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Cigar City 110K+ OT Batch 5

This is the 5th iteration of Cigar City Brewing’s 110K + OT.  Each release is a different style, at the whim of the brewing team.  The releases (in order) 1: Smoke Beer, 2: Russian Imperial Stout, 3: Imperial IPA, & Continue Reading →

Weyerbacher Celebrates “17”

Weyerbacher Brewing celebrates 17 years this year, with Seventeen.  Each milestone  is a different style, packed full of flavor.  (Sixteen was a braggot, Fifteen was a smoked imperial stout.) Weyerbacher was founded in Easton, Pennsylvania in 1995 by Dan Weirback.

2012’s Continue Reading →

Orange Yuzu Glad I Said Porter?

Artist Keith Shore is the artist that creates label artwork for  Mikkeller.  Shore’s art has been featured in everything from Mark Ecko to the New York Times.  One of his newest pieces is for an upcoming Mikkeller release dubbed Orange Continue Reading →

A New Belgium For Lovers

This sensual brew comes to you from New Belgium Brewing.  Valentine’s Day Ale is brewed with raspberry juice, orange peel, & rose hips.

Availability: Draft only, as of 1/20/12

7.5% ABV

Posted in Greenbush Brewing Co, New Beers

Greenbush Loudmouth Soup

Greenbush Loudmouth Soup

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Cigar City Brewing, Coming Soon

Cigar City 110K+ OT Batch 5

This is the 5th iteration of Cigar City Brewing’s 110K + OT.  Each release is a different style, at the whim of the brewing team.  The releases (in order) 1: Smoke Beer, 2: Russian Imperial Stout, 3: Imperial IPA, & 4: Imperial Red Ale.  The beer comes with a reminder – you don’t deserve this…

Sometimes a lot isn’t nearly enough.  For the times when a lot plus bit more is called we proffer the 110K+OT series. T his 5th iteration of 110K+OT series.  This 5th interation of 110K+OT is a 25 OG, 5 FG, 11% ABV 5 SRM sort of brew.  If you don’t know what all that jargon means the gist of it this;  its more than you deserve.  A lot more.  And a little more than that too.  If you require further explanation about what 110K + OT means, go to ratebeer.com , create an account and ask in all capital letters “WHAT IS 110K + OT?”

Style:    (Brewed w/ curacao peel)
Availability: 750 ml bottles
Arrival: TBA

11% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Weyerbacher

Weyerbacher Celebrates “17”

Weyerbacher Seventeen Saison AleWeyerbacher Brewing celebrates 17 years this year, with Seventeen.  Each milestone  is a different style, packed full of flavor.  (Sixteen was a braggot, Fifteen was a smoked imperial stout.) Weyerbacher was founded in Easton, Pennsylvania in 1995 by Dan Weirback.

2012’s ale is a saison, brewed with orange peel, lemon peel, grapefruit peel, and pink peppercorns.

Availability: 12 oz bottles, Draft
Arrival: TBA

10.5% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Highland Brewing

Highland Replacing Cattail With Razor Wit

Highland Brewing LogoA few weeks ago, BSJ mentioned that Highland Brewing is working on a summer ale.  Unveiled today, it’s dubbed Razor Wit.    This witbier is Highland’s take on the style, brewed with ginger, grains of paradise, and cumin, in addition to the traditional coriander and orange peel.

“I love the ginger,” said head brewer Joey Justice. “Ginger can dry the beer out, and grains of paradise are sort of hot, so we started with a slightly sweeter base and more body to compensate for the spices.”

There’s a lot of flavor in this summer beer.  When you’re brewing with spices, it’s tricky.  Boil the spices, you could get off flavors.  Heating/warming gently is the way to go.

“We ground the spices, heated them in water to simulate what would happen in the boiling process, and dosed each one in a neutral beer,” said Justice. “We identified the flavors we got from each spice… and talked about how they would work together.”

Balance of flavors is key here.  Nothing extreme. Just flavorful and complex.  Razor Wit, like Little Hump, and Cold Mountain is named after a North Carolina mountain.

Style: Witbier
Hops: Hallertau Mittelfruh, Mt. Hood
Spices: Coriander, Ginger, Sweet & Bitter Orange Peel, Seeds of Paradise, Cumin

5% ABV, 25 IBUs

 For all seasonal events and hikes, Highland partners with the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy (SAHC). They work to protect the NC and TN Appalachians — the world’s oldest mountains — including their unique plant and animal habitat, water, farmland and scenic beauty that is vital to Highland and the Asheville area.

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Blue Mountain Barrel House, New Beers

Blue Mountain Barrel House Isabel

Blue Mountain Barrel House IsabelBlue Mountain Barrel House Isabel.  Barrel aged w/ cocoa nibs, orange peels.

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Mikkeller

Orange Yuzu Glad I Said Porter?

Artist Keith Shore is the artist that creates label artwork for  Mikkeller.  Shore’s art has been featured in everything from Mark Ecko to the New York Times.  One of his newest pieces is for an upcoming Mikkeller release dubbed Orange Yuzu Porter. Headed stateside in 2012.

 

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, New Belgium

A New Belgium For Lovers

This sensual brew comes to you from New Belgium Brewing.  Valentine’s Day Ale is brewed with raspberry juice, orange peel, & rose hips.

Availability: Draft only, as of 1/20/12

7.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay