First off, if you missed out on Embrace the Funk Fest last weekend, well... you definitely missed out. But we will have a few of the beers that we debuted there on tap at our Yazoo taproom over the next few months, as well as a few others that we haven't released yet.
"Rufus" - on tap now - a sour red ale fermented with two strains of brett, blackberries, and blackcurrants, and then blended with "Oscar", New Belgium Brewing's sour base beer for blends like their "La Folie". We were honored when New Belgium agreed to do a sour beer blend with us, and we think the result is fantastic. It was a big hit at Embrace the Funk Fest, and here's your chance to have it again, starting today, May 9, at 4 PM at the Yazoo taproom. Due to the limited supply of this beer, and our desire to spread the funk to as many people as possible, we will only serve pints of this beer, no growlers to go.
"Wild Child" - on tap after Rufus is done (in a few weeks?) - a blend of Sue and Dos Perros wort, fermented with a special blend of brett and souring bacteria, and aged with sour cherries in a barrel we sourced from Russian River. This one is dark, fruity, funky and sour.
"Brett Rye Saison" - still in the Janky Tank (our special sour beer fermenter), but will be kegged next week, going on after Wild Child is gone - our Rye Saison seasonal fermented with two additional brett strains.
"Berliner Weisse" - an intensely sour wheat ale fermented with the addition of lactobacillus and brett. Will be available after the Brett Rye Saison is done.
Well, now that you can plan our your next few months around sour beers, we'll see you down at the taproom! Cheers!
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Full votes next week on the Fix the Beer Tax bills!
The Senate will take up SB0422 during its Monday afternoon session starting at 5 PM. The House will vote on HB0999 Wednesday morning at 9 AM. If you have contacted your legislator to ask for their support of the bills, thank you! If not, please visit www.fixthebeertax.com and click on "Contact your Legislator" for a quick and easy way to email your specific Representative and Senator. Thanks!
Monday, April 1, 2013
Key vote tomorrow in the House and Senate Finance committees
The Fix the Beer Tax bills will be up for a key vote tomorrow in the Senate Finance committee at 8 AM, and the House Finance committee at 3 PM. The bills passed through the Finance subcommittees last week with no opposition, so we are cautiously optimistic for their chances tomorrow. Follow Linus at @yazoobrewmaster on twitter for live updates, or also @fixthebeertax too. If we get the bills out of these committees, then the next votes would be the full Senate and House!
Hop Project #71 out in Bottles, 3/26/13
For Hop Project #71, we tried a new hop for us - Kohatu from New Zealand. We blended the Kohatu with one of our other new favorites, Australian Galaxy. In a new twist, we added most of the hops toward the end of the boil, shooting for more aroma and flavor. Adding hops toward the end instead of at the beginning increases the aroma and flavor while actually decreases the bitterness of the beer, but this one is still plenty hoppy!
It was hopped at 30 minutes left in the boil with Galaxy and Kohatu; 5 minutes left with the same blend; and dry-hopped in the fermenter after day 4 with a blend of about 1/3 Galaxy and 2/3 Kohatu.
This recipe will get out to all of our current markets in TN, MS, and northern AL. Grab one while you can! Hop #72 is already in the works!
It was hopped at 30 minutes left in the boil with Galaxy and Kohatu; 5 minutes left with the same blend; and dry-hopped in the fermenter after day 4 with a blend of about 1/3 Galaxy and 2/3 Kohatu.
This recipe will get out to all of our current markets in TN, MS, and northern AL. Grab one while you can! Hop #72 is already in the works!
Monday, March 4, 2013
2nd batch of Hop Project #70 is being bottled today 3/4/13
We bottled the second batch of Hop Project #70 today. This one is proving to be a favorite of people in our taproom and beyond. It was brewed with Stella and Topaz hops from Australia.
We will be brewing #71 in the next few weeks. On deck - Galaxy and Kohatu hops!
We will be brewing #71 in the next few weeks. On deck - Galaxy and Kohatu hops!
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Talk about Beer Tax Reform tomorrow on News Channel 5+
Representative Cameron Sexton and I will be on News Channel 5+ "OpenLine" tomorrow, Wednesday Feb 13, from 7-8 PM to talk about reforming TN's beer taxes this year. Rep Sexton is the House sponsor for our bill to reform the 17% beer wholesale tax, which has caused TN's beer taxes to grow to the highest in the nation. It's a live call-in show, and we need you to voice your support for saner beer tax policy in TN! Call in to 615-737-7587 between 7 PM and 8 PM to get on the show.
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/5372991/openline
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/5372991/openline
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