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CASK ALERT! Terrapin SP#10 Release Party Tonight!

UPDATE! DATE CHANGE!! Just as soon as I post and in depth look at this coming release, I have official word of the release party  for Capt’n Krunkles!  On Thursday March 11th, be at Brickstore Pub for a special cask of the Capt’n to celebrate its release!  This cask is aged in oak.  Tapping will be at 5pm sharp!

It’s March, and its almost time to see Terrapin Brewing’s newest Side Project beer — Capt’n Krunkles.  The best description of Krunkles would be calling it a “black IPA,” an unofficial beer style that is rapidly becoming popular.

Capt’n Krunkles is in the tanks at the brewery, almost ready for bottling.  This black IPA is brewed just like a regular lPA, but with a small difference — dark malts.  Black IPA’s pour black as if to give the impression of a porter or stout, but taste as hoppy as any IPA you may have tried.  The Capt’n  is full of dark malts, and has over 2 lbs. of hops per barrel.  Here is a closer look at the ingredients in Krunkles —

Hops — Warrior, Columbus, Nugget, Centennial, Simcoe.  Dry Hopped w/ Ahtanum.

Malts — 2 Row Pale, Dark Munich, Crystal 24, DH Carafa III

ABV — 7.5%

From the bottle —

Legend has it Capt’n Krunkles is the most feared pirate on the high seas.  No one who has seen him, his ship, or his band of pirates drinks has ever lived to tell able it.  Made with a bombardment of hops to defeat your taste buds in the battle and all the black malt you can stand before walking the plank, this Black I.P.A. will make it worth going down with the ship.  Capt’n Krunkles… Where is he?  I don’t know… I don’t know!

Availability — Limited one time release, in 22 oz bottles, 1/6 barrels, ½ barrels.

Release — March, in the next few weeks.  Updates to follow. CASK 3/11 @ Brickstore Pub

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, Terrapin Beer Company

Terrapin Side Project 10 – Capt’n Krunkles

Side Project #9 was Dark Side.  Very tasty, and will only get better with time.  In the tanks now at Terrapin Brewery (Athens, GA) is Side Project 10 – dubbed Capt’n Krunkles.

Krunkles is a Black IPA.  While  black IPA’s are not an official beer style, they are certainly popping up all over the place.  My first was Stone Brewing’s 11th Anniversary turned Sublimely Self Righteous Ale.  There is also Beer Here’s Dark Hops from Norway.  Simplistically, these black IPA’s are brewed much like a regular IPA would be, but with black malts.  They are deceptively hoppy, as most pour deep black in color.

Each time Terrapin rolls out a new beer, brewer Spike Buckowski will do a small write up with an ingredient outline, inspirations, etc.   Unfortunately, he hasn’t written one yet – so I can’t tell you much about the hops/malts etc.

ETA on Capt’n Krunkles hitting the shelves is late February/ Early March.

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Casks, Terrapin Beer Company

CASK ALERT! Terrapin Side Project #9 – Dark Side

As far as I know, you are the first know Terrapin Dark Side Bottleabout this.   This Tuesday at Taco Mac’s “The Fred”  the first ( and I think only) cask of Terrapin’s New Side Project “Dark Side” will be tapping.

UPDATE! – This cask will feature Dark Side aged on Cherry Oak.

More about “Dark Side”?  Click Here

NOTE  – AS OF 12/18/09 – You must have at least 13 credits on your Taco Mac Passport list to gain entry to “The Fred.”

Taco Mac – Prado – “The Fred”

12/22/09

6 pm!

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Launches, Terrapin Beer Company

Terrapin’s Side Project #9 – Dark Side

Dark SideFans of the Terrapin’s side project series, your wait for a new release is over.  The follow up to # 8 — Pumpkinfest is shipping now.   Dark Side is what #9 has been dubbed, and is the last side project release for 2009.

Dark Side is a Belgian Imperial Stout.  While not officially a “style” of beer per say, Dark is born out of a trip to Belgium.   Brewer Spike Buckowski of Terrapin, recently took a trip over to Belgium, land of great beer.  While there, he got to tour Westmalle — one of very few Trappist Breweries in the world.  Spike was fascinated with the yeast havesting.  The idea to brew a trappist yeast based beer was born.  (Want to know more about Trappist?  Click here .)

Thus, here comes Dark Side.  Described by Spike as Darth Vader meets Pink Floyd.  This Belgian Imperial Stout has Belgian chocolate in the flavor, roasted grains, with hints of smokiness in the finish.   Bold malt and yeast are a goal here, with hops added but intentionally subtle.

Ingredients include-

Malts — Two Row, Crystal, Chocolate, Black, Roasted Barley.

Hops — Pilgrim, Golding

ABV — 8.5%

These 22oz bottles are en route to the distributor, and will be available by the end of the week.

First taste in Atlanta will occur TONIGHT at Octane Coffee on Marietta Street (5:30 pm) thanks to Hop City.   Tasting is free, and includes Terrapin’s Dark Side, Wake & Bake ’09, and Hopsecutioner.

Bottle and Tap Sightings soon!

by Reid Ramsay