Surly Brewing (Minneapolis, MN) released Smoke this week. Smoke is a Baltic porter, brewed with German smoked malts and oak aged.Expect dark fruit notes to go along with all that Smoke. Look for in now if you get Surly…
Heavy Seas’s new Uncharted Waters lineup will be an exciting addition to 2013. Bourbon Aged Siren Noire will kick off the series in January. Not long after, expect a the Big DIPA’s return, as an oak aged version of it’s Continue Reading →
Jester King is ready to release Funk Metal Sour Barrel-Aged Stout. For this funky release, the brewery took an imperial stout and fermented it with a farmhouse yeast and aged it in oak barrels. The barrels Continue Reading →
The 2012 artwork for Weyerbacher Brewing’s Riserva. Each release takes over a year to make. This American wild ale is fermented with the funky yeast brettanomyces and raspberry puree. Aged in oak for a year prior to release.
Style: American Wild Ale Continue Reading →
Triple C Brewing (Charlotte, NC) prepares for their first bottle release. Up All Night Breakfast Porter has been chosen for the package kickoff. So named for the copious amounts of coffee from Magnolia Coffee in Charlotte.
This ale is brewed with Continue Reading →
Bridgeport Brewing Company (Portland, OR) recently released Enchanted during the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado. Enchanted is a special barrel treatment of their popular Stumptown Tart. Every so often the Portland, Oregon based brewery releases Old Knucklehead Barleywine. Continue Reading →
Surly Brewing (Minneapolis, MN) released Smoke this week. Smoke is a Baltic porter, brewed with German smoked malts and oak aged.Expect dark fruit notes to go along with all that Smoke. Look for in now if you get Surly…
Heavy Seas’s new Uncharted Waters lineup will be an exciting addition to 2013. Bourbon Aged Siren Noire will kick off the series in January. Not long after, expect a the Big DIPA’s return, as an oak aged version of it’s former self.
The English used to ship their biggest pale ales to India in oak barrels. Big DIPA harkens to that time, when beer had a distinctive oak character and a full herbal and earthy hop flavor. To round out the obscene among of hops and strong malt backbone in this beer, we add oak spirals to the tanks, allowing the beer to mellow as if on it’s own voyage.
Style: Imperial IPA (Oak Aged)
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft
Arrival: March, 2013
10.5% ABV
Read more: The Uncharted Waters
Jester King is ready to release Funk Metal Sour Barrel-Aged Stout. For this funky release, the brewery took an imperial stout and fermented it with a farmhouse yeast and aged it in oak barrels. The barrels are full of wild yeast and funky souring bacteria that make this beer a must have.
Down below heavy clouds, swollen and green with electric rain, the two-grinned snake waves at us in the arrythmic symphony. We dance up the leg of a star dusted mountain; from its summit our souls are projected into the darkness of the universe as scattered laser light beams. We seek the taste of eternity. You dig?
Style: Imperial Stout (Barrel Aged, Sour)
Hops: Millenium, East Kent Goldings
Malts: Pale malt, Black, Carafa, Dark Crystal
Flavor? Per JK: The finished beer retains aromas of chocolate and roast but takes on a distinct vinous character and sour complexity from extended aging and fermentation in oak barrels.
Availability: 750 ml bottles
Arrival: December, 2012
8.2% ABV, 29 IBUs
The 2012 artwork for Weyerbacher Brewing’s Riserva. Each release takes over a year to make. This American wild ale is fermented with the funky yeast brettanomyces and raspberry puree. Aged in oak for a year prior to release.
Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Raspberries, Oak Aged)
Availability: 750 ml bottles, Corked & Caged.
Arrival: Typically, February release.
11.4% ABV
Triple C Brewing (Charlotte, NC) prepares for their first bottle release. Up All Night Breakfast Porter has been chosen for the package kickoff. So named for the copious amounts of coffee from Magnolia Coffee in Charlotte.
This ale is brewed with Flaked Oats, Special B, and Chocolate Malt in the mash. Honey and lactose are added in the boil, then aged on oak chips and infused with locally roasted coffee.
Style: Imperial Porter (w/ Coffee, Oak Chips)
Availability: Draft, soon – 22oz bombers
Arrival: TBA
10% ABV
Bridgeport Brewing Company (Portland, OR) recently released Enchanted during the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado. Enchanted is a special barrel treatment of their popular Stumptown Tart. Every so often the Portland, Oregon based brewery releases Old Knucklehead Barleywine. The above label would be bottling #13.
The tradition continues with the 13th revival of our craft brewing roots. This barley wine style ale is aged with oak and offers a big taste experience. The deep ruby-colored brew kicks off with heavy malt sweetness, finishing with notes of oak, vanilla, toffee and rich cherry.
Style: Barleywine (Oak Aged)
Availability: 22oz bombers
Arrival: TBA
9.2% ABV
