tease

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new belgium is sending me press releases
about beers that we can't get yet in british columbia
such a tease!
(oh, they're coming... sooner rather than later... but in the meantime, i drool)

New Belgium’s Newest Lips of Faith and Hop Kitchen Releases
Now Available in Select Markets
French Aramis, Yuzu Berliner Weisse and Coconut Curry Hefeweizen Salute the Onset of Fall
Ft. Collins, Colo., July 31, 2013 –New Belgium Brewing offers up three new bold and beautiful beers available now through Fall with its Lips of Faith and Hop Kitchen portfolios. From the boundary-defying Lips of Faith series come two new selections: Yuzu Berliner Weisse and Coconut Curry Hefeweizen; French Aramis is the latest release in the Hop Kitchen line-up.
Yuzu is an imperial Berliner Weisse ale with yuzu juice. Yuzu, a citrusy and bold fruit, is paired with sour Berliner Weiss to create this unique beer. It’s brewed with pale malt and wheat and acidified with Lacto Bacillus, delivering a light, dry mouthfeel and tart, tropical refreshment. Yuzu is 8% ABV.
Coconut Curry Hefeweizen has been popular among home brewers for years, including the legendary Charlie Papazian and the 2010 National Homebrewer Remi Bonnart, who helped bring this latest selection to life. The aroma is big and bold, offering coconut and curry tones alongside a hint of banana from the hefe yeast. The vast spice list carries a bit of heat, including cinnamon, coriander, fenugreek, ginger, kaffir lime and cayenne pepper, but the alcohol soothes the finish. ABV is 8%.
The latest in New Belgium’s Hop Kitchen series, French Aramis is a drier IPA, brewed with Aramis hops to create an aroma of fresh cut flowers and garden herbs. ABV is 6.7% and 74 IBUs. This is the second of four Hop Kitchen brews, distributed in 22-ounce bottles and on draft in select markets.
“The newest Lips of Faith selections are chock-full of confident and exciting flavors that epitomize the series’ ability to push boundaries,” said New Belgium Assistant Brewmaster, Grady Hull. “Our Hop Kitchen beers embrace the hoppier side of things and the dry-hopping in the French Aramis gives it a nice tea leaf type quality.”
To find New Belgium beers near you, use the New Belgium Libation Location tool:http://www.newbelgium.com/beer.aspx. Pricing varies by location. You can also follow New Belgium on Facebook athttp://www.facebook.com/newbelgium and Twitter @NewBelgium.



 

About New Belgium Brewing Company
New Belgium Brewing, makers of Fat Tire Amber Ale and a host of Belgian-inspired beers, is recognized as one of Outside Magazine’s Best Places to Work and one of the Wall Street Journal’s Best Small Businesses. The 100% employee-owned brewery is a Platinum-level Bicycle Friendly Business as designated by the League of American Bicyclists, and one of World Blu’s most democratic U.S. businesses. In addition to Fat Tire, New Belgium brews eight year-round beers; Ranger IPA, Rampant Imperial IPA, Shift Pale Lager, Sunshine Wheat, 1554 Black Ale, Blue Paddle Pilsener, Abbey Belgian Ale and Trippel. Learn more at www.newbelgium.com.

 
(if that is a hop tea towel, i want it! - if it isn't, i want someone to make me one!)

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