Straight to Ale Unleashes Gorillanaut Imperial IPA For a Limited Time

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Gorillanaut-Can-Mock-up-2019-copyStraight to Ale (Huntsville, Alabama) has officially announced that it will begin the Limited Release of the legendary Gorillanaut Imperial IPA on Monday, May 4.

Returning in 2020 as a part of Straight to Ale’s IPA 4-Pack Series, Gorillanaut is an Imperial India Pale Ale brewed with an “obscene amount of hops” to create “a supernova of citrusy hop aroma and flavor up front with a sweet malty backbone.”  Boasting a 10.1% ABV and IBUs that “are off the charts,” Gorillanaut is “an aggressive yet well-balanced beer.”

The 2020 batch of Gorillanaut will hit Straight to Ale’s taproom at noon on May 4 and is scheduled to hang around through August.  You can expect to find this Limited Release available in 4-packs of 12 oz. cans at the brewery and select craft beer-focused establishments located in Alabama, Florida and throughout the rest of Straight to Ale’s distribution area. Prost!

Vital Information for Gorillanaut from Straight to Ale

Release – Limited/IPA 4-Pack Series; May – August 2020
Style – Imperial India Pale Ale
ABV – 10.1%
IBUs – ???
Availability – 4-packs of 12 oz. cans
Distribution – Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee & Louisiana

Yazoo Brewing Company Begins Limited Release of Never Say Never Again Sour Ale

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ETFlogo_editedYazoo Brewing Company (Madison, Tennessee) has officially announced that it will begin the Limited Release of Never Say Never Again, the latest Sour Ale project from the brewery’s Embrace the Funk program, on May 1.

Crafted to be the long-awaited sequel project to the “challenging” 2015 release that Embrace the Funk brewers expected to never make again (cleverly named Never Again at the time), Never Say Never Again is a sour Belgian Strong Dark Ale “aged in Sherry casks before a double barrel extended rest in Port, Bourbon, Merlot and [Tennessee] Whiskey barrels.”  Never Say Never Again is best enjoyed at 55°F.

“Many of you know the crazy story behind what became ‘Never Again’ in 2015. It still remains one of the most asked questions ‘Will you or can you make that beer again?’ I usually answered with ‘Well we did put Never Again on the label.’ But a good challenge is fun. So in 2017 I set out to attempt a sequel version of the final beer (minus the leaky barrels, pallets falling over etc…). Double barrel aging everything before this final blend sure brought back some memories! I believe I was able to capture the overall character of the original in this batch.”

 

– Brandon Jones, Head Funkmaster & Brewer for Yazoo’s Embrace the Funk program

Never Say Never Again is scheduled to officially release at Yazoo Brewing Company on Friday, May 1.  This Limited Release offering is available as long as supplies last in 4-packs of 12 oz. bottles and in a Special Limited Edition Package (includes a 4-pack of Never Say Never Again and one 12 oz. bottle of the original Never Again) **UPDATE 4 p.m. 05.01.2020** Special Limited Edition Packages are SOLD OUT**UPDATE 4 p.m. 05.01.2020** for local delivery and curbside pickup at the brewery (click here to place your order online).  Prost!

Portland Cider Co. Begins Packaging Kinda Dry in 6-packs of 12 oz. Cans

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PCC_KindaDry_12OZ _CanPortland Cider Company (Clackamas, Oregon) has officially announced that its best-selling Kinda Dry Hard Apple Cider is now available in 6-packs of 12 oz. cans.

Brewed as an “ideal representation of Portland Cider Co.’s mission to handcraft cider in the English tradition featuring 100% Northwest apples,” Kinda Dry is a Hard Apple Cider featuring “fresh pressed juice from a blend of Northwest-grown culinary apples––including Honeycrisp, Granny Smith, Pink Lady, Jonagold, Golden Delicious, and more––carefully fermented with a yeast to preserve the subtle characteristics.”  Coming in at an easy drinking 6.9% ABV, Kinda Dry is “just off-dry and lightly carbonated with a lingering fresh finish.”

“Having our flagship Kinda Dry available in six-pack cans has been long overdue. This was the cider that my husband Jeff and I originally made at home for ourselves and is ultimately the reason why Portland Cider came into being.”

– Lynda Parrish, Co-owner of Portland Cider 

Kinda Dry is available now in 6-packs 12 oz. cans along with its previous availability in 19.2 oz. “proper pint” cans and on draft.  You can expect to find this Year-Round offering at Portland Cider Company’s two taprooms – Clackamas Pub & Cidery and Portland Cider House (click here to place an online order for curbside pickup) – and at cider-friendly establishments located within the cidery’s distribution footprint in Oregon, Washington, Northern Idaho, and Northern California.  Prost!

Vital Information for Kinda Dry from Portland Cider Company

Release – Year-Round; 6-packs of 12 oz. cans launch late April 2020
Style – Hard Apple Cider
ABV – 6.9%
Calories – 151 (per 12 oz. serving)
Carbs – 4 grams (per 12 oz. serving)
Ingredients – Gala apples, Honeycrisp apples, Pink Lady apples, Granny Smith apples, Jonagold apples & Golden Delicious apples
Fun Fact – “The company’s best-selling product and winner of multiple gold medals, Kinda Dry is an ode to the heritage of Portland Cider Co. co-owner Lynda Parrish and her home of Somerset, England.”
Suggested Food Pairings – “Pulled pork, bratwurst, Italian sausage”
Availability – 6-packs of 12 oz. cans, 19.2 oz. cans & draft
Cider Finder – https://www.portlandcider.com/cider-finder

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