Upstreet releases Kettle Soured IPA

(Charlottetown, PE) - In honour of International IPA Day Upstreet Craft Brewing is releasing Island Hopspitality 2017 coming in at  4.5% ABV and 10 IBU. 
The beer they have made is a hazy, sour, and hoppy and technically might classify as a Kettle Soured New England Session IPA, as they have become fameous for untraditional. Upstreet says "Using a light pilsner-base malt in combination with equal parts wheat, oats, and light crystal, lends some nice body and residual sweetness to an otherwise thin beer. This was soured in the kettle using naturally-occurring lactobacillus from grain in a 2-step 72-hr process. For the "IPA" part , we generously hopped using our new double-whirlpool and double-dry hopping techniques, derived for Go Devil, with Centennial, Azacca and Sorachi Ace."
It is their first full-batch sour and will be releasing it on Thursday August 3rd at opening. 

MBR July 28, 2017 - New Brunswick/PEI Edition

Welcome to the final Maritime Beer Report for New Brunswick and PEI. 

Les Brasseurs du Petit-Sault are celebrating their 3rd anniversary at the Petit-Sault Beer Garden, starting at noon from August 2nd to 6th. They have got a few surprises that will be revealed over the week end. 

Celtic Knot Brewing has two more beers on tap for growler fills at the new brewery. For Shore - Session IPA and Monkey Town - mango pale ale are on this week end.

Loyalist City Brewing announced the next release in their summer beer series. Peach Giant is an unfiltered berliner weisse that is literally packed to the brim with fresh peaches. Peach Giant is a tart German style Berliner Weisse that pours a hazy orange pint with a persistent white head that gives off a tremendous peach aroma. The sweet flavor and aroma of peach is complimented by a light doughy sweetness from the mix of German wheat and pilsner malt used in the mash. The mash is soured using their house strain of four different lactobacillus species resulting in a complex and refreshing sour profile that compliments the stone fruit flavor. After the initial fermentation has completed, they pile as much peach as they can into the fermentor and allow it to referment before cold crashing and kegging. The result is a light bodied sessionable summer beer that is bursting with peach flavor and aroma.
Brewed with 100% natural ingredients and left unfiltered this beer is best enjoyed fresh.

Railcar Brewing will be open Saturday July 29th from 10 AM to 10 PM, stop by and check their new space out. Coffee will be on and they have some sweet treats available, sample some of their ales.

First Town Craft Beer Festival is happening on September 23, 2017 at the Best Western Plus Hotel and Conference Centre in Woodstock, NB. There will be over 20 craft beer, cider and mead vendors to try. Covered Bridge Chips will be there with a variety of flavors to sample. The River Restaurant will be serving up BBQ Delights for purchase.
General admission tickets are available for two time slots: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM and 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM. Tickets are $55.00 each, taxes included, and include a souvenir 4 oz tasting glass with a designated driver ticket available for  $15.00 that includes unlimited soft drinks.VIP Tickets are also available that gets you in an hour early, larger tasting glass and a short brewers education on the brewing process. Tickets are for sale now on eventbrite. 

Look for Hammond River Brewing to open next week after a short delay from their original date. 

Thanks for all the support. 

MBR July 28, 2017 - Nova Scotia Edition

Welcome to the final Maritime Beer Report for Nova Scotia. 

2 Crows Brewing released three beers this week all limited to glasses and flights only. Little Lightning is a golden mild brewed with Chris McDonald and Ever-Wood is a DIPA conditioned on white wine oak, brewed in collaboration with Everwood Ave Brew Shop. The third beer released yesterday is Swan Fan Makkum, an APA, that has been absolutely loaded with Simcoe, Belma, Citra, and Hallertau Blanc hops and clocks in at 5% and 13 IBU. It is super juicy, bright, citrusy, and peachy. This particular was brewed for all the Tall Ships coming into town this weekend, as part of the Tall Sips celebration. The beer is named after a tall ship that our co-founder Mark worked on as a teenager, that was owned by his uncle. At the time, Swan Fan Makkum was the largest brigantine in the world, and it has since been sold to the Italian Navy where it is used as a training ship. The Tall Ship 'Wylde Swan', which is in Halifax this weekend, was also once owned by Mark's family. Might as well drink a beer to celebrate.

Chill Street Fresh Beer and Cider Market will be celebrating their Grand Opening weekend from July 28th to the 30th. It has been a month since they opened the doors. There will be a BBQ, entertainment, beer and food sampling, in-store specials and prize giveaways. There will be a short official ribbon cutting on Saturday, July 29th at 1:00 PM.

Good Robot Brewing says their Beta Brewsday next Tuesday will feature King in the North (End), a Game of Thrones-themed Black IPA brewed by staff members Chris Jonarchy and Kelly Costello. The 4.5%ABV and 55 IBU Black IPA features Simcoe, Chinook hops and Horton Ridge 2 row and Maris Otter malt. 

Propeller Brewing continues their cask nights tonight at 5 PM with Cascade American Pale Ale naturally carbonated and dry hopped in the cask with Nelson Sauvin and Falconer's Flight hops. There's only 20L so show up early before it's all gone. 

Unfiltered Brewing hits two this week end and they will be celebrating on Saturday. Look for 

• Commissar RIS bottles for sale (both Friday and Sat)
• Flat Black Jesus Nitro Stout on tap
• 1-1-9 Barley Wine (2015 barrel aged) on tap
• Double Orange Ale DIPA on tap
• Exile On North Street IPA on tap
• Sour MF Cherry Sour on tap
• Deity DIPA on tap
• Play With Fire Smoked Black Lager on tap
• Daytimer Dry-hopped Berliner Weisse on tap
• Twelve Years To Zion DIPA on tap
• Hoppy Fingers APA on tap
• Special menu from 6 pm

Thanks for all the support.