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So many beers- So little time… Winter has started to thaw a bit, and now we’re beginning to see some early springtime offerings …We’ve also some great new releases from Summit and Wicked Weed that you may need to chase down as well.
Tea Time (NYC) – The Bronx Brewery has a new draft-only release that’s hitting tap lines this month and it’s brewed using two different types of tea. Bronx Spring Pale Ale With Tea is exactly that – a refreshing 5.7% India Pale Ale brewed with New Zealand Dr. Rudi hops, and black and chamomile tea.
New Belgium Ups A Kriek (Ft Collins, CO) – New Belgium Is returning a popular Lambic that knows both sides of the Atlantic. Crisp and effervescent with a bright flash of cherry the 2016 Transatlantique Kriek began life in the oaken vessels at the Oud Beersel brewery in Belgium. After it wood aged, Oud Beersel’s Lambic was then blended with tart cherries and shipped across the Atlantic to New Belgium for the final blending process. In Ft Collins, Brewmaster Peter Bouckaert used the cherry Lambic ale along with a portion of New Belgium’s sour Felix to create a full golden brew. The result is an intense cherry nose leading to an 8% ABV Kriek with a decisively sweet-tart finish
Inspired By A Classic British Cocktail (Asheville, NC) – Wicked Weed just released the newest addition to their Canvas Series that takes its lead from London’s beloved Gin Bramble cocktail. Wicked Weed Bramble Barrel is a 7.8% American Sour Ale, brewed with local blackberries, and aged in Cardinal Gin barrels. Those barrels give the beer a touch of spearmint and lemon zest is added at the finish, to properly mimic the cocktail.
A Two Threaded Drinking Experience (St Paul, MN) – Summit Brewing has just released the latest addition to their popular Unchained Series – and it’s actually made up of two different IPAs. Us & Them: A Two Thread Brewing Experience has deconstructed Summits Sága IPA recipe and created two distinct beers – a hoppy and intense American IPA – and a complex but subtle Session IPA. Both variations are being sold as one package, allowing beer fans two explore two extreme flavor profiles that grew from an original beer recipe. Very cool!
Overnight Overlords (Cooperstown, NY) – Ommegang has a new addition to their Brewmaster’s Obsession Series that’s named in honor our industry’s night shift brewers – true professionals who labor from nightfall to sunrise, bringing great beer to life. Ommegang Shadow Brewer Imperial Stout is an 11.3% midnight celebration of these “overnight overlords,” with a thick tan head and a rich dark fruit backbone.
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