Oh hi there, Hope everything's going well with you. If it is, then we've got some unique and rare strong beers to celebrate the good times this weekend. If it's not, then, well...we've got plenty of strong beer in which to drown all of your late winter sorrows! Either way it's gonna be great! It's been a while since we've given you an honest-to-goodness new bottle list, so here you are: New In Bottles Mikkeller 1000 IBU IPA / Lochristi-Hijfte, Belgium / 16oz corked and caged They say the human taste threshold for bitterness tops out at around 100 International Bittering Units, and adding much more hops would essentially be unproductive. Mikkeller decided to push it to 1000. Sure, why not. Victory Headwaters Pale Ale / Downingtown, PA / 12oz bottles and 6 packs For over a year Victory has been brewing a pale ale series called pursuit. They were in search of the perfect pale ale recipe. Well, the journey has ended and they've found the holy grail of pale and titled it Headwaters. Fantome Hiver / Soy, Belgium / 750ml corked and capped Fantome is know as the Saison brewery, and when winter comes, they still have a saison to offer. Though stronger and slightly sweeter than their other offerings, it still carries that characteristic saison yeast flavor. Bayerisher Banhoff Porticus / Leipzig, Germany / 350 ml capped bottle A german porter brewed with the wild yeast strain brettanomyses. Now that's interesting. Leathery, fruity, and slightly earthy. Cidre Bouche Dupont Brut / Basse-Normandie France / 750ml Corked For the fans of artisenal French cider. Dry and crisp with a fresh apple flavor. Pripp's Carnegie Porter / Goeteborg, Sweden / 12oz Bottles An untouched recipe since 1836. Dry roast, smooth chocolate, and it can be aged for up to 12 years. Full Sail LTD / Hood River, OR / 12 oz bottles A small batch lager release from Full Sail. Just try it! Troegs Nugget Nectar / Harrisburg, PA / 22oz bottles If you're not the growler type, and you prefer the bottle, then we've got that too. Just get it now because when it's gone, it's gone. Captain Lawrence 5 Years Later / Pleasantville, NY / 750 ml bottle A black double IPA of sorts brewed to celebrate the meteoric rise of Captain Lawrence over the past 5 years. 5 malts, 5 hops. Captain Lawrence Nor'Easter / Pleasantville, NY / 750 ml We had this delicious beer on draft last week, and it flew. A barrel aged Belgian quadrupel brewed with elderberries. A great winter warmer. 21st Amendment Bitter American / San Francisco, Ca / 12oz cans Another American session beer. Hurrah! 4.4% abv, hoppy, malty and delicious. |