Eredita, Fat Orange Cat, Skygazer, Abomination, Omnipollo, Evil Twin coming from Abu Nawas!

December 8, 2023Leave a comment

EREDITÁ BEER:

Eredita Humble 6/4/16oz CANS – A Delicious Rendition Of A Classic Oatmeal Stout. 6.5% ABV – CT
Eredita Pragmatism CITRA 6/4/16oz CANS – Single-hop New England Pale Ale featuring Citra hops grown in the Pacific Northwest! 5.1% ABV – CT
Eredita Serendipitous Moments 6/4/16oz CANS – IPA brewed with Nelson Sauvin hops sourced from the famed HOP NERDOM that is Freestyle Hops, located in New Zealand. 6.2% ABV – CT
Eredita The Barn Owl 6/4/16oz CANS – Inspired by the Love of the Iced Vanilla Latte. Imperial Stout brewed with Coffee, Vanilla, & Milk Sugar. 10.5% ABV – CT

FAT ORANGE CAT:

Fat Orange Cat FOC Feral 6/4/16oz CANS – New England Style Double IPA w/ Citra, Mosaic & YQH1320. 8.9% ABV – CT
Skygazer / Fat Orange Cat FOC Floofer 6/4/16oz CANS – Imperial Milk Stout with Banana, Cacao Nibs, and Marshmallow. 10% ABV – CT
Fat Orange Cat FOC You Had Me At Meow (Cara Cara & Starfruit) 6/4/16oz CANS – Fruited Sour Ale brewed with Cara Cara Oranges & Starfruit. 5.7% ABV – CT
Fat Orange Cat FOC You Had Me At Meow (Curuba Mandarin) 6/4/16oz CANS – Fruited Sour Ale brewed with Curuba (aka Banana passionfruit) & Mandarin. 5.7% ABV – CT
Fat Orange Cat FOC You Had Me At Meow 6/4/16oz CANS – Sour Ale with Papaya, Tahitian Lime, & Alphonso Mango⁠. 5.7% ABV – CT
Fat Orange Cat FOC Purrkatory (Mexican Blend) 6/4/16oz CANS – Imperial Milk Stout with Single-Origin Mexican Coffee!⁠ 11% ABV – CT
Fat Orange Cat FOC Baby Kittens 6/4/16oz CANS – Lovely Hazy New England IPA. with a tiny hint of sweetness on the nose. Up front we find a relaxed medley of fresh citrus, mangos, and pineapple. It finishes with a hint of pine and invigorating grapefruit with just enough bitterness to cleanse your palette and invite you back for another sip. 6.5% ABV – CT
Fat Orange Cat FOC Baby Elves 6/4/16oz CANS – Holiday edition of Baby Kittens. They’ve amp’d up Kittens to 9%, with the same hops (Galaxy Citra and Simcoe) just more of them 9% ABV – CT⁠
Fat Orange Cat FOC Santa Claws 6/4/16oz CANS – Imperial Stout brewed with Cinnamon buns!!⁠ 9.1% ABV – CT
FAT ORANGE CAT FOC X Abomination – Twelve Lives & Still Wandering 6/4/16oz CANS – Ferociously juicy Double Dry Hopped Double IPA. Featuring a handpicked blend of some of our favorite hops; Lotus, Cashmere, Citra and Mosaic. 9.5% ABV – CT
Fat Orange Cat FOC All Cats Are Grey in the Dark 6/4/16oz CANS – FOC Legendary White Stout – 7.2% ABV – CT
Fat Orange Cat FOC All The Kool Kats on the Back of the Bus 6/4/16oz CANS – Double Dry Hopped Double NE IPA with Apollo, Mosaic, & Simcoe. 8.4% ABV – CT
Fat Orange Cat FOC Severe Tire Damage 6/4/16oz CAN – Hazy Double IPA. 8.0% ABV – CT
Fat Orange Cat FOC Someone In My Head ENIGMA 6/4/16oz CANS – DIPA Double Dry Hopped with ENIGMA. 8.75% ABV – CT
Fat Orange Cat FOC Someone In My Head STRATA 6/4/16oz CANS – Double Dry-Hopped with Strata. 8.75% ABV – CT
Fat Orange Cat FOC Walkabout Blood Orange Plum 6/4/16oz CANS – Uber-fruited Sour Ale brewed with Blood Orange & Plum. 5.3% ABV – CT
Fat Orange Cat Whiskers on Kittens 6/4/16oz CANS – von Trapp collaboration. Gose style ale with Wachau apricots and Austrian salt. Balanced, tart, just enough sweetness. It’s FANTASTIC.⁠ 5% ABV – CT
Fat Orange Cat FOC Who Let the Boomers Out? 6/4/12oz CANS – Smooth Pale Ale with a delightful finish. Hopped with Amarillo, Citra and Mosaic – 5% ABV – CT

SKYGAZER BREWING:

Skygazer / Fat Orange Cat FOC Floofer 6/4/16oz CANS – Imperial Milk Stout with Banana, Cacao Nibs, and Marshmallow. 10% ABV – CT
Skygazer Watercolors CocoCreamee 6/4/16oz CANS – Sour Ale filled to the brim with Blueberry, Orange, Cherry, Coconut, Cream and a touch of milk sugar. 5.5% ABV – CT
Skygazer Watercolors Creamee 6/4/16oz CANS – Raspberry, Gingerbread & Marshmallow Creamy Sour Ale. Watercolors Creamee with a bit of Christmas cheer added! 5.5% ABV – CT
Skygazer Watercolors Go To’s Banana Orange Lime 6/4/16oz CANS – A Smoothie Style Sour Ale. Creamy banana, bright orange citrus punch and a hit of refreshing lime. 5.5% ABV – CT
Skygazer Watercolors Peach Ring Paradise 6/4/12oz CANS – Watercolors in hard seltzer mode kissed with the one of a kind taste of peach rings! Under 150 calories per can and gluten free. 5% ABV – CT
Skygazer Watercolors Abstract v2 6/4/16oz CANS – Watercolors – Abstract 2 – Orange, Passion Fruit, Marshmallow, Vanilla, Milk Sugar – 5.5% ABV – CT
Skygazer Brewing Space Pixels – Cherry, Mango, Pineapple 6/4/16oz CANS – A smoothie style sour ale with Cherry, Mango, andPineapple! These sour feature healthy additions of fruit! No adjuncts, no milk sugar. Just fruit! 6% ABV – CT
Skygazer Go To’s Blueberry Guava Pineapple 6/4/16oz CANS – A Smoothie Style Sour Ale. Loaded with Blueberry, Guava and Pineapple. 5.5% ABV – CT
Skygazer Brewing Titan Three Mango Apricot 6/4/16oz CANS – Sour IPA. A blends a dreamy combo of Mango and Apricot with Vanilla Beans and milk sugar. 7% – C

ABOMINATION BREWING:

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Abomination Brewing Censored Version – And Hey, F**K 2023 Too 6/4/16oz CAN – Triple Dry Hopped IPA. A Hop Bomb summing up another year!. 9.7% ABV – CT ***We Didn’t want for Karen to ask to talk to the Manager, so we requested the Censored version of the label***
Abomination Brewing Everyday Fog 6/4/16oz CANS – Double Dry Hopped Double IPA with Mosaic, Pacific Jade, Citra, Summit & Enigma NE Hazy IPA – ABV 7.1% – CT
Abomination Brewing Fog Nog 6/4/16oz CANS – Double IPA dry-hopped brewed with Lactose & Egg Nog Spices. 9.1% ABV – CT
Abomination Brewing Gingerbread Fog 6/4/16oz CANS – Double IPA dry-hopped brewed with Gingerbread Cookies. 9.1% ABV – CT
Abomination Brewing Wandering Into The Snow 6/4/16oz CANS – Double IPA dry-hopped brewed with Lactose and Marshmallow. 9.1% ABV – CT
Abomination Brewing Battle Rare Fog EXTRA RARE 6/4/16oz CANS – Triple Dry Hopped Triple IPA brewed with an insane amount of Galaxy, Riwaka, Strata, & Waimea. 10.5% ABV – CT
Abomination Brewing Midnight Snack Chocolate Fondue 6/4/16oz CANS – Double Pastry Imperial Stout with Chocolate Cream, Vanilla & Pound Cake. 14% ABV – CT
Abomination Brewing Wandering into the Fog TDH LOTUS 6/4/16oz CANS – Triple Dry Hopped Double IPA with LOTUS. 8.6% ABV – CT
Abomination Brewing Wandering Into The Fog AFRICAN QUEEN 6/4/16oz CANS – African Queen Double Dry Hopped Double IPA. 8.6% ABV – CT
Abomination Brewing Wandering Into The Fog ROCKET POP 6/4/16oz CANS – Double Dry Hopped Double IPA brewed with Cherry, Lime, Blueberry, & Raspberry. 8.6% ABV – CT
FAT ORANGE CAT FOC X Abomination – Twelve Lives & Still Wandering 6/4/16oz CANS – Ferociously juicy Double Dry Hopped Double IPA. Featuring a handpicked blend of some of our favorite hops; Lotus, Cashmere, Citra and Mosaic. 9.5% ABV – CT
Abomination Brewing The Key To the City of North Haven 6/4/16oz CANS – Smoothie Sour Ale Brewed with Cherry, Blackberry, Rhubarb, Ice Cream Mix, Lactose, and Vanilla Beans. 9% ABV – CT
Abomination Brewing The Harvester Soursop, Tangerine and Blueberry 6/4/16oz CANS – The Harvester is a rotating series of fruit forward sours exploring how various fruit combinations play off each other in a sour ale. Brewed with Soursop, Tangerine, & Blueberry. For a Harvester Slushie, Stick in in Freezer. Wait 2 Hours. Open. Pour. Enjoy & Thank us later! DO NOT FORGET ABOUT THE BEER YOU STUCK IN THE FREEZER 🙂 7.1% ABV – CT
Abomination X Skygazer – Dreamatorium Parfait 6/4/16oz CANS – Pastry Stout with Raspberry, Granola, Yogurt, Cacao Nibs, and Lactose. 11.3% ABV.
Abomination Brewing Drippy Popsicle Rocket Pop 6/4/16oz CANS – Fruited Smoothie Sour Ale brewed with Cherry, Lime, Blueberry, & Raspberry. 5.5% ABV – CT
Abomination Brewing Drippy Popsicle Strawberry Creamsicle 6/4/16oz CANS – Fruited Smoothie Sour Ale brewed with Strawberry & Vanilla. 5.5% ABV – CT
Abomination Luscious V2 – Double Fruited – Banana + Strawberry 6/4/16oz CANS – Banana, Strawberry, & Blueberry Smoothie seltzer. 5.5% ABV – CT

Omnipollo Fatamorgana FOLK 6/4/16oz CANS – Low ABV version of Hazy IPA Fatamorgana. 3.5% – CT/SE
Omnipollo NEBUCHADNEZZAR 6/4/16oz CANS – “Neb” is a home brew recipe that has been scaled up with no consideration to economies of scale. Imperial IPA, brewed stateside. The Beer that started a revolution. 8.5% ABV – CT/SE
Omnipollo ZODIAK 6/4/16oz CANS – Simcoe, Citra and Centennial IPA. 6.2% ABV – CT/SE
OMNIPOLLO EVEN MORE BIANCA ROYAL TREATMENT 24/16oz CANS – This Collab is perhaps the most expensive beer evr brewed. Imagine the super delicious Import Biancas from Omnipollo Sweden, touched up with some ETNYC magic! Raspberry Maple Pancake Lassi Gose brewed with Raspberries, Milk Sugar, Maple Syrup & Marshmallow – 7% ABV – SE
Omnipollo Ice Creamy White Chocolate Strawberry 6/4/16oz CANS – Triple India Pale Ale with cocoa nibs, white chocolate, strawberry and lactose sugar. 10% – SE
Omnipollo Bianca Apricot Vanilla Almond Lassi Gose 24/50cl (16.9oz) Single CANS – Brewed and Imported from Omnipollo’s Stockholm HQ – Uber-Fruited Lassi Gose brewed with Apricots, Almonds, Lactose Sugar, & Vanilla – 7% ABV – SE
Omnipollo Bianca Blackberry Maple Pancake Lassi Gose 24/50cl (16.9oz) Single CANS – Brewed and Imported from Omnipollo’s Stockholm HQ – Intensely fruited Bianca reminding you of Sunday morning breakfast with freshly squeezed blackberries or blackberry jam over a stack of maple syrup drenched sweet, sugary pancakes. Brewed with buckets of blackberries then accompanied by maple syrup, milk sugar and rock salt – 7% ABV – SE
Bianca Guava Lychee Passionfruit Lassi Gose 24/50cl (16.9oz) Single CANS – Brewed and Imported from Omnipollo’s Stockholm HQ – Uber-Fruited Lassi Gose brewed with Guava, Lychee, Passion Fruit, Lactose Sugar, & Vanilla – 7% ABV – SE
Omnipollo Daidalos 6/4/16oz CANS – Double Almond Double Chocolate Double Coffee Imperial Stout. A rich decadent imperial stout full of almonds, cocoa nibs and coffee reminding us of the flavorful cakes we loved to eat. Contains nuts. 12% ABV – SE
Omnipollo In Plenty 6/4/16oz CANS – Inspired by those lovely decadent chocolate, coconut and vanilla filled cakes we brewed a thick imperial stout full of cocoa nibs, really aromatic toasted coconut and our favorite vanilla. 12% ABV – SE
Omnipollo Yellow Belly 24/33cl BOT – A Bold And Outspoken Peanut Butter & Biscuit Imperial Stout, However, It Is Brewed Without Peanut Butter Or Biscuit. 11% ABV – SE – From the Brewer: “Yellow Belly—a person who is without courage, fortitude, or nerve; a coward. To us, one of the most cowardly deeds is to act anonymously, hiding behind a group. A signifying trait of institutionalized racism. This beer is brewed to celebrate all things new, open minded and progressive. A peanut butter biscuit stout with no biscuits, butter or nuts. Taste, enjoy, and don’t be prejudiced”

EVIL TWIN BREWING

Evil Twin Before During & After Xmas IPA 6/4/16oz CANS – Double IPA dry-hopped with Galaxy, Motueka, and Sabro.⁠ Before, during and AFTER!! 8% ABV – NYC
Evil Twin Before During and After Dinner 6/4/16oz CANS – Coffee Stout – 8% ABV – CT
EVIL TWIN EVEN MORE JESUS 6/4/16oz CANS – Evil Twin OG Imperial Stout – 12% ABV – CT
OMNIPOLLO EVEN MORE BIANCA ROYAL TREATMENT 24/16oz CANS – This Collab is perhaps the most expensive beer ever brewed. Imagine the super delicious Import Biancas from Omnipollo Sweden, touched up with some ETNYC magic! Raspberry Maple Pancake Lassi Gose brewed with Raspberries, Milk Sugar, Maple Syrup & Marshmallow – 7% ABV – SE
EVIL TWIN IMPERIAL BISCOTTI BREAK 6/4/16oz CANS – Imperial Stout with Almonds, Espresso, Vanilla – 11.5% ABV – CT
EVIL TWIN IMPERIAL DOUGHNUT BREAK 4/6/16oz CANS – The Legendary Beer is Back. Imperial Porter with Vanilla Coffee Almonds and (you guessed it) Donuts. 11.5% ABV – CT

3 Floyds “Arctic Panzer Wolf” hitting shelves Friday! (12/8)

December 5, 2023Leave a comment

Three Floyds “Arctic Panzer Wolf” will be hitting shelves in Eastern Iowa this coming Friday! Here’s more on this double IPA:

9% ABV

“A dry and stupendously hopped medium bodied Imperial IPA brewed with Canadian two-row malt, dextrose sugar and lots of American hops. Arctic Panzer Wolf has superior aromas of marmalade, white wine, pine and apricot all mixed with an intense American hop bitterness.”

3 Floyds “Barbarian Haze” and “Speed Castle Lager” hitting Iowa shelves this week!

November 14, 2023Leave a comment

**Barbarian Haze** – 6.5% ABV – “At long last, we bring you our take on a Hazy IPA. It’s no secret that most of our portfolio is hop forward, flavorful, unfiltered. With Barbarian Haze, we took the hopping protocol a bit further, using some new age brewing alchemy coupled with our old school heavy handed approach. Fans of the style will recognize the complex soft malt character that helps balance the generous hop additions for supreme drinkability.

**Speed Castle** – 5.6% ABV – “Our newest year-round beer has arrived – Speed Castle Pilsner. Using hops sourced from German farms, American Pilsner malt, and hand-selected fresh or ‘wet’ hops, Speed Castle is a crisp, refreshing and world-ending Pilsner.

Field Day Brewing releasing two new beers TODAY!!! (8/25)

August 25, 2023Leave a comment

2 new beers and 2 different styles being released today by Field Day Brewing in North Liberty! Here’s what’s hitting their lines courtesy of their Facebook page:

FRIGGITY FRESH FRIDAY. We’re mic dropping two brand new brews to break this heat wave. Introducing Czech One Two, our double decocted pale lager showcasing 100% Moravian barley & Czech Saaz Hops. Also debuting is our ultra fresh haze craze, a 7.2% Mango & Peach Ring bomb we’re affectionately calling Sack Race. Get them now, EXCLUSIVELY at North Liberty’s finest & most distinguished Craft Brewery. #HaveYourselfAFieldDay

Beer and Food Pairing: Stone Enjoy By 9-13-13 and Shrimp Ceviche

September 11, 2013Leave a comment

Thanks to the recommendation from Marc Morehouse I have now found the perfect mexican restaurant. El Perico in Marion, IA serves some great homemade mexican food. My favorite thing on the menu, their shrimp ceviche. Now, I understand ceviche is relatively easy to make. Just chop up a bunch of seafood or fish and let it soak in citrus juices for a few hours to cook it. But El Perico does it better than I can, and better than anywhere else I’ve ever had it.

My wife and I decided to grab El Perico for some takeout food, you know it’s good when you make a 20 minute drive for takeout, and I thought it would be great to pair the ceviche with a brew.

I bought a shit load of Enjoy By from Stone so I went with it knowing that IPAs usually pair well with spicier foods. This ceviche had lime and orange juice as well as jalapeno, which went perfectly with the IPA. The malts come out from the IPA and the citrus from the hops really shines through. If you are in the CR/Iowa City area, El Perico does ceviche right, and an IPA goes excellent with it! If you want a great homemade IPA recipe, I’m a big fan of the Beeroness and her blog, check it out here: http://thebeeroness.com/2012/08/21/ipa-ceviche/

New to Shelves: O’Fallon 10 Day IPA and Pumpkin Ale Cans

August 1, 2013Leave a comment

As we near fall we start to see Octoberfest beers and Pumpkin beers hitting our shelves. One pumpkin beer I really enjoy is from O’Fallon Brewery in St. Louis. This year their pumpkin beer will be coming to us in cans. Here’s the press release courtesy of http://www.beerpulse.com.

(O’Fallon, MO) – O’Fallon Brewery, brewers of 5-Day IPA and other award-winning craft beers, is celebrating National IPA Day today with the launch of 10-Day IPA, the craft brewer’s first Imperial IPA (India Pale Ale).

10-Day IPA is big, bold Imperial IPA brewed with a ridiculous amount of hops. O’Fallon Brewmaster, Brian Owens started with two-row barley, caramel and honey malt and white wheat. He then added Magnum, Centennial, Chinook, Cascade and Calypso hops – over three pounds of hops per barrel!

The result is a very hop forward beer, but 10-Day also has a sturdy malt backbone which balances the beer. The malt also gives 10-Day IPA a subtle caramel sweetness and a hint of honey both which help balance hop bitterness. Once the beer was finished Owens added even more Centennial, Chinook and Calypso hops (a process called “dry hopping”) to give the beer a huge citrusy, piney aroma which has become the signature of American Imperial IPAs.

“We’ve brewed many beers we’re proud of since I joined the O’Fallon Brewery 13 years ago, but 10-Day IPA is a true labor of love for me,” said Owens. “Most brewmasters don’t admit to having a favorite style of beer, but I love huge Imperial IPAs, and I’ve wanted to create 10-Day for some time. This is a limited run as part of our ‘Brewer’s Stash’ series, so I encourage anyone who’s a fan of big, hoppy beers to get their hands on some 10-Day IPA before it’s gone.”

10-Day IPA is 9.0 percent alcohol by volume, 75 IBUs and will be priced similarly to other specialty craft beers. The beer will be available September through December when it will be replaced with the next beer in the “Brewer’s Stash” series.

10-Day IPA will be available at grocery stores and liquor stores throughout Missouri, Arkansas, Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin and will be supported with sign-making and point-of-sale materials.

O’Fallon Brewery is also introducing its award-winning O’Fallon Pumpkin Beer in cans for the first time. Beginning in August the beer will be available in six-packs of 12-oz. cans as well as six-packs and 12-packs (12 oz. bottles) and on draught. O’Fallon Pumpkin was the first pumpkin beer available in St. Louis and one of the first pumpkin beers in the country when first introduced in 2003.

New to Shelves: O'Fallon 10 Day IPA and Pumpkin Ale Cans

August 1, 2013Leave a comment

(O’Fallon, MO) – O’Fallon Brewery, brewers of 5-Day IPA and other award-winning craft beers, is celebrating National IPA Day today with the launch of 10-Day IPA, the craft brewer’s first Imperial IPA (India Pale Ale).

10-Day IPA is big, bold Imperial IPA brewed with a ridiculous amount of hops. O’Fallon Brewmaster, Brian Owens started with two-row barley, caramel and honey malt and white wheat. He then added Magnum, Centennial, Chinook, Cascade and Calypso hops – over three pounds of hops per barrel!

The result is a very hop forward beer, but 10-Day also has a sturdy malt backbone which balances the beer. The malt also gives 10-Day IPA a subtle caramel sweetness and a hint of honey both which help balance hop bitterness. Once the beer was finished Owens added even more Centennial, Chinook and Calypso hops (a process called “dry hopping”) to give the beer a huge citrusy, piney aroma which has become the signature of American Imperial IPAs.

“We’ve brewed many beers we’re proud of since I joined the O’Fallon Brewery 13 years ago, but 10-Day IPA is a true labor of love for me,” said Owens. “Most brewmasters don’t admit to having a favorite style of beer, but I love huge Imperial IPAs, and I’ve wanted to create 10-Day for some time. This is a limited run as part of our ‘Brewer’s Stash’ series, so I encourage anyone who’s a fan of big, hoppy beers to get their hands on some 10-Day IPA before it’s gone.”

10-Day IPA is 9.0 percent alcohol by volume, 75 IBUs and will be priced similarly to other specialty craft beers. The beer will be available September through December when it will be replaced with the next beer in the “Brewer’s Stash” series.

10-Day IPA will be available at grocery stores and liquor stores throughout Missouri, Arkansas, Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin and will be supported with sign-making and point-of-sale materials.

O’Fallon Brewery is also introducing its award-winning O’Fallon Pumpkin Beer in cans for the first time. Beginning in August the beer will be available in six-packs of 12-oz. cans as well as six-packs and 12-packs (12 oz. bottles) and on draught. O’Fallon Pumpkin was the first pumpkin beer available in St. Louis and one of the first pumpkin beers in the country when first introduced in 2003.

New to Shelves: Sierra Nevada Beer Camp, NB Lips of Faith + Hop Kitchen

July 31, 2013July 31, 2013Leave a comment

Some new beers are making their ways to Eastern Iowa shelves. Sierra Nevada Beer Camp has hit the shelves and also some new Lips of Faith and Hop Kitchen beers from New Belgium. Here’s a look at the new brews:

Sierra Nevada Beer Camp consists of three different beers. This year we get an IPA, Belgian Style Black IPA, and Imperial Red. Here’s the release from the brewery:

Our Beer Camp® brewhouse is where our best ideas are born. Here, we develop recipes, try new techniques and turn concepts into new beers. At Beer Camp, we invite our biggest fans to the brewery for a week of in-depth, hands-on learning. Each camp challenges our brewers to make a new and unique beer—the crazier the ingredients the better. Each year, we release some of our favorite Beer Camp creations in the bottle, but mostly, the beers are very limited draught-only rarities. If you see one at a bar near you, search out the lucky camper, buy them a beer and get their stories first hand because while the beers may disappear quickly, the memories will last a lifetime.

*Belgian Style Black IPA
Style: Black IPA
ABV: 7.7%

From the brewery:

This beguiling black IPA takes a tropical detour with a dose of new world hops, featuring lemony Sorachi Ace and fruity Nelson Sauvin varieties. A Belgian yeast works with the exotic hop profile, emphasizing its complex and fruity flavors.

*IPA
Style: IPA
ABV: 6.9%

From the brewery:

This IPA sacrifices nothing for its drinkability, flexing big time flavor and complexity. The light color disguises the dept of the malt backbone, a pillar that balances the potent whole-cones of the piney-citrus Cascade and tropical fruit-like Citra hops.

*Imperial Red
Style: American Strong
ABV: 8.5%

From the brewery:

Our aggressive Imperial Red Ale is a massive mix of smooth malts and West Coast hops that have no patience for the lupulin leery. This crimson beer starts with caramel-like malt flavor that can’t suppress the assertive, citrusy hop finale.

Now, onto New Belgium. The Lips of Faith Series and the Hop Kitchen series continue to go strong and now they are adding Yuzu Berliner Weisse and Coconut Curry Hefeweizen to their Lips of Faith series. Being added to the Hop Kitchen series is French Aramis IPA. Here’s more of a breakdown on these three beers.

*Yuzu Berliner Weisse
Style: Berliner Weisse
ABV: 8%

From the brewery:

Yuzu is a strange fruit- citrusy and bold. Those three words: strange, citrus and bold are the perfect beginnings for a great beer. So, our brewers paired yuzu with the sourness of a Berlinerweiss to create this beerlicious Yuzu Berlinerweiss. Brewed with pale malt and wheat this Berlinerwiess was acidified with Lactobacillus for a light, dry mouthfeel and tart refreshment. Hazy and straw-colored, the yuzu fruit brings a tropical charm to a traditional beer.

*Coconut Curry Hefeweizen
Style: Hefeweizen
ABV: 8%

From the brewery:

Coconut Curry Hefeweizen has been pouring down the history of American Home Brewing for many years, from the legendary Charlie Papazian to the 2010 National Homebrewer, Remi Bonnart. The latter helped New Belgium brew this hazy, straw-colored gem to life. The aroma is bold and big with coconut and curry tones and a hint of banana from the hefe yeast. With a vast spice list of cinnamon, coriander, fenugreek, ginger, kaffir lime, and cayenne pepper this beer carries a bit of heat but the alcohol soothes the finish. Coconut Curry Hefe will leave an inquisitive smile on the drinker’s mug.

*French Aramis IPA
Style: IPA
ABV: 6.7%

From the brewery:

A drier IPA for the summer, brewed with French Aramis hops to create an aroma of fresh cut flowers and garden herbs.

If you try anyone of these beers I would love your thoughts so pass a line my way!

Beer Trip: New Glarus, WI; New Glarus Brewery

April 22, 20134 Comments

This past weekend my wife and I were childless for a couple of days and she suggested that we should finally take a trip to New Glarus, WI to visit the brewery (www.newglarus.com). We’ve talked about this trip quite often while we drive to Madison but it finally came to fruition this weekend. The drive is very simple, a right off of 151 and 16 miles later you are in the historical town of New Glarus. As we where driving in we noticed the old brewery off to the left coming into town. It was relatively small, and this but a mental image of the new one in or around the same size. Well, I couldn’t be more wrong. As you are going out-of-town you see a sign for the new brewery and as you turn into the winding drive you are taken to a hilltop were New Glarus Brewery rests. The scene is really quite beautiful. Old stone stairs, historical swiss architecture with a modern design, and the massive layout, made it look more like a quaint hotel than an awesome brewery.

My wife and I entered through gift shop and browsed a bit before deciding to hit the tasting room. At the tasting room you have the option of buying a full 12 oz glass with a draw of beer for $6 or a tasting glass and a small draw for $3. Both great deals as you get to keep the glasses. To make things even better they were pushing their Blacktop IPA because it has recently been added to their year-round lineup. I decided going with the black top and my wife went with the Two-Women lager. After a few rounds we decided to head back through the gift shop and going through the self-guided tour of the brewery. The place is absolutely pristine. Brand new looking, very clean, clean enough to eat (or drink) off the floor. The amount of piping and amount of equipment was very impressive.

Back in the gift shop I bought another beer glass and a sweet Moon Man pale ale t-shirt. So many cool items that would a great addition for any beer lover. After we made our purchases I had to stop downstairs to buy some brew. I was scared that there wouldn’t be anything left of their Double IPA but luckily there was enough left where my decision wasn’t how many four packs but how many cases to buy. Love that stuff. Got a case of IIPA, mixed and match of the Coffee stout, Cabin Fever, and Dancing Man Wheat, a few Serendipitys, 2 4 packs of Winter Warmer and some Moon Man. A nice little haul, not all for me, sharing with the Beer Counselor.

I asked the guys working where a good place to grab a quick bite would be and they both said to try out the Glarner Stube (www.glarnerstube.com). Driving into downtown New Glarus definitely feels like you are in Switzerland. The historic layout makes this place an excellent experience and as you walk into the Glarner Stube not only get the visual appeal you get to taste it as well. Glarner Stube means “Living Room of New Glarus” and it is that cozy. All old New Glarus brewing bottles line across the top of the bar and that is the only brewery available on tap, the only problem is deciding which one to order. A went with Moon Man and my wife suggested going with some Cheese Fondue to start. A great idea! Wonderful swiss cheese with cubed, crusted bread, that paired great with the pale ale. We also split a prime rib sandwich with horseradish sauce and a side of cooked sauerkraut with an onion cream sauce. The food was great but the people working there are so pleasant it makes everything that much better.

A great trip to New Glarus. I’m hoping to makes this a destination to hit a few times a year. Highly recommend making this trek, an easy 3 hour drive to beerdom.