Oak Aged

Mikkeller Spontaneous Series: Spontancassis

Mikkeller unleashes a new round of Spontaneous Series beers in 2013. Joining the series is SpontanCassis. You know cassis as the black currant. The fruit is added to the base beer, a lambic fermented in oak.

Cassis will join SpontanPeach, SpontanElderflower, SpontanRosehip and SpontanRosehip, and SpontanGooseberry.

Style: Lambic (w/ Black Currant)
Availability: 11.2 oz Continue Reading →

Mikkeller SpontanRosehip

Mikkeller unleashes a new round of Spontaneous Series beers in 2013. Among them – SpontanRosehip. A rosehip is the fruit of the rose plant uses in various culinary recipes, but can be eaten raw. The flavor? Citrusy and of course, Continue Reading →

Posted in New Beers, Widmer Brothers Brewing

Widmer Downward Spiral

Widmer Downward Spiral

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Mikkeller

Mikkeller Spontaneous Series 2013: SpontanMandarin

Mikkeller Spontanmandarin

Mikkeller unleashes a new round of Spontaneous Series beers in 2013. There are quite a few on the way as you see below. Tack SpontanMandarin. You know cassis as the black currant. The fruit is added to the base beer, a lambic fermented in oak.

Mandarin will join SpontanPeach, SpontanElderflower,

 SpontanRosehip, SpontanRosehip, SpontanCassis, and SpontanGooseberry.

Style: Lambic (w/ Mandarin Oranges)
Availability: 11.2 oz bottles
Arrival: TBA

7.7% ABV

Lambic, The Rundown. 

A lambic is a spontaneously fermented beer. What’s that? The beer is exposed to wild yeasts and bacteria. In this case (most likely) these wild yeasts live in the oak of the barrels they are aged in. The result is a tart/sour tasting beer.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Innis & Gunn, New Releases

Innis & Gunn Launches New Barrel Aged Pale Ale

Innis & Gunn has launched a new draft only offering stateside- Scottish Pale Ale.  The new offering is based off the historical journeys the IPA took to reach new lands. The beer was brewed stronger and hoppier to make the journey, typically in oak barrels.

Innis & Gunn’s Pale Ale is is aged 41 days with bourbon-infused oakerator wood pieces to create a distinct, easy drinking pale ale for a hot summer night.

Style: Pale Ale (Bourbon Oak Aged)
Hops: Super Styrian, East Kent Goldings, Styrian Goldings
Malts: Optic Pale Ale, Raw Wheat, Munich Malt

Availability: Draft Only

7% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Mikkeller

Mikkeller Spontaneous Series: Spontancassis

Mikkeller Spontancassis

Mikkeller unleashes a new round of Spontaneous Series beers in 2013. Joining the series is SpontanCassis. You know cassis as the black currant. The fruit is added to the base beer, a lambic fermented in oak.

Cassis will join SpontanPeach, SpontanElderflower, SpontanRosehip and SpontanRosehip, and SpontanGooseberry.

Style: Lambic (w/ Black Currant)
Availability: 11.2 oz bottles
Arrival: TBA

7.7% ABV

Lambic, The Rundown. 

A lambic is a spontaneously fermented beer. What’s that? The beer is exposed to wild yeasts and bacteria. In this case (most likely) these wild yeasts live in the oak of the barrels they are aged in. The result is a tart/sour tasting beer.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Angry Orchard Ciders

Angry Orchard Cider House Collection Goes National

Angry Orchard Ciders, a division of Boston Beer Company, is now taking a couple of special releases national. The Cider House Collection is available in big bottle format, each one a take on unique or ancient recipes.

Strawman (Pictured on left): For centuries Farmhouse Cider making has been a tradition celebrated by farmers in the English and French countryside. Strawman combines a distinct blend of juices from traditional culinary and bittersweet apples, which is then aged on oak. The result is a full-flavored, complex, and balanced cider with wine-like characteristics, rounded out by apple and citrus notes. Its lingering, earthy finish is an homage to the origins of this unique cider.

Iceman (On right): Inspired by the tradition of Ice Ciders in Quebec, Iceman uses the process of freezing the juice from culinary and bittersweet apples to produce a rich, complex and unique cider with a crisp apple taste and notes of caramel and toffee. This cider is sweet but not cloying. The addition of oak-aging yields a smooth and pleasing vanilla character. The result is a perfectly balanced, full-flavored cider that delights the palate with clean apple notes and a lingering toffee finish.  10% ABV

Style: Cider (Oak Aged)
Availability: 750 ml bottles

10% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Mikkeller

Mikkeller SpontanRosehip

Mikkeller SpontanRosehip

Mikkeller unleashes a new round of Spontaneous Series beers in 2013. Among them – SpontanRosehip. A rosehip is the fruit of the rose plant uses in various culinary recipes, but can be eaten raw. The flavor? Citrusy and of course, floral. The base beer a lambic, fermented in oak. SpontanRosehip will join SpontanElderflower, SpontanPeach and SpontanGooseberry.

Style: Lambic (w/ Rosehips)
Availability: 11.2 oz bottles
Arrival: TBA

7.7% ABV

Lambic, The Rundown. 

A lambic is a spontaneously fermented beer. What’s that? The beer is exposed to wild yeasts and bacteria. In this case (most likely) these wild yeasts live in the oak of the barrels they are aged in. The result is a tart/sour tasting beer. 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Beers, Trinity Brewing

Trinity Belgian-Style Saison

Trinity Belgian-Style Saison

by Reid Ramsay