All About Beer Magazine March 2012 Issue

Dad, Can I Try a Sip of Your Beer?

In The Beginning, One Of Our Beverages Had Disappeared

with Geoff and Marcy Larson

Congratulations on this anniversary! What’s the most surprising thing to you about the fact that you’re sitting there in Juneau, observing the 25th anniversary of your brewery? Marcy: It went by so fast—in some ways. It seems like forever ago that we were first were trying to raise the money and all that, but on... View Article

Maibock and Helles Bock

Nowadays, beer lovers can turn to seasonal brews at virtually any time of the year. New season-specific styles, such as fresh hop and pumpkin ale, have taken a seat at the table with more reverent names such as oktoberbest, doppelbock and winter warmers. Many seasonals were originally brewed for celebrations, or when ambient conditions or... View Article

Feelin’ Single?

Sawtooth Brewery’s Kevin Jones is an avid mountain biker, frequently taking advantage of more than 500 miles of single-track with new trails continually being developed. USA Cycling was so pleased with hosting the new Cross Country Mountain Bike National Championships in Sun Valley last summer that it returns July 19-22 this year. Among the features that... View Article

Getting Loopy

The area is ideal for riders of all levels and boasts 99 percent singletrack. If tackling the entire 142-mile Kokopelli trail is over the top, the Tabeguache Trail System is equally popular. Snazzy said many of the rides are called lunch loops because people spend their lunch breaks on them. If you’re looking for backcountry... View Article

Cascading Bend

Set in and against the Cascades, mountain biking trails abound in this natural playground. An hour’s drive out of town is the volcano Mount Bachelor from which Deschutes’ refreshing ESB takes its name. The Sparks Lake to Lava Lake Trail is heavenly singletrack sp? covering lava rocks and crossing alpine streams amidst lush forest. The... View Article

Mountain Biking

It’s not just New Belgium’s Fat Tire. There’s Ska’s Wheel Sucker, Hopwork’s Bike IPA, Chama River’s Broken Spoke, and, of course, Boulder’s Singletrack. People passionate about biking and those who are fanatical about craft beer share a huge overlap. Naturally, the mountainous areas of this country that have become renowned for their biking are breeding... View Article

Koko Brown

Kona Brewing Co. Kona, Hawaii Available: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MN, MO, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TX, VA, WA, WI, WY. Kona Brewing Company was started in the spring of 1994 by father and... View Article

Black Metal Imperial Stout

Jester King Craft Brewery Austin, TX Available: TX Located in the beautiful Texas Hill Country, Jester King Craft Brewery is an authentic farmhouse brewery committed to brewing artisan ales of great depth and character. ABV: 10.4 ABW: n/a Color: n/a Bitterness: n/a Original gravity: 1108

Deviant Dale’s

Oskar Blues Brewery Longmont, CO Available: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, MA, MD, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WY This beer is intended to be a sensory assault for hop lovers. At 8% ABV, four hop additions during the brewing process, and a final wallop... View Article

Black IPA

Alaskan Brewing Co. Juneau, AK Available: AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA, WY Alaska has a rich history of brewing. From the explorers of the 1700s through the Gold Rush, many a thirsty Alaskan has been able to enjoy locally made beers. In 1986, Marcy and Geoff Larson reignited that tradition when... View Article

Hop Bomber

Rivertown Brewing Co. Cincinnati, OH Available: IN, KY, OH An American pale ale named after the famous B-24 Liberator bomber. This beer has a wonderful malt backbone from the use of dark English crystal malt and spicy fresh rye malt. It is dry hopped with two varieties of American hops for a crisp, refreshing flavor.... View Article

Cascade Kriek Ale

Cascade Brewing / Raccoon Lodge & Brewpub Portland, OR Available: CA, FL, IN, MA, NY, PA, SC, OR, WA Located in Portland, OR, Cascade Brewing is an award-winning brewer of Northwest-Style sour ales. The brewery has more than 400 oak barrels that once held wine, port, sherry or whiskey, now filled with sour base beers... View Article

Steel Toe Stout

Ska Brewing Co. Durango, CO Available: AZ, CO, IL, KS, MO, NC, NE, NM, TX Steel Toe is one of Ska Brewing Company’s most decorated beers with 12 national and international medals including 3 GABF medals and a World Beer Cup. ABV: 5.4 ABW: 4.32 Color: 41 Bitterness: 15 Original gravity: 1073

AMA Bionda

Amarcord Brewery Apecchio, Italy Available: CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KT, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VT, VA Brewed by Amarcord Brewery (Birra Amarcord) in the small medieval town of Apecchio, Italy, AMA Bionda is a beer made specifically for the Italian dinner... View Article

Monk’s Indiscretion

Sound Brewery Poulsbo, WA Available: WA Sound Brewery is the dream project realized for five like-minded individuals with a common goal: To make and distribute the types of beers that we’ve been buying, searching for, imagining, brewing and enjoying for decades. ABV: 10 ABW: 7.96 Color: n/a Bitterness: n/a Original gravity: n/a

Northstar Imperial Porter

Twisted Pine Brewing Co. Boulder, CO Available: CO, FL, LA, NE, NM, MO, TX Twisted Pine Brewing Co. is driven by innovation and experimentation in brewing. We are inspired by our employees and promise to produce a high quality, all-natural product. We pride ourselves on customer satisfaction, community service and socially conscious, ethical business practices.... View Article

Imperial Stout

Nøgne Ø – Det Kompromissløse Bryggeri Grimstad, Norway Available: All states, except AR, MS, TX When Nøgne Ø was founded 10 years ago it was not with commercial intentions. It was all about the love of beer. Today, though things have changed and there are salaries to pay and budgets targets to meet, we have... View Article

Hefe-Weizen Dark

Erdinger Erding, Germany Imported by: Erdinger USA Littleton, CO Erdinger dark hefeweizen is a traditional bottle-fermented German wheat beer. ABV: 5.5 ABW: 4.4 Color: n/a Bitterness: n/a Original gravity: n/a

Provo Girl Pilsner

Salt Lake Brewing Co. Salt Lake City, UT Available: UT In the Bavarian tradition, this golden-hued Pilsner is brewed with German variety Magnum hops then lagered for 30 days. ABV: 4 ABW: 3.18 Color: n/a Bitterness: n/a Original gravity: n/a

Flagraiser IPA

Somerville Brewing Co. Somerville, MA Available: DE, MD, VA Slumbrew is the research and development brand and concept of Somerville Brewing Company. Our mission is to brew unique, ingredient-driven beers that challenge common notions of what a beer should taste like. ABV: ABW: Color: Bitterness: Original gravity:

Milk Stout

Lancaster Brewing Co. Lancaster, PA Available: DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA By producing Lancaster’s first commercially brewed beer in nearly 40 years, Lancaster Brewing Company has reawakened a rich and colorful brewing history. In 1995, Lancaster Malt Brewing opened and brought back the popularity of Lancaster-brewed beer. ABV: 7.9 ABW: n/a Color: n/a Bitterness: n/a... View Article

Grand Cru

Brasserie St-Feuillien Le Rœulx, Belgium Available: AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TX, VT, VA, WA, WI, WY Grand Cru is a speciality beer carefully crafted by Belgium’s St... View Article