Wheat Ale

Bell’s Oberon Returns March 23rd, 2015

Bell’s Oberon will make it’s 2015 return (to the markets that it’s not a year round offering) today, March 23rd, 2015. Oberon Day means porch drinking days, pools, and sundresses aren’t far behind.

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Heavy Seas Smooth Sail Arrives in April

Heavy Seas Smooth Sail Summer Ale arrives in April.

The brewery just launched their first year round beer in more than a decade, Crossbones Session IPA. The barrel aged, limited series known as Uncharted Waters, has a few new releases on the way.

Perfect for warm Continue Reading →

Red Hare Whabbit Wheat released in cans

Red Hare Brewing (Marietta, GA) has canned a new wheat beer, Whabbit Wheat.

Red Hare Whabbit Wheat is now available in 12oz cans and draft, seasonally.

Style: Wheat Ale (w/ Apricots, Peaches)
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft.
Debut: Spring, 2015

6.5% ABV

Labatt Canadian Style Wheat Ale, Prohibition Series

Labatt Canadian Style Wheat Ale is a potential to join the brewery’s Prohibition Series. The series is a “nod” keeping the beer flowing during America’s prohibition years.

Offerings to date include Labatt Bourbon Barrel Ale, and Apple Harvest Ale. Additionally, Maple Ale surfaced.

Labatt Canadian Continue Reading →

Anchor Winter Wheat Released

Anchor Brewing Company’s new winter seasonal is on shelves – Winter Wheat. The new offering is a winter warmer brewed with five varieties of wheat.

Anchor has been making wheat beers since the summer of 1984.  They’ve all been golden summer refreshers Continue Reading →

Posted in Bell's Brewing, Don't Miss This

Bell’s Oberon Returns March 23rd, 2015

Bell’s Oberon will make it’s 2015 return (to the markets that it’s not a year round offering) today, March 23rd, 2015. Oberon Day means porch drinking days, pools, and sundresses aren’t far behind.

“With a winter like this one, people are definitely ready to say goodbye to gloves and scarves. Raising that first Oberon is a tradition, something we all look forward to,” said Laura Bell, Bell’s Vice President.

Bell’s Oberon is one of the brewery’s most popular beers, a wheat ale with Bell’s house yeast. Oberon Release Day was so popular the last few years, that a pint was poured every 15 seconds for 15 hours.

Bell’s Oberon 2015 is available in 12oz bottles, 16oz cans for the second year, mini kegs, and of course – draft. This morning, the brewery offered Mango Habanero Oberon brewed with mangoes and habanero peppers at their Eccentric Cafe today in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Style: American Wheat Ale
Availability: 12oz Bottles, 16oz Cans, Mini Kegs, Draft. Summer seasonal

5.5% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Heavy Seas

Heavy Seas Smooth Sail Arrives in April

Heavy Seas Smooth Sail Summer Ale arrives in April.

The brewery just launched their first year round beer in more than a decade, Crossbones Session IPA. The barrel aged, limited series known as Uncharted Waters, has a few new releases on the way.

Perfect for warm weather, Smooth is a wheat ale, brewed with orange and lemon peel.

…Brewmaster, Chris Leonard, “Smooth Sail Summer Ale is a beer that has been in development for quite some time. The goal was to produce a light, refreshing, flavorful beer that appeals to active folks and will become an integral part of warm weather fun. The beer is more than 20% malted wheat, giving it an airy mouthfeel and a frothy head. We’ve employed a neutral strain of “wheat” yeast to produce a clean tasting beer that is delicate on the palate. American hops are introduced late in the boil to impart a crisp flavor dimension. Finally, dried orange and lemon peel went into in our hopback to provide a fruity, citrus aroma – without adding sweetness…

Heavy Seas Smooth Sail Summer Ale will be available only in cans and draft.

Style: Wheat Ale (w/ Lemon Peel, Orange Peel.)
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft.
Release: April, 2015

4.5% ABV

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, Red Hare Brewing

Red Hare Whabbit Wheat released in cans

Red Hare Brewing (Marietta, GA) has canned a new wheat beer, Whabbit Wheat.

Red Hare Whabbit Wheat is now available in 12oz cans and draft, seasonally.

Style: Wheat Ale (w/ Apricots, Peaches)
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft.
Debut: Spring, 2015

6.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Hangar 24, Seasonal Return

Hangar 24 California Spring Beer Recipe Tweaked

Hangar 24 Craft Brewery’s (Redlands, CA) California Spring Beer returns again ahead of warm weather. This year, the brewery reformulated the recipe a little bit.

The 2015 release of California Spring Beer has been reformulated a bit, back to the original hoppy wheat beer. Hangar 24 uses a mix of Amarillo, Falconer’s Flight, and an experimental cultivar.

Hangar 24 California Spring Beer is available in 12oz bottles, and draft.

Style: Wheat Beer
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft.
Release: Spring, 2015

5.2% ABV, 20 IBUs

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Bayou Teche Biere, Coming Soon

Bayou Teche Syrup in the Sky, with Pistachios

Bayou Teche Brewing (Arnauldville, LA) readies a new barrel aged offering as 2015 picks up – Syrup in the Sky.

Bayou Teche Syrup in the Sky is a barrel aged smoked wheat ale, brewed with cane syrup and pistachios. Available in 22oz bottles, and draft.

Style: Smoke Beer (w/ Cane Sugar, Pistachios. Barrel Aged.)
Availability: 22oz bottles, Draft. Limited release.
Arrival: TBA

?? ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon

Labatt Canadian Style Wheat Ale, Prohibition Series

Labatt Canadian Style Wheat Ale is a potential to join the brewery’s Prohibition Series. The series is a “nod” keeping the beer flowing during America’s prohibition years.

Offerings to date include Labatt Bourbon Barrel Ale, and Apple Harvest Ale. Additionally, Maple Ale surfaced.

Labatt Canadian Style Wheat Ale will be available in 12oz bottles.

Style: Wheat Beer
Availability: 12oz bottles.
Arrival: TBA

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Anchor Brewing, New Releases

Anchor Winter Wheat Released

Anchor Brewing Company’s new winter seasonal is on shelves – Winter Wheat. The new offering is a winter warmer brewed with five varieties of wheat.

Anchor has been making wheat beers since the summer of 1984.  They’ve all been golden summer refreshers instead of dark winter warmers – until now.  Anchor Winter Wheat is made with a unique blend of malted barley and five wheats from Belgium, Germany, the Midwest, and a family farm just 75 miles away from Anchor Brewing in San Francisco where they get their soft red winter wheat.  Sown in November and harvested in June, it is commonly used in artisanal flatbreads, cakes, and pastries.

Anchor Winter Wheat is available in 22oz bottles and draft this winter season.

Style: Wheat Beer
Availability: 22oz Bottles, Draft. Dec-Jan
Arrival: December, 2014 (First release)

by Reid Ramsay