Independence Draught Sessions (American Craft Beer Week)

 

American Craft Beer Week is fast approaching. At this point there is only one event listed for Austin. Independence Draught Sessions is first on the board. Surely more will follow.

WHERE: Independence Brewing Co., 3913 Todd Lane #607, Austin, Texas, 78744

WHEN: May 21, 7pm (Doors open)

WHAT: Local brew and local music. Cost: $10 at the door, complimentary samples to those 21 and older. Bands: Eagle Eye WIlliamson (http://eagleeyewilliamson.com/) and Look Mexico (http://www.lookmexico.net/)

 

SXSW: Saint Arnold + Ginger Man

March 16: Beer, music, trivia and prizes. What else do you need? Oh yeah. . . FRITO PIES!

What other SXSW beerish events are going down? I'll start looking now and report back.

Jester King Black Metal Imperial Stout

Bat blood, rat blood, snake blood, malt blood. Introducing Jester King's first seasonal beer:

Black Metal Imperial Stout, a.k.a. Suds of Northern Darkness, a.k.a. Iron Sword, a.k.a. El Martillo del Muerte. Black Metal is a cruel and punishing beer fermented by the sheer force of its awesome will. We are pretty sure that Kreator wrote the song “Impossible Brutality” about this beer while drinking it during their Extreme Aggression Tour.

Black Metal is Jester King’s winter seasonal release. Weighing in at about 10% ABV, it’s filled with huge flavors of roast, chocolate, burnt malt and alcohol and carries a hint of leather. We encourage Black Metal to be enjoyed from a snifter at a serving temperature between 57 and 61 degrees Fahrenheit.

And now . . . my favorite black metal links (What, you don't have "favorite black metal links?" Get on that.:

BLACK METAL THANKSGIVING

Dogfish Head and Miles Davis

Sam was not just rapping at Friday night night's Off-Centered Film Fest, dude was making announcements. He let the packed house at the Lake Creek Alamo Drafthouse know that Dogfish Head was brewing a special release beer to coincide with the fortieth anniversary release of Miles Davis' Bitches Brew!

They were contacted by Sony to brew the beer to coincide with the albums upcoming re-release.

Sam explained the beer as a threaded beer made from multiple primary fermentations, later blended together. The first thread will be a Tej, an African honey beer with gesho root (for bittering). And the other three threads will be imperial stouts with Madagascar sugar.

The beer is set to release in August.

Sam Announcing Dogfish Head's Miles Davis Bitches Brew Beer! from Aaron Chamberlain on Vimeo.