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(Elmsford, NY) – The latest from Captain Lawrence Brewing, courtesy of Monday’s email newsletter…

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Hibernating for some time now a beast lay dormant in a rum barrel. This beast is known as “The Frost Monster” and has now awaken and ready to unleash all of its might out into the beer world.

This Imperial Stout was first started as a pilot batch concept by packaging technician Justin Perrone. All he wanted was a behemoth style stout, high in alcohol and packed full of flavor. While working with Owner Scott Vaccaro and Brewery Manager Scott Tobin they felt that more could be done to this beer. They wanted to go more aggressive and have even more flavor, and so the brew was introduced to rum barrels for aging.

After much taste testing and time it was decided that this monster of a beer was ready for the masses. This marks the first beer brewed off the pilot batch line that has actually been put in bottles for sale to the public.

The first release of the Frost Monster will be Wednesday November 27th from 4-8pm in the tasting room. $20 per 750ml bottle. For more information about this beer go to http://www.captainlawrencebrewing.com/the-beers/frost-monster/

Also being re-released in the tasting room on Thanksgiving Eve is our Pumpkin Ale. We have a very limited amount left of this ale which goes hand in hand with Thanksgiving dinner so make sure you get your fill. This will be the last time we will have the pumpkin ale again until next fall season.

Last but not least we are also releasing the first trial batch of “Seeking Alpha” Triple I.P.A. This will only be for growler fills but it is the first batch of which we hope will be approved for a second round of testing and then ready for bottling come the spring time. Come down to the brewery all weekend long to try this awesome triple IPA and take some home to the family.

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UPDATE: A separate brewery blog post provides some additional clarity:

The unoaked stout will make some Captain Lawrence history: it will be the brewery’s first four-pack offering. Captain Lawrence will release three beers in special four-packs in the next year. Following the Frost Monster is another mega-brew slated for early 2014: the Seeking Alpha triple IPA. “It’s in the works,” says Scott.

In other brewery happenings, February will see Captain Lawrence distributed throughout the whole of New Jersey, not just the northern part.