So, What's New?

Been a little lax in my updates lately. 

However, things have been a little crazy around here.

For starters, we are currently featuring three special beers in addition to our house lineup:

The first is our Black Sheep Weizenbock.  Coming in at 8.1% ABV, this German Ale has been very popular since its debut on 10/9.  The description can be found here.

Next up is our Rye Oh Rye Roggenbier.  This German Ale features rye, a cereal grain that isn't often used in brewing as it tends to be a little difficult to work with.  However, rye imparts an interesting flavor giving this beer slight whiskey and spicy notes.  This is a full-bodied beer with a slightly bitter tang from the rye.  The taste starts sweet and then the rye and hefeweizen yeast take over with a hint of banana/clove.  ABV: 5.8%

Finally, we just tapped our Tripel Trouble Belgian tripel.  This one got away from me a little bit, as the ABV came in at 10.4%!  Using a suggestion from our yeast lab, I fermented this one a little different than when I made it in the winter of 2009.  As a result, the fermentation was almost too complete, if there is such a thing.  However, don't let that stop you.  The flavor is fantastic!  This golden ale features imported Belgian pilsener malt, and a special Belgian yeast strain gives it a spicy sweet flavor.  There's very low bitterness in this one.

On deck, we have the Cowtipper Stout coming back.  Plus, I pulled a firkin of Cowtipper today and added toasted coconut.  (Our coconut casks are very popular!)  This should be ready in about 10 days.

I also filled a firkin of Double Red, another popular beer that can't wait until February. 

Last, but not least, this can only mean one thing:

Yes, the Chocolate Hazelnut Porter is coming back.  I'll be brewing up a bigger batch of this for our December seasonal.  It will tap on December 7th.

More big news to follow......