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Thursday
Jul192012

Brick's Beer News: The K&L Beer is Coming!

By Bryan Brick | K&L Beer Buyer

Hey All,

Lots of pieces of info here so bear with me.

First of all I will be hosting another event at Gourmet Haus Staudt on Saturday, July 28th at 6pm. For those of you that came last time it will be the same story. For those of you that did not here is the scoop. Volker, Maryanne and the gang at GHS are letting me take over 6 of the taps to pour some weird, unusual and delicious beers for you all. No need to make reservations just swing on by and will have some great beers to pour all of you. As of right now the following beers are confirmed:

Upright Offen Weisse—A totally delicious wheat beer that doesn’t have so much of the yeasty/banana flavor

Mikkeller K:rlek—An awesome Pale Ale with multiple hops, wheat malt and oat flakes

Æppeltrow Winery “Orchard Oriole” Perry—Part of their “Songbird” collection, this is bone dry, tannic and all of the pears come from their estate orchard.

These really are reason enough to swing by but we will be pouring even more cool stuff, I’ll keep you posted.

Second - good news! - the K&L Beer is coming. We are beginning the label approval process and getting it in bottles soon. For those of you that don’t know about this it is a beer that Rodger Davis, formerly of Drake’s and Triple Rock and soon to be of his own brewery—Faction, made for us. It is a Belgian Strong Ale that he added some wild yeast to and aged in our first Buffalo Trace barrel. It is really tasty stuff. I’ll keep you all posted on its ETA.

Thirdly we have a massive amount of new cool beer and cider. Here is the list, below. Rememer, you can browse our complete beer inventory in real time on KLWines.com. Use the text search tool to locate a specific beer or browse by region. If you can't find what you're looking for, please email me: bryanbrick@klwines.com.

8 Wired "Fresh Hop Wired" Imperial IPA, New Zealand 500ml $9.99

8 Wired/Nøgne Ø "Ø for Awesome" Imperial IPA, New Zealand 500ml $10.99

AEppelTreow Winery "Appely Brut" Sparkling Cider, Wisconsin 750ml $14.99

AEppelTreow Winery "Appely Doux" Semi-Brut Cider, Wisconsin 750ml $14.99

AEppelTreow Winery "Barn Swallow" Draft Cider, Wisconsin 750ml $9.99

AEppelTreow Winery "Kinglet" Bitter Cider, Wisconsin 750ml $11.99

Baird Brewing "Rising Sun" Pale Ale, Japan 12oz $4.99

Birrificio Ticinese "Bad Attitude Bootlegger" Common Ale with Coriander, Italy 330ml $5.99

Birrificio Ticinese "Bad Attitude Hippie" Pilsner Wine, Italy 330ml $5.99

Birrificio Ticinese "Bad Attitude Two Penny" Imperial Porter, Italy 330ml $5.99

Boulder Beer Co. "Hazed & Infused" Pale Ale, Colorado 22oz $4.29

Boulder Beer Co. "Mojo" IPA, Colorado 22oz $4.29

Brasserie Fantome "Printemps" Saison Ale, Belgium 750ml $15.99

Brasserie Fantome Saison, Belgium 750ml $14.99

Brasserie Trois Dames "Fraicheur du Soir" Witbier, Switzerland 330ml $6.99

Brasserie Trois Dames "l'Amoureuse Blanche" Wild Ale aged in White Wine Barrels, Switzerland 330ml $6.99

Brasserie Trois Dames "l'Amoureuse Rouge" Wild Ale aged in Red Wine Barrels, Switzerland 330ml $7.99

Brasserie Trois Dames "La Sauvageonne" Wild Ale, Switzerland 750ml $21.99

Brasserie Trois Dames "Sainte Ni Touche" Barrel aged Scottish Ale, Switzerland 750ml $18.99

BrasserieThiriez "Extra" Saison, France 750 ml $11.99

Brouwerij 't Gaverhopke "Singing Blonde" Blonde Ale, Belgium 330ml $5.99

Brouwerij De Molen "Tsarina Esra" Imperial Porter, Netherlands 330ml $9.99

Brouwerij De Troch "Hopdraeck" Belgian IPA, Belgium 330ml $4.49

Brouwerij Drie Fonteinen Oude Gueuze, Belgium 375ml $9.99

Brouwerij Drie Fonteinen Oude Kriek, Belgium 375ml $11.99

Deschutes Brewery/Hair of The Dog "Conflux-Collage" Strong Ale, Oregon 12oz (3 bottle limit per customer)$11.99

Dogfish Head "Urkontinent" Dubbel, Delaware 750ml $12.99

Jester King "Farmhouse Wytchmaker" Rye IPA, Texas 750ml $9.99

Knee Deep Brewing Co. "Hoptologist" Double IPA, California 22oz $7.99

Knee Deep Brewing Co. "Simtra" Triple IPA, California 22oz (2 bottle limit per customer) $9.99

Licher Lager, Germany 12oz $1.99

Mikkeller "Blondeaux" Belgian Blond with Rasperries aged in Sauterne Barrels, Denmark 330ml $16.99

Mikkeller "Palisade" Single Hop IPA, Denmark 330ml $5.49

Mikkeller/Cigar City "Barrel Aged Swinging Harry" Quad Brewed with Mango & Papaya, Belgium 750ml $29.99

Moonlight Meadery "Blossom" Cyser With Apples and Honey, New Hampshire 375ml $14.99

Moonlight Meadery "Paramour" Mead with Berries, New Hampshire 375ml $14.99

Moonlight Meadery "Sensual" Sweet Traditional Mead, New Hampshire 375ml $17.99

Oliver's Cider & Perry/Virtue Cider "Gold Rush" Cider, England 500ml $8.99

Pretty Things "Field Mouse's Farewell" Multi-Grain Ale, Massachusetts 22oz $8.99

Sierra Nevada/Russian River Brewing Co. "Brux" Domesticated Wild Ale, California 750ml (1 bottle per customer) $15.99

Stone Brewing Company Smoked Porter w/Chipotle Peppers, California 12oz (3 bottle limit) $2.49

Stone Brewing Company Smoked Porter w/Vanilla Bean, California 12oz (3 bottle limit) $2.49

Titanic Brewery "Captain Smith's" British Ale, England 500ml $6.49

Titanic Brewery "Pier 54" IPA, England 500ml $6.49

To Øl "Mochaccino Messiah" Brown Ale with Coffee, Denmark 750ml $14.99

To Øl "Ov-Ral" Imperial IPA with Wild Yeast, Denmark 330ml $6.99

Victory/Stone Brewing Company/Dogfish Head "Saison du Buff-Stone Bottling" Spiced Saison, California 12oz $3.19

Next beer post soon with the full tap list for the event at Gourmet Haus Staudt.

Cheers!

Bryan

 

Bryan Brick

K&L Wine Merchants

Redwood City

(650) 556-2758

bryanbrick@klwines.com

 

Monday
Jul022012

Brick's Beer News: Beer Tasting Friday 7/6 and New Arrivals

By: Bryan Brick | K&L Beer Buyer

Hey All,

In keeping with tradition we will be holding our Redwood City summer Beer tasting this week on Friday, July 6th from 5- 6:30pm. I’ll be pouring a selection of new beers in the Redwood City bar. Cost will be $10. Once the lineup is confirmed, I'll post it on the event link above. 

I highly recommend you all attend being that we may have some special releases available that night only for attendees of the tasting to enjoy...just sayin.’

In the meantime here are a few new beers we’ve received:

AleSmith "Nut Brown" English Brown Ale, California 22oz $4.99

2012 Avery Brewing Company "19th Anniversary" Belgian Style Triple, Colorado 22oz $8.49

Brasserie Bourganel "Biere au Miel de Chataignier" France 330ml $4.49

Brouwerij 't Gaverhopke "Singing Blonde" Blonde Ale, Belgium 330ml $5.99

Brouwerij De Molen "Op & Top" IPA, Netherlands 330ml $3.99

Devil's Canyon "California Sunshine" Rye IPA, California 16oz Cans $2.79

Drake's Brewing "Alpha Session" American Pale Ale, California 22oz $5.99

Evil Twin Brewing "Disco Beer-Red Cap" Imperial IPA Aged in Red Wine Barrels, Denmark 11.2oz $9.99

Evil Twin Brewing "Epilogue" Wine Barrel Aged "Monk Suffers" Danish Ale, Denmark 11.2oz $11.99

Evil Twin Brewing "Monk Suffers Serious Sugar Rush On Barbados" Danish Ale, Denmark 500ml $12.99

Frederic Gouison "Heritage 1900" Pays d'Othe Apple Cider, France 750ml $14.99

2012 Grand Teton Brewing "Snarling Badger" Berliner Weisse, Wyoming 750ml $9.99

Maui Brewing Company/Jolly Pumpkin "Sobrehumano Palena 'ole" Red Ale Brewed with Liliko'i and Cherries, Hawaii 12oz Can $2.79

New Belgium "Lips of Faith-Tart Lychee" Wild Ale, Colorado 22oz $8.49

Nøgne-Ø/Bridge Road Brewers "India-Style" Saison, Norway 500ml $8.99

2012 Sierra Nevada "Southern Hemisphere Harvest" Fresh Hop Ale, California 24oz $4.99

Stone Brewing "Vertical Epic 11.11.11" Belgian Strong Pale Ale, California 22oz $6.99

Stone Brewing Company Smoked Porter w/Chipotle Peppers, California 12oz (3 bottle limit) $2.49

Stone Brewing Company Smoked Porter w/Vanilla Bean, California 12oz (3 bottle limit) $2.49

2012 Stone Brewing Russian Imperial Stout, California 22oz $5.99

You can shop our entire Beer selection easily online - just follow this link and browse by category or use the word search tool to find a specific beer: K&L Beer Selection.

Will-Call Pick-up Reminder-CA customers: even if the beer isn't listed in stock in your local K&L, if you purchase online and choose Will Call pick-up at your K&L store of choice, we will transfer your beer for pick-up there at no extra charge!

Also, if there is something specific you are looking for or if you have any questions about any of our beers, please don't hesitate to contact me.  

Happy 4th of July and I hope to see a bunch of you at next week's tasting!

Cheers,

Bryan Brick

K&L Wine Merchants

Redwood City

(650) 556-2758

bryanbrick@klwines.com

Thursday
May312012

Brick's Beer Roundup 05/31/12: "An obscenely long list of cool new beers..."

By: Bryan Brick | K&L Beer Buyer

Hey All,

Things have been crazy busy around here and I sort of lost track of when I did my last inventory re-cap e-mail. So below you will find an obscenely long list of cool new beers. Also coming up soon is our next beer tasting which will be held on Friday, July 6th in Redwood City, hold that date. I know, I know it is July but it will be here sooner than you expect plus you really are not going to want to miss this tasting. I can’t say more than that right now but trust me on this one.

So here you go with the list:

21st Amendment Brewery "Bitter American" IPA, California 12oz Cans $1.59

Abbaye De Leffe Brune Ale, Belgium 11.2oz Bottles $1.79

2012 Almanac Beer Company "Spring" Bière de Mars with Fennel, California 750ml $15.99

Anchor Brewing Summer Beer, California 12oz $1.35

Baird Brewing "Rising Sun" Pale Ale, Japan 12oz $4.99

Ballast Point Brewing Company "Tounge Buckler" Imperial Red Ale, California 22oz $8.99

Birra Amiata "Contessa" IPA, Italy 750ml $15.99

Bootlegger's Brewery "Mountain Meadow" Herbed Blonde Ale, California 22oz $4.99

Bootlegger's Brewery "Rustic Rye" Rye IPA, California 22oz $5.99

Bottleworks 13th Anniversary Imperial Porter by Stone Brewery, California 22 oz $6.49

Brasserie Artisanale Du Flo "Cuveé Du Flo" Blonde Ale, Belgium 750ml $10.49

Brasserie Bourganel "Biere au Miel de Chataignier" France 330ml $4.49

Brasserie de Blaugies "Darbyste" Saison  Brewed With Figs, Belgium 750ml $11.99

Brasserie De La Senne "Brussels Calling" Belgian Pale Ale, Belgium 11.5oz $4.49

Brasserie Dieu du Ciel! "Aphrodite" Stout Brewed With Real Cocoa and Vanilla Beans, Canada 11.5oz $5.49

Brasserie Dieu du Ciel! "Péché Mortél" Imperial Coffee Stout, Canada 11.5oz $5.99

Brouwerij De Graal "Gember" Blond Ale Spiced with Ginger, Belgium 330ml $4.49

Brouwerij De Graal "Quest" Triple, Belgium 330ml $4.49

Brouwerij De Molen "Mooi & Meedogenloos" Dark Strong Ale, Netherlands 330ml $5.99

Brouwerij De Molen "Op & Top" IPA, Netherlands 330ml $3.99

Brouwerij De Ranke "Cuvee de Ranke," Belgium 750ml $15.99

Brouwerij De Ranke "Kriek De Ranke," Belgium 750ml $15.99

Brouwerij Van Viven Imperial IPA, Belgium 330ml $5.49

Brouwerij Van Viven Smoked Porter, Belgium 750ml $13.99

Brouwerij West Blonde, California 16.9oz $5.49

Buxton Brewery "Downfall" Golden Ale, England 500ml $5.99

Buxton Brewery "Kinder" Stout, England 500ml $6.99

Buxton Brewery "Sunset" ESB, England 500ml $6.99

Crabbies Ginger Beer $2.49

De Struise/Mikkeller "Elliot Brew" DIPA, Belgium 330ml $6.99

Dogfish Head "Aprihop," Delaware 12oz $2.75

Dogfish Head "Urkontinent" Dubbel, Delaware 750ml $12.99

Eagle Rock Brewery "Solidarity" Engligh Black Mild Ale, California 22oz $5.49

Firestone Walker "Wookey Jack" Black IPA, California 22oz $5.99

Frederic Gouison "Heritage 1900" Pays d'Othe Apple Cider, France 750ml $14.99

Golden Road Brewing "Point the Way", IPA Los Angeles 16oz Cans $1.99

2012 Goose Island "Sofie" Belgian Style Ale, Illinois 22oz $7.99

Grassroots Brewing "Wachu Saison" Saison Brewed With Spices and Brett, Denmark 11.2oz $10.99

Great Divide Brewing "Colette" Farmhouse Ale, Colorado 12oz $2.19

Gueuzerie Tilquin "à L'Ancienne" Oude Gueuze, Belgium, 750ml $22.99

HaandBryggeriet "Dark Force Reserva" Double Extreme Imperial Wheat Stout Aged In Akevitt Barrels, Norway 500ml $11.99

HaandBryggeriet "Sur Megge (Sour Bitch)" Wild Ale, Norway 500ml $11.99

HaandBryggeriet "Sweet & Sour," Norway 500ml $11.99

Hopfenstark Brewery "Ostalgia" Blonde Ale, Canada 11.2 oz $5.99

Jester King "Mad Meg" Farmhouse Provision Ale, Texas 750ml $11.99

Jolly Pumpkin "Baudelaire IO" Ale Brewed With Rose Hips, Rose Petals and Hibiscus, Michigan 750ml $15.99

Kulmbacher Brauerei "Edelherb" Pilsner, Germany 5L Mini-Kegs $27.99

Kulmbacher Brauerei "EKU" Pilsner, Germany 5L Mini-Kegs $27.99

Maui Brewing Company "La Perouse" Witbier, Hawaii 12oz Can $2.19

Mikkeller "Funky E*Star" Belgian Wild Ale, Denmark 750ml $14.99

Mikkeller "It's Alright" Wild Ale, Denmark 330ml $4.99

Mikkeller/Grassroots "Wheat Is The New Hops" White IPA, Belgium 330ml $5.99

New Belgian Brewery "Ranger" IPA, Colorado 16oz Cans $2.19

Ölvisholt Brugghús "Lava" Smoked Imperial Stout, Iceland 500ml $9.99

Oskar Blues "Deviant Dale's" IPA, Colorado 16oz $3.79

Port Brewing Company "6th Anniversary" DIPA, California 22oz $6.99

Pretty Things "Fluffy White Rabbits" Hoppy Tripel, Massachusetts 22oz $8.99

Pretty Things "X Ale February 22nd, 1945" English Mild, Massachusetts 22oz $7.99

Pretty Things "X Ale November 22nd, 1838" English Mild Ale, Massachusetts 22oz $8.99

Rogue Brewing "Voodoo Doughnut" Bacon Maple Ale, Oregon 750ml $12.99

Russian River Brewing Company "Salvation" Belgian Dark Strong Ale, California 375ml $8.99

2012 Sierra Nevada "Southern Hemisphere Harvest" Fresh Hop Ale, California 24oz $4.99

Timothy Taylor "Landlord" Strong Pale Ale, England 500ml $4.99

To Øl "Sleep Over" Coffee Imperial IPA, Denmark 330ml $6.99

Uinta Brewing "Birthday Suit" Sour Cherry Ale, Utah 750ml $14.99

Victory/Stone Brewing Company/Dogfish Head "Saison du Buff" Spiced Saison, California 12oz $2.99

Shop these and hundreds more on KLWines.com!

Happy hunting and until next time, which I promise will not be so long, keep them cold!

Bryan Brick

K&L Wine Merchants

Redwood City

(650) 556-2758

bryanbrick@klwines.com