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Throwback Thursday: Brouwerji Lindeman Framboise Lambic

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Originally posted September 13th, 2012.

Now here is a fascinating style of beer, Framboise. The Framboise style comes from Belgium and is from barley, unmalted wheat, and wild yeast. After spontaneous fermentation, then fruit added after that. Then secondary fermentation occurs. This Lambic beer has raspberries add to it. This brewery has been doing this since 1811. In my own opinion, they brew some of the best Lambics. This Lambic here has a low alcohol level of 2.7% ABV. It could be deadly due to the great fruitiness and just how tasty it is. It also has a large amount of carbonation. This beer is one of the only beers I have seen with both a pry-off cap and a cork. Well, I must say this one has been in my refrigerator for almost a year> I am not sure, but it seems close, and I have one left. I like to give a shoutout to an Instagram friend Champagnesupernovax, and she said she wants to try this and is looking forward to reading this. Enjoy! Please follow her if you’re on Instagram. This Framboise Lambic pours a dark red, almost blood-red color, very dark with no light seen through this, and there was a light red rose or radish one and a half finger head that was a bit slow on the fade. This beer has a good raspberry scent, and there is a yeasty smell there with a big sweet fruit candy-like scent too. It’s all nice on your nose. When you taste this, you get a raspberry syrup taste that is tart, both sweet and bit sour. It’s a good sour, nothing overpowering. I found this to have a much different wheat taste that I am used to with wheat or wheat-like beer. It wasn’t malt-forward wheat to it like some. You do get a yeast flavor, but it’s more of a less uniform yeast or average yeast flavor that you would get in other yeasty beers. Please, when you get to the middle of the glass and give it a nice swirl to mix the yeast, wheat, and raspberries. But as this Framboise Lambic hits the back of you get a little good tart raspberry. This finish is a bit more tart than the start, but it finishes nice and is very pleasing on you’re taste buds. The overall tart raspberry flavor here. I would give this beer an A+. You can have this fresh or cellar it a while, but when you do have it, serve this at 38 – 41 F. I have always liked this style, just so different from other beer styles and just easy to drink and is refreshing with fruit flavors here. Brouwerij Lindemans Framboise is a great place to start. You should pick one up. I highly recommend you do. Cheers! Please enjoy responsibly!

The Beer News

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Here are this week’s news and events happening in the Charlotte, North Carolina area!

  • Saturday, November 14th. Caramel Apple Crumble Can Release. Red Clay Cider Works. 12 pm.

Fall is the perfect time to enjoy some Caramel Apple Crumble!Join us Saturday, November 14th for the next installment in our small batch “Crumble” series!Imagine grandma’s caramel apple crumble…now imagine that recipe baked in a can. This semisweet pastry cider is loaded with caramel and vanilla and finishes with a touch of cinnamon.Cans will be available to purchase in person, or online for a fast easy pick-up beginning Saturday, November 14th at 12pm.Online pre-orders & sales will open up Saturday, November 14th at 8amhttps://commerce.arryved.com/location/BITMdg6P

  • Saturday, November 14th. Enzo Gorlami – Italian Pils. Triple C Brewing Company. 12 pm -10 pm.

Enzo Gorlami – Italian Pils – This lightly DDH Italian Pilsner satisfies both the lager and hop lovers. Aromas of floral and spicy noble hops with a hint of citrus melds with the light bready malt undertones. Crisp and dry mouthfeel with moderate bitterness to make this a beer’s beer! 5.4% ABV Draft and Crowlers.

  • Saturday, November 14th. Is It Noon Yet? – Coffee IPA. Triple C Brewing Company. 12 pm-10 pm.

This IPA has all the qualities of a citrus forward west coast IPA with a blend of fresh roasted coffee. With help from our friends at Sugar Creek coffee roasters, we selected a very citrus forward coffee blend with a hint of berry, orange zest and stone fruit aromas to pair with Centennial, Chinook, and Citra hops. Now you don’t have to decide if it is too late for coffee or too early for a beer. 6.1% ABV 
Draft and Crowlers.

Women Belong In All Places Where Decisions Are Being Made Southeastern IPA • 6.5%You guys showed up for our first release, so we decided to do it again!$2/4 pack will be donated to the Dottie Rose Foundation, which aims to connect the dots within the technology and computer science sphere to educate, support, and inspire the next generation of young women.Online sales start at noon and the taproom opens at 2 PM.Other RBG swag available – 
Candles: $22 
Koozies: $4
Stickers: 2 for $1Ve-Go will be here for Taco Tuesday and Dottie Rose will be on site to spread awareness

NoDa Brewing Company Gose Pink Or Go Home!

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Brewed locally in Charlotte, North Carolina, NoDa Brewing Company Gose Pink or Go Home!, 3.8, a Raspberry and Pink Himalayan Sea Salt Gose. This Gose style beer that benefits Project Pink that helps support and fight breast Cancer alongside Charlotte Radiology with mobile screenings. Gose Pink or Go Home pours red-like color with a two-finger white steady head. The aroma is tropical, raspberry salted with some sweetness. The taste is similar to its aroma with guava, raspberry sweetness, a bit of tartness with a slated flavor. Gose Pink or Go Home finishes tart, fruity with light salty, and a tart aftertaste. It has a nice light mouthfeel. Overall I found NoDa Brewing Company Gose Pink or Go Home! to be a little above average. I give it a C+ grade. This Gose is not bad, have had better examples of a Gose beer. The salted notes with a little lackluster, the raspberry was a bit overpowering but not terrible. If I had this to drink, I wouldn’t say no. Please stay safe and enjoy responsibly!

Triple C Brewing Co. Neon Signs American Lager

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Locally brewed here in Charlotte, North Carolina Triple C Brewing Co. Neon Signs American Lager, 5.7% ABV purchased from JJ’s Red Hots (a great hotdog/sausage restaurant). Neon Signs pours a nice golden yellow color with a two and a half slow fading white pillowy head. The aroma coming off this American Lager is semi-sweet with nice malted biscuit and light citrus notes. Neon signs have that great lager aroma that did make me thirsty for a sip. I took that sip, and I got some semi-sweet notes of citrus, malts, and bread/biscuits with a very faint bitter note that is almost like it’s not there. The mouthfeel is light, and Neon Signs finish with a refreshing light sweetness and carries that light sweetness into the aftertaste along with a bit of maltiness. Triple C Brewing Co. Neon Signs American Lager is a tasty Lager, an A. If you ever come across this Lager beer, you will not be disappointed. Please stay safe and enjoy responsibly! Cheers! 

Burial Beer The Beginning Is After The End Coffee Porter

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Burial Beer The Beginning Is After The End Coffee Porter, 6.5% ABV from Asheville, North Carolina. This coffee porter brewed with Counter Culture Coffee, which uses beans from Onyx Coffee Labs in Arkansas. The Beginning Is After The End pours black with brown edges and a yow finger quickly fading beige head. The aroma on this porter has nice roasted coffee notes, a little caramel, and malty aromas with a very faint dark dried plum. The Beginning Is After The End has a nice full roasted coffee flavor at first. There is a nice malt caramel that has a nice roasted, faint bitter dark fruit finish with a lingering caramel coffee aftertaste. The mouthfeel thick but not too full mouthfeel. Burial Beer The Beginning Is After The End is a good Coffee Porter, an A from me, and something that should be worth a try. It has all the right coffee flavors without overdoing it. I love Burial Beer, and so should you! Please stay safe and enjoy responsibly! Cheers! 

Throwback Thursday: Fullsteam Brewery Fearrington Winter Coffee Pecan Porter

Posted on by Evan

Originally postes April 19th, 2015

One of my favorite styles of beer is coffee beer, whether is a Stout or Porter. They are quite popular among craft beer drinkers. This here is Fullsteam Brewery Fearrington Coffee Pecan Porter, 6.0% ABV. Fullsteam is here in Durham, NC. Fearrington Coffee Pecan Porter using Southern pecans and Fearrington Village Coffee beans. Fearrington Coffee Pecan Porter pours a deep dark black color with a two-finger brown/beige head that slowly fades into a ring round the glass leaving nice thick lacing behind. I found no light through the glass with a little amount of carbonation bubbles. The aroma is fresh with roasted coffee beans and hints of chocolate. The taste is like a nice cup of good coffee and you don’t get much of the pecans. The coffee flavor hinds those pecans. There is a nice light chocolate flavor there that turns a little spicy as this porter warms a bit. But it isn’t an overwhelming spice. The bitterness is low and it allows for the sweetness of the beer to come through a bit. But this porter isn’t overly sweet. It has a nice balance of sweetness with the coffee roasted flavors. The mouthfeel is medium. I thought this was a little thin tasting for a coffee porter. Fearrington Coffee Pecan Porter has a nice chocolaty coffee finish that fades into a semi-sweet nutty and roasted aftertaste. I think that Fearrington Coffee Pecan Porter is a good beer. So I give it a B+. The pecan flavor is not really present until the finish. But Fullsteam Fearrington Coffee Pecan Porter is still good. I enjoyed this and I might have this again, and I recommend that you go out and try it too. Cheers! Please enjoy responsibly!     

The Beer News

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Here are this week’s news and events happening in the Charlotte, North Carolina area!

  • Thursday, November 5th. Triple can Release. Divine Barrel Brewing. 12 pm-10 pm.

We’ve got three brand new beers for you releasing this Thursday when we open at noon, including two crazy collabs! First, we brewed a new version of Ice Cream Paint Job with our friends from Kings Brewing Company, and the other is a west coast dipa called Versed in Bird Law, brewed with our friends at Cushwa Brewing Company! Finally, we’ll have a crushable oatmeal stout called We’re Out of Coffee, James! We’ll have all three of these beers on draft as well, so come give them a try and take some 4-packs home with you!
Versed in Bird Law: West Coast Double IPA, 9.3% ABV, 110 IBUs – Brewed in collaboration with Cushwa Brewing Company. This bombastic bitterboi was treated to a massive helping of Mosaic, Citra, El Dorado & Amarillo hops. Much like Charlie Kelly, this vibrant DIPA is incredibly smooth with notes of grapefruit, orange zest and resin, which lends a pleasant bitterness throughout. You’ll be playing nightcrawlers with your best friend in no time after trying this hoppy treasure!
$16.99 + taxWe’re Out of Coffee, James: Coffee Stout, 5.4% ABV – A slightly sweet and sessionable Oatmeal Stout is the perfect base to allow for a coffee explosion thanks to a healthy addition of Glide, our collaborative coffee blend made with Magnolia Coffee Company. The resulting beer has notes of rich salted caramel, roasty coffee and dark chocolate.
$14.99 + taxIce Cream Paint Job: Pastry Berliner, 4.8% ABV – Brewed in collaboration with Kings Brewing Company. This decadent pastry sour was brewed with tons of peach and blackberry, then treated with loads of vanilla and lactose. Sweet, jammy fruit and vanilla explode on the forefront with a slight acidity and creamy finish to round it out.
$16.99 + tax

  • Thursday, November 5th. Fall Mixed Can Release! Sycamore Brewing. 4 pm-9 pm.

🍂 Come hang in the Sycamore beer garden for the launch of our Fall Mixer Case! We’ll be launching a very special fall mixed case offering for pickup, delivery, or in-person purchase at the Sycamore taproom.Wild Blossom Apple Pie Cider 🥧 is making its 2020 debut in this case!The case will feature an assortment of other Sycamore beers as well as a set of collectible exclusive glasses. 🤩Supplies are very limited, so mark your calendars and don’t miss it!FOOD TRUCKS
🍜 GOGI Korean
🥪 Carolina Smash
🐕 Yappy Hour Dog Treat BakeryLIVE MUSIC
🎸 The Mongos

  • Thursday, November 5th. Weekly Can Release.Resident Culture Brewing Company. 11 am-9 pm.

Check in here for weekly updates on our can & bottle releases every Thursday. Releases go live on Shop.residentculturebrewing.com at 11AM, pick up in the Taproom or Drive Thru starts at 3PM that Thursday. Orders placed on Thursday are available to pick up through that Sunday at 6PM and we will have a limited amount on tap for your enjoyment in the Taproom. ***Brand availability and limits are subject to change***UPCOMING RELEASE – 10/29 – Collab with NEW ANTHEM
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LEFT BRAIN DEAD Collab w/  New Anthem Beer Project(Wilmington, NC) – Quad IPA // 11% ABV // Hopped with Strata, Simcoe, Comet, and Amarillo. The name is a reference to the Left Brain (which is thought to control reason and analytical thinking) dying and thus making an irrational decision to make a silly 11% ABV IPA. It’s going down way too easy to be an 11%.WEEKEND SAFETY BRIEF – Hazy IPA // 7% ABV // We’re excited to bring y’all back this annual release brewed with 2020 YCH Veteran’s Blend. Dank, dripping melon and peak-of-ripeness tropical fruit. Brewed to commemorate Veteran’s Day with our two resident veterans, Jon and Luke. We created this beer to allow the 2019 Yakima Chief Hops Veteran’s Blend to shine ($3/lb goes to Wounded Warriors Project and we used A LOT), along with a helping of our hand-selected Citra. The mouth and aromas on this one are incredible. $1 from every pint in the taproom will go to a Veteran support 501c3 in our community. **DRAUGHT ONLY** HOT TAKES: NO ONE LIKES CANDY CORN // 6.75% ABV // Kettle Sour with Sour Patch Kids for all the sour-then-sweet. Return of our Halloween favorite from last year. 11/5 
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NO SIGNAL – HALLOWEEN EDITION Collab w/ Stout Collective – Kettle Sour w/ a ton of Raspberry, Black Currant, Sweet Cherry and Marshmallows. Collaboration with Stout Collective as a part of their working for beer project. No Signal, the name, is a reference to how, in horror movies, the characters always lose a phone signal so they can’t call for help. It also refers to the current day nightmare of losing a zoom signal…
KING OF COMFORT – Hazy IPA
LIGHTNING DROPS – Flagship Hazy IPA 
LITTLE LAGER BOY – Light Lager
LITTLE LAGER BOY W/ MEYER LEMON11/12
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COUNTRY KIND OF SILENCE
ELECTRIC WAR – New Hazy DIPA
OVER CONE – Whole cone hopped version of Over Soul11/19
PJ PARTY
RADICAL EMPATHYUPCOMING BEERS TBC
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VIBE CHECK – New Peach Sour
ACCUSTOMED TO EXCESS – Mixed Culture Pastry Berliner with Mixed Berries, Cinnamon, and Vanilla
LAELAPS
FREE SKATE
NO LIGHT WITHOUT THE DARK
RIDING FOR THE FEELING – New Italian Pils

  • Friday, November 6th. “Black is Beautiful” Black IPA with Strawberry & Lactose Beer Release. Town Brewing Company. 2 pm.

Black is Beautiful”
Black IPA with Strawberry and Lactose
6.9%
~Strawberry-Chocolate-Hoppy~Hopped as a NEIPA, we added a heavy dose of Belma, Mandarina Bavaria, Mosaic, El Dorado, and Citra to this Black IPA to impart citrus and berry notes, further enhanced by the addition of over 500 lbs of juicy strawberries in the fermenter. Mild roast and chocolate notes compliment the strawberry and hop-derived citrus aromas, and a subtle addition of lactose provides just enough body and residual sweetness to create a unique interpretation of the increasingly less common Black IPA style.Black Is Beautiful Black IPA with Strawberry & Lactose will be released at our taproom on Friday November 6th starting at 2pm.Draft only (or crowlers and growlers to go).This beer was born in collaboration with L.A. McCrae, activist and founder of Black Star Line Brewing of Henderson, NC that sadly closed in 2017. We reimagined a popular Black Star Line recipe to produce a juicy, medium-bodied, fruited Black IPA. L.A. was a panelist on our Many Faces Diversity Panel which aired in July, and we have been itching to work together again to continue the conversation and to continue to demonstrate our commitment to both racial justice and to building a more diverse craft beer landscape.100% of net proceeds from the sale of this beer will benefit “Unknown and Forgotten Pain” This newly formed non-profit is a movement centering on the healing of black family members who have lost loved ones to police violence. Founded by Najiyyah, the mother of Jerry Williams who was killed by Asheville Police in 2016, “Unknown and Forgotten Pain” raises awareness to the profound human cost of losing a loved one to police violence. Najiyyah joined us on the brew day, sharing with us her story and her memories of her son Lil’ Jerry. Her strength is nothing short of inspirational. In the wake of her son’s death, she has raised his children, all while dealing with the intense grief of losing her son – grief that remains raw every day as we continue to be flooded with new stories of people of color losing their lives to police violence.

  • Friday, November 6th. O Davidson Lager Release. NoDa Brewing Company, 3 pm-10 pm.

Get ready for our newest release: O Davidson, a lager brewed for Davidson College! 🚩A clean lager for everyone… not just Wildcats! Made with straight forward malt and hop bill, this lager has a crisp finish with slight and subtle complexity.• 4.5% Alc/Vol – 1 Pint
• Gluten-reduced lager
• Available in cans and on draft at the taproom beginning Nov. 6
• Available at certain retailers beginning Nov. 9Enjoy this easy drinking lager any time, any place! 

  • Saturday, November 7th. Black and White – White Russian Porter Release. Triple C Brewing Company. 1 pm-10 pm.

A White Russian inspired Robust Porter with aromas and flavors of dark chocolate, cocoa powder, and cold-brew coffee blended with aromas of creamer and coffee liqueur. *Contains Lactose 5.4% ABV
Draft and Crowlers

  • Saturday, November 7th. The Casual Pint Brewer’s Expo! The Casual Pint Rivergate. Tickets at Eventbrite.com ($45). 1 pm-4 pm.

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Here are this week’s news and events happening in the Charlotte, North Carolina area!

  • Thursday, November 5th. Triple can Release. Divine Barrel Brewing. 12 pm-10 pm. 

We’ve got three brand new beers for you releasing this Thursday when we open at noon, including two crazy collabs! First, we brewed a new version of Ice Cream Paint Job with our friends from Kings Brewing Company, and the other is a west coast dipa called Versed in Bird Law, brewed with our friends at Cushwa Brewing Company! Finally, we’ll have a crushable oatmeal stout called We’re Out of Coffee, James! We’ll have all three of these beers on draft as well, so come give them a try and take some 4-packs home with you!

Versed in Bird Law: West Coast Double IPA, 9.3% ABV, 110 IBUs – Brewed in collaboration with Cushwa Brewing Company. This bombastic bitterboi was treated to a massive helping of Mosaic, Citra, El Dorado & Amarillo hops. Much like Charlie Kelly, this vibrant DIPA is incredibly smooth with notes of grapefruit, orange zest, and resin, which lends a pleasant bitterness throughout. You’ll be playing nightcrawlers with your best friend in no time after trying this hoppy treasure!

$16.99 + tax we’re Out of Coffee, James: Coffee Stout, 5.4% ABV – A slightly sweet and sessionable Oatmeal Stout is the perfect base to allow for a coffee explosion thanks to a healthy addition of Glide, our collaborative coffee blend made with Magnolia Coffee Company. The resulting beer has notes of rich salted caramel, roasted coffee, and dark chocolate.

$14.99 + taxIce Cream Paint Job: Pastry Berliner, 4.8% ABV – Brewed in collaboration with Kings Brewing Company. This decadent pastry sour was brewed with tons of peach and blackberry, then treated with loads of vanilla and lactose. Sweet, jammy fruit, and vanilla explode on the forefront with slight acidity and creamy finish to round it out.

$16.99 + tax

  • Thursday, November 5th. Fall Mixed Can Release! Sycamore Brewing. 4 pm-9 pm. 

 Come hang in the Sycamore beer garden for the launch of our Fall Mixer Case! We’ll be launching a very special fall mixed case offering for pickup, delivery, or in-person purchase at the Sycamore taproom. Wild Blossom Apple Pie Cider is making its 2020 debut in this case! The case will feature an assortment of other Sycamore beers as well as a set of collectible exclusive glasses. Supplies are very limited, so mark your calendars and don’t miss it! FOOD TRUCKS

 GOGI Korean

 Carolina Smash

 Yappy Hour Dog Treat BakeryLIVE MUSIC

 The Mongos

  •  Thursday, November 5th. Weekly Can Release. Resident Culture Brewing Company. 11 am-9 pm. 

Check-in here for weekly updates on our can & bottle releases every Thursday. Releases go live on Shop.residentculturebrewing.com at 11 AM, pick up in the Taproom or Drive Thru starts at 3 PM that Thursday. Orders placed on Thursday are available to pick up through that Sunday at 6 PM and we will have a limited amount on tap for your enjoyment in the Taproom. ***Brand availability and limits are subject to change***UPCOMING RELEASE – 10/29 – Collab with NEW ANTHEM

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LEFT BRAIN DEAD Collab w/  New Anthem Beer Project(Wilmington, NC) – Quad IPA // 11% ABV // Hopped with Strata, Simcoe, Comet, and Amarillo. The name is a reference to the Left Brain (which is thought to control reason and analytical thinking) dying and thus making an irrational decision to make a silly 11% ABV IPA. It’s going down way too easy to be 11%. WEEKEND SAFETY BRIEF – Hazy IPA // 7% ABV // We’re excited to bring y’all back this annual release brewed with 2020 YCH Veteran’s Blend. Dank, dripping melon, and peak-of-ripeness tropical fruit. Brewed to commemorate Veteran’s Day with our two resident veterans, Jon and Luke. We created this beer to allow the 2019 Yakima Chief Hops Veteran’s Blend to shine ($3/lb goes to Wounded Warriors Project and we used A LOT), along with a helping of our hand-selected Citra. The mouth and aromas on this one are incredible. $1 from every pint in the taproom will go to a Veteran support 501c3 in our community. **DRAUGHT ONLY** HOT TAKES: NO ONE LIKES CANDY CORN // 6.75% ABV // Kettle Sour with Sour Patch Kids for all the sour-then-sweet. Return of our Halloween favorite from last year. 11/5 

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NO SIGNAL – HALLOWEEN EDITION Collab w/ Stout Collective – Kettle Sour w/ a ton of Raspberry, Black Currant, Sweet Cherry, and Marshmallows. Collaboration with Stout Collective as a part of their working for the beer project. No Signal, the name, is a reference to how, in horror movies, the characters always lose a phone signal so they can’t call for help. It also refers to the current day nightmare of losing a zoom signal…

KING OF COMFORT – Hazy IPA

LIGHTNING DROPS – Flagship Hazy IPA 

LITTLE LAGER BOY – Light Lager

LITTLE LAGER BOY W/ MEYER LEMON11/12

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COUNTRY KIND OF SILENCE

ELECTRIC WAR – New Hazy DIPA

OVER CONE – The whole cone hopped version of Over Soul11/19

PJ PARTY

RADICAL EMPATHYUPCOMING BEERS TBC

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VIBE CHECK – New Peach Sour

ACCUSTOMED TO EXCESS – Mixed Culture Pastry Berliner with Mixed Berries, Cinnamon, and Vanilla

LAELAPS

FREE SKATE

NO LIGHT WITHOUT THE DARK

RIDING FOR THE FEELING – New Italian Pils

  •  Friday, November 6th. “Black is Beautiful” Black IPA with Strawberry & Lactose Beer Release. Town Brewing Company. 2 pm. 

Black is Beautiful”

Black IPA with Strawberry and Lactose

6.9%

~Strawberry-Chocolate-Hoppy~Hopped as a NEIPA, we added a heavy dose of Belma, Mandarina Bavaria, Mosaic, El Dorado, and Citra to this Black IPA to impart citrus and berry notes, further enhanced by the addition of over 500 lbs of juicy strawberries in the fermenter. Mild roast and chocolate notes complement the strawberry and hop-derived citrus aromas, and the subtle addition of lactose provides just enough body and residual sweetness to create a unique interpretation of the increasingly less common Black IPA style. Black Is Beautiful Black IPA with Strawberry & Lactose will be released at our taproom on Friday, November 6th starting at 2 pm. Draft only (or crawlers and growlers to go). This beer was born in collaboration with L.A. McCrae, activist, and founder of Black Star Line Brewing of Henderson, NC that sadly closed in 2017. We reimagined a popular Black Star Line recipe to produce a juicy, medium-bodied, fruited Black IPA. L.A. was a panelist on our Many Faces Diversity Panel which aired in July, and we have been itching to work together again to continue the conversation and to continue to demonstrate our commitment to both racial justice and to building a more diverse craft beer landscape.100% of net proceeds from the sale of this beer will benefit “Unknown and Forgotten Pain” This newly formed non-profit is a movement centering on the healing of black family members who have lost loved ones to police violence. Founded by Najiyyah, the mother of Jerry Williams who was killed by Asheville Police in 2016, “Unknown and Forgotten Pain” raises awareness to the profound human cost of losing a loved one to police violence. Najiyyah joined us on the brew day, sharing with us her story and her memories of her son Lil’ Jerry. Her strength is nothing short of inspirational. In the wake of her son’s death, she has raised his children, all while dealing with the intense grief of losing her son – grief that remains raw every day as we continue to be flooded with new stories of people of color losing their lives to police violence.

  • Friday, November 6th. O Davidson Lager Release. NoDa Brewing Company, 3 pm-10 pm. 

Get ready for our newest release: O Davidson, a lager brewed for Davidson College! A clean lager for everyone… not just Wildcats! Made with straight forward malt and hop bill, this lager has a crisp finish with slight and subtle complexity.• 4.5% Alc/Vol – 1 Pint

• Gluten-reduced lager

• Available in cans and on draft at the taproom beginning Nov. 6

• Available at certain retailers beginning Nov. 9Enjoy this easy-drinking lager any time, any place! 

  • Saturday, November 7th. Black and White – White Russian Porter Release. Triple C Brewing Company. 1 pm-10 pm. 

A White Russian inspired Robust Porter with aromas and flavors of dark chocolate, cocoa powder, and cold-brew coffee blended with aromas of creamer and coffee liqueur. *Contains Lactose 5.4% ABV

Draft and Crowlers

  •  Saturday, November 7th. The Casual Pint Brewer’s Expo! The Casual Pint Rivergate. Tickets at Eventbrite.com ($45). 1 pm-4 pm. 

Join us along with select local brewers for a Craft Beer Expo! Each Brewer will provide samples of their recent & most popular craft beers along with SWAG and prizes to be raffled. The $45 Ticket fee gets you as many samples as you want from the attending Breweries include: Armored Cow Brewing

Sweet Water Brewing

Birdsong Brewing

RESIDENT CULTURE

Lower Left Brewing

Wicked Weed Brewing

Eleven Lakes

Devils Logic

Suffolk Punch

Ass ClownYou’ll also receive a 5oz Casual Pint flight glass as their souvenir tasting glass! Music and Entertainment provided by DJ B BURG!! Tickets are limited to 60 so get yours today!

http://beerlife.co/expo

Bhramia Brewing Company I Voted Today

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Bhramia Brewing Company (Asheville, North Carolina) I Voted Today, 5.)% ABV is a Double-dry hopped Pale Ale brewed in conjunction with Tired Hands Brewing (Ardmore, Pennsylvania). I Voted Today is a double dry-hopped pale ale with Sabro & Mosaic hops. This pale ale is pale ale pours a yellow color with a bright white two finger head that slowly fades into itself. The aroma is lemony, grass, with a bitterness. Its flavor is also grassy with lemon and bitter with a faint pine flavor. It finishes with a nice bit of bitter grass and lemon and carries that lemon into the aftertaste with enough bitter flavor to show that it’s double dry-hopped. Bhramia Brewing Company I Voted Today was refreshing and quite good. The lemon did taste the slightest bit off, but it receives a B+. Bhramia Brewing Company I Voted Today brewed by many other breweries and is one Pale Ale you should try. Please stay safe and enjoy responsibly! Cheers

Burial Beer Ritual Anonymity Pilsner

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Ritual Anonymity Pilsner, 5.2% ABV, is from Burial Beer in Asheville, North Carolina. Ritual Anonymity made with Epiphany Craft Malt, barley, and oats. Double-dry hopped with Galaxy and Kohatu hops. Burial Beer said that this Pilsner is hoppy. Ritual Anonymity pours a light yellow with a bright white three finger head. It gives off hoppy lemon notes with a bit of a grassy note. It smells like a pale ale is mating with a pilsner. The flavor is similar to the way it smells of a nice hoppy lemon grassy flavor with a touch of faint sweetness that you might find in a traditional pilsner beer, a nice hoppy flavor. Ritual Anonymity has a light mouthfeel. It comes to a pilsner sweet and hoppy finish with a light hop pilsner aftertaste with a very faint lemon note. Burial Beer Ritual Anonymity Pilsner is a good beer. It is a nice take on a Pilsner beer that I found to be refreshing and tasty. I give Ritual Anonymity an A. I recommend you try this beer. This beer not overly hoppy nor bitter. It has the right amount of both. I would most definitely have Burial Beer Ritual Anonymity again! Please stay safe and enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Throwback Thursday: Left Hand Brewing Co. Hard Wired Nitro Coffee Porter

Posted on by Evan

Originally posted on March 13th, 2016.

Coffee for a long while has been a popular ingredient in beer brew, so much so that it has become its sub-style within some styles of beer, like Porter, Stouts, Browns, and even a few blondes and IPAs have been infused with coffee. Some brewers collaborate with a coffee roaster to brew a beer. Left Hand Brewing Co. in Longmont Colorado brewers this, Hard Wired Nitro Coffee Porter, 6.0% ABV. I have received this beer from Brewpublik (www.brewpublik.com) Now you’re asking yourself what is the nitro in this Porter? Well, nitro or Nitrogen is a transparent and odorless gas. When applied with beer during the brewing process it allows for a draft like taste and appearance to beer a beer without using a widget in the can or bottle. This can give a creamier and tighter head to beer, similar to a draft beer. Left Hand does brew Hard Wired without said Nitro, and they recommend that you pour hard with this and all their nitro beers. Hard Wired pours a black color with a creamy three-finger tight beige head that looks like coffee ice cream. Lots of thick lacing is left behind. When you pour this beer you can see the Nitrogen at work cascading down like falling snow. The aroma is of freshly ground and brewed coffee with hints of chocolate. The taste is so smooth with a nice roasted smooth chocolate flavor that makes this taste like a Mocha Coffee. I would say this bee is almost an easy drinker. The mouthfeel is medium to almost full but rich with a creamy flavor. Hard Wired nitro has a nice smooth sweeter finish with an after taste of chocolate and Mocha coffee flavor. Man, this Porter is outstanding. I would have this over and over again, and would highly recommend Hard Wired Nitro Coffee Porter. So with that said, I give this beer an A+. This is one heck of a great beer and the nitro is a neat and very delicious addition to a good solid coffee Porter! Go try it! Cheers! Please enjoy responsibly!