Brewers Blog
Sierra Nevada presents Beer Camp Across America
Fri Aug 1st http://beercamp.sierranevada.com
Portland Brew Festival
Sat 30th & Sun 31st Aug http://www.portlandbrewfestival.com
Fri Aug 1st http://beercamp.sierranevada.com
Sat 30th & Sun 31st Aug http://www.portlandbrewfestival.com
In no particular order…
Hoppy session ale using British malts, local organic oats, and dank hops from US and NZ.
Mexican-style light lager. Brewed with two types of barley and flaked maize, fermented with authentic Mexican lager yeast, Conditioned below freezing, served ice cold.
Collaboration with Bunker Brewing. Big American hops meet dark malt and Czech Pils yeast. A black IPL?
Clean, hoppy pils using German malts & Saaz and Tettnang hops. Lagered 6 weeks for a bright, crisp right flavor.
In the fashion of French farmhouse ales, but using all organic ingredients including local spelt, Munich and Vienna malts, Crystal hops, and fermented with French ale yeast. Lagered for a several weeks to create a smooth, balanced flavor.
Collaboration with Tod Mot of up and coming Tributary Brewing. Co. a classic rendition of the mellow, balanced altbiers of Germany. Nutty, slightly sweet, clean.
Our Kellerbier (German-style “cellar” beer, brewed using classic German technique including a decoction mash) fermented and lagered ENTIRELY in oak barrels.
Strong, dark Belgian-style ale. rich and complex, notes of dark fruit and cocoa. Belgian malts, house made dark candi sugar, local maple syrup.
UK-style winter warmer. Malty, nutty, notes of toffee and caramel. Rich and complex.
Brewed to honor the champion of the ladies arm wrestling event Over The Hops. Bold, piney, aged on wood.
German style lager using 80% beechwood smoked malt. Notes of campfire, BBQ, bacon.
Big American-style Imperial Stout with a complex grain bill including oats, malted and unmalted barley, and shit tons of dark malts.
Bold American IPA brewed with Chilean Pilsner malt and intensely hopped with highly aromatic and flavorful American hops. Originally brewed as a collaborative ale with Oxbow Brewing Company.
American Red Ale brewed with a plethora of specialty malts, good ol’ Centennial hops, and a heavy dose of rye malt.
UK-style oatmeal stout brewed with all British ingredients. Smooth, velvety texture with notes of chocolate and oats.
A balanced, easy-drinking American-style IPA using a blend of punchy American hops including Centennial, Chinook and Amarillo.
Single hop American IPA using Belgian malts and the new hop variety Azacca. Notes of melons, citrus, tropical fruits.
Belgian-style table beer. Blonde, noble hops, trappist yeast.
Belgian-style Quad aged 7 months in oak barrels. Rich, malty, complex.
A session Baltic Porter, fermented with lager yeast. Notes of roasted malt and chocolate, clean and easy to drink.
Strong Porter aged in Breckenridge bourbon barrels. Notes of whiskey, toasted oak, chocolate, coffee, and vanilla.
A dry and slightly hoppy rendition of a Belgian Blonde. Made exclusively with Belgian malts, Perle and Styrian Goldings hops, Belgian yeast.
Brown, lightly hopped, nutty with a dry finish. Belgian yeast, German malts, noble hops.
Pale, blonde, fruity, dry Belgian-style tripel using Belgian malts, golden candi sugar, and German hops.
West coast inspired Double IPA with a stiff regimen of New Zealand hops. Clean, light bodied with 5 varieties of assertive hops from down under! Dry hopped twice for twice the fun.
Double decoction czech-style pilsner brewed with all New Zealand hops, fermented wicked cold!
The Dark Warror. Belgian-style light stout brewed in collaboration with Warren Cathro of Toronto. Light body and dark as night with roasted notes of coffee and hints of noble hops.
Strong Belgian-style Quad brewed with Trappist yeast and dark candy sugar, and barrel matured in Oak barrels for 6+ months.
In collaboration with Urbain Couteau of De Struisse in Belgium. A sour brown ale utilizing Lactobacillus in the kettle.
In collaboration with Urbain Couteau of De Struisse in Belgium. A Belgian-style Quad using simply pilsner malt and dark candy sugar.
In collaboration with Urbain Couteau of De Struisse in Belgium. Aggressive, heavily hopped IPA clocking in at 15% abv!
In collaboration with Carlos Rodriguez of Ales Agullons in Spain. Maris Otter malt, experimental hops, American Ale yeast.
Collaboration with Kjetil Jikiun of Nogne-o in Norway. Malty ale made with Alderwood house-smoked grain and lautered through locally cut juniper boughs.
Collaboration with Yvan De Baets of De La Senne, Belgium. A Belgian witbier using spicy Belgian yeast, Sorachi Ace hops, Lactobacillus, and no spices.
Inspired by the virtuosic style of jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley. Punchy hops, Halcyon malt, American Ale yeast.
Based on the clean, quaffable Kolschbiers of Germany, But using loud Australian hops. Highly crushable for the warm summer days! Brewed with Shahin Alireza Khojastehzad of Novare Res Bier Cafe.
Oktoberfest-style Marzen brewed with Tom Bull of the late Bull Jagger brewing fame. Clean, malty and smooth, lagered for several weeks.
This “India Pale Lager” uses flavorful German malts and Perle and Galaxy hops to create a clean, crisp lager with bold hop notes.
Strong blond lager using German malts and a healthy dose of noble hops.
A honey saison brewed with our friends at Maine Meadworks. Orange blossom honey, pilsner malt, classic saison yeast.
Our holiday ale using Lactobacillus and 200 lbs fresh, local cranberries for a tart finish and a blood red hue.
Authentic German-style “cellar” beer, brewed using classic German technique including a decoction mash. Open fermented with German lager yeast.
19th century Britain inspired IPA using all British ingredients. Crisp, earthy, grassy, bitter.
An ode to Caledonian Brewing Co. in Scotland, this session UK-style IPA should be consumed in quantities while conversing with friends.
In the fashion of French farmhouse ales, but using all organic ingredients including local spelt, Munich and Vienna malts, and Crystal hops, and fermented with French ale yeast. Lagered for a several weeks to create a smooth, balanced flavor.
This APA uses a clean malt base as a backdrop for Columbus, Centennial and Calypso hops. Hops were added every 10 minutes during an 80 minute boil and a dry-hop addition was made in secondary giving floral and citrusy notes with a distinctive and bitter finish.
We doubled down on Headstash IPA; more malt, more hops, more abv and double dry-hopped to boot. Only 6 bbls produced!
Traditional German-style wheat beer that has been fined and briefly lagered for a clear, crisp flavor. All German ingredients including new hop varietal Mandarina Bavaria.
Brewed with famous local cocktail slinger Nanl for his soon to be open cocktail bar, The Bearded Lady’s Jewel Box. Session-style beer, pleasantly dry hopped with some of our favorite varieties.
This APA uses a clean malt base as a backdrop for Columbus, Centennial and Calypso hops. Hops were added every 10 minutes during an 80 minute boil and a dry-hop addition was made in secondary giving floral and citrusy notes with a distinctive and bitter finish.
Bold American IPA intensely hopped with highly aromatic and flavorful US hops balanced by Chilean Pilsner malt. Originally brewed in collaboration with Oxbow Brewing Co.
We doubled down on Headstash IPA; more malt, more hops, more abv and double dry-hopped to boot. Only 6 bbls produced!
German-inspired Pils using Tettnang and Saaz hops, lagered extensively. Refermented and dry hopped in the cask with Saphire hops.
Collaboration with Tod Mot of up and coming Tributary Brewing. Co. a classic rendition of the mellow, balanced altbiers of Germany. Nutty, slightly sweet, clean.
Crisp, refreshing Kolschbier fermented cool and briefly lagered. Pleasantly hopped with not-so-traditional Ella and Galaxy. Brewed with Shahin!
Traditional German-style wheat beer that has been fined and briefly lagered for a clear, crisp flavor. All German ingredients including new hop varietal Mandarina Bavaria.
In the fashion of French farmhouse ales, but using all organic ingredients including local spelt, Munich and Vienna malts, and Crystal hops, and fermented with French ale yeast. Lagered for a several weeks to create a smooth, balanced flavor.
Sour brown ale using lactobacillus in the kettle. Originally brewed with Urbain Coutteau of De Struise.
Pale blond, slightly fruity, hoppy and dry. A very traditional and very true to style beer! Belgian pilsner malt, German noble hops and yeast from Essen, Belgium.
establishments:
Novare Res Bier Cafe / Duck Fat / The Great Lost Bear / Nosh Kitchen Bar / Slab Sicilian Street Food / Portland Lobster Co. / LFK / Pai Men Miyake / Salvage BBQ / Flask Lounge / Blue Spoon / Nocturnem Draft Haus – (Bangor, ME) / Blaze – (Bangor, ME)