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Not Your Mom’s Iced Tea (aka alcoholic sweet tea)

Alcoholic sweet tea. This is Not Your Mom’s Iced Tea.

This entire lineup started with Small Town Brewery Not Your Father’s Root Beer. Not long after, Not Your Father’s Ginger Ale, and Not Your Father’s Vanilla Cream Ale.

Soon will arrive the “mother” lineup.

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Posted in Wild Heaven Craft Beers, Seasonal Return

Tequila aged Wild Heaven Height of Civilization returns

Wild Heaven Height of Civilization, the brewery’s barrel aged Civilization Barleywine returns to the wild this week.

In 2014, the brewery purchased Dulce Vida Organic Tequila barrels ahead of this release. Wild Heaven Height of Civilization spent four months aging in the barrels prior to bottling.

The base beer, Wild Heaven Civilization Barleywine, brewed with dried Prussian lemons, Iranian hibiscus, tart cherries, cranberries, and cocoa nibs that have been re-hydrated in Four Roses bourbon.

The beer has been so well received, Wild Heaven got a hold of more Dulce Vida tequila barrels to bring this complex beer back once again.

Wild Heaven Height of Civilization is available in 750ml bottles for a limited time.

Style: Barleywine (w/ Lemons, Hibiscus, Cherries, Cranberries, Cocoa Nibs. Barrel Aged. Tequila.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles. Limited Release.
Latest Return: November, 2016

12+% ABV

Below, the beer enters the barrel. Pic: Wild Heaven  

Wild Heaven Height of Civilization

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Small Town Brewery, Don't Miss This

Not Your Mom’s Iced Tea (aka alcoholic sweet tea)

Alcoholic sweet tea. This is Not Your Mom’s Iced Tea.

This entire lineup started with Small Town Brewery Not Your Father’s Root Beer. Not long after, Not Your Father’s Ginger Ale, and Not Your Father’s Vanilla Cream Ale.

Soon will arrive the “mother” lineup.

Not Your Mom’s Apple Pie, Not Your Mom’s Strawberry Rhubarb, and the above, Not Your Mom’s Iced Tea. Brewed with tea from India, an lemon juice.

This is the perfect refreshing brew, crafted with the finest tea leaves from India and real lemon juice. It will remind you of Mom’s home-brewed tea recipe. We know you’ll enjoy it. We do.

Not Your Mom’s Iced Tea will be a 12 ounce bottle release.

Style:              (w/ Lemon Juice, Tea.)
Availability: 12oz Bottles
Debut: TBA

5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Creature Comforts, Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co., Coming Soon

Creature Comforts Transmission, a collaboration with Arizona Wilderness

Creature Comforts Transmission is a new collaboration debuts later this month, brewed with Gilbert, Arizona based Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co.

The base beer is a saison, brewed with ingredients local to each brewery. Lisbon lemons and Arizona sweet oranges were grown locally by The Farm at Agritopia, and provided by Arizona Wilderness.

Creature Comforts added honey from Booger Hill Bee Company, based in Danielsville, Georgia. The bottle has been condtioning for the past four months with Creature’s mixed culture blend of yeast and bacteria.

Those interested in bottles will find them on a special Creature Comforts Transmission tour at the brewery in Athens, Georgia on September 29th, 2016.

Style: Saison (w/ Lemons, Oranges, Honey.)
Hops: Lemondrop, Mandarin Bavaria
Availability: 750ml Bottles

Debut: 9/29/16

5.6% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Westbrook Brewing Co, Don't Miss This

Westbrook Whiskey Sour Weisse Weisse Baby (start humming)

Westbrook Whiskey Sour Weisse Weisse Baby is now available. A new spin on the brewery’s berliner weisse.

The creation Westbrook Whiskey Sour Weisse Weisse Baby requires lemons. Bourbon barrels. And more lemons (besides the base berliner weisse).

Stop! Commence the sippin’ Westbrook is back with a brand new invention with this not-so-traditional twist on our German-style Berliner Weisse. We take our regular Weisse Weisse Baby base beer and age in in bourbon barrel, then infuse it with fresh lemons before bottling.

Other iterations of Weisse include Lemon Coconut, and upcoming Blueberry. Westbrook Whiskey Sour Weisse Weisse Baby is a 22 ounce bottle release.

Style: Berliner Weisse (w/ Lemons. Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 22oz Bottles, Draft.
Debut: Late August, 2016

4.5% ABV

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

Great Divide Nadia Kali Hibiscus Saison is fresh & beautiful

Great Divide Nadia Kali had made a June debut. The beer kicks off the Denver, Colorado based brewery’s new Tank Farm Series.

Hibiscus gives Great Divide Nadia Kali its pink color. The brewery didn’t stop there, however. The saison also boasts ginger and lemon peel as well.

…while ginger root gives it a subtle spice and hint of woodsy maturity, and lemon peel adds a citrus tartness to keep you on your toes. Full of complexity and intrigue, this unfiltered beauty will show you just how deceiving looks can be.

The most striking aspect of this beer is the color. Slightly pink – almost glows in the sun. No doubt you are drinking a full flavored saison, as the yeast tells most of the story. The ginger and lemon bolster a nice, fresh flavor. A great warm weather drinker. Remember, it’s still hot out there.

Great Divide Nadia Kali started shipping in 12 ounce bottles and draft in June, 2016 as a seasonal release.

Style: Saison (w/ Ginger, Lemon Peel, Hibiscus.) 
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft.
Debut: June, 2016

6.3% ABV

Image: Beer Street Journal

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Funky Buddha, New Beers

Funky Buddha Lemon Meringue Pie

Funky Buddha Lemon Meringue Pie

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Boulevard Brewing, New Releases

Boulevard Rye on Rye “Sazerac” debuts for beer/cocktail lovers

Boulevard Brewing’s Smokestack Series, a collection of big, unique, beers, has grown considerably over the past year or two. The venerable Smokestack Imperial Stout has recently been joined by Raspberry and Coconut variants. Now, Rye-on-Rye, the barrel aged rye beer, has its own variant – Rye-on-Rye Sazerac.

Variations of the classic sazerac cocktail includes cognac, whiskey or absinthe. The brewing team at Boulevard nuanced this edition with lemon peel, cinnamon, cardamom, and star anise in order to mimic the liquor and flavors of the bitters in the cocktail.

As a special treat for fans of our popular Rye-on-Rye ale, Boulevard Brewign Company offers the 2016 Rye-on-Rye “X” series. The “X” factor stands for key ingredients added to the special release, giving it a unique character. Inspired by the classic Sazerac cocktail, we included lemon peel, cinnamon, cardamom, and star anise in this edition before allowing it to ge in Templeton rye barrels.

Boulevard Rye-on-Rye X “Sazerac” is now available in 750 milliliter bottles for a limited time.

Style: Rye Beer (w/ Lemon Peel, Star Anise, Cardamom. Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Debut: August,  2016

11% ABV

by Reid Ramsay