Craft Beer News Roundup: Stone, The Bruery, Elysian, Firestone Walker, Lompoc, New Glarus
Here are some vegan friendly bits of beer news on Stone Brewing, The Bruery, Elysian Brewing, Firestone Walker, Lompoc Brewing and New Glarus. Bottoms up!
Stone Brewing – From their Facebook fan page “Quingenti Millilitre drawing update: 8,094 tickets sold (as of Wednesday) benefiting The Escondido Creek Conservancy & Interfaith Community Services. We are so thrilled to be raising so much for these great charities. At this rate, we’ll be able to buy another creek.”
The Bruery – Per their tasting room email update, two beers are coming out of retirement, the first being Black Orchard, a black wit with a similar profile to the newly retired Orchard White, and Snicklefritz, a beer that was originally created by Kyle at TAPS Fish House in Brea. If you are going to Blue Palms 3rd Anniversary, look out for a special one-off beer made by the Bruery for the 3rd Anniversary Party. In what appears to be kegged Tuesday, it’s described as ” A vanilla sugar infused sour. ”
Elysian Brewing – Elysian Bitfrost returns to shelves September 15. Per Eysian – “With lots of pale malt augmented only by a little 77° crystal and some Munich malt, Bifrost is a strong pale ale with a good amount of hop character (55 IBU, bittered with Magnum and finished with a combination of Amarillo and Styrian Goldings). Its name, however wintry it might sound, comes from the rainbow bridge linking Asgard, the Norse realm of the gods, with Earth.” ABV 7.5%, Available in 1/2 bbl and 22 oz bottles.
Firestone Walker – File this under the vague beer news department. Firestone Walker made mention of two new Proprietors Series beers to debut in 2012. No further information than that is available. I would like to speculate maybe an old tap room/brewery favorite such as Bravo, Rufus, or Saucer Full of Secrets would make a nice fit. There is also an off chance it could be a sour ale. We’ll hopefully get more word soon.
Lompoc Brewing – “This Saturday we’ll be at the PDX Adult Soapbox Derby. Once a year a brave group of racers convene on the daunting slopes of Mt. Tabor to test their metal to their mettle. Lompoc is a long-time sponsor of the event, and this year we’ve taken it up a notch. We’ve made a very limited run of Kick Axe Soap Box Beer, our Kick Axe Dry Hopped Pale Ale with a special label. You can find bottles at Sidebar, New Seasons & other local bottle shops. ”
New Glarus – Here are some exact release dates for upcoming New Glarus releases: Staghorn Octoberfest 8/22, Black Top IPA 8/29, Laughing Fox Kristial Weizen 9/5, Chocolate Abbey Ale 9/9, Apple Ale 10/24.
