The News
Mayflower Brewing Imperial Stout - Coming Soon
A new brew from Mayflower Brewing, it looks like they'll be coming out with an English style Imperial Stout. The label says, "Special Limited Batch January 2011," so we'd guess you can look out for this one in early 2011. Between this, the Barleywine, and Thanksgiving Ale, they've got some pretty solid big beers in their arsenal now to complement the great regular beers they put out in six-packs. We know we can't wait for this one!
Label reads:
"Imperial Stout was originally brewed in London in the 18th century for export to the court of Catherine II of Russia. more robust than tradition stouts, it was purposely crafted to avoid freezing during its journey across the Baltic Sea. Mayflower Imperial Stout is a classic version of this style, aged for over six months to create a smooth and mellow character. Taste the history."
22oz Bomber
L' Ange Tombe: Julio's Liquors 35th Anniversary Beer Brewed by De Proef
In celebration of their 35th year of being open, Julio's Liquors in Westborough, MA has worked with De Proef Brewery and SBS Imports to create a Black Saison named L' Ange Tombe (The Fallen Angel).
As stated in their release email:
This Black Saison is a medium-bodied ale with a deep amber color and
off-white head.
The hops provide a pleasing spiciness, while the malt and yeast create
subtle notes of anise and cocoa.
It goes on to inform that only 3,000 750ml caged and corked bottles will be released, with some limited kegs going to Armsby Abbey in Worcester, MA.
Their other Julio's Liquors Only beer has been brewed for two years in a row by Berkshire Brewing Company and is a Bourbon Barrel Aged Scotch Ale. If that beer is any indicator of the quality we should expect in L' Ange Tombe, then this beer is going to be in a lot of demand. We're definitely looking forward to this Black Saison, as saisons are great for summer!
Ron Jeffries Expands Beyond Jolly Pumpkin
Anytime we hear Ron Jeffries is working on something new we get exited. For any of you who haven't tried Jolly Pumkin's beer, you're missing out. What has us really excited is something very new though. Ron has started Northern United Brewing Co (NUBC). NUBC will be comprised of three new Jolly Pumpkin cafe's, one in Dexter (next to JP brewery), one in Ann Arbor and one on the Old Mission peninsula just north of Traverse City. In addition to the cafes they are adding two breweries, North Peak and Grizzly Peak, the top two brewpubs in Michigan. Both North Peak and Grizzly peak have been around for over a decade, we're excited to see some expanded distribution since we haven't tried their beer.
If all this isn't excting enough, next to the location in Traverse City they will also be christening a brand new 10,000 BBL production facility which will produce non-sour Jolly Pumpkin beers. Non sour Jolly Pumpkin? We dont' even know what that's going to be, and they're still working that out, or just keeping it tight lipped for now, but we'll be following this closely as it develops.
Redbones & Mayflower Brewing Company Present Week of Pins
From Monday April 13 - Sunday April 20, 2009 is the Mayflower Week of Pins at Redbones in Somerville, MA. "What is a pin?" you may ask. Well, it's a cask that holds about 5.6 gallons of beer. For some of the less beer initiated you may even ask, "What is a cask?" A cask is a traditional English vessel to serve beer from, like a keg. The difference is that the beer is put into the cask uncarbonated, and the beer is naturally carbonated by adding yeast and a little sugar or wort to the cask. It's served at cellar temperature (usually about 45-50 degrees F) and has a smoother, less carbonated mouthfeel. The temperature and light carbonation allow more flavors to come through. Also, modern craft brewers normally do special things like add dryhops or wood chips to the cask to increase the complexity of the beer.
(Picture at right is of Mayflower Assistant Brewer Ryan Gwozdz making a cask of Porter)
Each pin will be tapped at 6pm and go until it's empty, which will probably be very quick, so don't expect to get any of the previous night's beer. So get your butt over there! Here's the lineup:
Monday - IPA dryhopped w/ Amarillo
Tuesday - Pale dryhopped w/Sorachi Ace and Amarillo
Wednesday - Golden dryhopped w/ Sorachi
Thursday - IPA wethopped w/ Glacier
Friday - Porter dryhopped w/ Willamette
Saturday - porter dryhopped w/ EKG
Sunday - Pale dryhopped w/ cluster
Location Information:
Redbones
55 Chester Street
Somerville, MA
617.628.2200
Southern Tier 422 Pale Ale Preview
More new beer from Southern Tier! We don't have much information on this beer but we'll update as well learn more. For now we do know that Southern Tier is planning a beer for Earth Day called 422 Pale that's a Pale Wheat Ale. That sounds might tasty to us.