Category: collaboration beer

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lots going on in the beeriverse!

sierra nevada’s founder, ken grossman, in a nice long interview

three craft beer trends to watch: collaboration brews, expanding industry means more jobs and women are embracing craft

the big boys are running scared – and taking over craft breweries, when they’re not too busy coming up with new “craft” products

part one of the lovely lynn’s blog on converting your friends into craft beer drinkers

u.s. beer is inspiring british brews

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link love time again
it must be monday!

paste magazine’s march madness of ipas

help brewdog decide what to brew – #mashtag beer

randy shore’s vancouver taproom revolution

from camra bc:
It’s not every day that something like this comes up so listen up folks! Nigel from Alibi Room has this to share:
5pm, downstairs MONDAY. We’ll be tapping the Sierra Nevada x Celebrator Beer News 25th Anniversary Ale. (It’s a 9.5% Hopped up Double)
We’ll be putting it on for $5.00/Sleeve as a little treat for CAMRA members. John Rowling will be hanging out downstairs if anybody wants to chat. (He’s a great supporter of the local craft beer scene, has been through many years of the craft beer evolution & he had a hand in making the beer! He’s also just a straight up excellent man!!)
See you there!
http://celebrator.com/beercamp/sierranevada/2013/

this collaboration beer sounds amazing:
Logan of Beavertown Brewery (London) and JF of Dieu Du Ciel (Montreal) at the Dogfish Head Rehoboth pub. This is our first international three-way. It’s both erotic and exotic. A 7% abv Pale India Ale spiced with Tamarind, Cumin, fresh crushed black pepper and Jaggery (traditional Indian Pale Sugar). We are looking for a name suggestion before noon (EST) today. Something that suggests our four current/former UK related countries that inspired this brew: US, UK, Canada, and India. Inspire us…

link love

tasting beer – decoded by craftbeer.com’s julia hertz

the new go-to glass for hop-forward beers?
dogfish head and sierra nevada think their collaboration glass is it
and they think you should try their collaboration beer in the new glassware
(called rhizing bines – so witty!)

building with beer bottles is nothing new
but this glass building looks like its made of concrete
(i think beer bottle stained glass windows would make a great addition to the architecture)

and another green story, from the huffington post
alaskan brewing uses their spent grain to power their brewing

budweiser – corona merger nixed because of craft beer?
huffington post reports evidence that the big boys are scared of the crafty boys

legacy liquor store

new and exciting beers:

Elysian Dark O’ The Moon Pumpkin Stout – $12.55
Stout brewed with pumpkin and pumpkin seeds with cinnamon added. Spookily smooth and chocolatey with a touch of cinnamon. It won 2010 GABF Silver Medal in the Field Beer category.
Phillips and Great Lakes Brewery Puzzler Belgian Black IPA – $6.35
This beer is the collaborative result of two Canadian craft breweries three provinces apart coming together in Victoria to combine yeast from Belgium with hops from the Pacific Northwest in a rich Black Ale.
Whistler Chestnut Ale Limited Edition – $6.50
This limited release is a true reflection of Fall. Blended robust caramel and crystal malts to give the brew deep brown amber hues, for an almost warming appearance. However it’s the roasted chestnuts that impart a unique and bold nutty character, complemented by a light level of hops, for a clean yet crisp finish.

derby girl

the derby girl ipa launched on friday at the pumphouse in richmond
today, it launches in vancouver at st. augustine’s

this is what beerthirst has to say about the vanbrewers / elysian collaboration ipa

i wish i could be there to try it tonight…
hopefully there will still be some left for me a little later in the week

also from elysian, its almost time for the 9th beer of the apocalypse, the blight pumpkin ale

collaboration

and the next collaboration beer coming at ya:
phillips and great lakes

August 24th: The Great Canadian Beer Festival is ready to descend upon Victoria once again, and this time around two breweries are using the annual beer celebration as an excuse to have a little collaborative fun.
Victoria-based Phillips Brewing Co. and Great Lakes Brewery from Toronto are teaming up to brew a special one-off beer at the Phillips facility the week of the Festival. It’s a project reflective of the unique collaborative spirit of the craft brewing industry, as well as an excuse for old friends to get together for a brew. David Bieman of Great Lakes Brewing cut his teeth in the craft beer industry at Phillips once upon a time, and in the minds of these brewers the opportunity to reunite old friends in the pursuit of creating great beer is as good an excuse as any to participate in the project.

For the time being both breweries are keeping the specifics of their collaborative beer under a tight lid, but with a brew date scheduled for September 6th, it won’t be a secret for long.

gigantic

portland’s gigantic brewing is now available in vancouver!
drink beer that “embiggens”

Taste The Awesome!
Gigantic Brewing has arrived in BC!
Greetings!
Gigantic Brewing can now be found on the shelves of your favourite private liquor stores (LRS)!!!!
Stay tuned for info on Gigantic’s Collaboration with 3 Floyd’s Brewing which will hit shelves later, in August!
-RainCity Brands

GIGANTIC IPA

True to its name. Cascade, Centennial, Crystal and Simcoe create a citrusy hop confluence that continuously embiggens with each drink. The embodiment of our brewing philosophy to “Never Give An Inch”.
16.5 Plato   7.3% ABV   85 IBU