriguing dining experience. The menu of small plates and tasting menus changes daily reflecting chef Kevin’s inspirations. Come experience the everchanging menu and welcoming atmosphere at Farmhaus.

The beer is a Munich-style lager (much like Weihenstephaner Original, or Victory Lager.)  Malty, bright, & clean.

Style: Lager
Availability: 750 ml bottles
Arrival: TBA

5.6% ABV

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Flying Dog Brewing

Flying Dog Cans Draw Closer [PIC]

Flying Dog’s first release of cans draws ever so closer.  Above are empty Underdog Atlantic Lager cans, set to arrive in the coming weeks.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Half Acre Brewing

Half Acre Lager Returns

Half Acre Brewing revives their lager this week….

On Friday we open the Half Acre time capsule and pull out an old battle axe, Half Acre Lager.

In years past, this beer was taken through the ringer of inexperience. Sadly, this beer was pistol whipped and rolled by goons.
However, in the end when we were brewing it at our brewery for draft sales, it was a lager to be respected. Unfortunately, we soon abandoned it as a perennial offering because the lagering time was killing us. A glimpse at what could’ve been.

So with a tip of the hat to nostalgia we dusted off the cob webs and laid down some serious lager tracks to offer you, Half Acre Lager, as it always should’ve been. Clean, crisp and noodling your hot spots with quenching cold power. Come take a spin over to our brewery this Friday to extinguish your week with this throwback cool. Growler fills only. $13 fills / $17 with growler.

Style: Lager
Availability: Draft only
Arrival: Week of March 22nd, 2012

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Maui Brewing Company

Maui Brewing Creates Special Beer For Sheraton Resorts

Maui Brewing Company and Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa have teamed up to make an exclusive beer to be served exclusively at the resorts pool bars and hotel lounges.   The beer is Black Rock Lager, a dark lager.

The lager is named after the legendary lava rock formation on Ka’anapali Beach which Hawaiians believe is one of three `uhane lele, a place where souls of the dead leap from earth into their ancestral spirit land and where only a person with great spiritual strength can enter that world and return.

Style: Lager
Availability: Draft, at Sheraton Resorts

5.5% ABV, 25 IBUs 

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Cigar City Brewing, Coming Soon

Cigar City In Cans: Hotter Than Helles Lager

Cigar City Hotter Than Helles Lager will join the brewery’s new canned lineup this year.  Helles has only been available on draft before the can plans.

Our Munich Lager is a nod to the thirst quenching lagers of Germany. Our Helles has a sweet malt expression that is balanced by floral bitterness from the use of German Hallertaur Mittelfruh hops. A very refreshing beer that will also entice you by its subtle complexity and drinkability

Style: Lager
Availability: Draft, 12 oz cans
Arrival (Cans): TBA, 2012

5% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay