You’ve got a bit of time to wait until you see this beer again. Cigar City Brewing’s Hunahpu Imperial Stout will make another appearance on March 8, 2014. Hunahpu, a massive imperial stout, is brewed with cocoa nibs, ancho and Continue Reading →
In general, too many changes across these categories. Westvleteren 12 still rank #1, along with Russian River’s Pliny The Elder and Younger. Hopslam (especially since it’s in season) and Alchemist’s Heady Topper are more hoppy beers cracking the top 20.
Hop heads nationwide will rejoice knowing that Nugget Nectar is almost here! Just 6 days ago sightings of Nugget Nectar on Tröeg’s bottling line began popping up on Twitter and Facebook ensuring its freshness when it becomes available in Continue Reading →
Here’s some exciting news for all you Pliny the Younger fans: Russian River plans to release their next batch on tap at their brewpub from February 1st-14th 2013. Only 10oz glasses will be available at this time, no growlers, and Continue Reading →
Westvleteren XII, the day after. Dozens of boxes of the coveted beer have shown up on eBay for as much as $800. Some dbag wants you to buy the empty box for $100. Reminder to those that didn’t get any. Continue Reading →
Westy gift packs are officially available across 22 states today – December 12, 2012. Below is the complete list of locations. You’ll note Georgia is not on this list, as Total Wine released this on December 1st.
You’ve got a bit of time to wait until you see this beer again. Cigar City Brewing’s Hunahpu Imperial Stout will make another appearance on March 8, 2014. Hunahpu, a massive imperial stout, is brewed with cocoa nibs, ancho and pasilla chilies, cinnamon, and Madagascar vanilla beans. Crazy delicious.
In Mayan mythology, Hun Hunahpu was the father of the hem twins Hunahpu and Xbalanque. Hun Hunahpu, with his brother Hunahpu. vies Vidal by the Dark Lords of the and slain. Hun Hunahpu’s corpse morphed into a cacao tree, his head becoming a cacao pod, which in typically awesome mythology fashion, spit upon the hand of a young maiden named, Xiquic who promptly became pregnant with the hero twins. The twins would ultimately grow up to avenge their father and uncle and defeat the Dark Lords and ascend to the heavens to become the moon and sun.
In general, too many changes across these categories. Westvleteren 12 still rank #1, along with Russian River’s Pliny The Elder and Younger. Hopslam (especially since it’s in season) and Alchemist’s Heady Topper are more hoppy beers cracking the top 20.
Some new entries? Avery’s Jacob’s Stout, Cigar City’s Pilot Series Miami Madness, RateBeer.com in in the process of posting the best of the best for 2012. [RateBeersBest]
The ever-flavorful and hopstastic spring favorite Bell’sHopslam should be arriving at your local distributors and watering holes soon. Per Bell’s:
“Hopslam will start shipping to areas in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio the week of Jan. 7.
It will begin shipping to Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, Missouri and Arizona the week of Jan. 14.
It will then start shipping to Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia,Washington DC, Kentucky and Pennsylvania the week of Jan. 21.
Keep in mind, availability will also depend on delivery and trucking schedules, so please be patient with your local bars, restaurants and retailers.”
Has anyone had this year’s batch yet?
Style:2x IPA Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft Arrival: Now
Hop heads nationwide will rejoice knowing that Nugget Nectar is almost here! Just 6 days ago sightings of Nugget Nectar on Tröeg’s bottling line began popping up on Twitter and Facebook ensuring its freshness when it becomes available in a week or so.
“Nugget Nectar was inspired by fresh new hops rolling in from the harvest,”said John Trogner. Nugget Nectar is intensified with whole flower Nugget cones added to our hopback vessel and dry-hopped with our patented HopsCycloneâ„¢ technique. Keeping freshness in mind, we are shipping Nugget Nectar as fast as it is packaged. You can expect cases, six-packs, and bombers to start appearing in Central Pennsylvania in mid-January and expanding through our eight-state distribution area over the following four weeks. Draft Nugget Nectar will be released in mid-February and into early March.”
You hop fix has almost arrived, in fact, you can grab some of the first glasses of this year’s batch at Tröegs’ Full Moon Firkin on January 26th featuring firkins of both Nugget Nectar and Perpetual IPA. See you at 3pm in hop lover’s heaven?
Style: Red Ale Hops: Nugget, Warrior, Tomahawk, Simcoe, Palisade Malts: Pilsner, Vienna, Munich
Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft. Seasonal release (1st of year)
Here’s some exciting news for all you Pliny the Younger fans: Russian River plans to release their next batch on tap at their brewpub from February 1st-14th 2013. Only 10oz glasses will be available at this time, no growlers, and no bottles. According to Russian River, at any given moment there could be a 5 hour wait or no wait at all so good luck preparing!
As far as distribution is concerned, small amounts of kegs will be sent to their distributors the same day. The first batch starts brewing tomorrow. They plan on brewing and distributing the same amount as past years, but who will get what has yet to be determined.
Style:Imperial IPA Availability: Draft Only
Arrival: February 2013
Westvleteren On Ebay for $800? Empty Box For $100?
Westvleteren XII, the day after. Dozens of boxes of the coveted beer have shown up on eBay for as much as $800. Some dbag wants you to buy the empty box for $100. Reminder to those that didn’t get any. It will still be brewed, and sold. Just not in the United States.
Westy gift packs are officially available across 22 states today – December 12, 2012. Below is the complete list of locations. You’ll note Georgia is not on this list, as Total Wine released this on December 1st.
ALABAMA
Hop City, Birmingham Piggly Wiggly, Homeland The Nook, Huntsville
ARIZONA
Total Wine, Gilbert Total Wine (Arrowhead Gateway), Glendale Total Wine, Goodyear Total Wine (Desert Ridge), Phoenix Total Wine (Camelback Rd), Phoenix Total Wine, Scottsdale Total Wine, Tempe Total Wine (The Corner), Tucson Total Wine (Park Place Mall), Tucson
CALIFORNIA
Total Wine, Brea Hi Times Wine Cellar, Costa Mesa Davis Beer Shoppe, Davis Holiday Wine Cellar, Escondido Total Wine, Folsom Total Wine, Huntington Beach Total Wine, Laguna Hills Stearns, Long Beach Total Wine, Northbridge Trappist Provisions, Oakland Bruery Provisions, Orange Total Wine, Rancho Cuacamonga Total Wine, Redondo Beach K&L Wines, Redwood City/Los Angeles Total Wine, Roseville Pangaea, Sacramento Total Wine, Sacramento Best Damn Bottle Shop, San Diego Bine & Vine, San Diego City Beer Store, San Francisco Healthy Spirits, San Francisco Ales Unlimited, San Francisco Total Wine, Tustin Total Wine, Thousand Oaks Øl Beercafe, Walnut Creek
COLORADO
Liquor Mart, Boulder Coaltrain Wine and Spirits, Colorado Springs Argonaut Liquor, Denver Wilbur’s Total Beverage, Fort Collins
DELAWARE
Total Wine, Claymont Total Wine, Milltown
FLORIDA
Total Wine, Boca Raton Total Wine, Boynton Beach Total Wine, Clearwater Total Wine, Fort Lauderdale Total Wine, Fort Myers Total Wine, Jasksonville Total Wine, Miami Total Wine, North Miami Total Wine, Naples Total Wine (Colonial Plaza), Orlando Total Wine (Millenia Plaza), Orlando Total Wine, Palm Beach Gardens Total Wine, Pembroke Pines Total Wine, Plantation Total Wine, St. Petersburg Total Wine, Sarasota Total Wine, Stuart Total Wine, Tampa Total Wine, Village of Wellington
ILLINOIS
Binny’s, Bloomington Friar Tucks, Bloomington Binny’s (Downers Grove), Chicago Binny’s (Marcey), Chicago
INDIANA
Keg Liquors, Clarksville Crown Liquors, Indianapolis Village Liquors, West Lafayette
IOWA
Benz Beverage Depot, Cedar Rapids Royal Mile, Des Moines Schera’s Algerian American Restaurant, Elkader John’s Grocery, Iowa City
KENTUCKY
The Party Source, Bellevue (Cincinnati) Wino’s Depot, Bowling Green The Beer Trappe, Lexington Louisville Beer Store, Louisville Sergio’s World Beers, Louisville Roof Brothers, Paducah
Heritage Liquor, Minneapolis Andy’s Liquor, Rochester West Side Liquors, St. Cloud
MISSOURI
tbd
NEVADA
Total Wine, Henderson Total Wine, Las Vegas Total Wine, Reno
NEW YORK
DeCicco’s, Ardsley DeCicco’s, Brewster Breukelen Bier Merchants, Brooklyn Brouwerij Lane, Brooklyn Beer Street, Brooklyn Beer Table Pantry, Manhattan The Cannibal, Manhattan City Swiggers, Manhattan Good Beer, Manhattan New Beer Distributors, Manhattan Top Hops, Manhattan Whole Foods Bowery, Manhattan DeCicco’s, Pelham
NORTH CAROLINA
Total Wine, Cary Total Wine (Park Towne Village), Charlotte Total Wine (Grand Promenade Phase II),Charlotte Total Wine (Promenade on Providence), Charlotte Total Wine, Durham Total Wine (Battleground Square), Greensboro Total Wine (Oakwood Square), Greensboro Total Wine, Huntersville Total Wine (Brier Creek), Raleigh Total Wine (Triangle Plaza), Raleigh Total Wine (Six Forks Road), Raleigh Total Wine, Winston-Salem
