Weekly Beer Update: Thursday March 26, 2015

Along with the great state of Colorado's weather, Beers are changing quickly!

Here is this weeks edition of our Weekly Beer Update:

Boulder - Emergent White IPA (New/Seasonal)

6-Pack 12oz Bottles  6.10%  White India Pale Ale

RateBeer: requires more ratings

Breakside - Amuse (New/Limited)
Single 22oz Bottle  5.00%  Belgian-Style Saison
RateBeer: 50  Belgian Ale

Brewfist / Prairie Artisan Ales - Spaghetti Western (New/Limited)
Single 11.2oz Bottle  8.50%  Imperial Stout w/Cocoa Nibs, Coffee and Spaghetti
RateBeer: 98  Imperial Stout

Denver Beer Co - Cocoa Cream Graham Cracker Porter (New/Limited)
Single 22oz Bottle  7.00%  Oak Aged Porter w/Vanilla, Cocoa Nibs and Spices
RateBeer: requires more ratings
Buyers Notes: I haven't had the pleasure of cracking this incarnation yet but it should prove to be a good one. Hopefully we will see more bombers from Denver Beer Co.

Epic / Devil's Backbone - Midnight Mischief (New/Limited)

Single 22oz Bottle  5.50%  Hobby Black Lager

RateBeer: not listed

Great Divide - Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti (Seasonal)

Single 22oz Bottle  9.50%  Oak-Aged Imperial Stout w/Chocolate

RateBeer: 100  Imperial Stout

Lagunitas - Sucks (Seasonal?)

6-Pack 12oz Bottles  7.85%  American Strong Ale

RateBeer: 99  American Strong Ale
Buyers Notes: The rumor is this is going to be year-round in six-packs now but it still has a seasonal upc on it. We shall see.

Left Hand - Good Juju (Seasonal)

6-Pack 12oz Bottles  4.50%  Pale Ale w/Ginger

RateBeer: 29  Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer

Odell - Tree Shaker Imperial Peach IPA (Seasonal/New Package)

4-Pack 12oz Bottles  8.00%  Imperial India Pale Ale w/Peaches

RateBeer: 96  Imperial/Double IPA (listing is for the old recipe)
Buyers Notes: Odell is shaking things up with this altered recipe. Lower in ABV by 2% but now a seasonal four-pack we'll see every year!

Shiner - Prickly Pear (New/Seasonal)

12/6-Pack Bottles  4.90%  Ale w/Prickly Pear Cactus Juice

RateBeer: 32  Fruit Beer/Radler

Ska Brewing - Mexican Logger (Seasonal)

6-Pack 12oz Cans  5.20%  Pilsner

RateBeer: 30  Premium Lager

Stone Brewing - Imperial Russian Stout (Seasonal)

Single 22oz Bottle  10.60%  Imperial Stout

RateBeer: 100  Imperial Stout

Stone Brewing - Odd Year Imperial Russian Stout Chai-Spiced (New/Limited)

Single 22oz Bottle  10.60%  Imperial Stout w/Tea and Spices

RateBeer: requires more ratings

Upslope - Belgian Style Pale Ale (Seasonal)

6-Pack 12oz Cans  7.50%  Belgian-Style Pale Ale

RateBeer: 49  Belgian Ale



Special Releases: Saturday March 28, 2015 at 3:00 p.m.

Beers will be made available for purchase at 3:00 p.m. with One Bottle Per Customer until Sold Out.

Almanac - [Farm to Barrel] Farmer's Reserve Strawberry (New/Limited)
Single 375ml Bottle  7.00%  Wine Barrel-Aged Sour Ale w/Strawberries
RateBeer: requires more ratings

Crooked Stave - Petite Sour Hibiscus & Cinnamon (New/Limited)
Single 375ml Bottle  5.50%  Oak Aged Sour Ale w/Hibiscus and Cinnamon
RateBeer: requires more ratings

Firestone Walker - Parabola 2015 (Seasonal/Limited- 3500 Bottles Produced)
Single 22oz Bottle  14.00%  Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout
RateBeer: 100  Imperial Stout

Weekly Beer Update: Friday March 20, 2015 - Colorado Craft Beer Week!

Colorado Craft Beer Week starts Saturday March 21 and runs through Sunday March 29.

Look out for plenty of happenings and Special tappings all over Colorado throughout the week.

Our buddies over at Brewtally Insane have a pretty good list going of what's going on.

Now on to our Weekly Beer Update:

Ballast Point - Durado Double IPA (New Package)

6-Pack 12oz Bottles 10.00%  Imperial India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 99  Imperial/Double IPA

Boulevard - The Calling IPA (New/Year-Round)

4-Pack 12oz Bottles  8.50%  Imperial India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 97  Imperial/Double IPA

Busch (ABInBev) - Signature Copper Lager (New/Year-Round)

6-Pack 12oz Bottles  5.70%  Vienna Lager

RateBeer: 13  Amber/Vienna Lager

Crooked Stave - Progenitor Noir (New/Limited)
Single 375ml Bottle  6.80%  Dry Hopped Dark Sour Ale
RateBeer: requires more ratings

Diebolt - Figgy Noir (New/Limited)

Single 500ml Bottle  7.00%  Bourbon Barrel-Aged Biere de Garde

w/Sweet Algerian Curry, Palm Sugar and Figs

RateBeer: requires more ratings

Evil Twin - Soft DK (New/Limited)
4-Pack 12oz Bottles  10.40%  Imperial Stout
RateBeer: 99  Imperial Stout

Fremont - The Sister Imperial IPA (New/Seasonal)
Single 22oz Bottle  8.50%  Imperial India Pale Ale
RateBeer: 95  Imperial/Double IPA

Grist - Staple India Pale Ale (New/Year-Round)

6-Pack 12oz Cans  English-Style India Pale Ale

RateBeer: requires more ratings

Grist - Window Tour Hefeweizen (New/Year-Round)

6-Pack 12oz Cans  Hefeweizen

RateBeer: requires more ratings

Paradox - [In the Spirit of Skully] Barrel No. 3 (New/Limited)

Single 500ml Bottle  Whiskey Barrel-Aged Farmhouse-Style Imperial Stout

RateBeer: not listed

Paradox - [In the Spirit of Skully] Barrel No. 4 (New/Limited)

Single 500ml Bottle  Cognac Barrel-Aged Golden Ale w/Chardonay Grape Juice

RateBeer: not listed

Paradox - Skully Barrel No. 24 (New/Limited)

Single 500ml Bottle  Wine Barrel-Aged Sour w/Dark Cherries and Cacao Nibs

RateBeer: not listed

Prairie - Eliza5beth (Limited)

Single 500ml Bottle  7.00%  Golden Farmhouse w/Apricots

RateBeer: 99  Saison

Special Releases: 

 These limited beers will be made available for purchase at 3:00 p.m.

on Saturday March 21, 2015 - One per customer until Sold Out.

Evil Twin - Even More Jesus (New/Limited- Only 6 Bottles!)
Single 22oz Bottle  12.00%  Imperial Stout
RateBeer: 100  Imperial Stout

Russian River - Pliny the Elder (PlinyPlinyPliny)
Single 500ml Bottle  8.00%  Imperial India Pale Ale
RateBeer: 100  Imperial/Double IPA

Weekly Beer Update: Thursday March 12, 2015

News: Atwater Brewing Co. from Detroit, Michigan will be joining the Colorado beer market in the coming weeks. We have little word on what will be available but look for them soon.

Avery Brewing should have Lilikoi Kepolo available by the end of the month. The four-pack 12oz Cans of this new year-round tart Belgian White Ale with Passion Fruit should be a big hit! 

 Now on to beer that's here!

Abita - Strawberry Harvest Lager (Seasonal)

6-Pack 12oz Bottles/12-Pack 12oz Cans  4.20%  Lager w/Strawberries

RateBeer: 28  Fruit Beer/Radler

Ballast Point - Fathom (New/Limited)

Single 22oz Bottle  7.00%  India Pale Lager

RateBeer: 97  Strong Pale Lager/Imperial Pils

Ballast Point - Piper Down (New/Limited)

Single 22oz Bottle  5.80%  Scottish Ale

RateBeer: 83  Scottish Ale

Breakside - [Limited Edition] Bellwether (New/Limited)
Single 22oz Bottle  Gin Barrel-Aged Sour Double Wit w/Kaffir Lime Leaf
RateBeer: requires more ratings

Breckenridge - Barleywine Ale Batch #2 (New/Limited)

Single 22oz Bottle  10.20%  Wine Barrel-Aged Barleywine

RateBeer: requires more ratings

BrewDog - Cocoa Psycho (New/Limited)

Single 11.2oz Bottle  10.00%  Russian Imperial Stout w/Chocolate and Vanilla

RateBeer: 99  Imperial Stout

Left Hand - Great Juju (New/Seasonal)

Single 22oz Bottle  7.20%  American Strong Ale w/Ginger

RateBeer: 47  Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer

Maui - Lorenzini Double IPA (New/Limited)

4-Pack 12oz Cans  7.60% Imperial India Pale Ale w/Tangerine and Blood Orange juice

RateBeer: 88  Imperial/Double IPA

Oakshire - The Perfect Storm Double IPA (New/Limited)
Single 22oz Bottle  8.70%  Imperial India Pale Ale
RateBeer: 97  Imperial/Double India Pale Ale

Perennial Artisan - 17 Mint Chocolate Stout (It's Back and Limited)
Single 750ml Bottle  10.00%  Imperial Stout w/Cacao Nibs and Mint Leaves
RateBeer: 96 Imperial Stout

Stone - Cali-Belgique IPA (New Package)

6-Pack 12oz Bottles  6.90%  Belgian-Style India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 98  India Pale Ale

Stone - Old Guardian Classic (Seasonal)

Single 22oz Bottle  11.20%  Barleywine

RateBeer: 99  Barley wine

Stone - [Odd Year] Old Guardian Extra Hoppy (New/Limited)

Single 22oz Bottle  11.00%  Barleywine

RateBeer: 99  Barley wine

Wasatch - First One Down (New/Seasonal)

6-Pack 12oz Bottles  7.10%  Winter Warmer

RateBeer: 93  American Style Strong Ale


Special Release -  Saturday March 14 at 3:00 p.m.

This week's Special Release is just one beer.
 This will be Six-Pack bottles, one six-pack per-person until sold out. 

Ballast Point - Grapefruit Sculpin IPA (Limited- 3 Cases Received)
6-Pack 12oz Bottles  7.00%  India Pale Ale w/Grapefruit
RateBeer: 100  India Pale Ale

Weekly Beer Update: Friday March 6, 2015

Almanac - [Farm to Barrel] Valley of the Heart's Delight (New/Limited)

Single 375ml Bottle  7.00%  Wine Barrel-Aged Sour Ale w/Apricots

RateBeer: 99  Sour/Wild Ale

Anchorage - A Deal with the Devil (New/Rare)

Single 750ml Bottle  17.30%  Cognac Barrel-Aged Barleywine

RateBeer: 100  Barley Wine

Boulder - Honey of a Saison (Seasonal)

Single 22oz Bottle  11.50%  Saison w/Honey

RateBeer: 55  Belgian Strong Ale

Buyer's Notes: If you love raw honey, this beer is for you. The honey carries mild sweetness throughout balancing the spiciness of the yeast. One of my favorites.

Crooked Stave - Progenitor (New/Limited)

Single 375ml Bottle  6.20%  Dry-Hopped Golden Sour

RateBeer: requires more ratings

Gigantic - Saboteur (New/Limited)

Single 22oz Bottle  8.00%  Baltic Porter

RateBeer: 92  Baltic Porter

O'hara's - [Barrel Aged Series No. 4] Leann Follian Irish Stout (New/Limited)

Single 750ml Bottle  8.10%  Irish Whiskey Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

RateBeer: 90  Imperial Stout

Odell - Brazzle (New/Limited)

Single 750ml Bottle  5.40%  Barrel-Aged Sour Ale w/Golden Raspberries

RateBeer: requires more ratings

Buyer's Notes: This beer is good, like really good. Tart enough but not quite sour, this golden ale spent nearly 2 years in barrels and is worth the wait.

Rogue - Sriracha Hot Stout Beer (New/Limited)

Single 750ml Bottle  5.70%  Stout w/Sriracha

RateBeer: 74  Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer

Squatters - Outer Darkness (New/Limited)

Single 750ml Bottle  10.50%  Russian Imperial Stout 

RateBeer: 99  Imperial Stout

The Hop Concept [Port Brewing] - Hop Freshener (New/Limited)

Single 22oz Bottle  8.50%  Imperial India Pale Ale

RateBeer: 98  Imperial/Double IPA

Wasatch - Polygamy Nitro Porter (New/Year-Round)

Six-Pack 12oz Bottles  6.00%  Nitro Porter

RateBeer: requires more ratings