Vanilla Beans

Cigar City Moat Water Celebrates Skateboarding

Cigar City Moat Water celebrates Skatepark Of Tampa’s 20th Anniversary. Moat is a milk stout aged on maple veneers with vanilla beans and coffee.

This beer was created through a unique partnership involving three Tampa, Florida natives: Cigar City Brewing, Skatepark Continue Reading →

NoDaBle Release: Thrilla’ In Vanilla

NoDa Brewing’s NoDable Release this week: Thrilla’ in Vanilla.

Chad gives us the ol’ one-two on this week’s NoDable beer. Announcing Thrilla’ in Vanilla: It’s a American Brown Ale with loads of Madagascar Vanilla Beans. Weighing in at around 6.0% ABV, Continue Reading →

Cigar City Announces 4th Hunaphu’s Day: March 9th, 2013

Cigar City Brewing (Tampa, FL) has announced the next Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout release will be March 9, 2013. The brewery is currently brewing sought after imperial stout, brewed with chilies, vanilla beans, cinnamon and cocoa nibs.  Release details and bottle limits will announced closer to the Continue Reading →

Leinenkugel Snowdrift Vanilla Porter Cans

Leinenkugel Brewing Company is replacing Fireside Nut Brown with Snowdrift Vanilla Porter this fall.  Unlike it’s nutty predecessor, Snowdrift will be offering in cans. The beer is a porter with vanilla, and as John Leinenkugel tells me –  “great when Continue Reading →

Posted in Cigar City Brewing, Coming Soon

Cigar City Moat Water Celebrates Skateboarding

Cigar City Moat Water

Cigar City Moat Water celebrates Skatepark Of Tampa’s 20th Anniversary. Moat is a milk stout aged on maple veneers with vanilla beans and coffee.

This beer was created through a unique partnership involving three Tampa, Florida natives: Cigar City Brewing, Skatepark of Tampa, and PS Stix. The Canadian mapale wood veneers used in the aging process at Cigar City were then added  into SPoT’s 20 Year Anniversary desks built by PS Stix. Moat Water is the product of a collaboration that represents quality, a vested interest in the Tampa community, and most importantly, love of skateboarding. 

Style: Milk Stout (w/ Vanilla Beans, Coffee Beans, Maple Wood Veneers)
Availability: 750 ml bottles

Arrival: TBA

?? ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, Videos

NoDaBle Release: Thrilla’ In Vanilla

NoDa Brewing’s NoDable Release this week: Thrilla’ in Vanilla.

Chad gives us the ol’ one-two on this week’s NoDable beer. Announcing Thrilla’ in Vanilla: It’s a American Brown Ale with loads of Madagascar Vanilla Beans. Weighing in at around 6.0% ABV, this beer packs a punch but has a smooth finish. Come on in this week and get’it’on’

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Cigar City Brewing

Cigar City Announces 4th Hunaphu’s Day: March 9th, 2013

Cigar City Brewing (Tampa, FL) has announced the next Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout release will be March 9, 2013. The brewery is currently brewing sought after imperial stout, brewed with chilies, vanilla beans, cinnamon and cocoa nibs.  Release details and bottle limits will announced closer to the release date — pending total yield. In 2012, each customer was limited to 2 bottles, the day of.

Style: Imperial Stout
Availability: 750ml bottles, Draft

11% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Red Brick Brewing, Seasonal Return

Red Brick Smoked Vanilla Gorilla Arrives This Week, With Changes

Red Brick Brewing (Atlanta, GA) is releasing the 2012 round of Brick Mason Smoked Vanilla Gorilla this week.  The 2012 edition is a little different. The vanilla beans aren’t smoked this year, just the malt. The smoke is subtle. brewer Garrett Lockhart wanted the beer to have a bit more silky smoothness. Also, no barrel aging this year. The base beer is still Red Brick oatmeal porter.

Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft.
Arrival: First week of October, 2012

Tasting Notes (Per Red Brick): Vanilla Gorilla is a strong porter with big chocolate and roasted flavors.  It has a delicate addition of vanilla that compliments its subtle smokey finish.

Style: Porter (w/ Vanilla Beans, Smoked)

7.5% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Leinenkugel's Brewing

Leinenkugel Snowdrift Vanilla Porter Cans

Leinenkugel Brewing Company is replacing Fireside Nut Brown with Snowdrift Vanilla Porter this fall.  Unlike it’s nutty predecessor, Snowdrift will be offering in cans. The beer is a porter with vanilla, and as John Leinenkugel tells me –  “great when you’re freezing your ass off.”

The flavors of Winter, complex malt character reveals layers of coffee and cocoa. 

Brew day is set for Labor Day, and Snowdrift will start shipping around Halloween.

Style: Porter (w/ Vanilla)
Availability: 12 oz cans, Draft
Arrival: November, 2012

?? ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, Shmaltz Brewing, Terrapin Beer Company

Terrapin & Shmaltz Release 2012 Reunion Ale

 Reunion Ale and the great cause the comes with it is back for another year. Terrapin and Shmaltz Brewing have teamed back on up on another edition.  The 2012 collaborative effort is much like last years release, except that chili peppers didn’t make the cut. A small cast change – cinnamon (the spice, not the stripper) joins the group.

The Cause: Virginia MacLean died from complications from her Multiple Myeloma on June 4, 2007. Virginia was not only the inspiration for the REUNION- A Beer for Hope project (now in its sixth year), but an active participant in every facet of its creation. It was her wish that we continue the mission of raising funds for IMBCR and bringing hope to others. Her dream and memory ware carried forward by her fellow Reunion founders Paul McErlean, brewmaster at Shmaltz Brewing Co., and Alan Shapiro, who worked with Virginia at Pete’s Brewing Company during her initial illness. Worldwide, over 1,000 people per day are diagnosed with this cancer of the plasma. IMBCR is one of the world’s leading independent researchers. Their work not only affects myeloma patients, it also produces benefits in areas such as lymphoma and breast cancer.

Style: Brown Ale (w/ Cinnamon, Cocoa Nibs & Shells, Vanilla, Dextrose)
Hops: Willamette
Malts: Pale 2 Row, Victory, Special Roast, Crystal, Brown Malt, Chocolate
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft. All Terrapin markets.

7.9% ABV, 38 IBUs 

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, The Bruery

Bruery’s White Chocolate: Wheatwine, Bourbon, Vanilla Beans, Chocolate

The Bruery has announced another mystery beer in the Reserve Society –White Chocolate. Those who are a part of the society have a chance at 6 bottles of this new release, along side 10 bottles of Oude Tart.

So what is it? The base of White Chocolate is a 100% barrel aged wheat wine dubbed White Oak Sap. …a “summer” barley-wine style ale, but made with a wheat heavy grain base, White Oak Sap is aged in used bourbon barrels for nearly a year and comes out rich in flavors of coconut, honey, caramel and vanilla. In addition to this, The Bruery added cacao nibs (chocolate) and vanilla beans. Thus creating White Chocolate

Style: American Strong Ale (Cacao Nibs, Vanilla Beans, Barrel Aged)
Availability: 750 ml bottles. Bruery Reserve Society Members
Cellar: Yes, 5 years

14% ABV

 

 

by Reid Ramsay