Topic Archives: Old Ales
Saint Arnold Divine Reserve Releases Tomorrow
Tomorrow, July 31st – Saint Arnold releases Divine Reserve #12.
DR12 is an old ale and was inspired by David Rogers’ winning entry in the 2011 Big Batch Brew Bash. There are two definitions of Old Ales. The first is an ale in the old style, which refers to an ale bigger than regular ales. This was the more common definition up to 15 years ago. Our Christmas Ale is an example of this style. The newer definition is a very high alcohol ale that has been aged. This is what DR12 is, except that you have to supply the aging. We did condition DR12 in the fermenters for over 2 months.
DR12 is a very big ale with the high alcohol (10%) creating a spicy malt and hop flavor. Aging will allow the alcohol to oxidize and create sherry flavors that will round out the beer. It will age best if stored cold. This beer will come into its own in a year and should be drinking great 5 years from now.
Style: Old Ale
Availability: Draft, 12 oz bottles. Limited 22oz bombers t00.
10% ABV
Saint Arnold Divine Reserve #12, July 31st
Edition #12 in Saint Arnold Brewing (Houston, TX) Divine Reserve Series arrives on July 31, 2012.This edition is an old ale based on the 2011 Big Batch Brew Bash home brew competition winning recipe by David Rogers.
Each release is a one-off recipe with no specific style guidelines.
Style: Old Ale
Availability: 12 oz bottles
Arrival: 7/31/12
11% ABV
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The Bruery Celebrates 4 Years With Fruet
The Bruery celebrates 4 amazing years with Fruet. A 100% barrel aged old ale. Fruet (Fruit/Flowers) follows Papier (paper) , Coton (cotton), & Cuir (leather) in the brewery’s anniversary series, mirroring traditional anniversary gifts.
This study beer marks our fourth year, and we are grateful for the outpouring of community. Together may our supporters, our brewery and this beer grow in complexity and refinement over the years.
Style: Old Ale (Barrel Aged)
Availability: 750 ml bottles
Arrival: TBA
15.5% ABV
Smuttynose Really Old Brown Dog Ships
Smuttynose Brewing’s Really Old Brown Dog has officially started shipping.
Really Old Brown Dog was first brewed in 2007 and has become one of our fastest-selling and beloved Big Beers. In addition to our two dog-themed beers, we also host a Brown Dog Pinup Page, to which you should feel free to submit pictures of your favorite pets or simply browse candid shots of other people’s. The beer itself is complex. You’ll taste malty character that’s reminiscent of whole-wheat, digestive biscuits while tannin and vanillin notes add depth and complexity to the malt. A final wash of dried fruits and port adds a lively third dimension of enjoyment for your taste buds.
Style: Old Ale
Hops: Sterling
Malts: North American 2-Row, Aromatic, Crisp Pale Ale, Carafa II DH, C-15, Carared
Port-soaked oak chips
Yeast: WLP-001 California Ale Yeast
Availability: 22 oz bombers. Limited to 200 barrel
10.1% abv, 20 IBU
North Coast Otsuchi Ale Releases In March
North Coast Brewing releases Otsuchi Old Stock Ale this month. The beer benefits the Otsuchi Recovery Fund, after a devastating tsunami destroyed the town.
2011 marks the 10th anniversary of the sister city relationship between Fort Bragg, California and Otsuchi, Japan. When the recent tsunami struck northern Japan, Otuchi was one of the hardest hit communities and this charming 800-year old city was leveled with an unimaginable loss of life and property.
CBS recently devoted a 60 minutes episode to the Otsuchi disaster and interviewed Ken Sasaki, catayst for the sister city program. Sasaki made it clear how important the Fort Bragg sister city relationship has been in helping to give Otsuchi the encouragement to rebuild and to maintain their “Never give up” attitude.
The people of Fort Bragg have sent over $250,000 to help, but more importantly, they sent their love. As a continuation of this support, North Coast Brewing makes a donation to the Otsuchi Recovery Fund for every bottle of Otsuchi Old Stock Ale sold. North Coast Brewing invites you to enjoy this bottle with friends & celebrate the recovery of Otsuchi.
Style: Old Ale
Availability: 750ml (of this edition)
Arrival: Anniversary of the tsunami, 3/11/12
11.7% ABV
Founder’s Better Half Releases Today
Founder’s Brewing’s newest Backstage Series installment goes on sale today. (About an hour from now.) Curmudgeon’s Better Half is a beer formerly known as Kaiser’s Curmudgeon. We’re talking old ale brewed with molasses, aged 254 days in bourbon barrels that were recently used for aging maple syrup.
The Founder’s tap room will feature 750ml bottles of Better Half for $17 dollars a piece. After today, a limited amount of Better Half will ship to Founder’s markets for beer geeks to fight over.
Style: Old Ale (Maple Syrup, Barrel Aged)
Availability: 750ml bottles
Released: 2/13/12
11.9% ABV
Lots of Better Half & 750’s of Bell’s Black Note. That’s $140 worth of Better Half. Pic via Mike Tinnon
North Coast Old Stock Otsuchi 2012
A slightly different edition of North Coast Brewing’s Old Stock – Old Stock Otsuchi 2012. 100% of the funds benefit Otsuchi Tsunami relief efforts. If you follow the QR code, it takes you to a webpage asking for donations to the relief fund, based in Fort Bragg, California (where the brewery is based.) As it turns out, the Fort Bragg and Otsuchi have some history:
2011 marks the 10th anniversary of the sister city relationship between Fort Bragg and Otsuchi. The story of the program’s creation is compelling. When Ken Sasaki was a boy in Otsuchi, his father, a fisherman was lost at sea. Ken-san would sit on the bluffs overlooking the ocean, ever in search of any sign of his father. When he became older, he wondered what was on the other side of the ocean- wondering who lived over there and what were they like? He drew a line across the Pacific and found Fort Bragg on the exact same latitude. In 1997, he made contact and invited then Mayor, Lindy Peters to come visit Otsuchi.
In 2001, days after the tragic events of 9/11 that Lindy made his second trip to Otsuchi. The following year, September, 2002, the first student exchange of Fort Bragg students went to Otsuchi. Subsequent exchanges took place in 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010. In 2005 a Sister-City Proclamation was solidified by then Mayor, Dave Turner and Mayor Yamazaki.
Though the focus of our exchange program will be changing and evolving due to the devastation Otsuchi has sustained, our community will continue to stand by our beloved sister city, Otsuchi, Japan.
If you check out the video below taken in October of last year, Otsuchi was hit pretty hard. This edition of Old Stock (no word if ingredients are different) will be available in a larger format bottle (750mls.) There is more info to come on Old Stock Otsuchi for sure.
Style: Old Ale
Availability: 750ml (of this edition)
Arrival: Anniversary of the tsunami, 3/11/12
11.7% ABV
