Terrapin Gamma Ray will soon become the third beer in Terrapin Beer Co.’s ‘Side Project Series.’ According to the latest newsletter released yesterday, it will be “an 11% wheat wine brewed with local honey, presumably Savannah Beer Co. Terrapin worked with the same company on Sun Ray Wheat, the brewery’s newest year-round offering, which will be launched this coming Saturday.
Fellow Georgian brewers from Sweetwater are ready to release their newest Catch and Release seasonal: Sweetwater Motor Boat will be similar to an ESB. Not quite as exciting as the brewery’s High Desert Imperial Stout, however. Is that one on tap right now? [Wow, three comments and an email on my error (see comments below for correction). Just glad to see that people are reading!]
Virginia-based Old Dominion Brewing‘s 2008 Winter Brew will be a Baltic Porter according to a recent label approval. The Winter Brew Series beers are perennially the favorites of beer raters. Last year’s IPA was met with mixed reviews. The baltic porter will come out later this year.
FYI the three Sweetwater Taverns in Virginia (owned by Great American Restaurants and makers of the delicious High Dessert Imperial Stout) are a separate company from the Sweetwater Brewery in Georgia. There was a lawsuit awhile back which resulted in the Virginia Brewpub losing the right to see anything with the Sweetwater name on it.
FYI…..There’s an error in your Sweetwater update. You make mention of “High Desert Imperial Stout”, but that is NOT brewed by Sweetwater Brewing Co. in Atlanta, Georgia. It is brewed by Sweetwater Tavern in Falls Church, Virginia. Totally different brewery.
Sweetwater and Sweetwater Tavern are different, unrelated breweries. The latter, which makes the High Desert Imperial Stout, is located in VA. The High Desert is a winter seasonal and most likely won’t be on tap again for a while.
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