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Lagunitas Hop | Non-Alcoholic Hoppy Refresher – IPA Inspired

May 21, 2019 Jason | Kraken

Lagunitas Hop | Non-Alcoholic Hoppy Refresher – IPA Inspired.

It tastes like you should not be allowed to drink this at work!

Stay safe this Memorial Day weekend and add Lagunitas IPA inspired non-alcoholic Hoppy Refresher to your cooler.

Zero Alcohol-Carbs-Calories-Gluten… the only “buzz” on this beverage is about how good it is!

From https://www.lagunitas.com/story/hoppy-refresher:

This IPA-inspired sparkling beverage is a fresh take on an old tradition … a zero-alcohol, zero-carbohydrate, and zero-calorie refreshment, made using everything we know about hops. It’s a variation on a theme of 25 years of edgy brewing at the edge of brewing. Beer listens!

– Zero Alcohol
– Zero Carbs
– Zero Calories
– Zero Gluten
– Zero Sugar

An IPA-Inspired Beverage:

Lagunitas Hoppy Refresher is a fresh take on an old tradition … An IPA-inspired refreshment that’s zero-alcohol, zero-carbohydrate, and zero-calorie, made using everything we know about hops. It’s chock-full of Citra, Equinox, and Centennial hops, as well as some natural flavors and a pinch brewer’s yeast to biotransform-ate the hops to just the right flavor.

What is biotransformation? Brewmonster Jeremy Marshall put it best: “Yeast biotransforms the existing hop terpenes into more desirable terpenes. You need yeast to liberate the hop flavors, and that’s the most important thing that we know from making IPAs, and we leveraged it in making Hoppy Refresher.” Whatever that means…

So what about Hoppy Refresher? Jeremy Marshall describes it as “refreshing on its own… it fills that ‘Oh, I want to have an IPA, but it’s 9:30 in the morning and I’m out of IPAs’ kind of thing.”

Try Hoppy Refresher on its own for a beer-like tasting experience (without the alcohol, of course), or mix it with your favorite spirit to add a hoppy zing to your cocktail game! Jeremy says, “Think of it like a club soda… with soul. Lots of soul. Like Rick James and James Brown. Rick Brown.”

It’s a variation on a theme of 25 years of edgy brewing at the edge of brewing. Cheers!

Government Warming: (1) According to the Sturgeon General, this beverage is A-OK for operating light, medium, and heavy machinery, potable for preggos, and completely safe for driving, flying, or teleportation. (12) It’s pretty much good wherever, whenever, maybe even on the moon…

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Lawson’s Finest Liquids | Triple Sunshine IPA | Double Sunshine IPA | Sip of Sunshine IPA | Super Session IPA | The Space in Between

May 10, 2019 Jason | Kraken

Rain & ‘Sunshine’ means a rainbow of Lawson’s Finest Liquids beer today! Shimmy on over!

Triple Sunshine IPA | 10.5% ABV
Double Sunshine IPA | 8% ABV
Sip of Sunshine IPA | 8% ABV
The Space in Between | 5% ABV
Super Session #8 IPA | 4.8% ABV

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Lawson’s Finest Liquids | Sugarhouse IPA | The Space in Between | Sip of Sunshine | Super Session 8

May 3, 2019 Jason | Kraken

Lawson’s Finest Liquids | Sugarhouse IPA | The Space in Between | Sip of Sunshine | Super Session 8

Fresh batch of Lawson’s sensational suds in attendance – come by and snag yours while you can!

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Upper Pass | Cloud Drop Double IPA | Fred’s Red Ale | First Drop APA | Hip 2 The Hops | Moove on Up Milk Stout

April 10, 2019 Jason | Kraken

Upper Pass | Cloud Drop Double IPA | Fred’s Red Ale | First Drop APA | Moove on Up Milk Stout | Photo Credit: Beverage Warehouse Joe

5 Beers from Upper Pass in stock… fresh (as always because it never lasts…) Cloud Drop Double IPA, First Drop Pale Ale, Moove on Up Stout | Hip 2 The Hops IPA and NEW Fred’s Red Ale – A Hoppy Red Vermont Ale!

(Photograph by Joe)

Fred’s Red Ale –

Hoppy Red Vermont Ale
5.9% ABV
35 IBU’s
$12.99 / 4pk 16oz Cans

Cloud Drop –

Double IPA
8% ABV
60 IBU’s
$15.99 / 4pk 16oz Cans

First Drop –

American Pale Ale
5.9% ABV
65 IBU’s
$12.99 / 4pk 16oz Cans

Moove on Up –

Milk Stout
5.9% ABV
30 IBU’s
$12.99 / 4pk 16oz Cans

Hip 2 The Hops | H2H#5 –

India Pale Ale | H2H#5
6.5% ABV
$14.79 / 4pk 16oz Cans

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Putney Mountain Spirits Liqueur Tasting | Fri 4/5 4-6pm

March 24, 2019 Jen

Putney Mountain Spirits grew out of a creative impulse to make superlative spirits, worthy of devotion by the most discerning palates. Putney Spirits reflect the same style and exacting attention to flavor as Putney Mountain Wines. They are achieved in small batches by enlisting the best, freshest and most local ingredients. Along with the finest ingredients comes the magic in the distillery, making their products a brilliant success with consumers, restauranteurs and mixologists.

On Friday April 5th, swing by the Bevie from 4:00 – 6:00 pm to try the lovely lineup of Putney Spirits:

PUTNEY SIMPLY MAPLE

Simply Maple liqueur embodies two signature Vermont ingredients: pure Vermont Maple Syrup and Vermont apple brandy. Beginning with a whiff of apple, the experience blossoms into the full rich flavor of Vermont’s medium amber maple syrup and is followed by a lingering maple/apple finish with a warm brandy glow. It captures the quintessential Vermont taste.

PUTNEY VERMONT CASSIS

Vermont Cassis liqueur is a richly flavorful and aromatic spirit that is both tart and sweet. Its unique blend of fresh black currants, blueberries and raspberries creates a complexity, richness and extraordinary aroma. Crafted from a luxurious blend of locally grown fruit, this rich liqueur features an intense, complex flavor and finishes with the tartness characteristic of blackcurrant.

PUTNEY SIMPLY GINGER

Simply Ginger liqueur is a sensationally aromatic spirit that is both spicy and sweet. Flavored with fresh young local ginger, Simply Ginger is the perfect spirit for sipping straight up, over ice and for creative mixology in cocktails such as a Moscow Mule, Ginger Royale, Ginger Martini, or Ginger Margarita.

PUTNEY SIMPLY CHOCOLATE

Bold and smooth, Simply Chocolate starts with intense cocoa notes and finishes with a light bite of alcohol. A luxurious dark liqueur, rich and well-balanced, Simply Chocolate is created from the finest French cacao nibs in collaboration with Tavernier Chocolates. It is enjoyed cold and warm, straight up and in craft cocktails. Unlike other chocolate liqueurs, Simply Chocolate is a pure dark chocolate flavor with a light brandy finish that appeals to the sophisticated taste of chocolate connoisseurs. It is neither overly sweet nor under-flavored.