Peppercorns

Scoop on the Next Sierra Nevada Ovila

The Sierra Nevada (Chico, CA) Ovila Series will see some new entries this year. Among them is a saison re-boot, with new additions to the brew. Specifically mandarin oranges and peppercorns.

We’re told the ETA is June on the next Ovila Continue Reading →

Sierra Nevada Beer Camp: Hop Bam

New entry into Sierra Nevada’s Beer Camp: Hop Bam. Brewed with mandarin oranges & peppercorns. 

Style:       (w/ Oranges, Peppercorns)
Availability: Draft only, Limited
Arrival: Handful of kegs made

5.8% ABV 

Read more: Sierra Nevada Beer Camp

Posted in New Releases, Videos, Wild Heaven Craft Beers

Beer Street Journal Video: Brewing a Tomato Saison with Wild Heaven

Beer Street Journal joined Wild Heaven Craft Beers brewmaster Eric Johnson on a backyard brew day in rural Winterville, Georgia. This 50-gallon setup is the birthplace of Wild Heaven. This wasn’t any old pale ale brew day, we were on a special mission. Brew a special tomato-based beer for JCT Kitchen’s Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Festival.

Honestly, I can’t think of a single beer brewed with tomatoes. Neither could Eric, so when he went looking around brewers forums, not a lot of people thought it was a good idea. This is something you need to know about Eric Johnson. You can’t tell him no. For this first edition, the base beer is White Blackbird, an upcoming saison release by the brewery. Heirloom tomatoes were selected to add to the mash, then spiced with white peppercorns. For added depth, the saison was aged on cacao nibs and  Madeira oak.

If you are in Atlanta, you’ll get a shot at this brew this weekend.

Style: Saison (w/ Tomatoes, White Peppercorns, Cacao Nibs, Oak Aged. Madeira)
Availability: Draft only. Festival Limited

7.4% ABV

Watch More: Exclusive Beer Street Journal Video

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Terrapin Beer Company

The Dr. Will See You Now. Terrapin Side Project #20

Terrapin Dr. Krunkles

Introducing the 2oth release in Terrapin Beer Co’s (Athens, GA) Side Project Series – Dr. Krunkles. The lovable brewer Krunkles rides again, this time with a white IPA. This experimental IPA uses a considerable amount of wheat, a farmhouse yeast (for a little funky flavor) with a twist – white peppercorns. Oh yeah, and it’s finished on White Ash oak staves. A complex, yet fun drinker in the heat perhaps?

Straight from the Orient and into the brewing ingredient R&D field comes the next incarnation of the most beloved IPA brewer on the planet, Dr. Krunkles. The Dr. is in with a new White Farmhouse IPA that has ordinary brewmasters bending over and sing “Moon River” in his honor. Dr. Krunkles White Farmhouse IPA reaches new heights in complexity and flavor by combining the malt and spices of a Belgian Witbier, the yeast of a Farmhouse Ale and the hoppy goodness of an American IPA. Dr. Krunkle’s twisted touch is a dash of white peppercorn and then wood aging on white ash.

Style: White IPA (w/ White Peppercorn, Oak Aged)
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft
Arrival: August, 2013

7.3% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Sierra Nevada

Scoop on the Next Sierra Nevada Ovila

The Sierra Nevada (Chico, CA) Ovila Series will see some new entries this year. Among them is a saison re-boot, with new additions to the brew. Specifically mandarin oranges and peppercorns.

We’re told the ETA is June on the next Ovila release.

Style: Saison (w/ Oranges, Peppercorns)
Availability: Bottles, Draft
Arrival: ETA, June- 2013

7.5% ABV

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Elysian Brewing

Elysian to Debut Oddland Series, Peppercorn Saison

Elysian Brewing would like to introduce a new series to their collection.
The Oddland Series will produce brews intermittently that will feature strage ingredients. Expect to see everything from peppercorns to cardamom and all in-between. This will be a collaborative effort with Seattle artist Jim Woodring.

“Here’s how the whole thing works. Head Brewer Dick Cantwell and his brainstormy gang get an idea; they run it by Woodring, who sketches his two cents’ worth and sends it on back; then the recipe is tweaked, the ingredients secured, suggestions made as to visual format, and away we all go, to Oddland.”

The first beer in the series, Peppercorn Saison, will launch mid-May and features white, green, black, and pink peppercorns.

Style: Saison
Availability: 22oz bottles
Arrival: May 2013

7% ABV 

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Sierra Nevada

Sierra Nevada Beer Camp: Hop Bam

New entry into Sierra Nevada’s Beer Camp: Hop Bam. Brewed with mandarin oranges & peppercorns. 

Style:       (w/ Oranges, Peppercorns)
Availability: Draft only, Limited
Arrival: Handful of kegs made

5.8% ABV 

Read more: Sierra Nevada Beer Camp

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Holland Brewing, Terrapin Beer Company

New Holland & Terrapin Launch “Social Potion”

New Holland/ Terrapin Social Potion

To celebrate the launch of New Holland Brewing being distributed in Georgia, Terrapin Beer Co travelled to Holland, Michigan. What they produced was Social Potion, a weizenbock brewed with Michigan wheat, black currants, and pink peppercorns.

The beer debuts in Michigan and Atlanta for Atlanta Beer Week 2012.  A portion of this beer has been saved for barrel aging.

Style: Weizenbock (w/ Pink Peppercorns, Currants)
Availability: Draft Only
Arrival: Now

7% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Dogfish Head, New Releases, Videos

Dogfish Head Brewpub Exclusive: Beard de Garde

Dogfish Head recently released a brewpub exclusive: Beard de Garde. A biere de garde brewed with peppercorn, and apples.

Sam Calagione recently teamed up with renowned West Coast chef Adam Dulye to brew a beer that celebrates James Beard and his passion for using local ingredients. As Sam says, Beard was a “locavore before locavore was cool.” This beer will be served on draft at Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats in Rehoboth Beach, Del. It’ll be available until it’s gone.

by Reid Ramsay