Will the shandy style beers compete with the emerging cider market? Too early to tell, but the blend of beer and lemonade isn’t dead. Matt Brewing’s “Saranac” line looks to play host to a Shandy in the future. A blend Continue Reading →
Ahead of schedule, Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy, is coming out of hibernation early. The beer that usually hits in March, will arrive weeks early, on Leap Day -February 29th.
About Shandy:
An adventurous blend of select malted wheat and barley, lemonade flavor Continue Reading →
Uinta Brewing will be celebrating 19 years with Birthday Suit Sour Cherry Ale. The brewery was founded in the winter of 1993 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Uinta has been 100% solar powered since 2001.
In the beginning, cherry tress shaded Continue Reading →
New Belgium Brewing’s Frambozen is hitting the shelves again for another holiday go-round.
Frambozen means raspberries in Flemish, as the beer is inspired by Belgian Framboises (that use more berries than hops.) Raspberries are freshly picked in the pacific northwest, Continue Reading →
Dogfish Head Fort is about to start shipping. What is Fort? First off – it’s not in every DFH market, some because it’s pretty high octane. To the tune of 18% ABV. Take over 1 ton of raspberries, Continue Reading →
Shipyard Brewing (Portland, ME) has Pumpkinhead. How about Applehead? This little number is an apple based ale. Coming your way in 2012. The brewery already has teaser signs around New England, like this one [Flickr]
Style: Continue Reading →
Breckenridge Brewing celebrates the Colorado harvest season with Peachfork Wheat. This wheat beer features fresh Colorado peaches, pureed just yesterday and added to the beer.
The peaches come from Peachfork Orchards & Vineyard of Palisade, Colorado. Peachfork has been seen one Continue Reading →
Will the shandy style beers compete with the emerging cider market? Too early to tell, but the blend of beer and lemonade isn’t dead. Matt Brewing’s “Saranac” line looks to play host to a Shandy in the future. A blend of lager and lemonade.
Style: Shandy
Availability: 12 oz bottles
Arrival: TBA
note: The above is tentative. Subject to change at whim of the brewer, the beer, or the barrel.
Ahead of schedule, Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy, is coming out of hibernation early. The beer that usually hits in March, will arrive weeks early, on Leap Day -February 29th.
About Shandy:
An adventurous blend of select malted wheat and barley, lemonade flavor and a hint of Wisconsin honey, Summer Shandy is available nationwide in cans, bottles and on draft. Leinie’s Summer Shandy, the first shandy-style brew in the United States, experienced an impressive 80 percent growth in 2011. When autumn rolled around, many Shandy fanatics stocked up on as much as they could for the off-season. Since then, Leinie fans have anxiously awaited its return.
Style: Fruit Beer
Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft.
4.2% ABV
“Summer Shandy has captured the imagination of fans who want a refreshing light-bodied beer — the ultimate combination of craft beer and refreshment,” said Jake Leinenkugel, fifth generation brewer and president of the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company. “We’re excited to celebrate this leap year by giving our fans an early taste of summer.”
Uinta Brewing will be celebrating 19 years with Birthday Suit Sour Cherry Ale. The brewery was founded in the winter of 1993 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Uinta has been 100% solar powered since 2001.
In the beginning, cherry tress shaded the beer garden. Resisting temptation no longer, we picked the fruit and let it ferment into a pleasantly sour an subtlety sweet ale to mark Unita’s 19th Birthday. A sinful pleasure for the experienced and adventurous palate.
Style: Fruit beer (Cherries)
Availability: 750ml bottles
Arrival: TBA
?? ABV
Press release to follow from Unita…
New Belgium Brewing’s Frambozen is hitting the shelves again for another holiday go-round.
Frambozen means raspberries in Flemish, as the beer is inspired by Belgian Framboises (that use more berries than hops.) Raspberries are freshly picked in the pacific northwest, pressed into juice on site, then loaded into oxygen-free CO2 headed for the brewery.
“Frambozen is one of our staple holiday releases because it’s absolutely perfect with many of the traditional meals served this time of year,” said Grady Hull, Assistant Brewmaster at New Belgium Brewing. “Additionally, it is a gorgeous color, has a fun tale about its creation and even makes a great stocking stuffer.”
Style: Fruit beer
Taste Expectations: Raspberries, caramel, chocolate. Creamy, with a slight floral hop flavor.
Availability: 12oz bottles, draft
6.5% ABV
Dogfish Head Fort is about to start shipping. What is Fort? First off – it’s not in every DFH market, some because it’s pretty high octane. To the tune of 18% ABV. Take over 1 ton of raspberries, add them to a Belgian beer base. Ferment. Boom! You have one boozy fruit beer. First released in 2005.
Style: Fruit Beer
Availability: 750ml bottles, Draft.
18% ABV
pic via @beeradvocate
Shipyard Brewing (Portland, ME) has Pumpkinhead. How about Applehead? This little number is an apple based ale. Coming your way in 2012. The brewery already has teaser signs around New England, like this one [Flickr]
Style: Fruit Beer
Availability: 12oz bottles
4.7% ABV
Breckenridge Brewing celebrates the Colorado harvest season with Peachfork Wheat. This wheat beer features fresh Colorado peaches, pureed just yesterday and added to the beer.
The peaches come from Peachfork Orchards & Vineyard of Palisade, Colorado. Peachfork has been seen one other time, laste year as part of the brewery’s Small Batch Occasionals line of beers.
“We really like partnering with small and local providers where possible,” says Todd Thibault, Director of Marketing for Breckenridge Brewery. “Our relationship with The Peachfork is a personal one; one of our employees is the granddaughter of the owners and recently left us to join the family farm. We’re excited to bring Peachfork Wheat around again, and this year we’ve doubled up on the peaches.
Peachfork Orchards and Vineyard is family owned, family farmed, and solar powered. The Brennan family has been raising fruit there since 1972. What began with 7 acres of dwarf apple trees has blossomed to 32 acres of mouthwatering fruit. The orchard and vineyard are tended with the help of Babydoll Southdown sheep, and ancient breed that are excellent weeders and provide an organic alternative to pesticides and fertilizers.
Style: Fruit Beer
Availability: Draft
Arrival: Early October 2011
