New stuff in Press Releases this week:
Clipper City Heavy Seas Yule Tide arrives
Batemans Rosey Nosey Holiday Ale primed for U.S. launch
Three Christmas beers, a Tackle Box, and a Boardhead in Press Releases
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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Clipper City Heavy Seas Yule Tide arrives
(BALTIMORE, MD) – Clipper City Brewing Company, brewers of Heavy Seas and Clipper City beers, is proud to announce the upcoming winter release of their Heavy Seas Mutiny Fleet. The Mutiny Fleet is an extension of the Heavy Seas product line with brews made in very limited release small batches, and bottled in 22 oz. “bomber” bottles. Bigger is better!
Yule Tide – Belgian Tripel Ale available around Thanksgiving
A strong Belgian Tripel with a slightly sweet and complex malty flavor. It’s spicy flavor comes from our unique blend of Trappist yeast and Belgian candi sugar making it both aromatic and flavorful. Celebrate the holidays pyrate style!
4 kinds of Malt, 2 kinds of Hops, 10% ABV, 18 IBU
For more info on Heavy Seas extrAAAGHdinary beers, or to sign up to take a tour of the brewery, visit www.ccbeer.com.
Batemans Rosey Nosey Holiday Ale primed for U.S. launch
BATEMANS LAUNCHES ROSEY NOSEY HOLIDAY ALE IN USA
Seattle, WA. November 16, 2009 – Batemans Brewery of Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, England and SBS-Imports of Seattle, Washington are pleased to announce the premiere arrival of Batemans Rosey Nosey Holiday Ale to United States market. Rosey Nosey joins regularly available items: Batemans Triple XB (XXXB) Classic Pale Ale and Batemans Combined Harvest Multigrain Beer.
Sweetwater Brewery Tackle Box variety pack makes its debut
SweetWater Brewery offers up a “Tackle Box” of tasty brews
SweetWater opens their Tackle Box just in time for the holidays
ATLANTA (November 15th, 2009) – SweetWater Brewery has released the newest addition to their award winning lineup. The SweetWater Tackle Box variety pack is a hefty collection of year round brews along with a “Secret Stash” brew in each box. This new package will be released in short runs, and therefore only available for a limited time as they tease the taste buds of craft beer lovers throughout the southeast beginning in Atlanta mid November. Sure to be the crowd pleaser when this gets laid out on the bar at your next holiday party.
Full Sail Old Boardhead and Wreck the Halls hit the streets
FULL SAIL BREWING RELEASES TWO COOL WEATHER FAVORITES
Brewmaster Reserve Old Boardhead Barleywine Ale and Wreck the Halls
(Hood River, OR) – You can feel the cold in the air, the east winds are blowing and snow boarders and skiers are making their way up the mountain. The brewery is humming with the anticipation of our holiday releases and here come two of our favorites: Wreck the Halls and Old Boardhead.
Point Whole Hog Imperial Stout to be released this February
(Stevens Point, WI) – The Stevens Point Brewery will release another Continue reading
Founders Brewing Facebook update
(Grand Rapids, MI) – Here is plug for Facebook and following breweries on there if you aren’t already. Founders Brewing reached out to its fans yesterday with a thorough update:
“Yesterday, we celebrated our 2nd Anniversary of moving into our current location at 235 Grandville Avenue SW! Can you believe it’s already been 2 years?? Time flies when you’re making some of the best beer in the world!
Backwoods Bastard is now available, both on tap and in 4-packs in our Continue reading
Firestone Walker Brewmaster talks 13
(Paso Robles, CA) – Firestone Walker Brewmaster, Matt Brynildson, talks about the recently released Firestone Walker XIII. I dig it when brewers get in front of the camera and talk about their beer. If you know of any brewery-made videos about new beers or their breweries, send me the links. I wrote a geeky article about FW’s Quercus Alba Series last week.
Nogne O ships over four beers
(Grimstad (Rygene), NORWAY) – Nogne O is punishing transatlantic shipping authorities this winter with all the beer the Norwegian brewery is sending to the States. In all seriousness, AB-InBev probably ships more beer over in a day than most, if not all, craft breweries do in a year. That is not to take anything away from Nogne O, however, because four new beers in one season is nothing to sneeze at when it comes to imports.
21st Amendment Monk’s Blood hits cans
(San Francisco, CA) – 21st Amendment Brewery is about to round out a huge month that saw its Brew Free! or Die IPA become one of the only craft beers featured on American flights when it struck a deal with Virgin America. According to Co-Founder Shaun O’Sullivan on Twitter, the brewery will soon release its third beer in cans. This comes after Hell or High Watermelon Wheat and the aforementioned Brew Free! both made their canned debuts during the summer of 2006. 21st Amendment Monk’s Blood is that beer and the first in a new series of “once-in-a-while” four-packs called The Insurrection Series.
Southern Star Buried Hatchet Stout gets TTB approval
[Update #2 from Twitter: "Label was approved and cans should arrive at end of month.for Buried Hatchet Stout. Hopefully start appear on shelf by 1st week in December"]
[Update #1 from Dave on 11/21 (providing much-needed clarity, thanks!): "Label approval was delaying production, but the software problem causing the delays has been resolved. The artwork is currently in the hands of the can manufacturer and plates are being made. We should recieve the cans in about 2 weeks, at which time they will begin to be filled. Bottom line is with any luck, you will see some of the cans leaking out by Christmas. We are beginning to test brew for some one-offs in the future. The first test batch is a smoked pumpkin ale that utilized 5 pumpkins in the mash (for 6 gallons) as well as being "dry pumpkined" with a pumpkin smoked for 6 hours with pecan wood. Weird, but pretty good. It will probably never see production, but hey- it's fun to play. We are still quite a ways out from releasing any more beers. The 2010 Pro-am competition is scheduled for early April, and will yield a new beer for draught release early summer 2010."]
(Conroe, TX) – Southern Star Brewing has been planning on this for a Continue reading
Ithaca 12 planned for December release
(Ithaca, NY) – Ithaca Beer Co. is wasting no time in following up on its successful release of Ithaca ELEVEN this past summer with another anniversary beer.
Mikkeller Hoppy Easter and I Beat yoU debut in early 2010
(Copenhagen, DENMARK) – Mikkeller has at least two more beers planned for early 2010 and has provided an update on the expected shelf debuts of several other beers before then. Here’s the scoop:
Six years of Bell’s Eccentric Ale
(Kalamazoo, MI) – Bell’s Brewery just got label approval for the 2008 Continue reading
Three Floyds Brewing teases Lord Admiral Nelson label
(Munster, IN) – Three Floyds Brewing previewed a brand-new label for Continue reading
Magic Hat Vinyl named spring seasonal, Feast of Fools back this winter
[1/09 Update: This beer uses Pale, Crystal, Munich, Victory malts and Northern Brewer hops. "This mysterious elixir blooms over us beginning in mid-January and can be found in the Spring Fever variety 12-paks, as well as in 6- and 12-paks all by itself." It's already available as of this weekend in some places.]
[11/24 Update: Lukas Payette noticed that Magic Hat H.I.P.A. is now listed as an offed-one on the website so Vinyl may be its replacement (unconfirmed).]
(South Burlington, VT) – Magic Hat Brewing has received label approval Continue reading
Brau Bros. Rainwater Imperial Stout set to debut this December
(Lucan, MN) – From a Brau Bros. email sent last night . . . “We’re getting ready to release Brau Bros. Rainwater Stout. Definitely one of our Continue reading
Bridgeport Hop Czar hits new six packs
(Portland, OR) – Bridgeport Brewing will release Hop Czar in new six packs this winter. The beer will be available in this format for the first time since its inclusion in the Bridgeport Big Brews Series as a 22 oz. bomber. The new package will be sold beginning late December/early January as a seasonal. The bottles will be distributed to Oregon, Washington, Colorado, and California and MSRP is $7.99. 87 IBU and 7.5% ABV. MSRP $7.99.
Firestone Walker XIII: the Blend Evolved
(Paso Robles, CA) – Firestone Walker Brewing will release XIII Anniversary Ale this Saturday. When researching the series, I realized that the beer has undergone a startling price shift in the past few years. X was retailing for $10 (according to Appellation Beer) and XIII will carry a price tag of $22 when it is available at the brewery. That is not to say that the brewery is gouging. Far from it. After becoming immersed in the geekiness below, it becomes clear that the beer was once a steal at $10 and is now priced fairly for the market. Enough about dollars though . . . this is all about the blend.
This is the fourth annual barrel-aged blend, one that appears to be largely similar to last year’s version but much different from the first two editions. What they all share in common is that a variety of oak barrels are used; some are bourbon barrels, some might be brandy, some rye, etc.
The first blend showcased Abacus, a Strong English Style Barley Wine hopped with Amarillo and East Kent Goldings. Despite being the largest component of the first batch, the beer hasn’t made an appearance since that time. Bravo, an Imperial Brown Ale, was the main beer for the second batch, XI. At 82% Bravo Continue reading
Sierra Nevada Glissade Golden Bock to kick off brewery’s 30th Anniversary year
(Chico, CA) – Sierra Nevada Brewing will kick off 2010 like it did 2009 . Continue reading