Topic Archives: Monster Beer Tour
Terrapin Hopzilla & Hop Karma Now Shipping
Terrapin has begun shipping two seasonal beers this week – Hop Karma and Hopzilla.
This is Hopzilla’s second appearance, this time as a part of Terrapin’s Monster Beer Tour, in 12oz/4 packs. It’s full of citra and centennial hops for a citrusy/pineapple hop punch. Hopzilla! Doesn’t lay off when it comes to malt. 100% marris otter malt gives this hoppy reptile a honey like mouth feel. Hopzilla has body for sure!
Hop Karma was shifted to seasonal status starting this year. Steve Hayes describes this beer like this:
Hop Karma Brown IPA (or dark, hoppy goodness as I like to call it). You probably remember this beer, as it was once part of our year-round offerings, but it has now been moved into the Seasonal Sessions line because we simply couldn’t keep up with production all year long. The dark roasted, coffee-like flavors of the Chocolate, Crystal, and Dark Munich malts give way to piney and cirtus flavors from Spike’s combination of flavorful, American hops…yum
Malt: Chocolate, Crystal 65, Crystal 85, Dark Munich, Special Roast, 2 Row Pale, Victory
Terrapin’s 2012 Lineup Looks Pretty Badass
Fresh out of a meeting with the Terrapin Brewing folk, here’s a look at your 2012 lineup. You have a lot to look forward to. Note – Schedule is Tentative!
Year Round
Hopsecutioner, Rye Pale Ale, Golden Ale
Monster Beer Tour
Hopzilla: Imperial IPA back in 12oz/4 pks! (March)
Monks Revenge: Belgian Tripel
Big Hoppy Monster: Imperial Red Ale
W-n-B: Coffee, Oatmeal Imperial Porter
Seasonal Sessions
NEW! Easy Rider: Hopped Up Session Ale. Dry hopped with galaxy hops. (May)
Pumpkinfest: Fest-style beer with pumpkin & spices (August)
Moo-Hoo: Chocolate Milk Stout (Nuff said) – November)
All American Pilsner: (July)
Side Projects
Side Project 16: Phlux Capacitor – Strong Ale, 12.1% (1.21 Gigawatts!!) 88.8 IBUs (Miles Per Hour!) Oak aged for plenty of “Biff” Tannins (March)
Side Project 17: Samurai Krunkles – IPA brewed with jasmine rice, Sorachi Ace hops, Green Tea, Ginger (June)
Side Project 18: Peanut Butter Chocolate Porter – 2 names in the works, Liquid Bliss, and Ode To Reese. (September)
10th Anniverary Ale – Not going to be called 10th Anniversary. Look for some complex math equation adding up to 10 though. You can glean the beer style from this: Chouffe yeast, coriander, 2 types of orange peel, chamomile, nelson sauvin hops.
Reunion Beer 2012: Brewed again with Shmaltz. Each brewery will do a new take on the brew – together and apart.
Terrapin Wake & Bake 2010!
Without further ado, Terrapin Brewing’s Wake & Bake 2010 has arrived. Wake & Bake is an amazingly tasty oatmeal imperial stout featuring coffee from Jittery Joes in Athens, Georgia. W-n-B (as the bottle states this year) is part of Terrapin’s “Monster Beer Tour” series
Commerical Description:
Black as night, this coffee stout is thick, rich and full of real coffee flavor. Brewed with the Terrapin Wake-n-Bake coffee blend created by Terrapin & Jittery Joe’s Coffee.
Beer Rundown:
Style: Imperial Stout
Hops: Chinook, Northern Brewer
Malts: 2- Row Pale Malt, Flaked Oats, Flaked Barley, Chocolate Malt, Black Malt & Roasted Barley
Coffee: Premium blend of Costa Rican, Guatemalan, & Zimbabwe : Premium blend of Costa Rican, Guatemalan, & Zimbabwe
Taste Expectations: Lots of coffee, mixed w/ malt sweetness with a bit of chocolate. Creamy, smooth, complex.
Availability: 12oz/4 packs. Some draft. Special casks.
Cellar: Yes. Brewery recommends 2-3 years. (Under proper conditions)
8.1% ABV
Wake & Bake coffee blend is available to order! –> TerrapinBeer.com
Big Hoppy Monster is Back!
The latest seasonal from Terrapin’s “Monster Beer Tour” is on shelves this week. It’s Big Hoppy Monster, back for it’s annual visit.
Commerical Description:
This mammoth imperial red ale leads with a tantalizing hop aroma that is quickly complemented by an enormous malt backbone & finished with a multitude of hoppy goodness.
Beer Rundown:
Style: Imperial Red Ale
Hops: Warrior, Centennial, Cascade, Ahtanum, Simcoe (Dry Hop)
Malts: 2-Row Pale, Munich, Crystal 20, Crystal 30, Crystal 45, Crystal 77
Taste Expectations: Lots of malt flavors – toffee & caramel. Sweet notes. Hops are very floral. Hint of alcohol warming. It’s a big, bold beer.
Availability: 12oz/4 pks. Draft. Rare Cask Offerings also. Seasonal Aug/Sept annually.
Cellar? Terrapin states Big Hoppy can cellar under the right conditions up to 3 years.
8.3% ABV
73 IBU’s
Monk’s Revenge joins Terrapin’s Seasonal Releases
Terrapin’s Monk Revenge debuted about a year ago as a part of the Side Project series. Monk’s Revenge was Belgian style Double IPA. Belgian double IPA’s are essentially DIPA’s with a Belgian yeast, instead of a conventional ale yeast. With Belgian IPA’s you the hoppy flair of an IPA, but with a flavors of a Belgian you have come to know.
If you missed Monk’s Revenge in the 22oz bomber bottles you will have a chance again soon — and 1 time each year. Monk’s has been added to Terrapin’s Monster Beer Tour, a seasonal series of Terrapin’s Big Brews. ( Includes Wake & Bake, Big Hoppy Monster, Rye Squared, to name a few.)
Monk’s Revenge is brewed with a malt bill like a Belgian Tripel, but with the hop content of an IPA. The Belgian yeast comes from one of the 7 Trappist breweries. Monk’s Revenge also uses dextrose, an adjuct was used to force carbonate Monk’s , and is the first time brewer Spike Buckowski has ever used it.
Ingredients —
Hops — Magnum, Columbus, Chinook, Centennial, Amarillo, Cascade, Simcoe
Malts — 2 Row, Pilsner, Munich Light, Aroma, Pale Crystal, Acidulated
9.8% ABV
99 IBU’s
Next up in the Monster Beer Tour is Rye Squared, slated for shelves this week. After Rye Squared – expected is Monk’s Revenge aka the “Big Nasty” by Terrapin insiders. (It’s a loving term, Monk’s is quite tasty.) Actual dates coming soon.
