Westbrook has announced Shane’s Big DIPA will return to the market in February.
First released in March of 2013, the 9.6% imperial IPA is the brainchild of brewer Shane Cummings. It’s a massively hoppy 80 IBU DIPA that was really well-received when it was first released and should be just as popular the second go-around.
Also coming from Westbrook: Gose cans in April and the return of Mexican Cake in May.
A while back, Upstate beer institutions Thomas Creek and The Community Tap teamed up for a collaboration brew dubbed Trifecta IPA. An citrus-forward American IPA clocking in at 6.9% ABV, the beer was an occasional draft-only release at either the brewery or the store. But, luckily for those of us living outside the Greenville area.
Now that the federal government is open, the TTB’s label approval process is off and running again. On Monday, Beerpulse, which regularly posts images of approved labels, shared the new bottle artwork for Trifecta. No word on when it’ll be released, but Trifecta will be brewed at Thomas Creek and should be available statewide.
Most “anonymous” meetings are a time for people with serious problems to gather, commiserate and work toward getting back on the right path.
Hop addiction may not be as serious as … well, real addictions, but if you’re fiending for that sticky green, Greenville’s Barley’s is here to help.
On October 30, the Upstate bar is hosting another session of its Hopoholics Anonymous, an annual event dedicated to the all things hoppy. This year, 33 of the bar’s taps will be pouring the bittering suds to help you get your fix.
The event features both national and in-state breweries. On the SC beer side, COAST‘s Boy King and Westbrook‘s Citrus Ninja Exchange will be representing the Lowcountry, while Greenville’s own Quest will be brining a cask of their wet-hopped Golden Fleece and a keg of their Ellida IPA aged in Dark Corner Lewis Redmond whiskey barrels. RJ Rockers out of Spartanburg will have their NoDa collaboration PIPA Long Hoppings around, too.
Other notable brews on tap include Foothills Jade IPA, Sierra Nevada Blood Shot Imperial Red Ale, a cask of Bell’s Two Hearted, Stone’s latest batch of Enjoy By IPA (11.12.13) and plenty more. There will also be a few surprises in store. You can find the full tap list here.
Feed the need beginning at 7 PM that night.
For the third time this year, South Carolina will be the recipient of a round of Stone‘s Enjoy By IPA.
With the series of super-fresh IPAs coming up on its one-year anniversary, the Palmetto State was picked to receive the best by-emblazoned brew along with 22 other states. This release – 09.13.13 – is the largest to date.
States are picked based on the highest amount of social media hits the people of a particular area can create. SC previously received 04.01.13 and 05.17.13, the fifth and seventh releases in the series, respectively. 09.13.13 will be the seventh Enjoy By release this year.
The beer will be bottled next Thursday, Aug. 8, and should be on shelves within a week after that. It is best enjoyed by (obviously) Sept. 13.
This Thursday, Aug. 1, marks the third annual IPA Day, a day set aside to honor and celebrate the most popular style in American craft beer. While I have my own personal feelings on so called “hashtag holidays,” that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t celebrate the occasion if you so choose.
If you do recognize the “holiday,” Quest Brewing Co. in Greenville has quite the celebration planned for you. To celebrate IPA Day, the new Upstate brewery will be throwing a party with live music, food trucks and special brews.
If you went to the brewery’s grand opening recently, you may have tried their Buffalo Trace barrel-aged of their West Coast-style Ellida IPA. That one-off brew will be brought out again for the occasion, and Ellida will also be randalized through a special blend of hops. Quest will also have a dry-hopped version of their Golden Fleece BPA.
As for non-beer entertainment, The Marcus King Band will be playing from 7-9 p.m., and the Neue Southern Food Truck will be up and running from 6-8 p.m.
Having just crossed the 2-year mark, Charleston’s Holy City shows no signs of slowing down. During the weekend, they announced the upcoming arrival of their 50th beer named 50 Shades of Green.
A 9% imperial IPA, the scandalously titled brew is made with Warrior, Falconer’s Flight, Nugget and Citra hops in the boil and then dry-hopped with a ball-gaggingly high 50 pounds of Citra, Amarillo and Sorachi Ace.
(Ed. note: As someone who hasn’t read the book, I assume there are ball gags in 50 Shades of Grey?)
Also, there’s this:
He approached the kettle. “I’m gonna put so much malt in you today.” The kettle was very excited.
Next thing it knew, a mash made with enough Pale and Munich Malts to choke an elephant was in a rolling boil.
But the kettle had it easy, even after the hop additions. It was the fermenter that really had it coming.
A 50-pound dry-hop was almost too much to bear, but somehow, it felt right. Citra, Amarillo, and Sorachi Ace imparted an irresistible aroma to the finished beer.
Don’t be afraid to show a pint of this who’s boss. That’s what it wants.
Is it hot in here, or is it just me?
Now that the brewing duo at Columbia’s Conquest are working at the brewery full time, the extra free time between brewing batches and kegging beers has been spent brewing a couple one-off pilot batches the brewery plans to release under its random, experimental Cyclops line. That series sees its debut in the Conquest tasting room this week.
On Wednesday, July 17, the brewery will tap one sixtel of a super-hoppy session black IPA. The beer clocks in at just 4% but will likely be a hop bomb. (Brewer Matt Ellisor has been documented as remarking it’s “too hoppy,” but he’s just weak.)
The beer will be available for tastings and pints, but no growler fills. And when it’s gone, it’s gone. Fortunately, a 10% imperial stout will be released in the series very soon.
The Conquest tasting room is open from 5-9 p.m. on Wednesday.
