Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Hope you still have all your fingers

Well, another holiday has come and gone, only two months until Labor Day.

BELLS OBERON 5 LITER MINI KEGS should be in sometime late this week. This will be VERY limited, if you would like to get one, please call the store and reserve yours now, 816-942-8523 (ask for Jeremy, Phil, or Kevin). It will be in the $20 range. DON'T MISS OUT!

In other news.....


After a long stint of a lack of Samuel Adams products being offered on the Missouri side, things are looking up. First it was Double Bock, then Black Lager, followed by a new variety pack that includes their Brown Ale....

and now THE PATRIOT COLLECTION:





Traditional Ginger Honey Ale is an authentic brew that can be traced back to the ginger brews of the late 1700s. In fact, records show that Thomas Jefferson and his wife brewed 15 gallons of ginger beer with fresh lemons and honey every two weeks for daily consumption. Following that tradition, Samuel Adams Traditional Ginger Honey Ale is a highly effervescent beer that is brewed with authentic ingredients from the colonial era, such as fresh ginger puree, lemon peel and wildflower honey. Pale golden in color, the brew has a subtle maltiness with a floral, sweet honey finish. The sweetness of the Traditional Ginger Honey Ale is the perfect partner for sweet and spicy foods alike. We recommend pairing it with a glazed honey ham, Chinese spareribs or baklava.


James Madison Dark Wheat Ale pays tribute to Madison, who found brewing so important that he considered a proposal for a national brewery in Washington, DC. While this vision never came to fruition, the brewers at Samuel Adams are honoring his passion by creating the James Madison Dark Wheat Ale. This dark, cloudy brew features malted barley, hand-smoked by our brewers, to replicate the brewing style of Madison on his Virginia estate. To ensure authenticity, the brewers at Samuel Adams hand-smoked the malt with red and white oak from a forest in Orange County, VA, on land once owned by James Madison. This wood is what Madison would have used himself to smoke the grain. The result is a beer that is deep mahogany in color with a slight smoky finish. The brew also features a rich, creamy head and notes of cocoa, toffee and dates. This brew pairs perfectly with grilled chicken, salmon, swordfish or bread pudding.


George Washington Porter celebrates the patriot's favorite type of beer. In fact, Washington felt so strongly that there should be an American porter that he adopted and encouraged a policy of buying only American-brewed beer, rather than imported British beer. Following Washington's passion for quality American beers, the brewers at Samuel Adams have created a full-bodied beer with sweet, earthy flavors and savory notes. Brewed with licorice, a proprietary hand-smoked malt and almost a pound of East Kent Goldings hops per barrel, our George Washington Porter has a deep, black walnut color and toasted malt taste, with notes of molasses, toffee, cocoa and dates. The sweet, savory flavor of barbecue chicken or the hot Cajun spices of blackened fish are the perfect complements to the burnt but sweet notes of this brew.


1790 Root Beer Brew honors The Boston Beer Company's namesake, Samuel Adams. As a tribute to the patriot, the final beer of the collection is a hard root beer, the type of brew Samuel Adams would have brewed and enjoyed. Named after the year when hard root beers soared in popularity with colonial drinkers, the brew features ingredients such as blackstrap molasses, sassafras root bark, dried wintergreen and licorice. All ingredients are authentic to the colonial era and are consistent with the innovative style of New England brewers like Samuel Adams. 1790 Root Beer Brew is an intensely aromatic beer, which features a chestnut brown color and finishes with a hint of vanilla and honey. We recommend pairing this beer with fried chicken or clams, pizza or as an ingredient in a creamy root beer float with vanilla ice cream.

Read more about this special release here

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