Porters

Grand Teton Brewing’s Wake Up Call, Sept 1

Grand Teton Brewing (Victor, ID) will be releasing their newest entry in their Cellar Reserve on September 1st, Wake Up Call.  Wake Up features Caffe Ibis coffee (Logan, Utah)

Wake Up Call Imperial Coffee Porter has a distinct and robust coffee flavor Continue Reading →

Nebraska’s Rare Inception

One to add to the rare beer, “how do I get it” list – Nebraska Brewing’s Toasted Barn.  The brewery released details about the Inception Series, their newest barrel aged beer.

We bottle the first of what will be our extremely Continue Reading →

Heavy Seas Adds A Fresh Haarvest

Heavy Seas Brewing (Baltimore, MD) will be adding a wet hopped beer to the Mutiny Fleet this year.

The style will vary, each using wet (fresh, not dried) hops from around Baltimore, Maryland.  The 2011 edition is a fresh hopped Continue Reading →

Posted in Red Brick Brewing

Red Brick’s Smoked Vanilla Gorilla Next Up In Brick Mason Series

Edition #3 in Red Brick Brewing’s Brick Mason Series is not far away.   The brewery has taken Vanilla Gorilla and added a little twist for the series release: smoked vanilla beans and a little barrel aging for good measure.

Fox Brothers BBQ in Atlanta, Georgia smoked the vanilla beans used in Gorilla.  The base beer is Red Brick oatmeal porter.  The barrels, Jack Daniels.  Gorilla follows on the heels of  Double IPA, and 16th Anniversary.  The last release this year in the series is slated to be and Old Ale.

Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft.

Arrival: TBA

7.5% ABV (estimated)

 

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Yazoo Brewing

Yazoo Talks Fresh Hop, Sly Rye Porter, Gerst, Distribution

Yazoo Brewing (Nashville, TN) is busy.  A steady stream of hop projects, new beers, and in 2012, expanded distribution.

In the brewery’s most recent newsletter, Yazoo out lines some new stuff on the way.

Yazoo recently teamed up with Sulphur Farms in Tennessee source fresh cascade hops for an upcoming Hop Project beer.

Sly Rye Porter – Arriving late fall.

Gerst 6 packs– A beer brewed in Nashville by William Gerst Brewing Company is being revived by Yazoo.  Gerst closed it’s doors in 1954, but the beer was revived in the ’90s by Evansville Brewing.  Due out early 2012.

The 10,000 question has been – Where will Yazoo Brewing go next?  Brewer Linus Hall and company will address this formally in 2012. Pic below is from Sulphur Farms hop picking day.  [Newsletter]

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon

Haandbryggeriet Coffee Porter Making Trip From Norway

Hanndbryggeriet is a small 18 barrel brewhouse based in Norway.  Popular offerings include Dark Force & Norse Porter.  A new coffee offering is headed stateside – Coffee Porter.  This beer should have a silky flavor to it, due to the addition of lactose & sugar.  Imported by Shelton Brothers.

Style: Porter w/ coffee

Availability: 16.9 oz bottles

6.2% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News

Grand Teton Brewing’s Wake Up Call, Sept 1

Grand Teton Brewing (Victor, ID) will be releasing their newest entry in their Cellar Reserve on September 1st, Wake Up Call.  Wake Up features Caffe Ibis coffee (Logan, Utah)

Wake Up Call Imperial Coffee Porter has a distinct and robust coffee flavor that blends harmoniously with the roasted malts. Caramel, chocolate, and black malts give this ale its dark color and overtones of caramel and a cocoa-like sweetness. Only very gently hopped, the addition of coffee shines through, providing a delicious accent to this brew.

Style: American Porter brewed w/ coffee
Availability:  25.4 oz (750ml bottles), Draft.
Cellar:  Up to a year

7.5%, 40 IBUs 

 

 

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Maui Brewing Company, Stone Brewing Co.

First Stone Barrel Aged Beer Bottled

Release #1 -Ken Schmidt / Maui / Stone Kona Coffee Macadamia Coconut Porter Aged in Bourbon Barrels, just got bottled.  In order to get this release, you must purchase a lottery ticket, and be the person to pick it up! Money for the tickets go to charity.  Pics via Stone

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Nebraska Brewing

Nebraska’s Rare Inception

Nebraska Brewing Toasted Barn

One to add to the rare beer, “how do I get it” list – Nebraska Brewing’s Toasted Barn.  The brewery released details about the Inception Series, their newest barrel aged beer.

We bottle the first of what will be our extremely limited edition barrel aged experiments which we are calling The Inception Series.

Why Inception?  Well, it’s pretty simple really.  These are 1 or 2 oak barrels of something we felt was worthy of the time and effort necessary to head down a lenghty path of maturation and flavor enhancements.  This is our unveiling and it may be the start of something very nice indeed.

Will they make it to Reserve Series?  Maybe.  Will they ever be made again?  Maybe.  Will we even bottle all of the barrel aged experiments we have in the pipeline?  Maybe (I think you get the picture at this point)

We’ll decide later but at this stage, we do know that they are truly something special.  Small batch, limited edition barrel aged efforts.  Toasted Barn is our first so watch our Newsletter or Facebook for additional information on the Series and the beer itself.

These beers will only be available in our brewpub.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Heavy Seas

Heavy Seas Adds A Fresh Haarvest

Heavy Seas Brewing (Baltimore, MD) will be adding a wet hopped beer to the Mutiny Fleet this year.

The style will vary, each using wet (fresh, not dried) hops from around Baltimore, Maryland.  The 2011 edition is a fresh hopped porter.

Label:
Our special HOP HAARVEST ALE is designed to showcase the special flavors derived from our locally grown, Maryland “wet” hops.  The 2011 release is a 5% alc/vol porter in style.  We hope you enjoy the unique profile that comes from freshly harvested hops!

Style: Porter
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft
Arrival: Not on the HS calendar. Estimated early fall, 2011.

5% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay