1. Vicaris Tripel-Gueuze (Vicaris Tripel blended with Girardin Gueuze)
Month: July 2012
Healthy Spirits: New Arrival
Timmermans Oude Gueuze now in stock!
Healthy Spirits: New Arrivals
1. Emelisse+Stillwater Collaboration: “Holland Oats”
2. Dochter Van De Korenaar Charbon (smoked vanilla stout)
3. Dochter Van De Korenaar Peated Oak Aged Embrasse
4.Omnipollo Leon (Belgian blonde with champagne yeast from one of the newest gypsy brewers)
5.Omnipollo Mazarin (pale ale)
6. Cascade Sang Noir
7. The Perfect Crime American Blonde (collaboration series with Stillwater + Evil Twin)
8. The Perfect Crime European Blonde
cheers,
dave hauslein
beer manager
415-255-0610
Hey all,
Well isn’t that just perfect, one of our favorite breweries is now making whisky. Moylan’s brewery, makers of several well crafted beers and our first bourbon barrel aged release, have started working with Stillwater Spirits in Petaluma CA and are now making bourbon and rye whisky. As if we needed even more of a connection between our two favorite things, beer and bourbon enthusiasts can now rejoice!
Moylan’s Cask Strength Bourbon Whisky 60.8% Alcohol (121.6 proof)
-I’ve been told this is in the 2-3 year age range. What I think is clever right off the bat is the decision to leave it cask strength. Younger bourbons can be amazing, but don’t necessarily have the depth to maintain their flavor profile when watered down to bottling strength. On the nose I get notes of caramel, vanilla and a touch of toasted coconut. On the palate I get notes of butterscotch, creme brulee, vanilla and white florals. Really delicate-soft flavors even at cask strength, and perilously drinkable!
Moylan’s American Rye Whisky 49.5% Alcohol (99 proof)
-Also in the 2-3 year age range. Back of the bottle says: “Before now, an immpeccably constructed rye whisky was impossible to find”. Probably a little bit of a stretch but hey, good rye whisky isn’t exactly growing on trees these days. This is a great example of a perfectly proofed whisky. Its not cask strength, but you can tell from the concentration of flavors and balance that this was well thought out and tested before bottling. There is a fair bit of spice on the nose: aromas of peppercorns, allspice, roasted nuts, cinnamon and marzipan. As it washes over the palate I get flavors of: aged fruitcake, ginger snaps, cardamom, nutmeg, dates, earth and toasted oak. Super complex and exceedingly well rounded!
Both the rye and bourbon are local, micro distilled and well…… awesome. You want these!
Nate
Just recieved a VERY small shipment of the Jolly Pumpkin/Maui Brewing collaboration SOBREHUMANO Palena ‘Ole. This is the sour version produced at Jolly Pumpkin. We also got some cool Sobrehumano glassware which features the logos for both breweries.
FYI the Maui version is still available in cans.
cheers,
dave hauslein
beer manager
415-255-0610.
Head Brewer of Evil Twin invades the shop!
-Scott
July Bourbon Club ready for pick up!
Hey all,
July Bourbon Club has finally arrived! This month I’m featuring the first ever exclusive barrel from Balcones Texas based micro distillery, True Blue Cask Strength Corn Whisky. Super excited about this release, head distiller Chip Tate was kind enough to sit down for an interview. Don’t miss out on the whisky or the incredibly detailed story Chip tells. Cheers
Nate
Healthy Spirits: New Arrivals
1. Pretty Things Field Mouse’s Farewell
2. Drie Fonteinen Oude Gueuze
3. Drie Fonteinen Oude Kriek
4. Fantome Printemps
5. Struise Pannepot 2011
6. Mikkeller 1000 IBU
7. Mikkeller Blondeaux
8. Mikkeller Chipotle Porter
9. Mikkeller/Cigar City Barrel Aged Swinging Harry
10. Thiriez Blonde Farmhouse Ale (One of my all time favorites)
11. Renaissance Craftsman Chocolate Oatmeal Stout
12. Cervesera del Montseny Malta Cuvee
cheers,
dave hauslein
beer manager
415-255-0610
Got some nice beers in today:
-Knee Deep Simtra (may go fast)
-Knee Deep Imperial Tanilla (Imperial Porter with Vanilla Beans)
-Anderson Valley Imperial IPA
-Lucifer Belgian Strong Blonde (Brewery Het Anker)
-Brouwerij Sterkens St. Sebastiaan Dark (Belgian Dubbel)
-Brouwerij Sterkens St. Sebastiaan Golden (Belgian Tripel)
-Brouwerij Sterkens Hoogstraten Poorter (Baltic Porter)
-Brouwerij Sterkens Bokrijks Belgian Golden Ale
-Ballast Point Dorado Double IPA
-Lost Abbey Mo’ Betta Bretta
-Bruery Tart of Darkness (Oak Aged Sour Stout)
Only one case each on the knee deep stuff just FYI. Also this is the first time we’ve gotten in the Brouwerij Sterkens line. They’re really tasty Belgian beers that come in these cool re-sealable ceramic bottles. Cheers
Nate