Beer Wednesday

Sometimes, we get tired of all of the alliterations floating across the interwebs. You know, Wine Wednesday, Thirsty Thursday, and so forth. Those are the times that we prefer to just make things up develop our own pithy sayings. And, voila, here we are.

Our beer deliveries are most often on a Monday, giving us time to work all of the information through our system. There are plenty of new arrivals not listed here, so please browse our beer aisles. Here's a look at some of the newest brews on our shelves.

Smuttynose Spank. From the Smuttynose website: Smuttynose is turning 21 on July 14, 2015, which seems like the perfect time to brew our first birthday beer. Since we’ve got a summer birthday and a beautiful farm where we can celebrate and enjoy beers in the sun; We’ve brewed Spank to fit that bill!

Gold in color, light in body and refreshingly dry thanks to our spicy, farmhouse ale yeast it’s perfect for summertime sipping. So grab a limited edition bottle, then go find your own summer celebrations, and drink a toast to us while you’re getting into mischief. We thank you for your support over the last 21 years and we look forward to at least 21 more. Happy birthday to us!

7.8% ABV. Very limited availability.

Also just in from Smuttynose: Smuttlabs Smuttwater, in bombers.

The Bruery Cuivre. The traditional seventh anniversary gift is copper, so we’ve named our 7th anniversary ale “”Cuivre”” which is “copper”” in French. Cuivre is our seventh anniversary ale, loosely brewed in the English-style old ale tradition using our house Belgian yeast strain and then blended using the solera method. A portion of each of our anniversary ales is saved in our barrels and blended in with the next year’s production, providing more complexity and depth of character that comes with age. Layered with complex flavors of dark fruit,vanilla, oak, and burnt sugar, Cuivre is a robust ale, surely the perfect beer to mark this major milestone.

Pair with osso bucco, whole roast duck, crème brûlée, buttery buttermilk pancakes.

Cuivre is an allocated item. Please call the store to inquire about availability. Also new from The Bruery: Trade Winds and Sour in the Rye.

Stone® Stochasticity™ Project HIFI+LOFI MIXTAPE. A beer that pays homage to a centuries-old tradition of combining new beer with aged “stock ales.” Freshly brewed beers of the day often were very smoky and bitter tasting, and were blended with older beer that had mellowed with age to produce more drinkable libations. This modern brew will showcase our brewers’ talents by blending a stock ale aged more than three months in oak foudres (large wooden fermentation vessels) with a fresh version of the same beer to create a perfect harmony spanning end to end on the taste spectrum.

The beer pours deep amber, with a creamy white head and a touch of haze. On the nose, there are strong fruity esters with light sherry notes, oak and toasted malt. On the palate, an oaky presence followed by a fruity, yeasty character. The malts shine mid-palate, combining with oak and a light berry fruitiness, followed by a dry, bitter finish. It's full-bodied, with a nice bitterness and astringency.

This Strong Ale Blend carries an 8.8% ABV.

New Holland Imperial Hatter IPA. Assertive dry-hopping provides an aromatic telltale nose, indicative of the robust, bitter symphony to follow. Bold hop character with lively grapefruit and citrus notes.

10% ABV. Pair with spicy heat, citrus and aged blue cheese. Available in Woodbridge only.