Posted by Dave on November 17th, 2011 | Comments Off
Tryon, NC based Bottle Tree (Brewerd & Bottled by Thomas Creek in SC) was recently featured in Draft Magazine (Nov/Dec 2011) and announces a new product to the line up. Their Imperial Red Ale is set to hit stores in November or December of this year in the 4 pack format. Below are the bottle label and 4 pack artwork images.
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The sixth annual World Beer Fest will take place this Saturday at Moore Square in Raleigh (Noon – 4 and 6- 10). And with it we have a lot of familiar brands represented once again. Many North Carolina breweries will be represented with first time appearances by Fullsteam, Roth, Greenman, Bottle Tree Brewing and a few others from our neighboring states Westbrook (South Carolina) and Roanoke Railhouse Brewery (Virginia).
I still find it odd that some brands are represented at beer fests. Land Shark, Pabst, Heineken and Trader Joe’s private label brands. I just can’t see someone getting their ticket for an event like this and saying to themselves “dude, Landshark! I can’t wait!” And Trader Joe’s brands, well they don’t even make their own beers.
After supporting the North Carolina peeps here what’s on my hit list for the day:
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Duck Rabbit Brown Ale
Happy Fourth of July everyone! I have recovered from the Bike & Beer tour of Raleigh yesterday and it’s back to work. Found this Duck Rabbit Brown Ale review from the Augusta, GA Craft Beer Examiner at examiner.com:
“North Carolina is rapidly gaining prominence as one of the South’s greatest beer-producing states, and for good reason. With a handful of excellent breweries located within Asheville, recently voted by its citizens as “Beertown USA,” and several other great breweries spread across the state, North Carolina is poised on the leading edge of Southern beer culture”
The review goes on to say this about the beer:
“Medium-bodied with a moderate carbonation, the palate starts off nutty and a touch sweet before moving into a mostly hop-accented middle wherein the hops manifest themselves as in the nose, a bit citrusy and herbal. A sort of acidic or smoky note appears toward the rear, its cause unknown — hops, perhaps, though the malts employed seem more likely the candidate. Whatever the source, the acidity fails to detract but rather adds a bit to the character of the beer before finishing nutty and dry enough to bring on another quaff.”
Bottle Tree Blonde
I also went back to find this review of the recently released Bottle Tree Blond, a new contract brew from South Carolina:
It’s a rare thing when a beer lives up to a two month long build up, but Bottle Tree Blonde has managed to do just that. This is a great Belgian blonde, with that fruity sweetness the style is known for in the finish. What’s unexpected–though definitely welcome–is this beer’s great German hop profile. Add to that a good, almost champagne-like carbonation and you’ve got a refreshing, lageresque ale that’s perfect for summer. In fact, this is the best regionally-produced summer drinking beer out there in our estimation. This is one regional brew you definitely don’t want to overlook. You can find six-packs of Bottle Tree Blonde at Oasis on Southport Road and at Carriage House Wines downtown. As always, be sure to check out our full review for all the beer-geeky details.
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I like keeping an eye on our beer neighbors to the North, West and South. There really isn’t much to report except for South Carolina. Gary Glancy seems to be the only beer writer south of the border worth following. He writes features for Herald-Journal and keeps a weekly blog called “HOPPY HOUR.” In his most recent the post he writes about the release of RJ Rocker’s Rockhopper, Bottle Tree Brewing and Community Tap, a Wine and Beer store with a growler filling station!
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Tyon, North Carolina based company taps South Carolina based Thomas Creek to brew and bottle their debut batch of Bottle Tree beer, bringing an award winning homebrewer, Fred Block, to the commercial stage.
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“Block’s Bottle Tree Beer Co. is based in Tryon, N.C., while the blond ale is produced, packaged and stored at Thomas Creek Brewery in Greeenville under a contract agreement.
Block said Thomas Creek brewed a double batch of his beer — about 1,300 cases — with half distributed in and around New Orleans, and the other half staying in South Carolina.
Block has signed on with national mega-distributor Southern Wine & Spririts, which has five branches throughout South Carolina and covers every county in the state, to carry his Bottle Tree beer.”
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