The sun is shining in Asheville for the first time what seems like a year, so it’s time to get outside before it disappears again. Of course, sunshine is best paired with beer. The week was looking to be pretty weak for new brews, but they just keep on coming! We heart beer. 

We’re most excited about Victory WildDevil—which is Victory’s always delicious HopDevil IPA brewed with brettanomyces. Comes in a beautiful 750ml like V-12 and V-Saison. We love hoppy brett beers. (A similar fav is Jolly Pumpkin’s E.S.Bam, which we’ve never been able to get for some reason. But if you see it somewhere, pick it up.) And Bell’s Oberon is back, too. Fans of this beer tend to describe the year as Fall, Winter, Oberon, and Summer.

Here’s the rest of the goodies for your weekend:

ABITA Strawberry Harvest*
ALLAGASH Curieux
BATEMANS Combined Harvest
BATEMANS XXXB
BAVIK Petrus Gouden Tripel
BELL’S Oberon*
BLACK SHEEP Monty Python’s Holy Grail Ale
SIERRA NEVADA Torpedo IPA
SOUTHAMPTON India Pale Ale
SÜNNER Kölsch
VICTORY Lager
VICTORY WildDevil*
VICTORY Whirlwind Wit*

A couple great goodies arrived this week. First, the brett beer from Avery, called Brabant. And, finally, our Great Divide arrived. Better late than never, right? SKA get points on a really great beer name. And on the local and regional front is Pisgah’s Vortex I—*kaboom* (hop bomb)—and Terrapin’s new Side Project.

AVERY Brabant*
BISCHOFF Pilsner
BISCHOFF Kristall Weizen
DOGFISH HEAD Aprihop*
DUBUISSON Scaldis Refermente*(aged in Nuits Saint Georges French Wine barrels)
GREAT DIVIDE Oak-aged Espresso Yeti*
LEFT HAND Brandy Barrel-aged Imperial Stout*
PISGAH Vortex I Triple IPA*
ROCHEFORT 8 Trappist Ale
ROCHEFORT 10 Trappist Ale
SKA Modus Hoperandi IPA
TERRAPIN Monk’s Revenge (Side Project)*

BALLAST POINT Dorado Double IPA*
BALLAST POINT Victory at Sea Coffee Vanilla Imperial Porter*
BALLAST POINT Wahoo Wheat
FRENCH BROAD Rye Hopper*
LAGUNITAS Olde Gnarleywine*
PENN BREWING Pilsner
PENN BREWING Weizen
PENN BREWING Dark
SMUTTYNOSE Hanami Cherry Beer*
SMUTTYNOSE Imperial Stout*
ST. LOUIS Geuze Fond Tradition
STOUDTS Smooth Hoperator*

We’ve already told you about the arrival of Thirsty Dog. And today marks the day we shall call The Return of The Koningshoeven. The Trappist Koningshoeven beers arrive today. To mark the re-entry into the market, we’ll be having an off-day Wednesday Tasting next week.

There is also a new one from Rogue, called Brewer’s Ale 2008. (Brewer is Rogue’s in-house brewery dog.) Comes in a big ceramic bottle like the XS Line, but not nearly as pricey. Brewer’s Ale is an American Strong Ale with a 9.0% abv. Perfect, since it looks like it’s going to be cold again this weekend.

KONINGSHOEVEN Dubbel
KONINGSHOEVEN Tripel
KONINGSHOEVEN Quadrupel
ROGUE Brewer’s Reserve 2008

We love us some Thirsty Dog around Bruisin’ Ales. Siberian Night is one of our favorite imperial stouts. (Some folks even compare it to Great Lakes Blackout Stout. Both are excellent—let’s not compare.) The award-winning brews arrive today, so expect some seasonals and other stuff to follow. The only issue now is that Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot *might* have lost its place as best beer name in the store, because now there’s Old Leghumper. That’s a pretty close second, if not the win. “So many legs… So little time!”

THIRSTY DOG Hoppus Maximus
THIRSTY DOG Old Leghumper
THIRSTY DOG Raspberry Ale
THIRSTY DOG Siberian Night