Archive for June, 2011

Manna from heaven! It’s all Festivus up in here! Some new, some back in stock. Hurry, hurry. (Sorry, no links!)

8 WIRED Hop Wired IPA
ALLAGASH Victor
ALLAGASH Victoria
BROOKLYN Sorachi Ace
CANTILLON Classic Gueze (375ml/750ml)
CANTILLON Rosé de Gabrinus
DE PROEF KO Blonde
DRIE FONTEINEN Oude Gueze (375ml/750ml)
DRIE FONTEINEN Schaerbeeks Kriek (750ml)
EPIC Armageddon IPA
EPIC Mayhem
EPIC/DOGFISH HEAD Portamarillo (No Shipping)
FANTOME Brise BonBons
FANTOME Printemps
FOUNDERS Dry-hopped Pale
HAANDBRYGGERIET Haandbakk
HEAVY SEAS Plank (1)
JOLLY PUMPKIN E.S.Bam
MIKKELLER 10
MIKKELLER Barrel-aged Black Hole (Bourbon)
MIKKELLER Barrel-aged Black Hole (Peat Whiskey)
MIKKELLER Barrel-aged Black Hole (Tequila)
MIKKELLER Draft Bear
MIKKELLER Funky E*Star
MIKKELLER Koppi Coffee IPA
MOTHER EARTH Second Wind Pale
MOTHER EARTH Sunny Haze Hefeweizen
NEBRASKA Apricot au Poivre Saison
PEAK (Organic) Amber
ROSS-ON-WYE Rum Barrel Cider
ST. SOMEWHERE Saison Athene
STRUISE Pannepot
STRUISE / STILLWATER Outblack
SWEETWATER Waterkeeper Hefeweizen
WEYERBACHER Sixteen
XBEERIMENT Hoppenheimer
XBEERIMENT Madrax IPA

We get excited when brewery people are in town!

Tomorrow, we welcome Don Chartier, Northern Hemispherical Vice Captain for Supply Vectored Marketing Analysis, of Lagunitas Brewing Co.. He will be our host for tomorrow’s Lagunitas Tasting with a most excellent line-up of beers. We hear that Don has the monikker “Mr. Nice Guy” and after briefly meeting him yesterday, we can indeed confirm that. Don has worked for several other big-name breweries before landing at Lagunitas—Fullsail, Bridgeport, and Sweetwater to name a few. (Note: He also promptly bought a $5 Sweetwater fish for the annual Save The French Broad campaign.)

Here’s what is going down tomorrow in the Tasting Room, 4:00-6:00 p.m.:

New Dogtown Pale: “We at the Lagunitas Brewing Company hope you enjoy this genuinely handmade ale. A lot of hard work and enthusiasm go into every aspect of brewing this Mondo Ultra Mega Super Premium Ale. From building the brewery itself to putting the cap on each and every bottle, virtually every step was done by hand.” [6.2% abv]

IPA: “Thanks for choosing to spend the next few minutes with this special homicidally hoppy ale. Savor the moment as the raging hop character engages the imperial qualities of the Malt foundation in mortal combat on the battlefield of your palate!” [6.2% abv]

Hop Stoopid: “For those mornings when you have to cut right to the chase, this is the one. Sure to blast through just about anything still lingering from the night before, this mouthful of Hops and huge rich Malt has a gaurantee built right into the name!” [8.0% abv]

WTF (Wilco Tango Foxtrot): “This Beer was Supposed to Follow Up the 2009 Correction Ale with the Name ‘2010 Recovery Ale’, And Here in 2011 it STILL Doesn’t Look Like We’ll Be There Anytime Soon. Wonderin & wonderin’….. WTF?” [7.83% abv]

Lucky 13: “Plenty of light roasted malt to keep it rich and mega-dosed with loads of hoppy-sweet and spicy amarillo goodness to keep it on the edge… We lightened up the color on our favorite gal! Do you like Betty or Veronica?” [8.9% abv]

Investigative Undercover Shutdown: “Our oxymoronic ‘Imperial Mild’ – A redux to remember the ’05 St. Paddy’s Day Massacre. Defiant as to style … We Can say for sure it is unforgiven and unrepentant.” [9.7% abv]

ABITA Satsuma Harvest
AVERY White Rascal
B. NEKTAR Margarita-style Melomel
BFM Abbaye de Saint Bon-Chien 2010 [Super Limited!]
BFM Abbaye de Saint Bon-Chien Grand Cru (rhum barrel blend) [Super Limited!]
CALDERA Ashland Amber
CALDERA Pale
CALDERA IPA
DOGFISH HEAD Theobroma
DOGFISH HEAD Sah’Tea
FORT COLLINS The Incredible Hop
FULLER’S (Organic) Honeydew
GRADO PLATO Chocarrubica [Super Limited!]
HIGHLAND Cattail Peak Wheat
ICHTEGEM’S Grand Cru Flemish Red
LA RULLES La Grande 10
NEW BELGIUM Lips of Faith: Grand Cru
NEW BELGIUM Lips of Faith: SuperCru
NEW HOLLAND Black Hatter
NEW HOLLAND Farmhouse Hatter Belgian IPA
NEW HOLLAND Oak-aged Mad Hatter
SMUTTYNOSE Summer Weizen
STONE BREWING Imperial Russian Stout
SOUTHERN TIER 422 Wheat
SOUTHERN TIER Iniquity Imperial Black Ale
SOUTHERN TIER Unearthly Imperial IPA
UERIGE Classic Altbier

The heat just won’t go away, so this week we’re sampling some lighter, summery Belgian beers that pair perfectly with your finds at the farmer’s market! Join us Thursday, June 9, 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Caracole Troublette: An artisanal Wallonian white ale. Lightly spiced wheat beer of great complexity, starts off with aroma of mangoes, apples, citric fruit, wheat, yeast and finishes with slight sourness.

St. Bernardus Wit: A traditional Belgian white beer developed and brewed in collaboration with the late legendary Master Brewer Pierre Celis. This ale is very pale and quite hazy. The head is white and dense. In aroma, it has a wheaty, apple-like, tartness; herbal-spicy notes with coriander and orange fruitiness and honey sweetness.

Saison Dupont: Bottle-conditioned summer-fruited treasure flaunts heavy carbonation, champagne head, cloudy pale body, aromatic floral hops, and rustic barley-oats base. Finish remains dry, silky, and elegant.

Dupont Foret: Organically produced bottle-conditioned ale with cloudy yellow hue, puffy beige head, bubbly champagne flow, and white wine sweetness. Lively deep-grained hop bitterness counteracts tart fruit twist and champagne pop as well as flowery spices.