(Boulder, CO) – Details about the Avery Black Tot release from Avery Brewing‘s newsletter sent out this afternoon:
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Monthly Archives: December 2009
Full Sail Brewmaster Reserve 2010 lineup
(Hood River, OR) – Full Sail Brewing has announced its upcoming 2010 lineup. Here are the changes taking place to the Brewmaster Reserve Series:
Captain Lawrence Nor Easter Winter Warmer to be released this Saturday
(Pleasantville, NY) – Another email, this one coming from Captain Lawrence Brewing:
Great Lakes The Wright Pils due soon
(Cleveland, OH) – Just got a message from Great Lakes Brewing. Sounds like a small release but a new beer to hit bottles nonetheless:
“Customers have spoken and GLBC has listened! On Thursday, December 17, 2009 (the 106th anniversary of the first fixed-wing flight), GLBC’s Brewpub will release The Wright Pils, a classic pilsner style beer with a flowery bouquet and elegantly dry finish. Named after the brothers Wright who built the world’s first successful controlled airplane, this pilsner, like these local heroes, has all the Wright stuff!
Brooklyn Black Ops is back
[12/9 Update: Garrett Oliver has updated the case count estimate to 1,200 and says that some beer should start to ship this week]
(Brooklyn, NY) – The first batch of Brooklyn Black Ops was easily one of Continue reading
BrewDog 5am Saint approved, Tactical Nuclear Penguin update
(Aberdeen, SCOTLAND) – Big BrewDog update! First, 5am Saint has received TTB label approval and will be shipped over to the U.S. in 2010. Also, there is good news for U.S. beer fans who want to try Tactical Nuclear Penguin as a Florida-based beer distribution rep in the RateBeer thread says that batch 3 will be imported to the U.S. around March.
Upland Komodo Dragonfly Black IPA coming in January
(Bloomington, IN) – Black IPAs are looking like one of the early trends for 2010. Deschutes Brewery has one coming out next year as part of the Continue reading
Boulevard Imperial Pilsner label preview
(Kansas City, MO) – Hat tip to Paul Hayden over at The Wine and Cheese Place for sending me this (Boulevard posted up the link on its Twitter today).
Boulevard Brewing is planning to release the Imperial Pilsner it brewed in collaboration with Jean Marie Rock, Orval Brewmaster, early next year. Hayden has been told it will be in January.
The beer is part of the Boulevard Smokestack Series line available in 750 mL’s. No word yet on how widely available this beer will be. 8% ABV.
Rogue Ales moving XS line, including new McRogue Scotch Ale, to 7 oz. bottles
[12/8 @RogueAles Twitter Update: moving from ceramic bottles to glass bottles. Depending on prices set by stores and distribs price will be pretty similar per oz.]
(Newport, OR) – As I alluded to in my piece on Rogue Double Mocha Porter and John John Ale, Rogue Ales is moving the XS Series to 7 Continue reading
New England Imperial Stout Trooper arrives in two weeks
New Glarus Moon Man, two new Bocks head up 2010 schedule
[12/16 Update: It looks like the brewery has changed its mind on Crack'd Wheat being a seasonal and will once again offer it year-round - watch for updates on this page]
(New Glarus, WI) – Frank Beer Distributors, Inc. has posted up the 2010 schedule for the brewery online including changes to their existing year-round and seasonal rotations. The folks at Hudson, WI-based The Nova got some info of their own from Draft Specialist, Jeff Schaefer. Here are the details:
Nøgne Ø Red Horizon brings Japanese inspiration to Dark Horizon Series
[4/8 Update: This beer is en route to USA if it hasn't arrived already. Watch for bottles to start showing up later this month.]
(Grimstad, NORWAY) – In the final installment, I look at Nøgne Ø Red Horizon.
According to Co-Founder/Brewer, Kjetil Jikiun, “Red Horizon is technically Continue reading
Nøgne Ø Dark Horizon 3rd Edition
[4/8 Update: This beer will be shipped to USA next month.]
(Grimstad, NORWAY) – The second installment for the new Dark Horizon trio covers Dark Horizon Third Edition (or Dark Horizon 3.e).
I wrote last year that there would be some differences between the three versions: “1st had a lot of chocolate and black malt. 2nd had huge amounts of roast barley, while the 3rd has generous amounts of brown malt and even some smoke malt.”
#1 of 3: Nøgne Ø Sweet Horizon coming in 2010
[4/8 Update: This beer is en route to USA if it hasn't arrived already. Watch for bottles to start showing up later this month.]
(Grimstad, NORWAY) – Nøgne Ø is set to ship over another three beers Continue reading
Weyerbacher Hotel arrives and more
(Easton, PA) – Weyerbacher Brewing is releasing its next Brewer’s Select Series beer, Hotel. President, Dan Weirback, reported in a tweet on Monday that the beer would ship out on draft this week. Regional Sales Rep, Mike Lubieski, said on Wednesday that the beer would hit taps very soon. The eighth edition in the series, Hotel, is an 8.4%/65 IBU Imperial Porter.
Shiner Fröst debuts in December
(Shiner, TX) – Received an inbox tip from a store this afternoon and was Continue reading
Bridgeport Highland Ambush up next in Big Brews Series
(Portland, OR) – Bridgeport Brewing is set to bring a new Scottish-style ale to market this winter. Bridgeport Highland Ambush will make its debut in the Big Brews series at a release event in a couple weeks and Continue reading
Wynkoop Rail Yard Ale returns to Denver stores
Wynkoop Brewing Company’s Rail Yard Ale Returns to Denver Stores
After an 8-year hiatus, Colorado’s first brewpub places flagship Rail Yard Ale (in cans) on local shelves
(Denver, Colorado) – Wynkoop Brewing Company has launched a self distribution effort for its new hand-canned Rail Yard Ale and kegs of the pioneering brewpub’s other acclaimed beers.
New Belgium Tour de Fat raises more than Quarter-Million in 2009
New Belgium’s Tour de Fat Raised More than a Quarter-Million for Non-Profit Friends in 2009
More than 55,000 People Attended Tour de Fat to Help Celebrate the Bike
Ft. Collins, CO, December 3, 2009 – Tour de Fat, New Belgium Brewing’s traveling celebration of all things bicycle, raised more than $276,000 for bike advocacy groups during the 2009 season. Tour de Fat is a free event, but the money raised from the sale of New Belgium beers and merchandise helps local organizations continue their good work of bicycle advocacy and environmental stewardship. Last year Tour de Fat broke the $1 million mark, and with this year’s donations, the grand total now stands at more than $1.25 million.
The 2009 Tour de Fat season rolled into 11 communities, including two new cities – San Diego and Minneapolis. Tour de Fat celebrates mankind’s greatest invention – the bike – with costumed parades, entertainment and the annual car-for-bike swapper program. To see videos from some of the 2009 tour stops visit http://www.tour-de-fat.com.
Karl Strauss Fullsuit Belgian-style Brown Ale makes debut
(San Diego, CA) – December 3, 2009 – Karl Strauss Brewing Company is releasing their new winter seasonal, Fullsuit Belgian-Style Brown Ale. While the company has long brewed a variety of seasonals, Fullsuit is only the second seasonal offering to be bottled, following Oktoberfest. Fullsuit is a medium-bodied Belgian ale with toasted malt flavors, oak undertones, and a dry warming finish.