Wheat Ale

Bayou Teche Tres Passionne Bottled Again Soon

Bayou Teche Biere (Arnauldville, LA) has confirmed with Beer Street Journal that they will be small batch releasing Tres Passionne bombers in the near future.

The beer is based the year round offering, Passionne, a wheat beer brewed with passionfruit.

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Iron Hill Releases First Canned Offering

Iron Hill Brewery (DE, PA, NJ) has just released their first canned beer Mahalo, Apollo! 

The summer wheat beer brewed with a Belgian yeast, and spiced grains of paradise and lemongrass.

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Posted in Bayou Teche Biere, Coming Soon

Bayou Teche Tres Passionne Bottled Again Soon

Bayou Teche Biere (Arnauldville, LA) has confirmed with Beer Street Journal that they will be small batch releasing Tres Passionne bombers in the near future.

The beer is based the year round offering, Passionne, a wheat beer brewed with passionfruit.

Bayou Teche Tres Passionne is aged on toasted coconut. No re-release date yet.

Style: Wheat Beer (w/ Passionfruit, Toasted Coconut)
Availability: 22oz Bombers, Limited.

 

Posted in Blue Moon Brewing, New Releases

Blue Moon’s Latest Creation: Cinnamon Horchata Ale

Blue Moon Brewing has released Cinnamon Horchata Ale. The beer is inspired by milk based cinnamon drink.

For this beer, our brewmaster reached back to his roots and found inspiration in the traditional agua de horchata. Our cinnamon-spiced ale is his interpretation of this delicious Latin beverage.  It’s brewed with natural long-grain rice for a creamy texture to complement flavors of cinnamon, making it the perfect treat for a get-together with friends.

Blue Moon Cinnamon Horchata Ale is available in 12oz/6 packs in New York, California, Texas and Denver. Nationwide in the Winter Sampler Pack.

Style: Herb/Spice Beer
Hops: Sterling
Malts: 2 Row Pale, Long Grain Rice

Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft. Seasonal

5.9% ABV

Image via Blue Moon

Posted in New Releases, Shock Top

Shock Top Launches Twisted Pretzel & Shockolate Wheat

Shock Top launched two new offerings in their mixed pack today – Shockolate Wheat, and Twisted Pretzel Wheat.

Twisted Pretzel Wheat had a limited draft engagement late spring. The beer is brewed with spices that make it smell (and taste) like Bavarian-style pretzels.

Shockolate Wheat is brewed with chocolate, caramel, and black malts, and aged with vanilla beans and cocoa nibs.

Both are seasonal releases in 12oz bottles, in the Winter Sampler pack.

Note: The above “Best Day Ever” is a part of Shock Top’s promotional marketing. Not a BSJ image. 

Posted in New Releases, The Bruery

The Bruery Roble Blanco Hits Reserve Society

The Bruery has revealed “Mystery Beer #1” to their Reserve Society members. Roble Blanco is on sale now, a beer that mimics a margarita.

Roble Blanco is a wheat beer aged in tequila barrels. The agave, combined with aging the beer with lime and salt, combines for a margarita (beer-rita) flavor.

Living in Southern California, we’re huge fans of both Mexican cuisine and, of course, Mexican cocktails. This is a tribute to our favorite blended fiesta beverage, the Margarita. We aged this wheat-based beer in Tequila barrels for an extended period of time, lending warmth and a roasted agave character. Coupled with a slight lime tartness and a classic, salty finish, this brew is a great approximation of the refreshing summer afternoon Margarita.

The Bruery Roble Blanco is offered in 750ml bottles.

Style: Wheat Ale (w/ Lime, Salt. Barrel Aged. Tequila.)
Availability: 750ml bottles, limited to Reserve Society members
Release: October, 2014. (First release)

15% ABV

Posted in Iron Hill Brewing, New Releases

Iron Hill Releases First Canned Offering

Iron Hill Brewery (DE, PA, NJ) has just released their first canned beer Mahalo, Apollo! 

The summer wheat beer brewed with a Belgian yeast, and spiced grains of paradise and lemongrass.

Mahalo, Apollo! is a golden, complex and refreshing summer wheat beer spiced with lemongrass and Grains of Paradise fermented with Belgian yeast, making for an easy-drinking beer that complements grilled dishes beautifully.

Iron Hill Mahalo, Apollo! 16oz cans are the first by the brewery. Four packs are $16.75.

Style: American Wheat Beer (w/ Lemongrass, Grains of Paradise)
Availability: 16oz Cans. Summer Seasonal

6.9% ABV

Read more: Canned Craft Beer

Posted in Anchor Brewing, Headlines

Anchor’s Cold Weather Offering: Winter Wheat

Anchor Brewing Company (San Francisco, CA) is expanding their seasonal game this fall/winter with the addition of Anchor Winter Wheat. The cold weather offering is brewed with red winter wheat from a nearby family farm. Cali grown wheat isn’t just local, it’s award winning.

We’ve 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, where we get our soft red winter wheat. Sown in November and harvested in June, it is used in artisanal flatbreads, cakes and pastries. In 1848, California farmers forsook their amber grain for golden fortune. By 1878, California wheat was back big-time, winning gold at the Paris International Exposition. There was a ben a wheat beer brewery in North Beach, one mile from our first home. Today, the robust flavor, malty complexity, enticing aroma, ebony color, and thick creamy head of Anchor Winter Wheat reflect this delicious heritage. Cheers!

An official announcement from Anchor will come soon, but expect Anchor Winter Wheat in 12oz bottles, and draft.

Style: Wheat Ale
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft.
Arrival: TBA

7% ABV 

Posted in New Beers, Twisted Pine Brewing

Twisted Pine Raspberry Wheat Ale