Back to back beer notes…Part II of II…

Dogfish Head / Epic Brewing: Per the latest Shelton Brothers newsletter, “Some of you may have seen it on TV, and now we have a super small amount for you: Epic/DFH Portamarillo [<- label art]. This beer uses a unique fruit called a tamarillo. The tamarillos are roasted on a grill which gives the beer a slight smokey character." Birreria: The rooftop brewery and restaurant is now open for business in NYC. That could mean that filming is done for the final episode of Brew Masters. No air date has been set (and I’ve admittedly lost track of the status of that last episode). Oh, and there will be another Birreria opening up at Eataly in Rome in early 2012.

Clown Shoes Beer: Announced that Lubrication, an American Black Ale, will be released on June 27th. The above label has not yet received label approval (and may not be finalized).

Short’s Brewing: Announced the return of Spruce Pilsner

NOLA Brewing: Here come the cans. “Our canning line is still about six months out, giving you all plenty of opportunity to get excited about it! We’ll roll out with our Blonde Ale and then, as quickly as we can, begin canning our other beers. All of NOLA Brewing beers, the year rounds and the seasonals, will be available in cans.The year round brews, NOLA Blonde, NOLA Brown, Hopitoulas and 7th Street Wheat will be available in six-packs of 12oz cans and our seasonals will be available in four-packs of 16oz cans.”

Peak Organic Brewing: From the latest newsletter, “New this year is a release from our Reserve/Specialty series called ‘Weiss Principal.’ It’s the international love child of a Hefe-Weiss and an American IPA. This 8.8% unfiltered wheat beer employs a traditional German Weiss yeast, providing engaging banana and clove notes. A stern dry–hopping of pungent American hops provide pronounced citrus, pine and fruit notes. It’s so tasty, it may be punishable with a trip to the office.”

Flossmoor Station: Per the blog, “Coming up is our Le Chien Blanc Wit, which will be a nice contrast at a much more sane 5% range. It’s got some great notes of Corriander and Chamomile, with a nice orange zest in the flavor of it. We additionally have used this beer to propagate enough healthy yeast cells to adequately ferment our 15th Anniversary Ale, which we’ll be brewing next week!”

Bonus I: Brooklyn Brewery President, Steve Hindy, tells Fox Business that grain prices will likely rise by the end of the year which could raise the price of beer.

Bonus II: Ohio considers raising the cap.

Bonus III: A pic of the Savor Flowers bottle. Here’s a video of the two brewers discussing the beer.

Bonus IV: “I hope they lose every dollar they have.” – former Pabst exec on new ownership group