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Allagash Emotional Honey Launches 1/24

Allagash Brewing kicked off 2014 with Saison. 2015 sees the launch of Emotional Honey.

A part of the brewery’s ever-growing 12.7 oz, corked & caged series, Allagash Emotional Honey is aged in mead barrels.

The brewery will launch the beer at the Continue Reading →

Allagash BAM, Aged in Honey Mead Barrels

Allagash Brewing’s (Portland, ME) BAM Ale is a draft only offering aged honey mead barrels. The base beer is mainly made with two row barley, honey malt & rye for spice.

Style:  Strong Ale (Barrel Aged, Mead)
Availability: Draft Only, as of 10/4/12

9.6% ABV 

See also: BAT Ale

Posted in Cigar City Brewing, New Beers

Cigar City Orange Blossom Mead

Cigar City Orange Blossom Mead

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

Allagash Emotional Honey Launches 1/24

Allagash Brewing kicked off 2014 with Saison. 2015 sees the launch of Emotional Honey.

A part of the brewery’s ever-growing 12.7 oz, corked & caged series, Allagash Emotional Honey is aged in mead barrels.

The brewery will launch the beer at the brewery on January 24th.

Style:                    (Barrel Aged. Mead Barrels)
Availability: 12.7 oz Bottles. Brewery only.
Arrival: 1/24/15

6.8% ABV

Image via Allagash

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in B. Nektar Meadery

Geeks & Mead Collide: B. Nektar Strikes Back [VIDEO]

When geeks and fermented beverages collide…

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in B. Nektar Meadery, Cigar City Brewing, Videos
Posted in B. Nektar Meadery, Cigar City Brewing, Coming Soon

Cigar City & B. Nektar Create “Camp Braggot Ghost Stories”

Cigar City Brewing (Tampa, FL) recently opened a Cider & Mead division of the brewery. Meet the first collaboration – Camp Braggot Ghost Stories. teaming up with B. Nektar Meadery (Ferndale, MI) the team has created a lager/mead hybrid, with a host of ingredients, including coconut, cacao nibs, tea, and oak chips.

Scary things live in the dark. Full of unknown ghosts and ghouls. Surprises behind every tree. It might scare you, or it might make you laugh, but it’ll break eery preconceived notion you may have. 

Style: Lager (Mead) w/ Coconut, Honey, Tea, Oak Chips, Cacao Nibs
Availability: 750 ml bottles. In Cigar City distro only.
Arrival: TBA

?? ABV 

Read more: Cigar City Brewing, Collaborations

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Cigar City Brewing, New Releases

Cigar City Announces Cider & Mead Division


Cigar City Brewing (Tampa, FL) announced this week the addition of a division of their business – Cigar City Cider and Mead. The portion of the business will focus sole on these styles. Cigar City has already tapped their first cider in the tap room, with kegs shipping by early December, 2012.

A new Facebook Fan Page is live now.

 

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Allagash Brewing, Coming Soon

Allagash BAM, Aged in Honey Mead Barrels

Allagash Brewing’s (Portland, ME) BAM Ale is a draft only offering aged honey mead barrels. The base beer is mainly made with two row barley, honey malt & rye for spice.

Style:  Strong Ale (Barrel Aged, Mead)
Availability: Draft Only, as of 10/4/12

9.6% ABV 

See also: BAT Ale

by Reid Ramsay