Rogue Ales out of Newport Oregon brews Dead Guy Ale, 6.8% which is a pretty common beer, MaiBock from Rogue Ales. I have previously reviewed this beer and will be putting that older review up on this coming Throwback Thursday review. But I thought I deserved a re-review, and this is a new special bottle that glows and glows like an analog watch. Dead Guy pours a deep orange-brown color with a slightly off-white two finger head that give off malted sweet aromas with a bit of a hoppy note that pull you into the malted flavor that splashes a touch of bitter-sweetness on to your taste buds with the faintest cracker note that finish slightly malty with some hoppy bitterness and an aftertaste of malted bitter orange but not similar to an IPA with a medium mouthfeel. Rogue Ales Dead Guy Ale is still good getting a B here. I found it to be a nice American take on a traditional German style beer that is well balanced. I would recommend this beer to most anyone. Cheers! Please enjoy responsibly!
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Throwback Thursday: The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery Mecklenburger Helles Lager
This review was originally posted on August 29th, 2016.
The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery, one of the oldest in Charlotte, has brought back a beer that they once brewed in their earlier days. This Mecklenburger Helles Lager, 4.9% ABV, is brewing brewed again. The word Helles mean bright, light, or pale in German. Mecklenburger pour a bright pale yellow golden color with a one and a half snow white head that fizzy away rather quick in to small lacing. The aroma is crisp and clean with the faintest hop note and a slightly malted note. Mecklenburger has a refreshingly crisp taste that will take the heat out of a summer day with light malt notes and very faint light hop flavor. This beer is very easy drinking. The mouth feel is light and crisp, with a smooth finish that leads up to an aftertaste that is semi-sweet and cracker like. The flavors on this Helles Lager is not so bold, but they are good. I say this is an A. Mecklenburger is one that you can sit for a few hours and have many. Watch you favorite sport with a few mecklenburgers or call your friends have a party with a case of Mecklenburger. It’s even good after yard work. I highly recommend drinking The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery Mecklenburger Helles Lager. Cheers! Please enjoy responsibly!
The Beer News
Here are this week’s news and events happening in the Charlotte, NC area.
- Wednesday, July 11th. Pilot Batch Release – Wittmann’s Special Stout. Triple C Brewing Company. 4 pm -9 pm. Wittman’s Special Stout is a 5.5% Milk Stout with coffee and cinnamon. Brewed in honor of one of our favorite customers to commemorate his over 200 Triple C pilot batches tried and logged on Beer Advocate! Bleu Barn Bistro food truck will be here for food pairings!
- Wednesday, July 11th. Cousins Maine Lobster at Pour 64. Pour 64 Mint Hill. 5 pm- 9pm. Cousins Maine Lobster is coming back to Pour 64 for a night of beer and lobster. Bring your friends and join us!
- Thursday, July 12th. Gimme Da Brut A Champagne IPA. Hoppin’. 4 pm-12 pm. It is here! Come out this Thursday for the Hoppin’ x Unknown Brewing beer collab Gimmie Da Brut! This brew is a dry-hopped champagne-style ale made with Hallertau Blanc and Huell Melon hops. This effervescent beer has flavors reminiscent of high quality white wine, with medium body and a bone-dry finish. It truly is the beer of champagnes! This brew is available draft only. Cheers! See everyone Thursday!
- Thursday, July 12th. Cascade of Berries Beer Release. Cabarrus Brewing Company Concord. 4 pm-1o pm. Our base Berliner Weisse aged on local strawberries from the Farm at Dover Vineyards, along with raspberries and blueberries. The brew is then dry hopped with Cascade hops.
ABV 3.66% IBU 3 - Friday, July 13th. The Toasting Company @ South End Food Truck Friday. Sycamore brewing. 5 pm-10pm. Join us at Sycamore Brewing for their weekly Food Truck Friday! Grab your friends & family and come to enjoy an assortment of food trucks, craft beer, and of course our delicious s’mores!
- Friday, July 13th. Meet the Brewmaster. Hoppin’. 5 pm-7 pm. Revision Brewing Co. Founders in attendance:
Jeremy Warren
Darla Roberts - Saturday, July 14th. IPA Series Release #5 Misty Mountain Hop. Birdsong Brewing Company. 12 pm-10 pm.
So far we’ve brought you Sexy Hop, Turn to Stone, Hazy Sexy Cool, and Goat Fuzz in our 2018 IPA Series and we’re ready to give you #5 in the series, Misty Mountain Hop IPA!
We crossed mystic mountain ranges to bring you a beer of epic proportions. Using Burlington yeast for an East Coast haze and West Coast hops for bright citrus notes, you don’t have to travel far to enjoy this hyrbid-style IPA!
Food – MorningStar Farms Food Truck 12p-5p
Hiya Food truck 5p-9p
Live music – Nate Randall Band 7p-9p
Misty Mountain Hop IPA will be released in the tap room on Saturday, July 14th. Draught & cans will go on sale at 12pm. Cans will be limited & first come first serve. Cheers! -
Saturday, July 14th. Mello Coffee Release BBA Mexican Cold Brew. High Branch Brewing. Co. Concord. 2 pm-6 pm. We are excited to share the special release of our Bourbon Barrel Aged Mexican Altura Cold Brew Coffee on Nitro! A sweet and slightly smoky flavor of a smooth bourbon and the richness of a spicy Mexican chocolate in one smooth pour.
Come by and grab a pint and a bag to go! We will be on site selling bags of all our different beans, including a few of the Limited Edition BBA Mexico Altura.
See you there! Cheers! - Sunday, July 15th. Sunday Brunch with Birdsong and Papi Queso. Birdsong Brewing Company. 11 am-3 pm. Did you know we offer Mimosas now? With REAL bubbles! Join us for a casual brunch w/ our friends from Papi Queso Food Truck! We’ll be pouring the delicious beer, beer-mosas, and prosecco mimosas and Papi Queso will be offering their regular menu plus a brunch special: House Cured Pastrami Grilled Cheese!
Come cure your hangover here at Birdsong! Pro-tip: You can bring your pups too!
The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery Mecklenburger Helles Lager
A little over two years ago I first reviewed The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery Mecklenburger Helles Lager, 4.9% ABV and I thought that it was worth another review, and I will post the first review for this Throwback Thursday post. Mecklenburger Helles Lager is the first beer that OMB brewed and for a while now they have brought the beer back and continue to brew it. Mecklenburger Helles Lager pours a golden color with a bright white snowy two finger quickly fading head that leaves thin lacing behind with aromas of crisp breaded malts with touches of slight sweet notes that take you down to a crisp refreshing flavor of breaded notes with subtle sweetness with a very faint metallic notes that quickly dashes away with a slight dryness and finishes clean crisp with a hint of light sweetness and a crips cracker like aftertaste with a light mouthfeel. This is as good as I remember it and would be a good beer to have more that one or two. The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery Mecklenburger Helles Lager is a great beer for your next party. It is an A+ beer not too bold on flavor nor does it not have enough, it just the right balance and well brewed. I highly recommend trying The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery Mecklenburger Helles Lager! Cheers! Please enjoy responsibly!
The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery Mecklenburger Helles Lager
A little over two years ago I first reviewed The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery Mecklenburger Helles Lager, 4.9% ABV and I thought that it was worth another review, and I will post the first review for this Throwback Thursday post. Mecklenburger Helles Lager is the first beer that OMB brewed and for a while now they have brought the beer back and continue to brew it. Mecklenburger Helles Lager pours a golden color with a bright white snowy two finger quickly fading head that leaves thin lacing behind with aromas of crisp breaded malts with touches of slight sweet notes that take you down to a crisp refreshing flavor of breaded notes with subtle sweetness with a very faint metallic notes that quickly dashes away with a slight dryness and finishes clean crisp with a hint of light sweetness and a crisp cracker-like aftertaste with a light mouthfeel. This is as good as I remember it and would be a good beer to have more that one or two. The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery Mecklenburger Helles Lager is a great beer for your next party. It is an A+ beer not too bold on flavor nor does it not have enough, it just the right balance and well brewed. I highly recommend trying The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery Mecklenburger Helles Lager! Cheers! Please enjoy responsibly!
NoDa Brewing Company Corn Star Southeastern India Pale Ale
Picked up this can of NoDa Brewing Company Corn Star Southeastern India Pale Ale, 5.0% ABV in a four-pack a few days away for my local grocery store. Corn Star is brewed with flaked corn, Amarillo, Eureka, Ekuanot, and El Dorado hops. Corn Star pours a gold color with a three finger head that fades quickly down to two fingers before slowly settling in and sticking around to give you aromas of semi-sweet notes with some hoppy notes mixed in that take you to a big smooth flavor of some bitterness with hints os semi-sweetness with a somewhat smooth bitterness on the ends that finishes with a familiar smooth bitterness with a little sweet touch and an big bitter sweet hoppy aftertaste that lingers all with a light mouthfeel. I did not find NoDa Brewing Company Corn Star Southeastern India Pale Ale to be anything out of the ordinary it was average at best, so I give it a D+. It was more bitter and hoppy than crisp or sweetly smooth. I was able to finish a pint of Corn Star and found it not to be the worst IPA I’ve had, but it’s far from the good or the best. You could try it for yourself and see what you think but I would not really recommend it. Cheers! Please enjoy responsibly!
Clown Shoes Beer The Barista Breakfast Brown Ale
Clown Shoes Beer The Barista Breakfast Brown Ale, 8.5% ABV is not really a summer beer but I wanted to post a beer that wasn’t an IPA, I have posted lots and lots of the style. This brown ale is brewed with Espresso, oatmeal and milk sugars and to me that sounds more like a port or stout. Interesting that Clown Shoes Beer in Ipswich Massachusetts would but all that into a brown ale. The Barista Breakfast Brown pours a deep brown color with a one finger beige head that fizzes into a nice half inch foamy rim that sticks around leave nice lacing behind with aroma of roasted notes with a slight sweetness and hints of coffee that bring you to a semi sweet roasted coffee taste with a bit of bitterness with a linger faint vanilla notes that finish a bit strong with coffee notes and a mild sweet aftertaste with a full mouthfeel. The Barista Breakfast Brown isn’t bad but the sweetness from the milk sugars aren’t a dominant as I thought they should be. So I give Clown Shoes Beer The Barista Breakfast Brown barley a B-. It wasn’t bad nor great it was just above average and some that might be worth trying! Cheers! Please enjoy responsibly!
Throwback Thursday: Carolina Brewery Sky Blue Golden Ale.
Originally posted on July 22nd, 2013
The newest trend in beer is not a new style of beer but something that has been around since beer came to our great nation, the can. The can is beer for the environment, coast less to produce, gets cold quicker, easier for transportation and better for outdoor activities. This canned beer is a local from the Carolina Brewery, called Sky Blue, a Kölsh, 5.0% ABV. Sky Blue pours a nice golden color with a half finger of white head that fades away with the carbonation bubbles. There is lots of light streaming through the beer with lost of fast carbonation bubbles. The aroma on Sky Blue is very juice like with a very faint bread malt scent. This is a good smelling beer. The taste is light with a nice fruit flavor and a hint of the lighter malts coming thought. This beer has a nice crisp taste to it that lends itself fro a refreshing beer. The mouth feel is light and crisp, with a smooth and lightly sweet finish. The after taste is less fruity that it is on the start but still great, and cleans up well. This is a good sessionable beer, not to strong on the ABV or the flavor, this is something good that anyone or I could drink a few of and still enjoy at the end. So this is getting an A- here, a well crafted beer, something that would be a great everyday beer. I would really recommend that you go out and try this beer! I would have this again and again. So go see how you like Blue Sky Golden Ale! Cheers! Please enjoy responsibly!
The Beer News
Here are this week’s news and events happening in the Charlotte, NC area.
- Wednesday, July 4th. Independence Day. Happy 4th.
- Thursday, July 5th. Founders Brewing Tap Takeover. Carolina Beer Temple Ayrsley. 12 pm-11:59 pm. Join us Thursday (July 5th) for an evening with Founders Brewing Co. We will be featuring several tasty beers from them and discounted pints and flights will be available all day long! The tap list is still being determined so please stay tuned. See you at the Temple!
- Thursday, July 5th. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Sampling. Duckworth’s Grill and Taphouse Huntersville, NC. 6 pm-8 pm. Sierra Pale Ale sampling! Melissa, our Sierra Nevada rep, will be here sampling Sierra Pale Ale along with other Sierra Nevada beers. Lots of swag giveaways and fun celebrating Duckworth’s having Sierra Pale Ale on tap for 5 years!
Pale Ale will be $4!! - Friday, July 6th. Lobster & Cold Craft Beer Summer Lunch. Sycamore Brewing. 12 pm-3 pm. Fresh, cold craft beer by Sycamore. Lobster by Cousins Maine Lobster! Great start to the weekend!
- Friday, July 6th. Grab Ya’ By The Guava Release. Triple C Brewing Company. 4 pm-10 pm. Grab Ya is back! Brewed in collaboration with The Common Market, this India Pale Lager has heavy doses of Citra, Mosiac, and Ekuanot and was lagered for 4 weeks then aged on 350 lbs of Guava Puree! Bleu Barn Bistro food truck will be here and we have live music from David & Valerie Mayfield “The Bluegrass Sweethearts” from 530-830.
Cans and draft! - Saturday, July 7th. England v. Sweden World Cup Quarter Finals. Sycamore Brewing. 9:45 am-12:45 pm. Sound on. Beer Specials!
- Saturday, July 7th. Rare Beer Event. Temple Mojo Matthews, NC. 9 am-11 pm. Join us at Temple Mojo Growler Shop for our Rare Beer Event! Our tap list manager, Zak, has been hard at work seeking out rare & hard-to-find brews to put on tap for this special event! We will be featuring beers from breweries rarely seen in the Charlotte area, as well as hard-to-find brews from some of your local favorite breweries.
Growler/crowler fills and flights will be available all day for all of these brews!
Stay tuned to Facebook, Instagram or TapHunter as we announce our tap list in the days leading up to the event!
You don’t want to miss this opportunity to try some great, hard-to-find craft brews! We’ll see you Saturday, July 7th! - Sunday, July 8th. Cousins Maine Lobster at Sweet Union Brewing. Sweet Union Brewing Indian Trail, NC. 2 pm-7 pm. Cousins Maine Lobster is heading back to Sweet Union Brewing for a Sunday afternoon of our famous Maine Lobster and some of the best beer in the area.
- Tuesday, July 10th. NoDable Release: cougar Brew Wheat Ale. NoDa Brewing Company. 4 pm-9 pm. Every single week, we release a brand new “NoDable” beer on Tuesday! This week we’re releasing a delicious Wheat Ale called Cougar Brew.
While you’re here, be sure to try a few of our 25+ brews and some TIN Kitchen for dinner. And, don’t forget you can take this week’s NoDable and many of our other beers to-go in a crowler! - Tuesday, July 10th. Double Barley Pint Night. The Casual Pint Rivergate. 6 pm. That picture of a cold one should reel you in enough, but just so you know, Double Barley is bringing some good stuff on July 10th. Mark your calendars and come prepared for taste bud extravaganza.
The Beer News
Here are this week’s news and events happening in the Charlotte. NC area.
- Wednesday, June 27th. Triple C Beer Tasting at Stoke Bar. Stoke Charlotte. 5 pm-7 pm. Join us at Stoke Bar for a tasting with Triple C Brewing Company!
- Wednesday, June 27th. Pilot Batch Release – The O-Kulsch. Triple C Brewing. 4 pm-9 pm. This beer has German roots with an Asian influence. A classic Kölsch style brewed with ginger and lemongrass. It has a ginger aroma, a semi-sweet ginger flavor up front and finishes with a mild lemony taste. A truly harmonious fusion of flavor. Brewed in collaboration with our friends at O-Ku Charlotte. Bleu Barn Bistro food truck will be here for food pairings!
- Thursday, June 28th. England vs. Belgium World Cup Match. Sycamore Brewing 1:30 pm-4:30 pm. We’re opening at 1:30pm for the England Belgium match Thursday! 2pm kickoff.
$13 Pitchers. Sound on. - Thursday, June 28th. American Light Lager Release. Catawba Brewing Co. Charlotte. 3 pm-10 pm. Light and refreshing! This is the last beer for Passport Q2, so make sure to grab your prize and sign up for the raffle!
- Friday, June 29th. Akita Funk Release with Akita! Lenny Boy Brewing Co. 3 pm-11 pm. Join us Friday @ the Taproom as we release Akita Funk: a raspberry Brett beer aged for several moon cycles that will NOT disappoint your tastebuds! Free LIVE Music with AKITA the band playing the funk from 7-10pm! Make sure you come out and enjoy our funky new brew with some funky tunes! The Hunter’s Wife will be on site providing you all with delicious food all night!
- Friday, June 29th. Soulshine Kölsch Release. Catawba Brewing Co. Charlotte. 2 pm-10 pm. Summer at Catawba kicks off with another new Limited Release! Look for Soulshine Kölsch to arrive in time for your Fourth of July celebrations — available in full distribution on draft and in 6-pack cans on June 29th!
This light, crisp, refreshing German-style summer ale is the product of a special collaboration with Mountain Khakis of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Founded in 2004, the MK brand is nationally renowned for its premium outdoor clothing and gear, “built for the mountain lifestyle.”
The Soulshine Project is inspired by our companies’ shared mission to protect lands and waterways, making connections between people and nature. As noted on the label above, a portion of all proceeds benefits Catawba Lands Conservancy. - Sunday, July 1st. Brunch with Birdsong & My Sausage Buddy! Birdsong Brewing Co. 11 am-3 pm. Join us this Sunday for a casual brunch w/ our friends from Mysausagebuddy! We’ll be pouring the delicious beer, beer-mosas, and prosecco mimosas and My Sausage Buddy will be offering their regular menu plus a brunch special just for the occasion! Check out the chicken sausage and waffle dog in the photo! It’s amazing!
Bring your kids, bring your pups, bring the whole family! - Sunday, July 1st. Cousins Maine Lobster at Carolina Beer Temple Ayrsley. Carolina Beer Temple Ayrsley. 1 pm-6 pm. Cousins Maine Lobster is will be at Carolina Beer Temple in Ayrsley for an afternoon of great beer and authentic Maine lobster.
- Monday, July 2nd. Mecklenburger Release. Olde Mecklenburg Brewery. 11 am-10 pm. The official beer of summer is back! Join us for the release of Mecklenburger on July 2nd. (We are also releasing a Brauhaus Reserve on July 4th; more details on that release coming soon…)
This Bavarian style lager is liquid homage to our home in Mecklenburg County. With its crystal clear, golden blonde color, Mecklenburger is fresh, smooth and easy to love. A Helles, its slight malty character is perfectly balanced by very subtle, lingering hop notes and a crisp, refreshing finish to help take the steam out of a hot Carolina day.
Like all OMB beers, Mecklenburger is all-natural — brewed in strict accordance with the famous German beer purity law of 1516: the “Reinheitsgebot.” In line with Reinheitsgebot, it was brewed using natural carbonation from the pure CO2 produced by the yeast during fermentation. We pull our brews from our lager tanks weekly, so you know it’s fresh. And, it was kept cold from production to delivery to you, because all beer should be kept cold to maximize freshness. We hope you enjoy this pure, fresh, cold beer. Prost!
This is a free event. Under 21 are welcome at OMB. Pets are welcome outside in our Biergarten. - Tuesday, July 3rd. Cousins Maine Lobster at Bridsong! Birdsong Brewing Co. 4:30 pm-9 pm. Back by popular demand! Cousins Maine Lobster, as seen on Shark Tank, will here at Birdsong Brewing Tuesday, July 3rd serving up their famous Maine Lobster from 4:30-9pm! We will also have Game of Thrones Trivia staring at 7pm!
- Tuesday, July 3rd. NoDable Release: Guava Gose. NoDa Brewing Company. 4 pm-9 pm. Every single week, we release a brand new “NoDable” beer on Tuesday! This week we’re releasing a refreshing and tart Guava Gose.
While you’re here, be sure to try a few of our 25+ brews and some TIN Kitchen for dinner. And, don’t forget you can take this week’s NoDable and many of our other beers to-go in a crowler!
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