Update 12/1: Now approved for bottles!
Stillwater Artisanal Ales Wine Barrel Aged Folklore. This is a red wine aged edition of Folklore Ale, a slightly smoky foreign stout that celebrated Max’s Taphouse’s 25th Anniversary. (Max’s was one of the first places Stillwater was Continue Reading →
Golden Road Brewing (Los Angeles, CA) will unveil 2 new seasonal beers to their young lineup this Saturday. Schwartz Stout on nitro and Rye on the Palate, a holiday red ale will be pouring at ColLAboration Craft Beer Gardens Winter Wonderland.
Sixpoint (Brooklyn, NY) Diesel, the followup to Autumnation is shipping today.
It’s our second seasonal can release of the year, followed by the inaugural Autumnation for fall. As the leaves fade to black, you’ll be able to find four-packs Continue Reading →
Anderson Valley Brewing Company will be making the latest addition to its series of canned beers with Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout. Barney Flats, Anderson Valley’s first gold medal winning beer, will be available early next year starting January 1st. This Continue Reading →
Flying Dog’s Pearl Necklace Oyster Stout is a draft only offering for a good cause. The beer benefits the Oyster Recovery Partnership in the Chesapeake Bay Area. The partnership coordinates and conducts oyster restorations efforts in the bay.
It’s Continue Reading →
(Abita Springs, LA) — Abita is proud to introduce their newest Select brew, made with real Louisiana oysters. Last year the Abita Brewing Company sponsored a home brew competition and offered the winning brewer a unique prize, a chance for their beer Continue Reading →
Only the pure of mind won’t laugh at this one. Flying Dog Brewing’s new Oyster Stout – Pearl Necklace.
Ale Brewed with Oyster Shells. Draft only as of 10/23/11
Style: Stout
5.5% ABV
Update 12/1: Now approved for bottles!
Stillwater Artisanal Ales Wine Barrel Aged Folklore. This is a red wine aged edition of Folklore Ale, a slightly smoky foreign stout that celebrated Max’s Taphouse’s 25th Anniversary. (Max’s was one of the first places Stillwater was served.)
Style: Foreign Stout (Barrel aged)
Availability: 22oz bottles, Draft
Arrival: TBA
8.4% ABV
Golden Road Brewing (Los Angeles, CA) will unveil 2 new seasonal beers to their young lineup this Saturday. Schwartz Stout on nitro and Rye on the Palate, a holiday red ale will be pouring at ColLAboration Craft Beer Gardens Winter Wonderland.
The event is this Saturday, from 12-5 pm (Tickets). Those that can make the event also get a shot at The Bruery’s Melange #3 (releasing today), Deschutes Jubelale, Lagunitas Sucks Ale, Sierra Nevada, Russian River, Beachwood Brewing, Port & more.
Golden Road has 2 offering currently – Point The Way IPA, and Golden Road Hefeweizen. Both are draft only offerings currently. [GoldenRoad]
Sixpoint (Brooklyn, NY) Diesel, the followup to Autumnation is shipping today.
It’s our second seasonal can release of the year, followed by the inaugural Autumnation for fall. As the leaves fade to black, you’ll be able to find four-packs of these 16-oz cans in grocery stores, delis, bars and restaurants in all markets where Sixpoint cans are sold. But we don’t intend to stop filling kegs of it this winter, either – soon, you’ll be able to score a pint of it on draft as well.
Diesel stout has actually been offered each winter since 2005, the year after Sixpoint was founded. Rich, robust and deep brown-black, this beer will linger in your mouth like a streak of tar. Yet it’s surprisingly sessionable and effervescent, too. It starts with nutty roasted malts, which get combined with Columbus and Northern Brewer hops. Another dose of Columbus in the dry-hopping stage gives it a defiantly hoppy character. Poured in a glass, the head becomes thick and cappuccino-like, with lacing down to the last sip.
Style: American Stout
Taste Expectations: Coffee, bitter chocolate, roasty malts. Light vanilla, grassy hops. Very intense.
Availability: 16oz cans, Draft. Winter seasonal.
6.6% ABV
Anderson Valley Brewing Company will be making the latest addition to its series of canned beers with Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout. Barney Flats, Anderson Valley’s first gold medal winning beer, will be available early next year starting January 1st. This will be Anderson Valley’s 5th canned beer release.
Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout clocks in at 5.7% ABV and 13 IBU’s.
Flying Dog’s Pearl Necklace Oyster Stout is a draft only offering for a good cause. The beer benefits the Oyster Recovery Partnership in the Chesapeake Bay Area. The partnership coordinates and conducts oyster restorations efforts in the bay.
It’s a 3 way collaboration between Flying Dog, Rappahannock River Oysters, and Baltimore’s Woodberry Kitchen.
“Both Rappahannock and Woodberry were great partners in educating us on the oyster issues facing the Chesapeake Bay,” Flying Dog Brewmaster Matt Brophy said. “When we became fully aware of how crucial oysters are to the Bay’s fragile ecosystem, we knew we needed to do more than just brew a beer.”
Style: Dry Stout (Oyster Stout)
Availability: Draft Only. Limited to MD, VA, Washington D.C.
Pearl Necklace launches at Woodberry Kitchen on Monday, November 14. From 6 to 9 pm. Tix $35 dollars.
Other Pearl Necklace release parties include:
— Alewife in Baltimore, MD; Tuesday, November 15 at 6 pm
— Firestone’s Culinary Tavern in Frederick, MD; Thursday November 17 at 5 pm
— Olney Ale House in Olney, MD; Thursday, November 17 at 6 pm
— Hank’s Oyster Bar in Washington, DC; Monday, November 21 at 5 pm
— Hellas Restaurant and Lounge in Millersville, MD; Friday, November 25 at 5 pm
(Abita Springs, LA) — Abita is proud to introduce their newest Select brew, made with real Louisiana oysters. Last year the Abita Brewing Company sponsored a home brew competition and offered the winning brewer a unique prize, a chance for their beer to be brewed by Abita and distributed as an Abita Select offering. The winning home brewer is Kerry Dale Yoes of Zachary, with Imperial Louisiana Oyster Stout. Home brewers from around the region gathered in March of last year at the Abita Brewery to compete. Yoes’ beer was the judges’ favorite and earned him the “Andy Award.” The award was named in honor of Abita’s first home brew contest winner, Andy Thomas who created the base recipe for Abita Andygator many years ago.
Abita Celebrates Louisiana Seafood
“We are especially pleased to offer this new Select because it contains real Louisiana oysters,” said David Blossman, President of Abita Beer. “We want the world to know that seafood fresh from Louisiana is ready and waiting for them to enjoy in so many ways…including as an ingredient in craft beer. Using Louisiana ingredients in our brews, from strawberries and satsumas to pecans and oysters, is just another way Abita Beer keeps their promise to always stay Louisiana True.”
Abita’s Imperial Louisiana Oyster Stout is made with pale, caramel, roasted and chocolate malts. Oats are also added to give the beer a fuller and sweeter taste. The roasted malts give the beer its dark color, as well as its intense flavor and aroma. The flavors of toffee and chocolate are prevalent but not overpowering. The beer is hopped with Willamette hops. Since the beer gets so much flavor from the malts there is not a lot of hop flavor. There is just enough bitterness to complement the sweetness of the malt. Finally, freshly shucked Louisiana oysters are added to the boil. The salt from the oysters gives the beer a more intense aroma and mouthfeel.
Abita Select is an exclusive premium draft product line from Abita that features a new style every few months. These specialty brews can be found only on tap and only at certain restaurants and bars. Consumers can locate Abita Select by using the beer finder on the Abita website or downloading the free Abita iPhone app.
About the Abita Brewing Company
The Abita Brewing Company was founded in Abita Springs, La., in 1986 and is the oldest and largest craft brewer in the southeast. Abita is the 24th largest commercial brewer by production volume in the nation and the 15th largest craft brewer in the United States. Sales for the company should exceed 130,000 barrels this year. Abita Brewing Company produces seven flagship brews year-round: Abita Amber, Golden, Light, Turbodog, Purple Haze, Jockamo I.P.A. and Restoration Pale Ale. Abita also offers five seasonal beers, three Harvest brews, four Big Beers and a draft-only series of Select beers.
Only the pure of mind won’t laugh at this one. Flying Dog Brewing’s new Oyster Stout – Pearl Necklace.
Ale Brewed with Oyster Shells. Draft only as of 10/23/11
Style: Stout
5.5% ABV
