Thursday, May 26, 2011
Dogfish Head Hellhound
Dogfish Head has once again partnered up with Sony Music with the release of "Hellhound On My Ale". Just as DFH did with the release of "Bitches Brew" to commemorate the anniversary re-release of the acclaimed Miles Davis album, they have released this 100 IBU, dry hopped ale to coincide with the release of Robert Johnson's "The Complete Original Masters Centennial Edition Box Set". This set is in celebration of the blues master's 100th birthday. As legend has it the Mississippi Delta blues guitar player Robert Johnson sold his soul down at the crossroads in a midnight bargain with the devil that changed music forever.
"Hellhound" is a full bore hop ale that hits 10.0 ABV, 10.0 SRM in color, and dry-hopped with 100% centennial hops. To add another interesting twist DFH dug deep into Mr. Johnson's history vaults and accentuated the citrus notes of the centennial hops with the addition of lemon peel. One of Robert Johnson’s mentor's was a Texas blues man named Blind "Lemon" Jefferson. With the limited release of "Hellhound" I'd say get it while you can. Should you find yourself having waited a bit too long, you can always wonder down to the "crossroads" and make a deal with a shady looking character with a pitch fork and horns. Cheers!
Check out this site for more info on Dogfish Head Hellhound
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Rogue Ales: John John Juniper Pale Ale
Juniper Pale Ale has always been one of my favorite Rogue Ales, this version gives you something more than just a higher octane, whiskey flavored version of the original. The fact that Gin, in general, is not a barrel aged product is probably what lends itself to a more flavorful result. The beer still pours a light straw color, with a slight bit of cloudiness. The flavor highlights of the Juniper are accentuated by the Gin flavoring of the barrel. This ale was still mild on the palate and sessionable. It just goes to show that if you continue to think outside the box you can always find a way to "one-up" yourself. Cheers!
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Monday, May 16, 2011
American Craft Beer Week 2011
My fine friends it is once again time to celebrate what we (well some of us) all live for.... it's time once again for AMERICAN CRAFT BEER WEEK! A time to revel in all the greatness that is Hops, Water, Malt and Yeast. So spend these next seven days paying homage to all of the great craft brewers past an present. Toast a meal with friends and your favorite home brew. Introduce a non-believer to the merits of "better beer". Experiment with unfamiliar beer profiles. Read a book on beer. Subscribe to a beer magazine. Give up that Bud Light (which you should do anyway) for Sierra Summerfest, Harpoon Summer, Brooklyn Summer, Terrapin Sunray Wheat or even a Boulder Kinda' Blue. Walk into a "not so" crafty bar and ask for a Craft Beer. Get in the Craft Beer line at the at Fenway Park, or at game 2 of the NHL Eastern Conference finals. Bore your co-workers at the water cooler with a 15 minute dissertation on the origin of India Pale Ales. Buy a Home Brew kit. Join in a local Craft Beer pub crawl. Somehow Tweet #craftbeer 5 times. Upload a Facebook pic of a Craft Beer you are drinking. Better yet upload pics of you and your friend having fun drinking Craft Beers. But most of all please celebrate responsibly. We wanna see you here for AMERICAN CRAFT BEER WEEK 2012. Cheers!
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Boulder Beer's Newest Release: Hoopla
Local music inspires Boulder's "Hoopla" Pale Ale, scheduled for release late May.
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