Side Project

Terrapin SP#12 Hopzilla Arrives!

The bottles of the latest Side Project from Terrapin Brewing has arrived! This piney, grapefruity bottle of tasty made it’s Atlanta debut at Leon’s last week, and saw a tap handle last night at Cypress Street. Here’s a quick flyby Continue Reading →

Terrapin SP#13 “So Fresh & So Green Green”

Here’s your Terrapin Side Project status update.  Recent releases – #10 – Cap’t Krunkles Black IPA.  #11 -Boom Shakalager Bavarian Imperial Pilsner. Release #12 is about to arrive – Hopzilla Imperial IPA.  September brings another hoppy offering from the Athens, GA Continue Reading →

Announcing Terrapin Hop Harvest!

This is all the info available on this newly announced “Hop Harvest” Festival held by Terrapin Brewing in Athens.  Among the other activities, a new Side Project  will debut.  Here is their mini press release –

“Join Terrapin Beer Co. for Continue Reading →

Terrapin’s Boom ShakaLager Arrives!

The next installment of Terrapin’s Side Project Series – Boom Shakalager has hit shelves!

QUICK REVIEW:

Side Project #11 dubbed “Boom ShakaLager” is a Bavarian style imperial lager.  Brewed with Bavarian yeast of course — expect German hops and malts also.  Estimated release date Continue Reading →

COMING SOON: Terrapin SP#12 Hopzilla

It’s never too early to start talking about upcoming beers.  Currently on the shelves from Terrapin’s Side Project series – Capt’n Krunkles Black IPA.  Side Project #11 coming soon – Boom Shakalager.  After that, stay tuned for Hopzilla Double IPA.

Here Continue Reading →

Posted in Casks, Terrapin Beer Company

CASK FOCUS: Terrapin’s Hop Harvest Fest

Saturday is Terrapin’s Hop Harvest Festival! It start’s at 4:30 and runs to 7:30pm. 6 casks will be tapped at the Harvest. All 6 casks are Terrapin’s Golden Ale based, each hopped with a different specially picked hop variety. Here are SOME of the casks –

The varieties are – Fuggle, Centennial, Nugget, Saaz.  Two more are still a secret!

Also – Their newest Side Project – So Fresh & So Green, Green will make it’s debut!

Terrapin has been posting these to their Facebook Page.

Terrapin Brewing Co – 9/25/10, 4:30-7:30 pm
265 Newton Bridge Road
Athens, GA 30607

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, Terrapin Beer Company

Terrapin SP#12 Hopzilla Arrives!

The bottles of the latest Side Project from Terrapin Brewing has arrived! This piney, grapefruity bottle of tasty made it’s Atlanta debut at Leon’s last week, and saw a tap handle last night at Cypress Street. Here’s a quick flyby –
Style: Imperial IPA
Hops: Bravo, Chinook, Centennial and Citra (dry)
Malts: Maris Otter
10.7% ABV
130 IBU’s

Spikes Description:
Terrapin “Side Project” number 12 is none other than the fearless “Hopzilla” Double I.P.A.This Hoptastic creature clocks in at 110 IBU’s and has all the hop explosion of a B-Rate monster movie.
Made with 100% Maris Otter malt to back up the barrage of hop bitterness, flavor and aroma, this beast knows no boundaries. With all of this hoppy goodness packed into one beer, we wouldn’t have called it by any other name.

Thanks @jbyce for the beer pic!

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon

Terrapin SP#13 “So Fresh & So Green Green”

Here’s your Terrapin Side Project status update.  Recent releases – #10 – Cap’t Krunkles Black IPA.  #11 -Boom Shakalager Bavarian Imperial Pilsner. Release #12 is about to arrive – Hopzilla Imperial IPA.  September brings another hoppy offering from the Athens, GA brewer.  Side Project #13 is dubbed “So Fresh & So Green Green.”  For some that title may sound familiar.  Think about.  Think… Outkast.  It’s a play on the lyric – “So fresh and so clean, clean” from the Atlanta based duo’s 2001 album “Stankonia.”

So Fresh & So Green Green is a wet hopped ale.  Wet hopping is the act of taking whole leave, fresh picked hops right off the vine and adding them to the brew.  It’s similar to Sweetwater’s Wet Dream.  Wet hops impart a very unique flavor profile to beer.  Not all the details have been released by Terrapin yet. The label tells us this –

“Terrapin’s “So Fresh and so Green, Green” is a beer that celebrates the hop! Made with freshly picked, whole leaf “wet” hops, these off-the-vine beauties will encourage you to drink fresh, drink local and drink now. 6.6% ABV.”

Style: American IPA

Arrival: SP #13 debuts at Terrapin’s Hop Harvest on September 25th, 2010 from 4:30 – 7:30 pm

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in 2010, Casks, Terrapin Beer Company

Announcing Terrapin Hop Harvest!

This is all the info available on this newly announced “Hop Harvest” Festival held by Terrapin Brewing in Athens.  Among the other activities, a new Side Project  will debut.  Here is their mini press release –

“Join Terrapin Beer Co. for a Hop Harvest Festival on September 25th from 4:30- 7:30. Evening festivities include a special unveiling of So Fresh and So Green, Green (a fresh hopped beer), six casks, the harvesting of the Terrapin’s hop garden, a harvest showcase of local produce, education from hop experts, and many other hopped up beer offerings! All ages are welcome but only those 21 or over with valid ID will be allowed to drink our hoppy offerings.”

Terrapin Brewing Co
265 Newton Bridge Road
Athens, GA
September 25, 2010 4:30-7:30 pm (UPDATED)

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, Terrapin Beer Company

Terrapin’s Boom ShakaLager Arrives!

The next installment of Terrapin’s Side Project Series – Boom Shakalager has hit shelves!

QUICK REVIEW:

Side Project #11 dubbed “Boom ShakaLager” is a Bavarian style imperial lager.  Brewed with Bavarian yeast of course — expect German hops and malts also.  Estimated release date — June, but there a lot more info to come before that happens.  It’s rare to see a lager from Terrapin, as the label explains –

“Boom ShakaLager is the next installment in Terrapin’s “Side Project” series of beers. This Imperial Lager is made exclusively with German malts, German hops and a true Bavarian lager yeast strain.  While 99% of the beers brewed at Terrapin are ales, we figured we should show some love to the lager style as well. Not that this off-beat, big beer is going to be brewed to a traditional style or anything.”

Availability — 22oz bombers & draft. 1 time release.

9% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Terrapin Beer Company

COMING SOON: Terrapin SP#12 Hopzilla

It’s never too early to start talking about upcoming beers.  Currently on the shelves from Terrapin’s Side Project series – Capt’n Krunkles Black IPA.  Side Project #11 coming soon – Boom Shakalager.  After that, stay tuned for Hopzilla Double IPA.

Here is what is known –

10.8% ABV

110 IBU’s

Release Date – TBA

Label Description –

“Terrapin Side Project 12 is none other than the fearless Hopzilla Double IPA. This hoptastic creature clocks in at 110 IBUs and has all the hop explosions of a B-rate monster movie.

Made with 100% Maris Otter malt to back up the barrage of hop bitterness, flavor and aroma, this beast knows no boundaries. With all of this hoppy goodness packed into one beer, we wouldn’t have called it by any other name.” 10.8% ABV.”

UPDATE – 7/27 – Currently in the tanks.  Getting closer to release date…

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, Terrapin Beer Company

COMING SOON: Terrapin SP#11 Boom ShakaLager

Someone asked me recently if there has been a follow up to Terrapin’s Black IPA Side Project #10 – Capt’n Krunkles.  The answer – no not yet, but soon.  Very soon.  What is #11?  Here’s a sneak peak.

Side Project #11 dubbed “Boom ShakaLager” is a Bavarian style imperial lager.  Brewed with Bavarian yeast of course – expect German hops and malts also.  Estimated release date – June, but there a lot more info to come before that happens.  It’s rare to see a lager from Terrapin, as the label explains –

“Boom ShakaLager is the next installment in Terrapin’s “Side Project” series of beers. This Imperial Lager is made exclusively with German malts, German hops and a true Bavarian lager yeast strain.  While 99% of the beers brewed at Terrapin are ales, we figured we should show some love to the lager style as well. Not that this off-beat, big beer is going to be brewed to a traditional style or anything.”

Availability – 22oz bombers & draft. 1 time release.  Release date to follow.

by Reid Ramsay