by Joan Wilkerson Hoffmann | Dec 25, 2019 | Blog, Breweries, Local Beer
A weekly roundup of local and craft beer that can be found around the area on tap, in bottles, or in cans. These are not beer reviews and should be used for entertainment purposes only.
Rhubarb Ginger Saison: 6.6% A refreshing take on their house saison, this iteration features earthy rhubarb and bright, zippy ginger.
Apple Pie Honey Lager: 6.1% Caramelized apples and spice make this the definition of dessert in a glass!
St. Stan’s Baltic Porter: 8% From the brewery: The perfect fall pour comes from Poland, where Slavic brewmasters adopted the dark art of London porter, but refined it with German lager techniques, creating a sweet, smooth, less burnt-tasting dark beer. It’s a heavenly balance of milk chocolatey malts with crisp noble hops, perfect for the cooling weather.
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Weather Permitting: 6.4% From the brewery: This cherry lime sour exhibits a pleasant tartness that is complemented with copious amounts of fruit.
To Be Awake: 7.4% From the brewery: A double-ish stout with chocolate and coffee twice and a heaping dose of oats. Sweet mocha in this piece.
A Wee in the Woods: 9.5% From Head Brewer Dani, “our classic wee heavy lovingly aged for 9 months in first use Woodford reserve whiskey barrels. Delicate notes of raising and plum shine through an oaky finish that sips a fine whiskey.”
by Joan Wilkerson Hoffmann | Dec 19, 2019 | Blog, Community, Local Beer
Shopping for the beer drinker in your life can be tricky. Their tastes are fickle. They’re constantly purging glassware, but the next time you turn around they’ve bought four new ones. You may as well forget about t-shirts, hoodies, and other wearables. As a pain-in-the-ass beer drinker myself, I’m here to tell you what I’ve found a lot of us look forward to these days—experiences.
Here’s what I might like if I were asking for anything. (*ahem* Santa? Are you listening?)
Wilmington Ale Trail Passport
This website disguised as an app is the coolest way for your out-of-town buddies or relatives to explore the area. The passport has three options: 24-hour for $15, 3-Day for $20, or the annual option for $40. Whichever option you choose, you will receive $5 vouchers at over 22 local breweries, bottle shops, bars, and restaurants so you and your friends can experience all of the great craft beer that the greater Wilmington area has to offer.
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Marchtoberfest
Have you ever been entered to win a trip to Germany just for buying tickets to a beer fest? Heck, when were you last entered to win A TRIP TO OKTOBERFEST at all? Never? Same. The inaugural Marchtoberfest is a good old fashioned German beer festival, featuring 40+ North Carolina breweries, plus German wine and food. Oh! And did I mention you’re entered to win a trip for two to Munich for Oktoberfest including airfare, lodging, and admission to Oktoberfest ? Two trips for two will be given away the day of the festival. One trip for general admission and one for VIP admission.
Use the code STOCKINGSTUFFER to take $10 off – now through Christmas day. https://marchtoberfestilm.com/
Port City Brew Bus
Do you have that friend who’s always been talking about “getting more into beer” or “learning more about beer” or “thinking about opening a brewery/bottle shop/bar”? A great way for that friend to educate themselves is on the Port City Brew Bus. Multiple stops filled with samples, info sessions that cover different parts of the brewing process & ingredients, plus an incredibly knowledgeable tour guide will certainly satiate anyone’s thirst for knowledge…and beer.
Use code SANTABEER to save 10% off on gift card and tour purchases. http://portcitybrewbus.com/
Cape Fear Craft & Cuisine
You have a friend or family member who considers themselves a “foodie.” They are constantly pouring over cookbooks and food-focused instagram content. The friend who is constantly asking questions when you’re out at dinner. That friend deserves to experience the Port City’s premier food and beer pairing event, Cape Fear Craft & Cuisine. A 25-course pairing menu invites foodies and beer connoisseurs alike to explore North Carolina’s prolific beer scene alongside Wilmington’s finest food—all during sunset at the beautiful Airlie Gardens. No code is needed to snag the stocking-stuffer deal which is two tickets and no transaction fees, a savings of $24 off the regular general admission price. This deal is only good through Christmas.
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by Joan Wilkerson Hoffmann | Dec 17, 2019 | Blog, Breweries, Local Beer
A weekly roundup of local and craft beer that can be found around the area on tap, in bottles, or in cans. These are not beer reviews and should be used for entertainment purposes only.
Lucid Haze: 7% From the brewery, “This Hazy IPA is bursting with aroma characteristics of Peach, Pineapple & Tangerine. The malt character is light & smooth in order to let the citrus notes shine without having too much bitterness. Finish is smooth and quaffable.”
Narwhal Nectar: 4.6% From the brewery, “A Berliner Weiss so juicy, you’ll question it’s existence. The tropical aroma will entice you into your first smooth sips of sweet mango and guava balanced by a tart finish. Take a stab at our fruit filled Berliner, but don’t break your tooth.”
Book of the Void: 7.2% An IPA brewed with Citra, Idaho 7, and Vic’s Secret.
House Blend: 4.6%: Bright aromas of coffee and caramel malt combined with delicate pumpkin pie spices create a soft, mellow lager. Pumpkin beer skeptics should delight in this beer and celebrate its dry, coffee-forward finish.
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Makai Brewing Company
Powehi: 7.2% From the brewery, “Powehi means “embellished dark source of unending creation”. This beer is a cross between a black IPA with floral and earthy hop profile and the dark malts of a stout or porter.”
Darth Mole: 6.5% A dark, roasty stout that’s perfect for the cooler temperatures.
by Joan Wilkerson Hoffmann | Dec 12, 2019 | Blog, Breweries, Local Beer
Paper Cranes: 6.2% From the brewery, “Paper Cranes was conditioned on over 1 pound per gallon of fresh pineapple and is dry-hopped with Mosaic.” Fresh to enjoy on draft and in 16oz cans.
Rhymes With Orange: 8.2% This Blood Orange Milkshake IPA brewed with 14lbs of blood orange per barrel is a 8.2% crusher. Grab your 4-packs today!
Tiny Tim’s Vanilla Java Porter: 6.9% Head Brewer Christopher says, “Cure all your humbugs with our irresistible Christmas creation. This dark, luscious porter is smooth as silk. 24 gallons of French Vanilla coffee transform the beer into a winter latte wonderland. You’ll love the mellow mocha body and semi-sweet, velvety vanilla. A coffee treat in craft beer form. God bless us, every one!”
Christmas Pants: 8.4% A winter warmer brewed with sweet orange peel, sorghum, mace, and cinnamon.
2019 Belgian Chocolate Stout: 7.8% This Holiday Brew is aged on Dominican Cacao and conditioned in the bottle.
Admirals Amber: 7.3% Made with medium toasted french oak spirals and vanilla beans aged in whiskey.
by Joan Wilkerson Hoffmann | Dec 4, 2019 | Blog, Breweries, Local Beer
When I sat down to list what Waterline—The Brewery Under the Bridge—is best known for I realized very quickly that the list was very long. My personal favorite event is their annual Oktoberfest. If you haven’t been before, it’s a riot, complete with an oom-pah band, traditional German fare, a stein holding competition and so much more. There’s nothing quite like mowing down a couple of fresh, hot pretzels along with a couple (or couple too many) of Brewer Dani’s fabulous Oktoberfest brew.
This weekend is a celebration of the brewery’s 4th anniversary. I asked co-owner Rob Robinson what shape the weekend would take and what he’s excited about. Here’s what he had to say.
“We decided to spread our 4th anniversary party out over a couple of days, encompassing local music and our first bottle release on Friday night, Dec 6th, and then our more traditional anniversary and beginning of the holiday season party on Saturday, Dec 7th!
For beers, on Friday night we’re doing our first ever bottle release and some awesome rock and roll local music! For our bottle release we’ve got about 50 bomber size bottles of vintage 2017 (bottled in 2018) Whiskey Barrel Tripel which is our Waterline Tripel that was aged for 6 months or so in Jack Daniels’ barrels. It’s turned out beautifully with the whiskey notes complementing the traditional Belgian tripel flavors. We’re combining them with commemorative beer snifter style glasses to make for a very cool combination.
Also we’ve brewed a small batch of our Waterline Red…at 7.4% we’re calling it Big Red and we’ll tap it Friday. Then on Saturday we’ve brewed a big version of our flagship Kolsch, an (Imperial) Kolsch if you will that comes in at 9% ABV, and also a couple of sixtels of Kolsch we’ve aged on tequila oak chips…so Kolsch Three Ways: Original, (Imperial), and Tequila Aged. Oh, and if that’s not enough, on Saturday we’re also tapping a barrel aged version of our Wee Heavy…it’s a Wee in the Woods version that was aged for 9 months in Woodford Reserve bourbon barrels. It’s delicious.
For music, our friend and local guitar legend Justin Cody Fox has pulled together some of his musician friends and guitarists for a one night special show. We’ll have onstage Justin, Mason Keck (Jive Mother Mary), Tommy Brothers (Machine Gun, Greenhouse, Medusa Stone) and Worth Weaver (He Is Legend, Medusa Stone). Rounding out the band is the rhythm section Seth Aldridge on drums and Dave Morse on bass. They’ve promised to play some legendary music of Eric Johnson, Joe Satriani, Pink Floyd, ZZ Top, Stevie Ray Vaughn and more. It’s going to be awesome.
If that’s not enough, on Saturday night we’re having our traditional (for us) party that includes an ugly sweater contest and the annual lighting of our very own Leg Lamp (yep…the classic 80’s movie A Christmas Story is one of our favorites). We’re also supporting some important local charities by hosting their annual oyster roast fundraiser. Every year the Cape Fear Area Doulas, NC Midwifery Education, Regulation, and Association and the NC Chapter of the National Association of Certified Professional Midwives hold a special soccer tournament during the day and then we’re hosting the oyster roast fundraiser afterwards…so it’s really 2 parties in one!”
When I asked Robinson about where he thinks the brewery success has stemmed from.
“We’ve worked hard to make sure that we’re open and welcoming to everyone both in the taproom and we try to give back to our local community as much as we can! We host lots of different fundraisers, we’ve sponsored local sports teams and events, and we support our local musicians and music scene with lots of live music, festivals, and album and video release parties! Oh yes, the beer, too, as we’ve been involved with the local Cape Fear Craft Beer Alliance from the beginning! We’ve wrapped all of that up into our Anniversary Weekend Cheers to 4 Years Celebrations!”
