Raspberries

New Belgium Blackberry Barley Wine Ale is ready

New Belgium Blackberry Barley Wine Ale is coming to the brewery’s Lips of Faith Series. This release marks the first barleywine in the employee-owned Fort Collins, Colorado’s lineup.

The base beer is a barleywine brewed with fresh blackberries and candi sugar.

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Lambic Meets Framboise. Odell Friek Returns

Odell Brewing’s Friek, the brewery’s well-loved lambic, returns at the end of October.

Odell Friek gets its name from the sum of its parts – part Kriek, part Framboise. Friek is brewed with Colorado cherries, raspberries, and aged in oak barrels until deemed ready.

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Posted in Don't Miss This, New Belgium

New Belgium Blackberry Barley Wine Ale is ready

New Belgium Blackberry Barley Wine Ale is coming to the brewery’s Lips of Faith Series. This release marks the first barleywine in the employee-owned Fort Collins, Colorado’s lineup.

The base beer is a barleywine brewed with fresh blackberries and candi sugar.

Smooth as the silk ascot you should be wearing while sipping this barley wine ale brewed with fresh blackberries. A trip under your nose reveals aromas of toasted oak, caramel toffee and burgundy. Sip with purpose.

New Belgium Blackberry Barley Wine Ale will be available in 22oz bottles and draft.

Style: Barleywine (w/ Blackberries)
Hops: Nugget
Malts: Pale, Munich, Caramel Munich, Oats

Availability: 22oz Bottles, Draft.
Release: TBA

12% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Beers, Pisgah Brewing Company

Pisgah Red Devil

Pisgah Red Devil

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Funk Factory Geuzeria

Funk Factory Geuzeria Frampaars release tickets on sale Oct 15th

Funk Factory Geuzeria Frampaars goes on sale this Thursday, through Brown Paper Tickets.

Frampaars is actually the sister beer to the brewery’s Framrood. A blend of American lambic spanning two years, aged on purple raspberries for 3 months, then bottle conditioned for 6 months.

Bottles are $22.50 each, limit of 6. Tickets on sale on October 15th, via this link. Bottle release is November 14th, 2015, at O’so Brewing’s anniversary party.

Style: Lambic (w/ Raspberries)
Availability: 750ml Bottles. Limited Release.
Release: 11/14/15

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Image via Funk Factory

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Don't Miss This, Odell Brewing, Seasonal Return

Lambic Meets Framboise. Odell Friek Returns

Odell Brewing’s Friek, the brewery’s well-loved lambic, returns at the end of October.

Odell Friek gets its name from the sum of its parts – part Kriek, part Framboise. Friek is brewed with Colorado cherries, raspberries, and aged in oak barrels until deemed ready.

Odell Friek is available in 750ml bottles across the brewery’s 11 state distribution network.

The brewery is hosting Friek-y Friday party at the tap room on October 30th. Best costume prizes, free Odell Friek samples, music, and more.

Style: American Wild Ale (w/ Raspberries, Cherries. Oak Aged)
Availability: 750ml bottles, Corked & Caged
Return: October, 2015

6.9% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Hidden Cove Brewing Co., New Beers

Hidden Cove Berried Treasure

Hidden Cove Berried Treasure

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

Jester King Synthesis Analogous, Aged in Sherry Barrels

Jester King Synthesis Analogous, a new blend of farmhouse ales, releases Friday, September 18th.

The inspiration for Jester King Synthesis Analogous, comes from a few sources. Initially, how Belgian brewing legends Cantillon and Drie Fonteinen do second fermentations on some of their fruited beers. That process prompted Jester King to referment the raspberries from Atrial Rubicite to create La Vie en Rose.

Blackberries from Nocturne Chrysalis Blend #2 were refermented in a young farmhouse ale. That beer needed more time to mellow and smooth out, so it was in blended with La Vie en Rose (brewed with raspberries) and matured in Spanish sherry barrels.

We felt the nutty, caramel character from the sherry barrels would add a nice roundness to the blend over time. The ratio of the blend was 2:1 in favor of the beer refermented with blackberries from Nocturn Chrysalis. It matured in sherry barrels for over a year prior to packaging this July.

Jester King Synthesis Analogous will be available in the taproom on Friday September 18th, at 4 pm in 750 milliliter bottles.

Style: American Wild Ales (w/ Raspberries. Blackberries. Barrel Aged. Sherry)
Availability: 750ml Bottles
Release: 9/18/15

5.6% ABV, 14 IBUs

Images via Jester King

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Abita Brewing, New Beers

Abita Triple Haze

Abita Triple Haze

by Reid Ramsay