Tell Me About Beer Events
Bruisin’ Ales will be closed on Thanksgiving, but there is a bunch of new beer arriving for the weekend. Most are part of the parade of winter/holiday seasonals, but amongst these hides a very special gem quietly making its NC debut, Southampton Saison Deluxe—a beer that, in our opinion, lives up to its reputation. Southampton Saison Deluxe is perfect for this time of year, too, with its delicate flavors standing-up to the many spiced flavors of the season. Sure. We’ll say it: We love this beer.
Also new this week:
ANCHORÂ Christmas Ale
BAVIK Petrus WinterbierÂ
CORSENDONK Christmas Ale Tins
CORSENDONK Christmas Ale Jeroboams
D. CARNEGIE & CO. Stark Porter
MAD RIVER John Barleycorn Barleywine (2006 & 2007)
ROGUE Santa’s Private Reserve (6-pk and 22oz)
ROGUE Hazelnut Brown Nectar
WEYERBACHER Winter Ale
WYCHWOOD Bah-Humbug
WYCHWOOD Scarecrow
WYCHWOOD Wychcraft
In an unrelated note, Larry Bell is not quite finished with Chicago just yet. Enter the Kalamazoo brand, “brewed especially for the people of the great state of Illinois.” You see, Bell is from Illinois and famously pulled his beer from that market over a dispute with a distributor, much to the chagrin of beer fans. The distributor has already said they will sue to stop the sale of the new label.
“I think it will be a very interesting court case,†Mr. Bell says. “They’ve promised to make it as messy and difficult as they can.â€
