Part two of three Shelton Brothers Updates… Straight from Matt Dinges, “One thing I’ll tell you that I’m personally excited as hell about is the De La Senne Saison (you know, the brewery that makes Taras Boulba, which is just about my favorite beer in the world). Bernard and Yvan have a pallet or so of this gem waiting for labels to be approved and applied. The beer is of mixed fermentation. It is blended with a small amount of lambic from Cantillon and then aged in barrels by De La Senne. There probably aren’t two breweries in Belgium that I love more than Cantillon and De La Senne. This promises to be a great treat.” The beer will be available later this year.

SBS Imports recently brought to the States a couple new bottles from the historic Batemans Brewery in the UK. XXXB and Combined Harvest have been absent from the states for over ten years. At 5% and 4.7% ABV, respectively, they are a welcome addition for those looking to take a break from the big beers. More info and pictures, etc., can be found at the SBS Imports site.

In other SBS news, the importer also announced a couple weeks ago the launch of its portfolio & ‘REUNION – A Beer for Hope‘ in Kansas (through Standard Beverage) and Wisconsin (through Beechwood Sales).

Finally, B.United is bringing home some new beers from Italy, Japan, Denmark, and Germany. More Schneider Aventinus Vintage 2005 will roll in around 10/15 while Hitachino Nest Commemorative Ale 2009 should arrive around 11/15.

Piccolo Birrificcio Chiostro – 9.25
Birreria Baladin Al-iksir – 9.30
Birrificio del Ducato Krampus – 9.30
Boegedal No. 137 “Christmas Ale” – 10.20
Birra del Borgo 25 Dodici – 10.31
Sabro Yule Ale – 11.15

More info on all these beers can be found at the B. United website.