Stone Brewing Sends Soaring Dragon Imperial IPA Out for a Special Release

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2020_SoaringDragon_22ozBottleMockupStone Brewing (Escondido, California) has officially announced that it will begin the Limited Release of Stone Soaring Dragon Imperial IPA in early April 2020.

Inspired by ” a side trip . . . a few of [Stone Brewing’s] brewers took . . . to the famous Tianshan Tea City market” in Shanghai, China, Stone Soaring Dragon is an Imperial India Pale Ale brewed with a blend of Citra and Loral hops and Peony White Tea. Coming in at 8% ABV and 38 IBUs, Stone Soaring Dragon Imperial IPA boasts “a delicate complexity within an intense double IPA punch.”

Stone Soaring Dragon Imperial IPA is available now at all Stone Brewing locations and distribution is scheduled to begin during the week of April 13.  You can expect to find this Special Release available in 6-packs of 12 oz. cans and on draft at select craft beer-focused establishments located in Alabama, Florida, California, Virginia and throughout the rest of Stone Brewing’s nationwide distribution network.  Prost!

Vital Information for Stone Soaring Dragon Imperial IPA from Stone Brewing

Release – Limited/Special; early April 2020
Style – Imperial India Pale Ale
ABV – 8%
IBUs – 38
Featured Hops – Citra & Loral
Added Ingredients – White Tea
Availability – 6-packs of 12 oz. cans & 22 oz. bottles 
Beer Finder – https://find.stonebrewing.com/#ready

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Portland Cider Co. Adds Electrolyte-Fueled Ciderade to Small Batch Series

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Ciderade19.2_square-2Portland Cider Company (Clackamas, Oregon) has officially announced that it will begin the Limited Release of Ciderade, a light Lemon Lime Cider with electrolytes, in April 2020.

Developed to give us all a light and thirst-quenching cider option this summer, Ciderade is a low-ABV (4%) Hard Cider featuring 100% Northwest apples, freshly squeezed lemons and limes, and “electrolytes sourced from sea salt harvested in Netarts Bay along the Oregon Coast by Jacobsen Salt Co.” Weighing in at just 96 calories, 3.5 grams of sugar and carbs per 12 oz. serving, Ciderade is “light, citrusy, refreshing and tangy.”

Jeff Parrish, co-owner of Portland Cider Co. and husband to a British expat, explained that Ciderade evolved from his enjoyment of drinking cider during the hottest days of summer.

 

“In England, cider is often drunk over ice when it’s really warm outside. It lightens it up, reduces the overall ABV, and makes it even more refreshing when you’re really looking to hydrate,” explained Parrish. “There’s nothing better to quench the thirst while doing yard work. But hydrating with a 7% cider in the heat of summer may not be the most effective way to mow the lawn. Ciderade is the perfect refreshing cider with its lower ABV, real citrus juice, and essential electrolytes.”

Ciderade is available now and scheduled to hang around through the months of summer 2020. You can expect to find this Limited Release available in 19.2 oz. “proper pint” cans and on draft at select cider-friendly establishments located within Portland Cider Co.’s distribution footprint in Oregon, Washington, Northern Idaho, and Northern California.  Prost!

Vital Information for Ciderade from Portland Cider Company

Release – Limited/Small Batch Series; launching April 2020
Style – Hard Cider
ABV – 4%
Calories – 96 (per 12 oz. serving)
Carbs – 3.5 grams (per 12 oz. serving)
Ingredients – Northwest apples, lemon zest & juice, lime juice & electrolytes from locally sourced sea salt from Jacobsen Salt Co.
Suggested Food Pairings – ” Lemon pepper grilled chicken, chipotle lime avocado salad, mozzarella cheese and Mediterranean salad––and lawn mowing!”
Availability – 19.2 oz. cans & draft
Cider Finder – https://www.portlandcider.com/cider-finder

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Wild Heaven Beer Promotes Social Distancing with Release of Don’t Stand So Close to Me Lager

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WildHeavenLogoWild Heaven Beer (Decatur, Georgia) has officially announced that it will offer Don’t Stand So Close to Me German-style Lager, the brewery’s latest Exploration Project, for a limited time beginning in early April 2020.

Here to help us all imbibe while abiding to safe social distancing practices, Don’t Stand So Close to Me is a classic Vienna-style Lager brewed with Saaz and Hallertau hops.  Coming in at 5.5% ABV, Don’t Stand So Close to Me promises an experience that is “crisp, floral, and refreshing.”

Don’t Stand So Close to Me debuted at Wild Heaven’s Avondale location on April 3 (you can schedule a Contactless To-Go Beer Pick-up at Wild Heaven by clicking here) and is set to enter limited distribution any day now.  You can expect to find this new Limited Release available in 4-packs of 16 oz. cans at select craft beer-focused establishments located in within Wild Heaven’s distribution footprint.  Prost!

Vital Information for Don’t Stand So Close to Me from Wild Heaven Beer

Release – Limited/Exploration Project; April 3, 2020
Style – Vienna-style Lager
ABV – 5.5%
Featured Hops – Saaz & Hallertau 
Availability – 4-packs of 16 oz. cans
Distribution – Georgia, possibly other states depending on supply

Iron Fist Brewing Company Closes Permanently

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IronFistLogoIron Fist Brewing Company (Vista, California) has sadly announced that it has officially closed its doors permanently after a decade of craft brewing in Southern California.

Iron Fist officially announced its closure with the following letter:

Iron Fist Brewing Company Closure

 

It is with heartfelt sorrow that after ten years we are closing our doors permanently. Iron Fist was founded by the Sieminski family in 2010 and this endeavor has truly been a family passion and a dream hard to give up. 

 

The San Diego competitive Craft Beer landscape has transformed over the years which has resulted in an insatiable thirst for the newest, unique brew. In addition to our solid core beers that included Counter Strike, Renegade Blonde, Blood Orange and Velvet Glove, we spent the last year innovating. The brew crew put out same amazing small batch experiments for which we are very appreciative and have a great sense of pride.

 

When combining the lack of traction with our distributor, a competitive craft brew market and the final catalyst, the forced shutdown due to the Coronavirus, we just couldn’t sustain any longer.

 

We at Iron Fist are sincerely appreciative to our loyal customers and will truly miss each and every one of you. Ten years is a long time (especially long in craft beer years), and so many of you have shared life stories, joys and sorrows.  You have given us ten years of memories to cherish.

 

We hope to run into you as we all continue to support our amazing craft brew
community.

On a personal note, everyone here at Mashing In is greatly saddened to hear this news.  We have been working closely with the folks at Iron Fist Brewing Company for a little over a year, and we were always stoked to see a new press release or email from their crew.  Not only was Iron Fist quietly making some of the best beer in the country, everyone we had the pleasure to talk with at the brewery was genuinely excited to discuss beer, answer questions or just chat about something random on a Tuesday afternoon.  They were an absolute delight to work with and we are completely bummed to see them leave the craft beer scene.  With that said, the entire Mashing In crew would like to wish nothing but the best to everyone in the Iron Fist Brewing Company family.  We cannot wait to see and hear what the future holds for each and every one of you.  Be well and be safe. Prost!

Oskar Blues Brewery Launches BA20 Series With Limited Release of All Monde

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OskarBluesLogoBWOskar Blues Brewery (Longmont, Colorado) has officially announced that it will kick off BA20, a new Limited Release series that showcases “barrel-aged boldness and choice ingredients,” with the April release of All Monde Imperial Stout.

Arriving as the first of four BA20 releases in 2020, All Monde is a “big time” Imperial Stout that was “racked in bourbon barrels for nine oaky months” and infused with toasted almonds and Madagascar vanilla beans with the use of Oskar Blues Brewery’s Spinbot 5000, a new brewing tool that ensures these “nutty and sweet flavors are maximized to their full potential.”  Coming in at 12.5% ABV, BA20 Volume 1: All Monde comes together to be “a barrel aged imperial stout with the toasty almond and vanilla flavor dials turned to eleven.”

BA20 Vol. 1: All Monde is scheduled to launch in early April 2020 and will hang around as long as supplies last.  You can expect to find this Limited Release offering available in 4-packs of 12 oz. cans at select craft beer-focused establishments located in Alabama, Florida, Colorado, North Carolina, Texas and throughout the rest of Oskar Blues Brewery’s nationwide distribution network. Prost!

Vital Information for BA20 Vol. 1: All Monde from Oskar Blues Brewery

Release – Limited/BA20 Series; April 2020
Style – Imperial Stout
ABV – 12.5%
Treatment – Aged for nine months in bourbon barrels
Added Ingredients – Toasted almonds & Madagascar vanilla beans
Fun Fact #1 – “After experimenting for years with small-batch barrel aged beers and the nationally-distributed Bourbon Barrel Aged Ten FIDY Imperial Stout, Oskar Blues brewers were stoked to receive a new tool in their brew kit – the Spinbot 5000. The brewers jam Spinbot full of premium ingredients, then circulate beer through it for hours or days at a time for maximum flavor transfer.”
Fun Fact #2 – “For this new series, Oskar Blues diverges from their classic can designs, calling on trippy illustrations in earthy tones, accented by gold lids. Melty, psychedelic figures groove together around a jumble of vanilla flowers and almonds – a hint at the beer’s all-star ingredients.”
Availability – 4-packs of 12 oz. cans
Beer Finder – https://www.oskarblues.com/beer-finder/

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Deschutes Brewery Introduces Fresh Squeezed Old Fashioned as Newest Small Batch Release

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DeschutesFreshSqueezedOF2Deschutes Brewery (Bend, Oregon) has officially announced that it will begin the Limited Release of Fresh Squeezed Old Fashioned in early April 2020.

Developed to be a sophisticated mashup of Deschutes Brewery’s fan-favorite India Pale Ale and an iconic cocktail, Fresh Squeezed Old Fashioned is an American Strong Ale that takes the “big citrus flavor” found in the brewery’s “hop-forward” Fresh Squeezed IPA and gives it an “Old Fashioned twist” by infusing it with “whiskey and oak from bourbon barrels and sweet orange peel.”  Clocking in at 8.1% ABV and 60 IBUs, Fresh Squeezed Old Fashioned is here to conveniently satisfy the cravings of hopheads and cocktail enthusiasts alike.

Fresh Squeezed Old Fashioned is available now for a limited time.  You can expect to find this Limited Release offering available in 4-packs of 12 oz. bottles and on draft at select craft beer-friendly establishments located in Oregon, Virginia and throughout the rest of Deschutes Brewery’s 32-state distribution area.  Fresh Squeezed Old Fashioned is also available for delivery to Oregon homes.  Prost!

Vital Information for Fresh Squeezed Old Fashioned from Deschutes Brewery

Release – Limited/Small Batch Reserve Series; launching April 2020
Style – American Strong Ale
ABV – 8.1%
IBUs – 60
Treatment – Aged in Bourbon barrels with sweet orange peel
Fun Fact – “The brewery encourages people to honor the wellness of their community by ‘staying home and saving lives’ inspiring enjoyment of a craft beer while they’re at it. Extending accessibility through a smaller format, Deschutes Brewery beers are now available through their website to customers based in Oregon. Deschutes’ legacy brews along with new and vintage Reserve beers are available to ship directly to Oregon homes.”
Availability – 4-packs of 12 oz. bottles & draft
Beer Finder – https://www.deschutesbrewery.com/beer-finder/

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Orpheus Brewing Releases Stouts All the Way Down| The Vanilla Chronicles – Grand Cuvée

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OrpheusGrandCuvee2Orpheus Brewing (Atlanta, Georgia) has officially announced that it will begin the Limited Release of Stouts All the Way Down | The Vanilla Chronicles – Grand Cuvée in its Tasting Room on Friday, April 3.

Arriving as the final offering in a series (The Vanilla Chronicles, an exploration of the world’s many varietals of vanilla) within a series (Stouts All the Way Down, a special lineup of Imperial Stouts that experiments with different barrels and adjuncts), Stouts All the Way Down | The Vanilla Chronicles – Grand Cuvée is a Heaven Hill Bourbon Barrel-aged Imperial Stout that incorporates “Indonesian, Ugandan, Tongan, Mexican, and Madagascan vanilla beans . . . at a dosing rate 40% higher than any of the single vanilla varietals [Orpheus has] released [in The Vanilla Chronicles] so far.”  Weighing in at a sizable and decadent 12.5% ABV, this Grand Cuvée is best enjoyed “on your front porch, in your backyard, or wherever you imbibe other delicious quarantine treats!”

Stouts All the Way Down | The Vanilla Chronicles – Grand Cuvée will debut in The Tasting Room at Orpheus Brewing at 4 p.m. on April 3 and will hang around only as long as supplies last.  This Limited Release offering will be available in 375ml bottles.  Stouts All the Way Down | The Vanilla Chronicles – Grand Cuvée is a brewery exclusive release and is not expected to see distribution. Prost!

Vital Information for Stouts All the Way Down | The Vanilla Chronicles – Grand Cuvée from Orpheus Brewing

Release – Limited/Stouts All the Way Down Series; April 3, 2020
Style – Imperial Stout
ABV – 12.5%
Treatment – Aged in Heaven Hill Bourbon barrels
Added Ingredients – Indonesian, Ugandan, Tongan, Mexican, & Madagascan vanilla beans
Availability – 375ml bottles
Distribution – None. Tasting Room only

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Hi-Wire Brewing Begins Limited Release of Sour Brown Aged on Vanilla & Cardamom

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Hi-Wire-BrewingHi-Wire Brewing (Asheville, North Carolina) has officially announced that Sour Brown Aged on Vanilla & Cardamom is available now for a limited time in the brewery’s online shop. 

Beyond the ingredients featured in its very self-explanatory name, Sour Brown Aged on Vanilla & Cardamom is a Sour Brown Ale that has gained further depth by having “rested for one year on a mix of bourbon and wine barrels before being bottle conditioned.”  This treatment and the added ingredients provide Sour Brown Aged on Vanilla and Cardamom (6.34% ABV) with “aromas of sweet baked pastries and fruit loopy cardamom citrus . . . brought to life by sweet vanilla, slight amaretto, and dark malt flavors.”

750ml bottles of Sour Brown Aged on Vanilla & Cardamom ($18 each) are available now for nationwide shipping (in states where legal) on Hi-Wire Brewing’s online store “and will be available starting Thursday, April 2, for pickup and delivery at Hi-Wire Brewing Big Top (Asheville) & Hi-Wire Brewing Durham from 12-8 PM and at Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville soon.”  Prost!

Vital Information for Sour Brown Aged on Vanilla & Cardamom from Hi-Wire Brewing

Release – Limited; April 2, 2020
Style – Sour Brown Ale
ABV – 6.34%
Featured Ingredients – Vanilla & cardamom
Treatment – “Rested for one year on a mix of bourbon & wine barrels before being bottle conditioned”
Brewer’s Note – “Pair with pistachios, dog pets, & chilly spring evenings for maximum taste”
Availability – 750ml bottles ($18 each)
Online Store – https://shop.hiwirebrewing.com/

Starr Hill Brewery Goes All Access with Release of Air Drummer NEIPA

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Air+Drummer+IPA_16oz+CanStarr Hill Brewery (Crozet, Virginia) has officially announced that it will continue its All Access Series with the Limited Release of Air Drummer New England-style IPA in early April 2020.

Turning up just in time to “rock your patio season,” Air Drummer is a New England-style India Pale Ale that is “soft and airy with ripe citrus hop aromas and a passionfruit character with hints of pineapple.” Air Drummer keeps flawless rhythm at 7.2% ABV.

Air Drummer hit all three of Starr Hill’s taproom locations on March 31 and is scheduled to enter distribution on April 1.  You can expect to find this new Limited Release available in 16 oz. cans and on draft at select craft beer-focused establishments located in Virginia.  Prost!

Vital Information for Air Drummer from Starr Hill Brewery

Release – Limited/All Access Series; April – July 2020
Style – New England-style India Pale Ale
ABV – 7.2%
Hops – Citra & Galaxy
Malts – 2-Row & Carafoam
Yeast – London Ale III
Availability – 16 oz. cans & draft
Distribution – Virginia
Beer Finder – https://starrhill.com/beer-finder

 

 

Tampa’s World of Beer Locations Ask That You Help Pay It Forward to Feed Healthcare Workers on April 2

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WOB-logoSmallTampa, Fla. (April 1, 2020) — World of Beer Bar & Kitchen is asking Tampa residents to help Pay It Forward. Tomorrow, customers can “Pay It Forward” by purchasing a $10 meal for a Tampa General Hospital employee. Each meal purchased will be matched with an additional meal from World of Beer to help feed those who are on the front line of COVID-19.

“As we find ourselves in a global health crisis, we at World of Beer recognize that we are stronger together.” said Paul Avery, president and CEO of World of Beer. “Our hope is to serve our hometown of Tampa the best way that we can during these challenging times and to show our support for those who are risking their health every day at the front lines of this COVID-19 battle. They are true heroes.”

Your $10 will provide Tampa General Hospital employees with a warm meal delivered directly to their staff tomorrow evening. Fresh burgers, chicken sandwiches, and a hearty helping of fries and tots. Simply stop by or call your local World of Beer on Thursday, April 2nd and ask to “Pay It Forward”. It’s as simple and rewarding as that.

Where:

 

World of Beer Bar & Kitchen (WOB)
World of Beer was founded in 2007 by two best friends in Tampa, Fla. who wanted to create a welcoming place where friends could gather, drink, eat and explore. WOB, the original craft beer bar, boasts hundreds of beers and rotating taps at each location along with signature food menus specifically designed to enhance the flavor of beers. World of Beer has grown to a global franchise with 50+ locations. For more information, visit www.worldofbeer.com

Note: Mashing In does not regularly cut & paste press releases, but we made an exception in this case due to the subject matter and the time sensitive nature of this initiative.