Beer Wars!

King Kona Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout

From NXNW Twitter Feed:

Look for King Kona Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout soon. Mouth Full!! Should be on later tonight or tomorrow. Limited release. Yum.

Mouth full. The name. And hopefully the beer.

Sticky Icky

Double Bastard Ale is, reportedly, now (almost) available (draft) in Houston. I am not the biggest fan of Stone's beers. I can appreciate them. But the whole macho (hoptasm) marketing thing is a bit off-putting. I know, I am a weenie. Maybe I am just not worthy. Still I look forward to having the option available here in Austin.

DRAFT Magazine: Craft beer market growing like hops plant on steroids

There might be something to this craft beer thing. According to the Brewers Association...

Please excuse the lack of posts. This weekend was beautiful, beer drinking weather for sure. We picnicked in Zilker park and pondered the possibilities of opening a beer garden in the park, a la Hirschgarten. Who would I contact about that? You know what, just take that idea and run with it.

Twitter Tasting: Stouts

Another Twitter Taste LIVE event. This time around they are doing Stouts, featuring Rogue and Samuel Smith:

Join The Beer Babe (US) and Simon from Reluctant Scooper (UK) as we taste some great stouts from both the US & UK!

We will be tasting these Stouts:

Rogue
Rogue Shakespeare Stout - "Ebony in color with a rich creamy head, earthy flavor and a mellow, chocolate finish."
Rogue Chocolate Stout - "Ebony in color with a rich creamy head. The mellow flavor of oats, chocolate malts and real chocolate are balanced perfectly with the right amount of hops for a bitter-sweet finish."

Samuel Smith
Samuel Smith Imperial Stout- "Rich, flavorful, deep chocolate color, scented and roasted barley nose. Complexity of malt, hops, alcohol and yeast."
Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout-"Almost opaque, with an unusually silky texture and complex, medium-dry velvet palate. Bittersweet finish."

Even though I had my complaints last time, I am planning on participating in this tasting. That is, if I am back at the casa in time. I have a previous engagement that may run long. I have never had the two Rogue stouts and I love the two S. Smith stouts, so it would be worth my "precious" time.

"BA Select"

Remember this.

Well, the results are in and thequeue from Francisco won with the name "Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right BA Select"

Sam Calagione, Bryan Selders and the Alström Bros. recently sampled the new collaboration brew and posted their tasting notes.

Sounds interesting, but I am not losing sleep over not trying it.