Beer Event: 5th Annual Boulder County Brews Cruise (CO)
5th Annual Boulder County Brews Cruise
The wildly popular Boulder County Brews Cruise is back, and will feature two different bus packages visiting six different Boulder County breweries. Founding breweries Avery Brewing, Boulder Beer Company, Left Hand Brewing Company and Oskar Blues Brewery will be the tour schedule for the first bus, while newcomers Asher Brewing Company and Upslope Brewing join Boulder Beer, Left Hand and Oskar Blues on the second tour bus. The “Five Finger Discount Tour” takes places on Wednesday, September 15th, one day before the start of the Great American Beer Festival at the Colorado Convention Center. For just $60, Brews Cruisers get a seat on the bus, free samples at each stop, a light breakfast, lunch, and a commemorative “Five-Finger” T-shirt (without having to ‘lift’ it).
The cruise is sponsored by Draft Magazine. Now in its fifth year of publication, the magazine focuses on the beer lifestyle and the globe’s expanding beer and alcoholic beverage culture. Get details at http://www.draftmag.com/. And as a special offer to this year’s riders, Draft is offering a 50% discount on a year subscription – get a full year for just $10!
The 2010 Boulder County Brews Cruise buses begin departing from the Colorado Convention Center (at 14th Street and Stout Street) at either 8:00 AM or 9:30 AM on the morning of September 15th. The Brews Cruises begin returning to the Convention center starting around 4:00 PM thru 6:00PM.
Harpoon Beer Tasting @Morton’s 9/2 (MA)
Sip, Savor & Enjoy Harpoon at Morton’s The Steakhouse
Morton’s Seaport hosts tasting of seasonal Harpoon brews
WHAT: Morton’s The Steakhouse and Boston-based Harpoon Brewery team up to offer area beer enthusiasts a guided tutorial of Harpoon’s carefully crafted beers. Led by a Harpoon representative, guests will enjoy a selection of the brewery’s seasonal offerings, including Harpoon Octoberfest and Harpoon 100 Barrel Series Wet Hop, as well as year-round favorites like Harpoon Leviathan Series Imperial IPA and Harpoon Belgian Pale Ale. Beers will be paired alongside a selection of Morton’s signature hors d’oeuvres.
WHEN: Thursday, September 2, 2010
6:00 – 7:30 PM
COST: $30 per guest, inclusive of tax and gratuity
RESERVATIONS: Required. Call 617-526-0410 to reserve your spot as space is limited.
WHERE: Morton’s The Steakhouse
2 Seaport Lane
Boston, MA
(www.mortons.com/bostonseaport)
PARKING: Valet parking available.
Brewery Update: News from Boston Beer Company
Brewery Update from Boston Beer Company
What’s on Tap:
- Boston Beer Company is defining the beer recipie for the collaboration with Weihenstephan.
- Beer Lover’s Choice is heating up, it’s a close race thus far between the American Rye and the Belgian IPA. The winner will be the next addition to the Samuel Adams family of beer.
- OctoberFest has started shipping, along with the fall Harvest Collection variety pack.
- Longshot winner will be selected in September at the GABF in Denver, Colorado.
We’re torn…we need your help.
Tasting and voting continues in the 6th annual Beer Lover’s Choice competition. It’s too early yet to call a winner. We’re not privy to the totals, but rumor has it that the American Rye is slightly ahead at this point without all precincts reporting. We’re split, I love the rye while Bert favors the Belgian IPA.
Voting continues through September so make sure your voice is heard. To learn more about the brews or to find out where to go to cast your vote visit our Beer Lover’s Choice Page to find a judging event near you.
Fall in love with Fall
Not that we’re ever ready for summer to end, but there has always been one great reason to look towards the fall: Samuel Adams OctoberFest.
Well this year, we can give you another great reason: Samuel Adams Harvest Collection Variety Pack. We’re talking about some damn good beers in this 12 pack: 2 bottles each of some our absolute favorite styles:
Boston Lager, OctoberFest, Dunkelweizen, Irish Red, Black Lager, and our new Harvest Pumpkin Ale.
Definitely one to stock up on in our opinion!
Beer of the Month: Sam Adams Irish Red
Finishes smooth. Samuel Adams Irish Red is brewed with two-row Harrington, Metcalfe, and Copeland pale malts, and Caramel 60 malt. The blend of pale malts provides most of the body and backbone of the beer, while the generous portion of Caramel 60 contributes to the deep red color and caramel sweetness that defines the style.
To balance all of that sweetness, we use earthy East Kent Goldings and English Fuggles hops. Their subtle bitterness and aroma provide a delicate complexity to the brew.
Samuel Adams Irish Red finishes smooth and leaves you wanting to take another sip. See more at www.samueladams.com
Quote of the Month:
“From man’s sweat and God’s love, beer came into the world.” – Saint Arnold of Metz, The patron Saint of Brewers
Brewery Tour Information:
In our opinion, there is no better Samuel Adams experience than the one you get here at the Boston Brewery. Come learn the Samuel Adams history, learn about the brewing process and, of course, taste some of our award winning beers.
TOUR HOURS
- Monday – Thursday: 10am – 3pm
- Fridays: 10am – 5:30pm
- Saturdays: 10am – 3pm
Directions:
- 30 Germania Street
- Boston, MA 02130
- MBTA Orange Line – Stony Brook Station
Tours start approximately every 45 minutes. Each tour has limited space, so be sure to arrive early! Saturdays are especially busy and we often fill all available tour spaces by early afternoon. Please note that we now open at 10am on Saturdays.
Beer Release: Good Gourd and Jose Marti from Cigar City Brewing (FL)
New Beer Releases – this week – at Cigar City Brewing Company (Tampa Florida)
Good Gourd
Style: Imperial Pumpkin Ale
ABV: 8.5%
Aged on Ceylon, cinnamon, Jamaican All Spice, Zanzibar Cloves and Nutmeg
Availability: Originally intended for bottles, but will be on Draft at the Cigar City tasting room only.
Jose Marti
Style: American Porter
ABV: 8%
Availabilty: Bottles and Draft,
This beer, is basically an aggressively hopped robust porter was named for the Cuban national hero who also spent a significant amount of time right here in Tampa and gained prominence in Latin American literature from the poetry, essays, and publications he contributed to in his lifetime. Look for this it to be out in the coming weeks.
Book Release: Yeast: The Practical Guide to Beer Fermentation
Yeast Book Provides Practical Guide to Beer Fermentation
Boulder, CO • August 2010 – Brewers Publications, a division of the Brewers Association, announces the publication of its latest title, Yeast: The Practical Guide to Beer Fermentation by Chris White and Jamil Zainasheff.
Yeast: The Practical Guide to Beer Fermentation is a resource for brewers of all experience levels. The authors adeptly cover yeast selection, storage and handling of yeast cultures, how to culture yeast and the art of rinsing/washing yeast cultures.
Sections on how to set up a yeast lab, the basics of fermentation science and how it affects your beer, plus step by step procedures, equipment lists and a guide to troubleshooting are included.
“This is a great addition to brewing literature, and it should find its way on to the bookshelves of every eager brewer,” says Charlie Bamforth, professor, Department of Food Science & Technology at University of California Davis.
Mitch Steele, head brewer/production manager at Stone Brewing Company, also praises Yeast for containing “Loads of sound information and techniques that will work for brewers at all levels, from beginning homebrewers to production brewers at any sized brewery.”
Chris White earned his doctorate from the University of California and founded White Labs Inc. in San Diego in 1995. The company’s focus is liquid yeast cultures for homebrewers and professional brewers.
Internationally respected homebrewer Jamil Zainasheff co-authored Brewing Classic Styles with John Palmer. Jamil shares his passion and brewing prowess with homebrewers internationally, hosting podcasts on The Brewing Network.
Both authors will attend the Great American Beer Festival, September 16-18, and will be on hand to sign copies of Yeast.
The 328-page book includes photos, illustrations, equipment lists, procedures and a troubleshooting guide. Copies are available for pre-publication purchase at shop.beertown.org or by calling 888.822.6273. Members of the media may request review copies by contacting Spencer Powlison at 303.447.0816 x166.
Beer Release: HEX is part of the Night of the Living dead vpk
Fall’s HEX is soon to be cast across the land. You too will be caught in the spell.
A malth amber ale with hints of toffee and caramel with a slighty smokey finish. Here are the details:
- Type: Ourtoberfest
- Yeast: German Ale
- Hops: Apollo, Hallertaur
- Malts: Pale, Vienna, Crystal, Cherry wood smoked malt, Malted Rye
- ABV: 5.4
- Gravity: 14.00 Plato
- Bitterness: 25
- SRM: 18
Night of the Living Dead Variety Pack
A macabre medley of monstrous mixtures in a box that goes bump in the night!
This variety pack contains the following beers:
- #9 – Not quite pale ale
- HEX – Oktoberfest
- H.I.P.A – IPA
- Fall Odd Notion – Green Apple Wit
Beer Event: 12th Annual San Juan Brewfest (CO)
12th Annual San Juan Brewfest
CookManFood.com is teaming up with the United Way of Southwest Colorado as well as Durango Mountain Resort on the 12th annual San Juan Brewfest to help break last years records and continue to make this one of the premier events in Durango.
- When: Saturday September 11, 2010.
- Where: Downtown Durango, Main Ave between 12th and 13th Streets in front of Buckley Park.
- Time: Gates open at noon. and close at 6 p.m.
- Live music: Band lineup TBD
- Cost: $20 to enter
Must be 21 to taste the beers. The $20 will get you a collectors edition beer tasting glass beer tasting for the 6 hours of the event. No Dogs allowed inside the event.
Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort hosts the San Juan Brewfest and it benefits United Way of Southwest Colorado.
Durango’s only real beer festival! Approximately 30 breweries from around the region will attend. A list of all breweries attending is posted below. Southwest Colorado is quickly becoming the Napa Valley of beers. Come and meet these amazing brewers are and taste many of the best brews this region has to offer.
Come on down and taste beer from all over the country. These brewmasters will be coming from far and wide to show off their most popular beers as well as introduce you to some of their newest creations. There will be awards for several different categories and you could be a judge. If you have always wanted to be a beer judge please email me at tyoungblood@cookmanfood.com . We will presenting awards to the winners of the beer judging competition at 3:45pm. We also need everyone who attends to help us pick the winner of San Juan Brewfest’s People’s Choice award. This will be awarded to the brewery that gets the most votes from the attendees of the event.
The San Juan Brewfest celebrates our local and regional brewers and raises money for United Way of Southwest Colorado
Proceeds to benefit the United Way of Southwest Colorado.
Here is the list of Breweries that attended in 2009:
- Carver Brewing Company
- Durango Brewing Company
- Ska Brewing Company
- Steamworks Brewing Company
- Alaskan Brewing Company
- Big Sky Brewing Company
- Blue Moon Brewing Company
- Boulder Beer Company
- Leinenkugel Brewing Company
- Palisade Brewery
- Silverton Brewery
- New Belgium Brewing
- Moab Brewing
- Breckenridge Brewery
- Three Rivers Brewery
- Oskar Blues Brewery
- Colorado Boy Brewing
- Colorado Native Brewing
- Left Hand Brewing
- Stone Brewery
- Avery Brewing
- Pagosa Brewery
- Glenwood Canyon
- Gunnison Brewery
- Smugglers BrewPub
- Trinity
- Back Country Brewing
- San Luis Valley
- Dillon Dam
- Rockslide
More breweries to attend this year, check back for an updated list.
Certified Cicerone Exams (Fall Schedule)
Note: Advance registration required
Sept 7: Detroit, MI
Sept 14: Ft. Collins, CO
Sept 29: New Orleans, LA
Oct 7: Portland, OR
Nov 10: Boston, MA
1st Annual Twisted Pine Mini Golf Tournament
Twisted Pine Charity Mini Golf Tournament
What: Twisted Pine will be hosting the 1st Annual Twisted Mini Golf Tournament at Gateway Fun Park in Boulder. All proceeds from the event will be donated to The Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center(www.ctrcinc.org/).
The Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center brings children and adults with disabilities together with horses. Teams of 2 will compete for the coveted Twisted Trophy and other great prizes. Prizes will be given for overall winners, best dressed (funny golf attire) and for holes in one.
When:
- Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
- Food and Beer begin at 5:30 pm
- Mini Golf Tournament at 6:30 pm
Where: Gateway Fun Park, 4800 28th Street Boulder, CO 80301
Why: To raise money for the Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center and to have a great time. The $20 entry fee includes golf, food and beer. This is yet another example of the craft beer industry coming together with the community for a good cause.
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About Twisted Pinew Brewing Company:
Based in Boulder, Colorado Twisted Pine Brewing Company has been handcrafting beer since 1995. They are the brewers of such favorites as “Hoppy Boy IPA,” “Raspberry Wheat Ale” and “Billy’s Chili’s.” The Ale House is a very popular local hangout and boasts 17 taps, 5 rotating. Twisted Pine is active with local charitable organizations and a strong believer in sustainable business practices. You can find more information at www.twistedpinebrewing.com.
Beer Event: Nerax Cask Festival Dates for Novare Res and Nerax North (ME/MA)
Cask night at Novare, with NERAX Sep 24-26
Sep 24-26 brings Cask at Novare, in association with NERAX. This will be a joint festival, filling Novare Res with cask-conditioned beers.
NERAX North Nov 11-13
Mark your calendar for NERAX North, coming Nov 11-13 to the TAP in Haverhill.
WHAT IS REAL ALE?
Real ale is a top-fermented beer that completes its secondary fermentation in the from which it is served. Cask-conditioned beers are real ales served from the brewer’s cask.
About NERAX:
NERAX is organized by CASC, the Cask-Conditioned Ale Support Campaign. CASC is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to boosting awareness of and demand for Real Ale in New England.
The New England Real Ale Exhibition, is held each spring at the George Dilboy VFW Post, Davis Square, Somerville, MA.
NERAX 2011 will be our 15th Festival. As in 2010, we expect to offer more than 80 firkins of Real Ale. Half U.K. beers from England, Scotland, and Wales; and half American beers from New England. All the beers are cask-conditioned, served by gravity or hand-pump
