(Gorham, ME) – Sebago Brewing Company is pleased to announce the release of their Single Batch Series Beer, The Hoppy Homunculus on Monday August 29th.
The Hoppy Homunculus (6.3% ABV, 55 IBUs) is a medium-bodied American IPA. Originally conceived as a test batch to experiment with new hop varieties, this beer became a favorite among the brewery staff. After several revisions, our brewers perfected the hop blend which includes Centennial, Cascade, and Citra hops.
The Hoppy Homunculus boasts an assertive aroma of tangerine and grapefruit, with a slight minty finish. The citrusy hop flavor blends flawlessly with a subtle caramel sweetness, producing a well-balanced, drinkable IPA. The Hoppy Homunculus pairs well with spicy Asian foods and the beautiful Maine summer.
The Hoppy Homunculus is a limited release, available while supplies last on draft only all Sebago Brewing Company locations and select bars and restaurants in the state of Maine.
About Sebago Brewing Company
Since its creation in 1998, Sebago Brewing Company has been brewing unique, high quality craft beers. Originally a single brewpub, Sebago has grown to include four brewpubs and to package beer distributed throughout New England. Sebago Brewing Company continues to tempt and arouse the palates of New England’s beer lovers. Sebago Brewing Company uses all American malt, hops and crisp water from Sebago Lake.
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(Above: Long Trail Brewery flooding – posted by Longstaff on Beer Advocate)
Last night, I posted that flooding from Irene virtually destroyed The Alchemist Pub and Brewery. Today, we learn that Long Trail Brewery, among the 25 largest craft breweries in the country, has also been affected but to a much lesser extent.
Courtesy of Jeff Baker of The Farmhouse Tap & Grill on Beer Advocate:
“Just got off the phone with my Long Trail rep. and he said that things are bad, but not as bad as they originally thought they could be. They have water in the brewery and their deck is submerged. But he made it very clear that the beers that are fermenting and conditioning in tanks are totally safe from harm and they have auxiliary power so those beers will be fine. They’re currently not brewing new batches as they work to clean up and continually check their water supply to make sure it’s safe for brewing.
He said too what’s worse is that all the roads that lead to them (and from them) are either under water or totally washed out. He also noted that the people who live on Killington are stuck there because the two roads out are destroyed (also the Killington base lodge collapsed). He said they’ve got their work cut out for them, but they’ve got a plan and are working hard to get back on schedule.”
Meanwhile, here is a short update from The Alchemist Pub and Brewery home page:
“Disaster strikes Waterbury. The Alchemist Pub and Brewery was ruined in a once in a generation flood on Sunday night August 28, 2011. While the cannery is fine and on target to open this coming Friday, the Pub will be closed for the foreseeable future. With our endless thanks and gratitude to our loyal and returning friends, customers and fans, we will be back. Stay tuned…”
“I just received an email from co-owner Jen Kimmich: ‘The pub is completely totalled,’ she wrote. ‘Our brewery and all of the beer inside are ruined. It will take a long time to rebuild. My guess is that the building will be gutted and rebuilt. On a good note, our canning line is running today and we are preparing for a Friday opening. Wish us luck!’”
The Flat Street Brew Pub in Brattleboro also appeared to be completely flooded. The brewery posted a video on its Facebook page yesterday afternoon.
If you know of other breweries and beer businesses being affected by flooding, send them in.
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(Above: Long Trail Brewery flooding – posted by Longstaff on Beer Advocate)
Last night, I posted that flooding from Irene virtually destroyed The Alchemist Pub and Brewery. Today, we learn that Long Trail Brewery, among the 25 largest craft breweries in the country, has also been affected but to a much lesser extent.
Courtesy of Jeff Baker of The Farmhouse Tap & Grill on Beer Advocate:
“Just got off the phone with my Long Trail rep. and he said that things are bad, but not as bad as they originally thought they could be. They have water in the brewery and their deck is submerged. But he made it very clear that the beers that are fermenting and conditioning in tanks are totally safe from harm and they have auxiliary power so those beers will be fine. They’re currently not brewing new batches as they work to clean up and continually check their water supply to make sure it’s safe for brewing.
He said too what’s worse is that all the roads that lead to them (and from them) are either under water or totally washed out. He also noted that the people who live on Killington are stuck there because the two roads out are destroyed (also the Killington base lodge collapsed). He said they’ve got their work cut out for them, but they’ve got a plan and are working hard to get back on schedule.”
Meanwhile, here is a short update from The Alchemist Pub and Brewery home page:
“Disaster strikes Waterbury. The Alchemist Pub and Brewery was ruined in a once in a generation flood on Sunday night August 28, 2011. While the cannery is fine and on target to open this coming Friday, the Pub will be closed for the foreseeable future. With our endless thanks and gratitude to our loyal and returning friends, customers and fans, we will be back. Stay tuned…”
“I just received an email from co-owner Jen Kimmich: ‘The pub is completely totalled,’ she wrote. ‘Our brewery and all of the beer inside are ruined. It will take a long time to rebuild. My guess is that the building will be gutted and rebuilt. On a good note, our canning line is running today and we are preparing for a Friday opening. Wish us luck!’”
The Flat Street Brew Pub in Brattleboro also appeared to be completely flooded. The brewery posted a video on its Facebook page yesterday afternoon.
If you know of other breweries and beer businesses being affected by flooding, send them in.
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(Boston, MA) – I always seem to be late on these Samuel Adams LongShot postings.
John Holl of BeerBriefing.com and publications various reported early last month that he’d helped judged Boston Beer Co.‘s LongShot competition which resulted in the following lists of finalists:
Munich Dunkel by Corey Martin of Round Rock, TX
Berliner Weisse by Ariel Friedman of Arcata, CA
Russian Imperial Stout by Joe Formanek of Bolingbrook, IL
Specialty Beer by Phil Moore of Columbia, SC.
Two of those beers will be selected to be part of a mixed 6-pack that Boston Beer will release next spring.
The other beer to be selected is a homebrew from someone employed at Boston Beer. It looks like these are the label approvals for those finalists (though unconfirmed). Four other labels marked “Sample” also received approval and I’m assuming that those correspond to the above finalists.
Elderberry Ale
Ginger Ale
Sticke Ale
The winners will be announced at the Great American Beer Festival in late September.
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The town of Waterbury is apparently submerged right now. Tweets are rolling in that the town is being evacuated.
Other towns in Vermont are experiencing flooding as well. CNN has an iReport up with video of a raging river in Brattleboro (the southern part of the state).
The latest from a local Fox News affiliate… “Vt. State Police say the state’s emergency command center in Waterbury has been evacuated. They say the new location is in Burlington. We don’t know where specifically. We are working to gather that information.”
The state hospital is also located right next to the river and had to be evacuated.
To illustrate how unexpected the magnitude of the flooding was, The Alchemist Pub tweeted earlier in the afternoon that they would re-open on Monday at 4pm.
The brewery has received national recognition in some beer circles for a popular IPA called Heady Topper. The Alchemist just announced last week the upcoming release of Heady Topper cans. Anticipation for the beer has been evident in beer forums. The Alchemist Cannery is at an off-site location far away from the river though it is unclear how this impacts the cannery.
Thoughts are with the Kimmich family and others in Vermont tonight…
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(Lewiston, ME) – Baxter Brewing Company of Lewiston, Maine, providers of Pamola Xtra Pale Ale and Stowaway IPA, and the first brewery in New England to package all its beer in kegs and cans, shipped the first truckload of its beer out-of-state today.
“Our beer has been available on Amtrak’s Downeaster train for some time, now,” said brewery founder and president, Luke Livingston, “but this is the first full shipment to leave Maine.” Until a recently completed increase in production capacity, Baxter had been barely able to meet demand in Maine, where it has been described as among the fastest growing craft beers ever introduced in the state.
As part of a new alliance between Baxter Brewing Co. and Burke and Merrimack Valley Distributors, of Randolph and Danvers respectively, Baxter’s beers will soon be available throughout the Boston area and North Shore of Massachusetts (with distributing throughout the remainder of Massachusetts slated for early 2012).
Located in a renovated corner of Lewiston’s historic Bates Mill, Baxter is the first new manufacturer in that space in more than 100 years. Other shipments from the mill included textiles used to outfit General Grant’s Grand Army of the Potomac, as well as the world-renowned Bates bedspreads.
Baxter shipped its first beer in January of this year and the brewery itself has become a destination for visitors to Maine, attracting fans from 44 states and more than a dozen foreign countries for tours and tastings. Many of those guests have been asking when the beer would be available closer to home.
“We had been shipping the equivalent of about 4,500 cases a month,” Livingston said, “and demand, just here in Maine, has been growing well beyond that. In fact, we’ve just learned that in addition to our existing strong network of hundreds of retailers, bars and restaurants statewide, some 70 Rite Aid stores have been authorized to stock our beer beginning this fall. But,” Livingston added, “our new capacity will enable us to meet the demand here at home, and begin shipping to Boston. We are also on-track to introduce a third variety of beer, coming this fall.”
While the list of locations where Baxter beer will be available in the Boston area is still being assembled by the distributors, Livingston explained that “Our Website includes a button labeled Can Finder that lists retail and on-premise locations by zip code and town. We’ll be adding the Massachusetts locations as soon as they are established. Or, even better, our friends in Massachusetts can simply ask for Baxter anyplace great beer is sold or served!”
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Victory Volver: “Volver is ‘to return,’ and we think you will, again and again, to this crisp, refreshing beer. Volver is a wheat ale with distinctive citrus sparkle. Volver a la vida is a beautiful Spanish phrase meaning ‘return to life.’ Volver was created in collaboration with Chef Jose Garces to bring you back time after time. Volver is to return again, perhaps to an old friend. Volver is that friend, and we hope you’ll share it with yours. Many happy returns.” I think I just typed “return” and “friend” a lot.
Others…
De Molen Amarillo
Long Trail Hit the Trail English-style Brown Ale
Greenbush Red Bush Wheat Ale
Greenbush Traktor Kitschy Kream Ale
Greenbush Distorter Porter
Greenbush Dunegras India Pale Ale
Greenbush Closure Ale
Palmetto Aftershock
Eddy and Iggy’s Wildcat Lager
Woodstock Inn Wassail Winter Seasonal Ale (22oz, 12oz)
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Victory Volver: “Volver is ‘to return,’ and we think you will, again and again, to this crisp, refreshing beer. Volver is a wheat ale with distinctive citrus sparkle. Volver a la vida is a beautiful Spanish phrase meaning ‘return to life.’ Volver was created in collaboration with Chef Jose Garces to bring you back time after time. Volver is to return again, perhaps to an old friend. Volver is that friend, and we hope you’ll share it with yours. Many happy returns.” I think I just typed “return” and “friend” a lot.
Others…
De Molen Amarillo
Long Trail Hit the Trail English-style Brown Ale
Greenbush Red Bush Wheat Ale
Greenbush Traktor Kitschy Kream Ale
Greenbush Distorter Porter
Greenbush Dunegras India Pale Ale
Greenbush Closure Ale
Palmetto Aftershock
Eddy and Iggy’s Wildcat Lager
Woodstock Inn Wassail Winter Seasonal Ale (22oz, 12oz)
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(Providence, RI) – The Famous Narragansett Beer today announces the return of its Oktoberfest brew. Narragansett Fest, introduced last year for the first time since the brewer’s revival in 2005, received critical acclaim in its inaugural season. At the Beverage Tasting Institute’s 2010 World Beer Championship – America’s oldest international beer competition – Fest was awarded the silver medal in the Vienna Marzen Lager category.
Based on the positive response both from consumers and industry experts, Narragansett has expanded availability of Fest beyond New England into two new markets this year: Southern New York and Philadelphia. Available on draught and in Narragansett’s signature 16 oz. Tallboy cans, Narragansett Fest can be found in leading bars, restaurants, and package stores.
Brewed under the supervision of award-winning Brewmaster Sean Larkin at Cotrell Brewery in Pawcatuck, CT and the award-winning High Falls Brewery in Rochester, NY, Narragansett Fest is a traditional amber-brown German Oktoberfest style beer, perfectly balanced with four varieties of malts and two styles of hops. Pilsner, Vienna, and Light & Dark Munich malts make up the backbone of the Fest, creating a rich taste profile, and Northern Brewer and Tettnanger hops give it a crisp, subtly balanced flavor. Narragansett Fest is 5.5% Alcohol by Volume and 22 IBUs.
Narragansett Fest echoes the brand’s rich heritage. Founded by a group of eight German immigrants, Narragansett’s Cranston, Rhode Island brewery held elaborate annual events to celebrate Oktoberfest up until the 1970s. Further, King Gambrinus, the Patron Saint of Beer – who is featured on the 1940s-style classic Fest packaging – also stood as a statue welcoming guests to the Narragansett brewery for decades.
For further information on Narragansett Fest, or to find a retailer near you, visit: www.narragansettbeer.com/products/fest.
ABOUT NARRAGANSETT BEER:
Narragansett Beer…Brewed since 1890. ‘Gansett is a straightforward, quality beer that has been a New England tradition for generations, producing a classic family of award-winning American lagers & ales. Today, ‘Gansett is produced at top-rated breweries in Rochester, NY and Latrobe, PA, with craft brews being produced in Providence, RI and Pawcatuck, CT. Narragansett Lager is available for purchase in local restaurants, bars, and liquor stores throughout New England, Florida, Southern New York, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina.
Thirsty for more? Visit: www.narragansettbeer.com.
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