Pale Ales

Terrapin All American Oat Pale Ale debuts in July

Terrapin All American Oat Pale Ale debuts in July, replacing All American Pilsner.

In the past, the Athens, Georgia based brewery released the aforementioned pilsner on election years. Terrapin’s Dustin Watts tells Beer Street Journal that Sound Czech’s return to cans has Continue Reading →

Odell Loose Leaf transitions to cans

Odell Loose Leaf Session Ale is the latest can release from the Fort Collins, Colorado brewery.

This release marks the brewery’s third can packaged on their new hi-tech canning line. The canner can crank out about 310 cans per minute.

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Posted in Terrapin Beer Company, Coming Soon, Headlines

Terrapin All American Oat Pale Ale debuts in July

Terrapin All American Oat Pale Ale debuts in July, replacing All American Pilsner.

In the past, the Athens, Georgia based brewery released the aforementioned pilsner on election years. Terrapin’s Dustin Watts tells Beer Street Journal that Sound Czech’s return to cans has been very successful, and bringing another pilsner into the fold didn’t make sense.

Terrapin All American Oat Pale Ale will fill that void starting July 2nd. This very hoppy pale ale that is a collaboration with three of the brewery’s favorite malt and hop producers, including Briess, Epiphany Craft Malt, and Roy Farms.

This election year, Terrapin introduces our “All American Oat Pale Ale, a farm collaboration with three of our beloved malt and hop suppliers.

Terrapin All American Oat Pale Ale will be available in 22 ounce bottles and draft. Distribution to all markets starting the first week of July. Drink as fresh as possible. You’ll thank me.

Style: Pale Ale
Hops: Columbus, Chinook, Azacca, Centennial
Malts: Flaked Oats, Crystal, 2-Row

Availability: 22oz Bottles, Draft.
Debut: 7/2/16

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Lagunitas, Headlines

First Look: Lagunitas 12th of Never, the brewery’s 1st can

Lagunitas 12th of Never will officially be the brewery’s first canned offering. Above is a Beer Street Journal exclusive look at the new beer.

Tony Magee, the brewery’s founder, said a while ago that his brewery would be the last to ever can their beer. If you look at the current state of the brewing industry from the can perspective, he might be close. Canned offerings are tripling by the day.

Lagunitas 12th of Never is – surprise, surprise – a hop forward beer. Described as a “bitter-esque, pale-isa ale”. As we sit here drinking it for the first time, it truly is damn hop forward, walking a fine line between pale ale and IPA, kind of beer. A truly tasty beer for this nearly 100 degree start to the summer. Fans of Lagunitas Brewing’s bold hop flavor will be quite happy with this release year-round.

This is a blend of Old & New School hops that play bright citrus and rich tropical flavors, all on a solid stage of English puffed wheat. Light, yet full bodied… the Lagunitas 12th of Never Ale is everything about making hop forward beer expressed in a moderate voice. Pale, cold, lightly alcoholic, and bitter. It’s all we know.

Lagunitas 12th of Never – aka their first canned beer, arrives  in a twelver of 12-oz 12ths. Or. 12 ounce cans, in a 12 pack. First shipment drops in July.

Style: Pale Ale
Availability: 12oz Cans. Year-round
Debut: July, 2016

5.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Great Divide, Headlines

Great Divide reimagines their 20 year old Denver Pale Ale

Great Divide Denver Pale Ale has officially been reimagined, in both recipe and artwork. The brewery celebrates their 22nd birthday this month.

For the last 22 years, Great Divide has called Denver, Colorado home. For 20 of those years, the brewery has been releasing Denver Pale Ale, an English-style pale ale. Two decades later, it’s time to change that up a bit.

Great Divide recognizes that drinker’s palates change over the years, about as much as the city of Denver has changed. Beer, like cities, are a living thing.

 “This city has changed a lot since we first launched Denver Pale Ale almost 20 years ago, and so have the palates of craft beer drinkers. The original Denver Pale Ale is a great beer, and has won a lot of awards throughout the years, but we decided it was time to update the beer to better represent everything that this city has become.” Brian Dunn, Great Divide’s founder and president.

Great Divide Denver Pale Ale can is being transformed in a “living” work of art. Every year, a new can will be released, wrapped in the artwork of a different local artist. This year, Josh Holland’s design was chosen.

Along with the new look, the brewery has reimagined the base recipe to capture the essence of their hometown Denver. This new edition of the pale ale boasts big citrus and pine flavors, finishing with toasted malts, and a slightly bitter finish.

Great Divide Denver Pale Ale (Artists Series) will be available in 6 packs in Colorado. The art can will be found across the United States in the brewery’s Candemonium 12 pack.

Style: Pale Ale
Availability: Year-round
Debut (New Recipe): June, 2016

Great Divide Artist Series 2016 Poster. By Josh Holland

Great Divide Artist Series 2016 Poster. By Josh Holland

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Off Color Brewing, New Beers

Off Color Alfalfa King Pale Ale

Off Color Alfalfa King Pale Ale

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Odell Brewing, Don't Miss This, New Releases

Odell Loose Leaf transitions to cans

Odell Loose Leaf Session Ale is the latest can release from the Fort Collins, Colorado brewery.

This release marks the brewery’s third can packaged on their new hi-tech canning line. The canner can crank out about 310 cans per minute.

Loose Leaf is a hop-forward American pale ale, balanced by pilsner malt.

…crisp and refreshing like any respectable session ale, but a bit more hop-forward with notes of lemon and lime balanced by pilsner malt. It has a dry, crisp finish perfect for going with the flow.

Odell Loose Leaf will transition from bottles to 12 ounce cans, in 12-packs.

Style: Pale Ale
Availability: 12oz Cans
Release (Cans): Mid-March, 2016

4.5% ABV, 31 IBUs

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in 4 Hands Brewing, Coming Soon

4 Hands City Wide Pale Ale coming in April

4 Hands City Wide Pale Ale is coming from the Saint Louis, Missouri based brewery.

The upcoming pale ale has been teased on social media over the past week. The can features the flag for the city of St. Louis.

Release looks to be April, 2016 – presumably for their home city only.

Style: American Pale Ale
Availability: 12oz Cans
Release: April, 2016

5.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Bear Republic Brewing, Faction Brewing, Headlines, Mad River Brewing, Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery, Maui Brewing Company, Sierra Nevada

Sierra Nevada West Latitude Session Rye, for Beer Camp

Sierra Nevada West Latitude Session Rye will be part of the new Beer Camp Across America mixed pack in May, 2016.

The last round of Beer Camp Across America in 2014 featured 12 hand-picked breweries that created their own unique beer. In 2016, 30 breweries come together to collaborate, paired by geographic locations.

Sierra Nevada West Latitude Session Rye features five Northern California breweries (plus Hawaii) – a collaboration with Bear Republic, Maui Brewing, Faction Brewing, Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery, and Mad River Brewing Co. The team has created a low ABV session ale brewed with hibiscus.

Sierra Nevada West Latitude Session Rye combines our Californian Left Coast love of fruity hops with a touch of Hawaiian “aloha” from the addition of hibiscus flowers, all anchor by robust malts and spicy rye. This session beer is light in body and looks large, like the long shadows of the western sun.

Sierra Nevada West Latitude Session Rye will be a 12 ounce bottle offering in May, a part of the brewery’s Beer Camp Across America 12 pack. The beer will also be featured at the special Beer Camp events across the country.

Style: Pale Ale (w/ Hibiscus)
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft.
Release: May, 2016

4.5% ABV

READ MORE: Sierra Nevada Beer Camp Across America

by Reid Ramsay