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A holiday ale surprise courtesy of Stone, Jolly Pumpkin, and Nogne O

November 10th, 2008 beersage Posted in New Beer Releases and Bottlings, Regions: California, Regions: Great Lakes, Regions: International 2 Comments »

Stone Special Holiday Ale

(Escondido, CA) - Stone Brewing hosted Head Brewers, Ron Jeffries from Michigan’s Jolly Pumpkin and Kjetil Jikiun from Norway’s Nogne O, on a visit just a few weeks ago. Together, with Stone Brewing’s own Head Brewer, Mitch Steele, they created Special Holiday Ale, an ale featuring Southern California white sage, juniper berries, chestnuts, caraway seed, “and lots of hops.” The guys talk a little bit about the beer in this Youtube video.

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The Lost Abbey reveals Second Annual Barrel Tasting Night details

October 23rd, 2008 beersage Posted in Beer Events, New Beer Releases and Bottlings, Regions: California No Comments »

Lost AbbeyWhat: Lost Abbey Second Annual Barrel Tasting Night
When: Saturday, November 15, 2008 – 7pm to 10pm
Where: Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA
How Much: $80 per each; $150 for a pair (only 100 people get tix)

You will be able to take home a bottle of Lost Abbey Veritas ‘04. As for what you’ll be tasting, that’s anybody’s guess at this point. Duck Duck Gooze anyone?

Full details at the Lost Abbey Press Blog.