New Beer: Adelbert's Pablo’s Pale Ale

Not long ago I blogged about a new Jester King release. Big fucking deal. Anyone that might be reading this blog, already knew about that release. The second JK releases a beer it spreads across BeerAdvocate, Facebook, Twitter, etc like wild fire. Some breweries though, don't have this luxury. Such is the case with Adelbert's. Honestly, they are not my favorite brewery in town, but they are one that I always give the benefit of the doubt to on new beers. I like the idea of their brewery, but a lot of their beers have not hit home with me. And admittedly, Belgian-style pales are not high on my favorite beer style list (I make lists for everything). Again, willing to be proven wrong. 

A note to breweries: quit saying things like "We like to brew the beer we like to drink." Yeah, we hope so. You brew it and we will assume you like it.

Adelbert’s Brewery Releases Pablo’s Pale Ale

Newest Draught-Only Belgian-Style Pale Ale to Hit Stores in May

May 6, 2015 – AUSTIN – Adelbert’s Brewery, a Belgian-style brewery based in Austin Texas, is proud to announce the release of its newest beer, Pablo’s Pale Ale. This draught-only beer will be available across Texas starting early May.

Pablo’s Pale Ale is a clean, light bodied and hoppy Belgian-style pale ale. Loosely inspired by the hop forward blonde ales found throughout Belgium, it is brewed with a unique blend of new world German and Czech hops.

Adelbert’s owner and brewmaster, Scott Hovey, noted, “We like to brew the beer we like to drink, which is why we brewed this easy drinking pale ale for the summer. We can’t wait to share this new one with everyone.”

In keeping with the Adelbert’s tradition, the ale is named in honor of the brewery’s namesake, George Adelbert Hovey. This beer is named after of his son, Pablo. Del was a loving and involved father. He enjoyed coaching his children’s soccer games and taking them on fishing trips.

The brewery recommends pairing it with feta, grilled fish or spicy dishes.

Jester King Coquetier

You motherfuckers thought I wouldn't make it, huh? Well here it is: Your daily press release-ish. This one from the ladies and lads of Jester King. NEW BEER! ISO! LOVE YOUR LABELS! It's a beer that may or may not taste like a cocktail. Sorry beer doofuses, no collaboration on this one. Just a normal old JK beer with 10+ ingredients. Is that Patrick Beach on the label????

We’re pleased to introduce Jester King Coquetier. Brewed with cubeb peppercorns, anise seed, lemon zest, and lemon juice, Coquetier is inspired by the woody, herbal, floral, and citrus character of the traditional New Orleans cocktail Sazerac. Lemon zest recalls the cocktail’s traditional garnish, a thin sliver of lemon peel resting on the rim of the glass. The beer was aged in French brandy barrels, as the cocktail originally called for Cognac brandy.

Coquetier was brewed in April of 2014 with Hill Country well water, barley, rye, hops, cubeb peppercorns, anise seed, lemon zest, and lemon juice. It was initially fermented in stainless steel with a mixed culture of microorganisms consisting of brewers yeast and native yeast and bacteria harvested from the air and wildflowers around our brewery in the Texas Hill Country. It then spent seven months continuing to slowly ferment and mature in 600 liter French brandy barrels. It was then refermented in bottles, kegs, and casks for another three months prior to release. Coquetier is 7.5% alcohol by volume, has a finishing gravity of 1.005 (1 degree Plato), and was 11 IBU and 3.2 pH at the time of bottling. The label art was created by our in-house artist Josh Cockrell. Finally, the French brandy barrels, after first being used by us to impart spirit character into Coquetier, are now in our barrel room as neutral oak vessels containing 100% spontaneously fermented beer.

Coquetier will be released at Jester King when our tasting room opens on Friday, April 24th at 4pm. It will be available by the glass, as well as to go in 750ml bottles ($18, limit 4 per customer per day). Approximately 4,500 bottles are available. The price point for Coquetier is slightly higher than some of our previously released barrel-fermented beers, due to the extra cost associated with bringing in special barrels from overseas. At this point, we do not anticipate Coquetier being available beyond Jester King, aside from a few special events.

Saint Arnold Austin Scavenger Hunt

Ok, you have until Sunday to turn in your photos. Get on it. Actually don't, we want to win the kegerator. So don't go around drinking good beers and taking photos of yourself and get invited to a party with a chance to win a kegerator—let us handle it. More info here.

Circle Brewing Bar Crawl

What's a bar crawl? I'm guessing it's like a pub crawl. I kid, it just sounds funny to say "bar crawl." Circle is doing one. It starts at 3rd and Nueces at 4pm on May 14th.

De la boca del caballo:

Per TABC, we can't tell you which bar we're starting at or what bars we are planning on crawling to. We're thinking 5-7 stops, ending on Rainey St, so there is going to be some serious crawling involved.

Sidenote: No one likes to wait to get a brew, so bring cash, it'll speed up the ordering at each spot.

More Austin Cans

Check out these nice cans (ugh) from Hops & Grain. Things over on the east side, where H&G's evolving brewery is located, are chugging along. It's not all roses though:

The construction side of this project has been fairly easy. The permitting process on the other hand, has been an absolute nightmare.

Read more about the ins and outs, the ups and downs, the ying and the yang, the good and the bad, the ales and the lagers of opening a brewery in Austin in 2011.

Saint Arnold Santo?

Is this a new beer from Saint Arnold? Contract brew?

Austin Beerworks

photo: ABW Facebook

Austin Beerworks is brewing (Fire Eagle IPA). They've kept a pretty low profile since they first popped onto the scene this past October. I am really looking forward to drinking lots of their beer. Also, I'm glad I was able to contribute to the brewery in my own little way.

Yeah, Another One

What, one new brewery today was not enough?

Fine, check this out.

h/t: Some zealot

Brewery Dada

How many times have I typed this: Yet another Austin brewery on the horizon. Today we have Brewery Dada. Still fund raising and planning and building and stuff. Dada this:

Brewery DADA has been in the minds of homebrewers Annie and Mercury McCall since they started brewing together in 2007. Their brews are marked by an adventurous spirit of invention and experimentation. They liken their brew style and aesthetic to the tenants of the DADA artistic movement, namely, a very specific absence of definitions and functions aligned with the propensity to collage and combine disparate ephemera.

h/t: Beertown Austin

Real Ale Ride

Fix them flats, it's time to ride.

Real Ale Lost Gold IPA Packaging

Cool.

The Texas Artisanal Beer Fundraiser UPDATED

The TABF is happening on May 1 and it benefits the Austin YMCA. RSVP and make donation (suggested donation has been lowered to $50). Donate and donate big. You will be rewarded, these breweries, brew pubs and companies will be pouring:

NXNW Restaurant and Brewery
The Dodging Duck Brewhaus
Freetail Brewing Company
Uncle Billy's Brew & Que
Live Oak Brewing Company
Eola School Restaurant Brewery and Lodge
Lovejoys Taproom
Blue Star Brewing Company
Independence Brewing Company
Fredericksburg Brewing Company
Black Star Co-op Pub and Brewery
Jester King Craft Brewery
Padre Island Brewing Company
Draught House Pub & Brewery
Thirsty Planet Brewing Company
Darkside Fermentation
Boulevard Brewing Company
(512) Brewing Company
Circle Brewing Company
Rahr and Sons Brewing Company
Ranger Creek Brewing and Distilling
Hops and Grain
Real Ale Brewing Company
Artisanal Imports - Brouwerij Bosteels, Brasserie St-Feuillen
Manneken-Brussel Imports - Chimay

My wife and son were in San Diego last week. They stopped at Stone World Bistro and Gardens for a snack, beer and tour. These are a few of her photos:







She snagged me a My Last Pint as well. Thanks Sofia.