Peppercorns

Dogfish Head Beer to Drink Music To debuts

Dogfish Head Beer to Drink Music To is a new seasonal joining the Delaware based brewery’s today. A special party is planning at the Milton, Delaware brewery.

Dogfish Head is no stranger to beer and music collaborations – (see Positive Contact, American Continue Reading →

Burial Pink Moon Releases April 30th

Burial Pink Moon, part of the brewery’s on going Moon Series, releases on April 30th at the brewery in Asheville, North Carolina.

Burial Pink Moon is a saison brewed with grapefruit peel and pulp, plus pink peppercorn. Each bottle will come with Continue Reading →

Burnt Hickory Fighting Bishop Released in Bottled

Burnt Hickory Fighting Bishop bottles are now available. The belgian-style tripel joins Big Shanty Graham Cracker Stout, Cannon Dragger, and Ezekiel’s Wheel in 22oz bottles.

Killed just about a mile from the brewery, Leonidas Polk , an ordained bishop and Confederate general, Continue Reading →

Posted in Headlines, Dogfish Head, New Releases

Dogfish Head Beer to Drink Music To debuts

Dogfish Head Beer to Drink Music To is a new seasonal joining the Delaware based brewery’s today. A special party is planning at the Milton, Delaware brewery.

Dogfish Head is no stranger to beer and music collaborations – (see Positive Contact, American Beauty, Beer Thousand, etc.) This time, the beer be will be for whatever you want to listen to. Meet the official beer of Record Store Day – Dogfish Head Beer to Drink Music To.

In case you vinyl isn’t your thing, Record Store Day is the third Saturday in April, that celebrates independently owned record stores worldwide.

As for Dogfish Head Beer to Drink Music To, the base beer is a Belgian-style tripel, brewed with Sweet Orange Peel, Green Cardamon, Peppercorns, Vanilla.

While the beer debuts today at the brewery, markets should see 12 ounce bottles and draft in the weeks to come.

Style: Belgian-style Tripel (w/ Sweet Orange Peel, Green Cardamon, Peppercorns, Vanilla Beans)
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft.
Released: February, 2016

9% ABV

Image: Beer Street Journal

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Don't Miss This, Terrapin Beer Company

Spotlight: Terrapin Poivre Potion Saison, Side Project Series #25

Over the winter, Beer Street Journal got the unique opportunity to judge Terrapin’s employee brew-off. Each team of employees created not only a recipe, but had to present a skit to the crowd selling the beer. The winner -Terrapin Poivre Potion Saison.

Like other employee brew-off winners, the Terrapin Poivre Potion Saison features pink peppercorns that spices up this saison.

Traditional beers with a twist on their style has been a Terrapin ritual since the beginning. In keep up with traditional, our 2015 employee beer Terrapin Poivre Potion dry hopped imperial pink peppercorn saison, fits the bill. Brewed with pink peppercorns for a complex spice, and dry hopped for some extra aroma , this multifaceted beer will keep you guessing on which flavor comes next.

Terrapin Poivre Potion Saison is available in 22 ounce bottles, a part of the brewery’s Side Project Series.

Beer Street Journal tasting notes: Side Project #25 upscaled nicely from the employee test batch we chose in the competition earlier this year. The saison is very bright, with a strong peppercorn notes. As the dry-hopping name suggests, this saison has a strong hop flavor. A fun one-off lineup addition, for the fans of the Side Project Series releases.

Style: Saison (w/ Pink Peppercorns)
Hops: Amarillo, Galaxy, Jarrylo, (Dry Hop Amarillo, Galaxy, Jarrylo)
Malts: Two Row, Vienna, Wheat, Flaked Wheat  

Availability: 22oz Bottles, Draft
Release: Early December, 2015

9.2% ABV

Terrapin employees responsible for this beer:

Daniel Armstrong
Randall Davis
James Zarzour
Martha Floyd
Christian Hurley
Jack Albanese
David Stock
Nathan Palardy
John Wetzel
Jonathon Ryder
Sophia Recalde
Lyndsey Lafayette

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Don't Miss This, Wild Heaven Craft Beers

Wild Heaven White Blackbird Canning, Oct 20th

Wild Heaven White Blackbird, the brewery’s saison, will be the 2nd can in their canning history on October 20th.

A little on Wild Heaven White Blackbird. If I’ve said it once, I’ll said it 1,000 times, it won’t be, and isn’t just a saison. This beer (that has never seen anything besides draft) uses pink peppercorns, Korean pears marinated in Chardonnay (oh, we aren’t done) aged on French oak.

Our Belgian Saison is brewed with generous amounts of pink peppercorns to accentuate the herbal, earthy, spicy notes of this amazing yeast. Korean pears marinated in Chardonnay are added to fermentation along with French oak. The result is a host of savory flavors melding together into a wonderful new spin on a well-known style. Finishes dry with woody earthy hints and elegantly well rounded fruit and spice notes.

Wild Heaven White Blackbird is already a draft offering, and will be a 12 ounce can offering, thanks to Toucan Mobile Canning. In your hands by November 1.

Style: Saison (w/ Pink Peppercorns, Pears. Wine Oak Aged.)
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft. Year-round offering.
Release (Cans): November, 2015

6% ABV, 15 IBUs

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Burial Beer Co, New Releases

Burial Pink Moon Releases April 30th

Burial Pink Moon, part of the brewery’s on going Moon Series, releases on April 30th at the brewery in Asheville, North Carolina.

Burial Pink Moon is a saison brewed with grapefruit peel and pulp, plus pink peppercorn. Each bottle will come with a packet of Sow True Seeds. The seeds yield pink stock flowers.

This is the forth release in the 12 bottle, Moon Series.

Style: Saison (w/ Grapefruit, Peppercorns.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles, $16
Release: 4/30/15, 4 pm

6% ABV

Image via Burial Beer Co.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Don't Miss This, Jester King Brewery

Jester King Coquetier, A Sazerac Inspired Offering

Jester King Coquetier is a new barrel aged aged offering on sale at the brewery starting tomorrow.

The brandy barrel aged farmhouse ale is brewed with cubeb peppercorns, anise seed, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Jester King Coquetier grabs its inspiration from the traditional New Orleans cocktail, Sazerac.

Lemon zest recalls the cocktail’s traditional garnish, a thin sliver of lemon peel resting on the rim of the glass. The beer was aged in French brandy barrels, as the cocktail originally called for Cognac brandy.

Jester King Coquetier was brewed in April of 2014. The beer was first fermented in stainless steel using the the brewery’s unique blend of micro-organisms. After stainless, Coquetier was aged in 600 liter French brandy barrels for seven months before being refermented in bottles.

750ml Bottles of Jester King Coquetier will be available April 24th, at 4 pm.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Cubeb Peppercorns, Anise, Lemon Zest & Juice. Barrel Aged. Brandy.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles, Draft. 4,500 bottles. Limited.
Release: 4/24/15

7.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, Stone Brewing Co.

Stone Chai-Spiced Imperial Russian Stout, For Odd Years Release

Stone Chai-Spiced Imperial Russian Stout is the newest addition to the brewery’s Odd Beers for Odd Years offering, alongside Extra Hoppy Barleywine.

Past Odd Years offerings for Imperial Russian Stout have included Espresso Imperial Russian Stout, and Belgo Anise Imperial Russian Stout.

As you have probably deduced, this edition is inspired by chai tea. To achieve this nuance, Stone has added clove, ginger, black pepper, cardamom, black tea, and cinnamon to the bold imperial stout.

As it stands, the classic version of Stone Imperial Russian Stout is deep, dark, rich, roasty and perhaps even a bit sinful. The ‘Odd Beers for Odd Years’ part of the journey means the coming of each odd-numbered year provides the opportunity to take this traditional beer to new and mysterious places, embarking on an exploratory odyssey enabled by strikingly flavorful elements applied to a lovely onyx canvas. This beer, the latest ‘Odd’ transubstantiation, takes inspiration straight from the spice aisle, incorporating array of ingredients assembled to emulate the flavors of authentic chai tea. Cinnamon, cardamom, clove, ginger, a dash of black pepper and a dose of black tea combine with Stone Imperial Russian Stout’s incumbent flavors to take it deep into exotic, previously unfathomed tenitory. Expect a touch of earthiness in combination with a warm, tantalizing aridness. Asa one-time brew with enduring character, Stone CHAI-SPICED Imperial Russian Stout is crafted to be contemplated fresh or cellared under proper conditions for many years so that it may live on not only in one’s memory, but on his or her taste buds as well.

Stone Chai-Spiced Imperial Russian Stout is available in 22oz bottles, and draft. Typically arriving in March.

Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Clove, Ginger, Black Pepper, Cardamom, Black Tea, Cinnamon)
Availability: 22oz Bottles, Draft
AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA and Puerto Rico
International Distribution: Australia; Alberta and British Columbia (“Odd” release only), Canada; Japan; Singapore; Sweden; and United Kingdom
Release: Late-March, 2015

11/% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Burnt Hickory Brewery, New Releases

Burnt Hickory Fighting Bishop Released in Bottled

Burnt Hickory Fighting Bishop bottles are now available. The belgian-style tripel joins Big Shanty Graham Cracker Stout, Cannon Dragger, and Ezekiel’s Wheel in 22oz bottles.

Killed just about a mile from the brewery, Leonidas Polk , an ordained bishop and Confederate general, was nicknamed “The Fighting Bishop”. Our Bishop is a Belgian Trippel spiced with green peppercorns. With a higher power on his side, The Bishop sits as a melding of a style 500 years old mixed with a fresh flavor.

Burnt Hickory Fighting Bishop is a year round offering.

Style: Belgian-style Tripel (w/ Green Peppercorns.)
Availability: 22oz Bottles, Draft. Year-Round.

8.5% ABV

Read more: Burnt Hickory Brewery

by Reid Ramsay