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July 25, 2010September 12, 2018

Sahti from Colorado

Lips of Faith soldiers on with a variant of the Finland drink Sahti. I have had the Nogne O and thought it wasn’t bad. Gin qualities and pretty light without losing complexity.

Here is what New Belgium says, “a traditional rye ale brewed with juniper, Trip IV is a hazy amber ale with a sturdy mouthfeel and a crisp and lively ‘finnish.’ Brewed with Pale, Crystal, rye malts and whole oats, Trip IV is bittered with Cascade and finished with Cascade and Amarillo hops. Juniper boughs are added to the mash and juniper berries, orange & lemon peel are pitched in the whirlpool creating a festive olfactory of citrus and juniper notes.”

July 24, 2010September 12, 2018

Maiden the Shade

If you haven’t tried Ninkasi, then you are missing out. You could start with their July release….

Maiden hits 72 on the IBU scale with the help of seven hops: Summit, Centennial, Simcoe, Columbus, Crystal, Palisade and Amarillo. So expect some bitterness. The ABV is 7.8%.
According to the brewery it should be available in early July and will probably be gone before August finishes up. It will be the brewery’s entry at Portland’s upcoming Oregon Brewer’s Festival.

July 24, 2010September 12, 2018

Revelation Cat…

…is a brewery that I have heard mentioned frequently. And when I saw this post from the great Wine and Cheese Place website, I thought that I had to pass it on. (mostly because I am a huge Nelson Sauvin fan)

“The Woodwork series is our first release from Revelation Cat. The “base” beer is an 110 IBU Imperial IPA made from 100% Munich Malt and hopped with Nelsin Sauvin Hops. There are 4 versions available: “base” beer with out any oak aging, then the same “base” beer treated in 3 different oaks. The beer was aged for 7 days in the oak barrels. 11% ABV
“This experimental ale is brewed to highlight the different effects that various woods give while aging the same batch. The ale we chose to brew as a base for this experiment is a very dry Heavy IPA brewed using only one malt, a neutral yeast and a one hop variety, grown in New Zealand. The barrels used for aging have been assembled in Sicily and are all fresh, used for the first time. This may sound discouraging, however our intention is to make you really taste the wood and all the differences between the barriques we used, which have been made with French oak, American oak, and Acasia. These ales have been bottled exclusively in 375ml gueuze bottles to aid you in parallel tasting and sampling without which this experiment would not have sense. Brewed in one of the most fascinating breweries in the world, by one of the most experienced brewers of the modern brewing scene, this is the first release of the Revelation Cat Craft Brewing project and we hope you will understand our goals and ideas.”

July 23, 2010September 12, 2018

Oregon Craft Beer Month – Ambacht Brewing

Now if my local Farmer’s Market had a local beer booth, I would be there rain or shine. Well if you are in Hillsboro you could be!

Ambacht Brewing was unknown to me, then all the Portland beer blogs “outed” them. They have three beers available: Golden Rye, Golden Ale and Black Gold Porter!

July 23, 2010September 12, 2018

Beer, Food, Lodging

Beer travels are a great way to break out of the box and this sounds like a great way to hit the Czech beer scene, The Czech Republic’s New Brewery Hotels

Thanks to Richard for alerting me to this!

July 22, 2010September 12, 2018

New 21st Amendment can

The first Cascadian dark in cans comes from 21st Amendment. Beer history being made yet again. Now you can do an canned San Francisco IPA taste comparison. Pick up Brew Free or Die and Back in Black and invite the beer gang.

And if you are in San Francisco and it is still available, you can try another iteration of 21st Amendment IPA with Bitter American.

July 22, 2010September 12, 2018

Northwoods Brewing

Thanks to the wonderful (on my list of beer places to visit) Four Firkins in Minnesota, I heard about Northwoods Brewery and Pub from Wisconsin.

All of their beer labels are outdoorsy themed especially this beer that caught my eye…
FLOPPIN’ CRAPPIE – A Biker Beer!
Light caramel colored ale with the sweetness of honey and a mild bitterness. Voted best beer at Sturgis Brewfest 2004.

July 21, 2010September 12, 2018

Rogue 21

A BEER PREMIERE TODAY!
A 21 ale salute, a special event will be held at the Horse Brass Pub in Portland on July 21st (of course) for the new Rogue Oregon Beer Festival offering.

Here are the old ale beer details:
“21 Ale is dedicated to Art Larrance and Teddy Peetz, the founders of the Oregon Brewers Festival.

21 Ale is brewed with 14 ingredients: 2 Row, Briess Amber, C-40, Wyermann Carafa & Rogue Farms RiskTM Malt; Willamette, US Goldings & Rogue Farms Revolution Hops; Simpsons Golden Naked Oats; Franco-Belges Carawheat; Molasses, Brewer’s Licorice, Wyeast Old Ale Blend Yeast & Free Range Coastal Water.”

July 21, 2010September 12, 2018

Half Acre collaborations

Two great collaborations from the busy Chicago Brewery, Half-Acre.

First….a tropical fruit IPA made with the exceedingly creative brewers at Short’s

Second…a scary labeled IPA with 3 Floyds.

Would be great to have both side by side and see which one is the more bold.

July 20, 2010September 12, 2018

Ancient Chinese beer secret

It can be hard to keep up with all of the interesting tidbits on NPR. So when I find beer stories, I feel it’s my duty to pass them on to you…
Click HERE for the story
…I am on the fence on whether I would like Chateau Jihau. No matter how changed it is for modern tastes.