If you were to search the Yakima hop site for the word tropical, you probably wouldn’t be surprised to see the word as a descriptor for over 25 hop varietals. This fact is the inspiration for this year’s Firkfest (all cask) beer festival this weekend in Anaheim. The beautiful thing about a cask beer fest […]
(ORANGE COUNTY, CA) – Chocolate Rain began as a single cask of beer at the first Black Tuesday release event at The Bruery in 2009. For nearly two years, the legend and pent up demand for this revered imperial stout, aged in bourbon barrels with cacao nibs and vanilla beans, continued to grow. In 2011, […]
For years, breweries have been challenged with not only brewing the best beer they are capable of, but also catching the eye of the fickle consumer. We have seen and heard it all at the height of the craft beer boom. Breweries in the Midwest, such as 3 Floyds, Pipeworks and Half Acre, have pumped […]
(Portland, OR) – Ecliptic Brewing has partnered with Gigantic Brewing on the newest addition to its Cosmic Collaboration series, Star Destroyer. Brewed in the style of an Imperial Schwarzbier and with a nod to Star Wars, Star Destroyer is cleverly styled as an Imperial Darkside Lager. “In 2016 I approached Van Havig of Gigantic about […]
(Venice, CA and Paso Robles, CA) – After celebrating its 20th anniversary last year, Firestone Walker Brewing Company is set to chart fresh ground with the launch of Leo v. Ursus, a new chronology of beers that begins with the pre-release of Fortem at all Firestone Walker locations on Saturday, February 25. Fortem, an unfiltered imperial […]
The Bistro in Hayward, California has been putting on this annual Double IPA festival since before the first official San Francisco Beer Week. Not surprisingly, it fits into the annual celebration of Bay Area beer quite nicely. The 17th iteration of the Double IPA festival also marks the 6th time that Triple IPAs have been […]
Asheville, NC – Hi-Wire Brewing will be launching distribution in the entire state of Ohio beginning Sunday, February 19 with roll-out events scheduled through March 3 in Cleveland, Toledo, Columbus, Cincinnati, and Dayton. Hi-Wire Brewing will be launching Ohio with their entire portfolio, including year-round, seasonal, specialty, and sour beers. For distribution, Hi-Wire has partnered […]
In addition to my journey into craft beer podcasting here at The Full Pint, I have been sent on some very fun assignments to immerse myself into craft beer culture. It’s pretty easy to do that with so many new and diverse breweries spread out all over. Danny and Jonny have paid their dues traveling […]
(Bloomington, IN) – Upland Brewing Company announces the upcoming release of two sour ales in February; Peach and Iridescent. These beers represent what the Wood Shop, Upland’s Sour Ale Brewery, is skillfully producing—whole fruited sours that remain fan favorites and new, unique flavor combinations from several small-batch experiments. Peach can be found in 750 ml […]
(Los Angeles, CA) – L.A. veteran Eagle Rock Brewery has been working hard this year to expand its Bay Area presence – evident not only through recent, extended distribution to the area, but also a larger more integral spot in this year’s San Francisco Beer Week line up. This is the ninth year of this […]
(Lyons,CO | Brevard,NC) – Oskar Blues Brewery has announced a new rare beer society type membership club for those who would like access to their small run, barrel aged and other harder to get goodies. This comes on the heels of their successful launch of barrel aged Ten FIDY and Death By Coconut beers. Read […]
(ST. Louis, MO) – Schlafly Beer introduces today the Hop Allocation Series, a year-round IPA experience featuring eight unique beers to be released throughout 2017. The ambitious program from the largest, locally owned independent brewery in Missouri will release a new IPA every six weeks. The Hop Allocation Series kicks-off with Black IPA, a new […]
Samuel Adams / Boston Beer Company has just sent out this press release, where they share plans of reformulating their successful product Rebel IPA. It would appear that this is an effort to compete against more favorable west coast style IPAs from the likes of Lagunitas, Ballast Point, Firestone Walker and Stone. You will notice […]
