In case you missed it, we are now pouring the Philadelphia Philsner. This “red pilsner” is a crisp, hoppy brew with a moderate malt balance. It goes really well with spicy food and is just $3 AT ALL TIMES – while the Phillies are still in the playoffs.
Also, we are proud to pour the delicious Saison Vatour from McKenzie Brewhouse. It recently won GABF Gold! Come in a try some. You won’t be disappointed.
Bad news/good news. Scheduling issues and the release of the Philsner have precluded production of Oktoberfest and our Sly Fox collaborative brew. The Philsner is not far from what Brian O’Reilly and I had planned to brew, though (a hoppy session beer with German roots brewed with German and English ingredients, fermented at ale temperature). Some good news is that our Harvest Ale is sort of a hoppy festbier that is tasting fine and Novemberfest is in the fermenter (another hoppy-ish fest-like brew with more bready, biscuit flavors than the Harvest Ale – higher ABV and lower IBU’s). We are also going to be tapping another Prism Beer Company prototype next week – a spiced Amber Ale. But, the really good news is that a grain shipment should be delivered Monday or Tuesday that includes ingredients to brew The Emperor’s New Clothes (Tripel), The Loch Ness Monster (strong Scotch Ale) and, after much too long a delay, Raspberry Mead Ale. We’ve been experimenting with the low alcohol beers for a while, but it’s clear that many of our fans miss the stronger beers that had become our forte over the years. I expect to keep the ABV’s up for a while, following through the winter with East Coast IPA, Holiday Cheer, Winterfest, an , if things go as planned, a 2009 Barleywine. Also, I’d like to brew Double Thunder, the Grim Reaper, the Weizenheimer and a Belgian Quad in 2010. Feel free to post a comment with any suggestions for long, lost GLI specialty brews (Olde Curmudgeon, XSB, Hopeweizen, Malted Oat Stout, for example).
Cheers!