Heavy Seas Beer has announced its 2010 lineup of specialty beers. You will see some new ones for 2010 below like Siren Noire, Letter of Marquee, Smoke on the Water, Summer Ale, and the GREATer Pumpkin. Also notice how the beers are separated into “Mutiny Fleet, Pyrate Fleet, and Clipper Fleet.” This mysterious forthcoming press release that I’ve been waiting for ought to clear things up a bit.

Heavy Seas 2010 Seasonal and Limited Release Schedule

Winter 2010

HOLY SHEET Über Abbey Ale 9% ABV – A Belgian Abbey style that is both aromatic and full bodied. It will benefit with aging up to two years. Mutiny Fleet – 22 oz and draft – limited release. January.

SIREN NOIRE Chocolate Stout 8% ABV – English style imperial stout, fermented and flavored with imported Belgian chocolate nibs. Smooth and easy drinking. Named for the Sirens who lured seafarers off course and ultimately to their demise. Mutiny Fleet – 22 oz and draft – limited release. February. NEW

Spring 2010

Big DIPA Double IPA 10.6% ABV – Triple hopped during brewing, well balanced with an earthy hop aroma and flavor. Brewed with 5 pounds of hops per barrel!!! Mutiny Fleet – 22 oz and draft – limited release. March.

LETTER OF MARQUE Hop Rye Porter – Winners from our 2009 Letter of Marque Homebrew Competition will work along side our brewers to create this one time special release. Letter of Marque will feature a different beer every year selected from our national homebrew competition. Historically, a Letter of Marque was a document that made a Pyrate a legitimate professional. Hence, our Letter of Marque makes a home brewer a legitimate professional as well! Mutiny Fleet – 22 oz and draft – limited release. April. NEW

RED SKY AT NIGHT – Belgian style Saison 7.5 % ABV – country farm house ale. A complex yet delicate ale, brewed with a unique Belgian yeast which develops a spicy, fruity flavor. Pyrate Fleet – 12 oz and draft – available March thru May.

BELOW DECKS (BARREL AGED) – Barley Wine 10% ABV – Our award winning barley wine which has been aged two ways – in wooden bourbon barrels and cabernet barrels. It will benefit with aging. VINTAGE DATED Mutiny Fleet – 22 oz and draft – VERY limited release. May. NEW

Summer 2010

SMOKE ON THE WATER – Smoked Imperial Porter – Details are Top Secret. Mutiny Fleet – 22 oz. and draft – limited release. June. NEW

HANG TEN Weizen Dopplebock 10% ABV – A classic German-style weizen bock, slightly cloudy and bursting with flavor. It will benefit with aging up to two years. VINTAGE DATED. Mutiny Fleet – 22 oz and draft – limited release. July.

SUMMER ALE – Details are Top Secret. Clipper Fleet – 12 oz and draft -available June thru September. NEW

Fall 2010

PROSIT! Imperial Oktoberfest Lager 8% ABV – Malt focused with five types of grain including Vienna and Munich malts – plus a secret extra malt that we use only in our Prosit! Balanced with 3 kinds of hops. Mutiny Fleet – 22 oz and draft – limited release. August.

THE GREAT PUMPKIN Imperial Pumpkin Ale 8.5% ABV – We add the pumpkin during the mash at precisely the right time to create just the perfect balance of malt, hops, pumpkin and spice. Mutiny Fleet – 22 oz and draft – limited release. September.

THE GREATer PUMPKIN Imperial Pumpkin Ale 9% ABV tbd – Our Great Pumpkin enhanced by aging in bourbon barrels. Mutiny Fleet – 22 oz and draft – VERY limited release. September NEW

Early Winter 2010

WINTER STORM Imperial ESB 7.5%ABV – Brewed with copious helpings of English malts plus US and English hops. Full malty flavors dancing with powerful hop aromas and a lingering, firm hop bitterness. . Pyrate Fleet – 12 oz and draft – available October thru December

BELOW DECKS Barley Wine 10% ABV – Our English style barley wine – rich, malty, and opulent. Great at time of release but will benefit from bottle aging for many years to come. VINTAGE DATED. Mutiny Fleet – 22 oz and draft – limited release. November

YULE TIDE Belgian Tripel Ale 10% ABV – Slightly sweet with a complex malty flavor. The spicy flavor comes from our unique blend of Trappist yeast and Belgian candi sugar – making it both aromatic and flavorful. It will benefit with aging up to two years. VINTAGE DATED. Mutiny Fleet – 22 oz and draft – limited release. November