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Goose Island Sofie [Video]

Goose Island Brewing’s Sofie – the official product video. Sofie is a blended Belgian style ale, aged in wine barrels, with citrus peel. 6.5% ABV

Goose Island Clybourn’s Bitter Love [Video]

Amara Amo (Bitter Love) is a newbie from Goose Island’s Clybourn location in Chicago, Illinois. “Chef Collaboration Series” is created with Amanda Rockman of Balena Restaurant. The Belgian style dubbel takes inspiration from bitters. Brewed with burnt orange, honey, and brandied Continue Reading →

This Is Cigar City’s 110K + OT #5 [PIC]

This is Cigar City Brewing‘s Batch #5 of 110K + OT.  A massive 11% ABV Strong Ale (that’s a style judgement call) brewed with curacao peel.  (That’s fancy for oranges.)  The brewery calls it like this.

 The result is an incredibly hoppy citrusy Continue Reading →

Shock Top Wheat IPA Added To Draftmark

Shock Top Wheat I.P.A. will join Anheuser-Busch’s Draftmark System soon.  The system holds a full gallon of Shock Top,  and keep the beer fresh and pressured for 30 days.  There is a “jar” that is inserted into system that lives in Continue Reading →

Funkwerks White Hits Bottles

Funkwerks (Ft. Collins, CO) released White in bottles today.   

The beer you are holding is a different take on a White beer. We use a saison yeast strain to create a beer with citrus aromas and flavor. Like our Saison Continue Reading →

Posted in Goose Island Brewing, Videos

Goose Island Sofie [Video]

Goose Island Brewing’s Sofie – the official product video. Sofie is a blended Belgian style ale, aged in wine barrels, with citrus peel. 6.5% ABV

Posted in Coming Soon, Lost Abbey, New Releases

Lost Abbey Gives Birth To The Devil with Track 7

It’s July which means time for another Lost Abbey Ultimate Box Set Release. Track 7 is inspired by INXS’s 1988 hit “The Devil Inside.” So what beer matches this little bundle of evil? A remix of the brewery’s Veritas 006, a wild ale.  The crew took that beer, and added raspberries, cherries and Mandarin orange zest. This baby arrives July 21, 2012. Sold only at the brewery, for consumption on site only.

It is a remix of our classic Veritas 006 aka sangria. We have raspberry and cherry providing the bulk of the fruit texture over a sour yellow base beer. To this we also added some orange peel and freshly zested mandarin orange zest as well. The beer finishes with a nice tannic finish and is truly a refreshing riff on a Lost Abbey classic.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Raspberries, Cherries, Orange Zest, Oak Aged)
Availability: 12.7 oz bottles. Brewery only

8.12% ABV

Read more:  Lost Abbey, Ultimate Box Set

Enjoy this little blast from 80’s video past… 

Posted in Goose Island Brewing, Videos

Goose Island Clybourn’s Bitter Love [Video]

Amara Amo (Bitter Love) is a newbie from Goose Island’s Clybourn location in Chicago, Illinois. “Chef Collaboration Series” is created with Amanda Rockman of Balena Restaurant. The Belgian style dubbel takes inspiration from bitters. Brewed with burnt orange, honey, and brandied cherries.

Posted in Anheuser-Busch, Coming Soon

Anheuser-Busch’s Brewmasters’s Small Batch #0540

I think you are starting to know the drill here.   Another entry into this impending Brewmaster’s Small Batch Series by Anheuser-Busch.  Batch 540 joins a host of other batches – Batch 541,  537, 538,  542 in this series c

This one, just like the others, has a geographic location on the label, corresponding to  AB brewery/production location.   Batch 538: St. Louis, MO. Batch 537: Los Angeles, CA.  Batch 542: Fairfield, California.  Batch 541: Baldwinsville, NY.  539: Williamsburg, VA.  540: Fort Collins, Colorado.

Style: Wheat Ale  (w/ Citrus Peels, Spice)Availability: 12 oz bottles
Arrival: TBA

5.2% ABV

Read More: Brewmaster’s Small Batch Series

Posted in Cigar City Brewing, New Releases

This Is Cigar City’s 110K + OT #5 [PIC]

This is Cigar City Brewing‘s Batch #5 of 110K + OT.  A massive 11% ABV Strong Ale (that’s a style judgement call) brewed with curacao peel.  (That’s fancy for oranges.)  The brewery calls it like this.

 The result is an incredibly hoppy citrusy bomb, but warming in the finish. Double IPA? Hoppy barley wine? Whatever it is, it’s pretty awesome.

Style: American Strong Ale (w/ curacao peel)
Availability: 750 ml bottles, Draft.
Arrival: Late May, 2012

11% ABV

Posted in Anheuser-Busch, New Releases, Shock Top

Shock Top Wheat IPA Added To Draftmark

Shock Top Wheat I.P.A. will join Anheuser-Busch’s Draftmark System soon.  The system holds a full gallon of Shock Top,  and keep the beer fresh and pressured for 30 days.  There is a “jar” that is inserted into system that lives in your fridge.

After the beer is in, you pour.

Posted in Funkwerks, New Releases

Funkwerks White Hits Bottles

Funkwerks (Ft. Collins, CO) released White in bottles today.   

The beer you are holding is a different take on a White beer. We use a saison yeast strain to create a beer with citrus aromas and flavor. Like our Saison we use an extended secondary maturation and bottle conditioning to ensure all these unique qualities are preserved and evolve over time. Serve at 45°F in a tulip glass.

Style: Witbier
Availability: 750ml bottles, Draft.