Oak Aged

The Bruery Arbe Released to Society Members

The Bruery Arbe is an Society Member exclusive release imperial stout.

Designed to explore the flavor profiles of barrel toast, The Arbe Series is aged in light toast (light char) barrels from Kelvin Cooperage in Kentucky. You’ll find the flavor profile Continue Reading →

Monday Night Tie Four On, a Birthday Beer

Monday Night Tie Four On, celebrates the brewery’s four years reminding Atlanta that weekends are overrated.

Jeff Heck, Joel Iverson, and Jonathan Baker started Monday Night Brewing after early morning bible study. In the beginning, the brewery contract brewed their first Continue Reading →

Surly Nein Celebrates Big Milestones

Surly Nein looms. Celebrating nine beer filling years of brewing, Surly Nein marks a milestone for the brewery. Here in year nine, the brewery has grown exponentially, becoming one of the United State’s most talked about, and perhaps most traded for Continue Reading →

Posted in Crooked Stave, Don't Miss This, Seasonal Return

Crooked Stave Petite Sour Pure Guava Rounds Out Petite Series

Crooked Stave Petite Sour Pure Guava returns to the brewery’s lineup on August 19th. The release will wrap up with brewery’s Petite Sour Series.

Crooked Stave Petite Sour Pure Guava first debuted in 750 milliliter bottles in May of 2011, and was the first commercially available beer from the brewery. For this edition, Crooked Stave used the house mixed culture to do the entire fermentation.

“The original Pure Guava was a funky beer which has shaped the face of brewing for many brewers across the US,” said Chad Yakobson, Crooked Stave Owner / Head Brewer. “We decided to revisit this beer, using our current Petite Sour recipe, but instead of adding lacto to the wort pre-yeast, we used our house sour mixed culture to do 100% of the fermentation. The result is a much more complex Petite Sour with strong notes of tropical fruit and a pleasing tartness.”

Crooked Stave Petite Sour Pure Guava will be avaiable in 375 milliliter bottles.

Style: American Wild/Sour Ale (w/ Guava. Oak Aged)
Availability: 2
Release: 8/19/15

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, The Bruery

The Bruery Arbe Released to Society Members

The Bruery Arbe is an Society Member exclusive release imperial stout.

Designed to explore the flavor profiles of barrel toast, The Arbe Series is aged in light toast (light char) barrels from Kelvin Cooperage in Kentucky. You’ll find the flavor profile below.

The Arbre series is an exploration of barrel toast. We brewed a rich, malty imperial stout and divided it into three parts, laying each down in brand new American oak barrels from our friends at Kelvin Cooperage in Kentucky. This variation of Arbre spent time resting in lightly toasted barrels and reveals notes of oak as well as raisins and just a hint of smoke. A remarkable beer on its own, but even more exciting when tasted side-by-side with its medium toast and dark char counterparts for a truly educational experience.

The Bruery Arbe is available starting this week to The Bruery Society members. No distribution.

Style: Imperial Stout (Oak Barrel Aged)
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Release: 8/5/15

11.3% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in 8 Wired Brewing, Bruery Terreux, Headlines, New Releases

Bruery Terreux Souren, an 8 Wired Collaboration

Bruery Terreux Souren, a new collaboration with New Zealand’s 8 Wired Brewing launches August 5th.

Soren Erikson of 8 Wired made a pit stop in The Bruery’s home of Placentia, creating a “California style” sour beer. The base is a Belgian-style golden ale, pinot noir grapes. Bruery Terreux Souren eventually came to rest in oak barrels.

Souren is named for our pal Søren who runs the show down in the far-off land of New Zealand at 8 Wired Brewery. Taking the long way home after a trip to the States, Søren and his team stopped off in Placentia for a day of brewing, and we created a very California-style sour beer together. Starting with a Belgian-style golden ale base, Pinot Noir grapes were added and the beer was sent to rest in barrels at Bruery Terreux. Over the year, the complexities grew and this grapey, funky, spicy beer was born. Half Kiwi, half American, this one has a rather handsome accent.

Bruery Terreux Souren is available in 750ml bottles. First released to Hoarders and Reserve Society members, then limited distribution.

Style: American Wild/Sour Ale (w/ Pinot Noir Grapes. Oak Aged.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles. Limited Release.
Launch: 8/5/15

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Bruery Terreux, Don't Miss This, Prairie Artisanal Ales

Collaboration: Bruery Terreux Prairie Rue

Bruery Terreux Prairie Rue aims to make an early fall debut. Prairie Artisan Ales joined The Bruery for a brew day back in November of 2014.

Bruery Terreux Prairie Rue is a farmhouse ale, aged in oak barrels. Total time in barrels, is 8-9 months (assuming it was barreled in late-December).

According to The Bruery, members of the Horder’s and Reserve Societies will have access to the 750ml bottles. No distribution, especially not in Oklahoma which is not in The Bruery’s distribution area.

Style: Saison/Farmhouse Ale  (Oak Aged)
Availability: 750ml bottles.
Release: September, 2015

6.9% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Monday Night Brewing

Monday Night Tie Four On, a Birthday Beer

Monday Night Tie Four On, celebrates the brewery’s four years reminding Atlanta that weekends are overrated.

Jeff Heck, Joel Iverson, and Jonathan Baker started Monday Night Brewing after early morning bible study. In the beginning, the brewery contract brewed their first commercial offerings before building a beautiful facility in Atlanta.

Monday Night Tie Four On is a Belgian-style quadrupel, aged in oak.

Happy freakin’ birthday to us! Bring on the endless wall post, co-worker sing-alongs and gift cards from Grandma. Thanks to your alleged “craft beer hobby,” we’ve made it to the ripe age of four. You know what? You deserve a present – a big delicious Quad aged on oak.

Monday Night Tie Four On will be available in 22oz bottles and draft. The brewery will through a birthday party on Saturday, August 8th. Tickets on sale now.

Style: Belgian-style Quadrupel (w/ Candi Sugar, Oak Aged)
Hops: Magnum, East Kent Goldings, Hallertau and Willamette
Malts: Vienna, Pilsen, Special B, 2-Row

Availability: 22oz Bottles, Draft.
Release: TBA

11% ABV, 15 IBUs

The brewery just released their first sour in the Black Tie Series as well – Monday Night Spirit Animal

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Crooked Stave, Don't Miss This, New Releases

Crooked Stave Key Lime Tau (2π) Releases July 15th

Crooked Stave Key Lime Tau (2π) releases July 15th. A special collaboration with Hawkshead Brewery based in the United Kingdom.

Crooked Stave Key Lime Tau (2π) is part of the Tran-Atlantic Rainbow Project, a series that challenges brewers to brew a beer inspired by a color. To create Key Lime Tau, the brewery created a mixed culture fermentation wild ale, aged in oak with lactose, fresh lime peel, and lemongrass.

“Key Lime Tau is a riff on a friend of ours’ beer Limoncello. We decided to put our own spin on a Limoncello and it came out very much like a Key Lime Pie,” said Yakobson. “We chose to call this beer Key Lime Tau as ‘tau’ is mathematically 2π and since the collaboration was brewed at both Hawkshead and Crooked Stave, two versions exist making it two Pies.”

Crooked Stave Key Lime Tau (2π) will be available in their taproom at 3350 Brighton Blvd at 6 pm on July 15th.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Lemongrass, Lime Peel, Lactose. Oak Aged)
Availability:
Release: 7/15/15

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Headlines, Surly Brewing

Surly Nein Celebrates Big Milestones

Surly Nein looms. Celebrating nine beer filling years of brewing, Surly Nein marks a milestone for the brewery. Here in year nine, the brewery has grown exponentially, becoming one of the United State’s most talked about, and perhaps most traded for breweries. They even fought to get laws changed to build their dream destination beer mecca. There’s a lot of celebrating Omar Ansari and Todd Haug have to do.

Surly Nein is inspired by a recent trip to Bamberg, Germany. Brewed with oak-smoked malt, fermented with German Hefeweizen yeast, and aged on charred oak, this beer is one you won’t be forgetting anytime soon.

 Who would have thought, when we sold our first keg in 2006, that we would raise our 9th Anniversary glasses in a new brewery, restaurant, and beer hall? So much has changed in such a short time, both at Surly and across Minnesota. The state’s beer scene is exploding and we are proud to have been part of the boom. Two things, however, haven’t changed a bit – Todd’s distinctive take on beer styles and our local artists’ amazing talent. Erica Williams’ meticulous design for NEIN is the perfect match for Todd’s approach to his craft.

Surly Nein will be available in 750ml bottles. The brewery has not yet announced this offering.

Style: Rauchbier (Charred Oak Aged)
Availability: 750ml bottles
Release: TBA

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Slideshow: Surly’s Anniversary Series

by Reid Ramsay