Bruisin' Ales Beer Blog

What’s new in your mouth this week…

Julie — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:32:42 +0000

21^st AMENDMENT Hell or High Watermelon
ATWATER VJ Black Imperial Stout
DARK HORSE Reserve Black Ale
DOGFISH HEAD Urkontinent
DOGFISH HEAD Black & Blue
EPIC BREWING Wit
FLYING DOG Pearl Necklace
FLYING DOG Barrel Aged Gonzo (750ml)
LEFT HAND Good JuJu Ginger
SHIPYARD Double Old Thumper
SIERRA NEVADA Southern Hemisphere Harvest Fresh Hop
SIERRA NEVADA Ovila Dubbel (4-pk)
SOUTHERN TIER Hop Sun
SOUTHERN TIER Mokah
VICTORY Saison du Buff

Thursday Bruisin’ Tasting: Southern Tier

Julie — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:05:24 +0000

Tomorrow night, May 17 from 5:00-7:00 p.m., we’re sampling beers from Southern Tier Brewing Company in upstate New York.

The flight:

Hop Sun Summer Wheat: [5.1% abv]
2X Milk Stout: [7.2% abv]
Mokah (blend of Jah-va + Chokolat): [11.2% abv]
Back Burner Oak-aged Barleywine: [9.6% abv]

** Also tomorrow, tickets will be made available for our Asheville Beer Week event, EPIC VERTICAL with Stone Brewing Company.

BeerChef! for @AVLBeerWeek. Details here!

Julie — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:19:02 +0000

New this week for your tasty pleasure, 5/4/12

Julie — Fri, 04 May 2012 17:40:15 +0000

CALDERA Hophash
DOGFISH HEAD Tweason’ale (gluten-free)
EPIC BREWING Brainless on Cherries
EPIC BREWING Brainless on Peaches
HIGHLAND Razor Wit
NEW BELGIUM Lips of Faith: Tart Lychee
NEW BELGIUM Somersault
PEAK Espresso Amber
PEAK King Crimson
SWEETWATER Road Trip
VICTORY Saison du Buff
VICTORY Whirlwind Wit
WEYERBACHER Heresy
WIDMER BROTHERS Nelson Imperial IPA

Beer City, USA voting is now live! Vote #Asheville!

Julie — Tue, 01 May 2012 16:38:16 +0000

It’s that time again: Beer City, USA voting. Vote now for Asheville!

There are many more entries this year and we have our work cut-out for us. Let’s do this, beer people!

Lots & lots & lots of beery goodness

Julie — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:11:38 +0000

Great arrivals this week! But there’s no such thing as too many beer choices…

8 Wired The Big Smoke
8 Wired iStout
8 Wired Hop Wired
Dogfish Head Black & Blue
Flying Dog Woody Creek Wit
Founders Curmudgeon
Haandbryggeriet Dark Force Reserva
Haandbryggeriet Haandbakk
Haandbryggeriet Coffee Porter
Haandbryggeriet Royk Uten ild
Haandbryggeriet Sweet & Sour
Heavy Seas Sea Nymph
Henney’s Dry Cider
Henney’s Vintage 2010 Still Cider
Hitachino 3 Days
Jolly Pumpkin Madrugada Obscura
Jolly Pumpkin IO Saison
Klein Duimpje Imperial Russian
Mikkeller It’s Alive
Mikkeller Koppi IPA
Mikkeller I Hardcore You
Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel Calvados
Mikkeller Black Buffalo Stout
To Oi/Mikkeller Sleep Over Coffee IIPA
Ommegang Art of Darkness
Sam Smith Apricot Ale
Struisse Mikkeller Elliot Brew
Terrapin Hopzilla
Terrapin Hop Karma
Mother Earth Bourbon Barrel Aged Tripel Overhead
Pisgah LEAF Amber (growlers & 22oz)
Pisgah Riverbend Brown
Roth Conscription IPA
Unibroue Grande Reserve 17
Victory Summer Love
Yeastie Boys Digital IPA

It’s not every day your store is featured in a hip-hop video

Julie — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:38:04 +0000

Our friend, Chachillie, released his new video the other week. Lo and behold, there’s a cameo by Jason and Bruisin’ Ales. (This doesn’t happen normally, right?) If you want to download the album, Goosebumps on Pangea, check out iTunes.

Best Firkin’ Beer Festival: Saturday!

Julie — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:30:32 +0000

Our friends at Asheville Brews Cruise are putting on a cask fest at Highland Brewing this coming Saturday, April 28. Tickets are still available through EventBrite!

Asheville Brews Cruise Presents…

THE BEST FIRKIN BEER FESTIVAL!

Firkin is another word for cask. Cask ale or cask-conditioned beer is the term for unfiltered and unpasteurized beer which is conditioned (including secondary fermentation) and served from a cask without additional nitrogen or carbon dioxide pressure. Cask ale may also be referred to as real ale. In other words, OLD SCHOOL BEER! We’ll also be featuring barrel aged beer.

The Best Firkin Beer Festival is a pre-prohibition era festival that will have old time music by, Blind Boy Chocolate and the Milk Sheiks, old time food from Eat Box Food Truck , Avery’s Hot Dogs and pastries from Jack of the Wood Pub, and of course, old time beer.

This festival is a fund raiser for Brother Wolf Animal Rescue, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and enhancing the lives of companion animals and the people who love them.

The Breweries Participating are as followed:

Highland Brewing Company
French Broad Brewery
Craggie Brewing Company
Green Man Brewery
Asheville Brewing Company
Foothills Brewing Company
Lexington Avenue Brewery
OysterHouse Brewing Company
Heinzelmannchen Brewery
Olde Hickory Brewery
Ass Clown Brewing Company
Smoky Mountain Brewery
Mother Earth Brewing Company
Thomas Creek Brewery
Yellowhammer Brewery
Blue Pants Brewery
Catawba Valley Brewing Company
Frog Level Brewing Company
Nantahala Brewing Company
Mystery Brewing Company
Holy City Brewing Company
Palmetto Brewing Company
Fox Hill Meadery
Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
Hops and Vines

Sponsored by:

Blubus Clothing Company
105.9 the Mountain and 98.1 The River
theAVL.com
The Westville Pub
West Village Market and Deli
Desoto Lounge
West Asheville Kitchen and Lounge
Altamont Brewing Company
Bruisin’ Ales
Appalachian Vinter
The New Downtown Market
Hi Fi Café

Thursday Bruisin’ Tasting 4/19: Don Chartier of Lagunitas Brewing Co.

Julie — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:53:04 +0000

One of the coolest dudes in craft beer, Don Chartier, is back in town! Officially known as the Northern Hemispherical Vice Captain for Supply Vectored Marketing Analysis, of Lagunitas Brewing Co., he will be our host for Thursday’s Lagunitas Tasting with a most excellent line-up of beers. (Don has the monikker “Mr. Nice Guy” and 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. So, what’s on the menu? A bunch of Lagunitas goodness, that’s what! See you Thursday, April 19, from 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Czech Style Pilsner
“Like Adam and Eve, Issac and Ishmael,Mao and Confuscious, Good and Evil, Day and Night, Hittites and Visigoths, John and Lorena, or Groucho and Moe, Ales and Lagers are as different as can be. Still, we must love each other for who they are, separately but equally, with liberty, and justice, for all. Cheers!” [6.2% abv]

A Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ Ale
“Sneaky Smooth with a Touch of What We Call Wheatly-esque-ish-ness. Crispy Wheat and Pale Malt flavors with a Big Round & Juicy Hop Finish. Everyone Needs A Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ Sometimes. You Can Get It All Year Now… in a Six-Pack!”[7.5% abv]

Wilco Tango Foxtrot
This Beer was Supposed to Follow Up the 2009 Correction Ale with the Name ‘2010 Recovery Ale’ but it doesn’t Look Like We’ll be There Anytime Soon. Makes You Wonder…. WTF? [7.83% abv]

India Pale Ale
“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 Ale
“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]

New Arrivals 4/14

Julie — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:26:54 +0000

Bison Honey Basil
Cricket Hill Hopnotic IPA
Cricket Hill Nocturne Black Lager
Cricket Hill Reserve Brown Ale
Cricket Hill Reserve Bourbon Barrel Aged Porter
Dark Horse Sapient Trip Ale
Dogfish Head Sah’tea
Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break
Flying Dog Wildeman Farmhouse IPA
Flying Dog Underdog Atlantic Lager
He’Brew Hop Manna IPA
He’Brew Funky Jewbilation
Hopfenstark Ostalgia Blonde
North Coast Old Stock Ale Otsuchi 2012 750ml
Oskar Blue Deviant Dale’s
Outer Banks Oak Barrel Aged Weisse
Outer Banks Oak Barrel Aged Sour Ale
Outer Banks Oak Barrel Aged Old Stock Ale
Pisgah Summer Ale
Saranac (High Peak Series) Chocolate Orange Porter
Stillwater Table Beer
Stone Russian Imperial Stout 2012 – Available Tuesday 4/17
Uinta Hyve Honey Ale
Widmer Raspberry Russian Imperial Stout
Woodchuck Cidery Farmhouse Hard Cider 750ml