Category: Beer

New Arrival at CASTRO and CLEMENT: Boulevard Saison-Brett! $15.99/25oz From the bottle: “A traditional Belgian-style saison was the starting point for this limited edition ale, but then the fun began: It was dry-hopped, followed by bottle conditioning with various yeasts, including brettanomyces, a wild strain that imparts a distinctive earthy quality. Though this farmhouse ale received three months of bottle age prior to release, further cellaring will continue to enhance the brett character, if that’s what you’re after…”

Hey All,

Just got in some great new single malts that have slipped under my radar the last few years. Glenfarclas is a distillery in the heart of Speyside situated right next to the river Spey, and in very close proximity to industry stand outs: Balvenie, Aberlour, Cragganmore and Glenlivet. Here’s my brief notes on each one:

-Glenfarclas 12 Year: Surprisingly vibrant and zesty with hints of lemon peel and wild flower honey.

-Glenfarclas 21 Year: Incredible value for a 21 year, the 17 year Glenfarclas is around the same price but no where near as good. A lot more oak and sherry notes than the 12 year with an exceedingly lush and engaging finish.

-Glenfarclas 25 Year: This one was really interesting because it tastes a lot like the 12 year just a lot more elegant and refined. Less oak than the 21 year but it has a beautiful viscosity, long lingering finish and the similar citrus/ lemon zest notes with a hint of crushed minerals.

These are probably some of the best priced 21 and 25 year single malts I’ve seen. Definitely worth a try if you’re looking for something new or unpeated. Cheers!

Available at Castro and Clement

Nate

NEW arrivals at CASTRO: Knee Deep Simtra (05/25/13)/Sierra Nevada Summerfest 12pk cans/Ballast Point Sculpin Cans/New Belgium Lips of Faith Pluot/New Belgium Lips of Faith Paardebloem (strong ale bittered with dandelion greens and grains of paradise)/Clown Shoes Porcine Unidragon (bourbon barrel aged imperial stout with beechwood smoked malt)/Clown Shoes Galactica IPA 4pk/Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA cans/

NEW arrivals at CLEMENT:

Flying Dog SnakeBite IPA 6pk cans / In-Heat Wheat 6pks | 21A Hell or High watermelon wheat | New Belgium Lips of Faith Pluot / Paardebloem (strong ale bittered with dandelion greens and grains of paradise) | Ballast Point Sculpin / Longfin Lager 6pk CANS | Sierra Nevada Summerfest 12pk cans | Drake’s Denogginizer | Alesmith Summer Yuletide (double IPA bottled 5/21/13) | Midnight Sun MOSCOW (imperial stout with rye) | Clown Shoes Porcine Unidragon (bourbon bbl-aged imperial stout) / Galactica 4pks (galaxy-hopped ipa)

New Arrivals at CASTRO:

1. Russian River Supplication

2. Port Brewing Anniversary Strong Pale Ale

3. Strand Brewing 24th Street Pale

4. Strand Brewing Atticus IPA

5. Strand Brewing Beach House Amber Ale

6. Anchorage Anadromous Belgian Black Bier

7. Anchorage Darkest Hour

8. Jolly Pumpkin Calabaza Blanca

9. Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast

10. Schlenkerla Wheat & Helles

11. Almanac Farmer’s Reserve 3 & 4

12. Midnight Sun Moscow Rye Russian Imperial Stout

13. Evil Twin Naked Lunch in a Copenhagen Heavenly Resto (Imperial Stout)

Three new beers from Pete Slossberg’s (Pete’s Wicked Ale) new Mavericks Brewery in Half Moon Bay! They’re all session ales in cans and they’re all delicious.

1. Back in the Saddle Rye Pale Ale

2. Pace Setter Witbier

3. Pit Stop Chocolate Porter

New stuff at CASTRO:

1. Epic Pale Ale

2. Epic Hop Zombie

3. De La Senne Zwarte Piet (Imperial Belgian Stout blended with Cantillon)

4. Struise Pannepot Reserva

5. Haandbryggeriet Barrel Aged Odin’s Tipple Imperial Stout

6. Haandbryggeriet Blabic (sour ale with blueberries)

7. T’Smisje Oudenaarde Imperial Sour Ale

8. Prairie Ales Okie (Imperial Brown Ale Aged in Whiskey Barrels)

9. Pretty Things Fluffy White Rabbits Hoppy Tripel

10. Timothy Taylor Landlord

11. Brasserie DuPont Saison Cuvee (Dry-Hopped with Triskel)

12. Green Jack Rippa English Tripel