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Now, New Belgium’s turning on a big ol’ solar array (870 panels, 200 kilowatts, according to the Coloradoan, and that they said back in August would take care of up to 13 percent of their energy needs; $1 million to build, but the Department of Energy paid for about 40 percent). And Odell Brewing Company is installing a big array, too (76.8 kilowatts, 39 percent of their energy needs).

New Belgium is working in partnership with Fort Collins’ FortZED initiative, which is a public/private collaboration to lighten the load on the electrical grid during peak hours.

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Picked a bottle of this up and wow was it good. Very similar to Lindemans framboise in flavor. Would be hard to tell them apart i bet. Really smooth and a tart bite. I am looking forward to trying their strawberry one as well.

Started a AMA over on reddit.

Getting a lot of questions. It is pretty cool.

Modern Monks

The monks are doing it again. A release party for their latest beer simply known as the Oktoberfest is happening this saturday October 10th at Bread and Cup in the Haymarket. The party gets underway at 5:00 with a menu created to compliment the rich malty flavors of the Oktoberfest ale.

After massive rains and flooding in the area, rainwater isn’t going to waste at the the 5 Seasons Brewing in Atlanta, GA. The local brewery uses 100% filtered rainwater that’s captured on-site to create their “green beer” (not to be confused with the St. Patrick’s Day type). The brewers believe that rainwater is cleaner and softer than city water, which makes their beer even better.

Hurricane used to be the cheap and strong high gravity lager on the block, but at 9% alcohol it does not stand a chance against 12% earthquake for $0.10 more. Adam at Intoxicants said some of his regulars cant handle it. One even had to cut it with water. It has quite the unique flavor. Would go well with poultry or fish, prob not best paired with beef

BBC article

Plans to replace the traditional pint glass with one made of shatter-proof plastic will not be accepted by drinkers, the pub industry has warned.

The Home Office has commissioned a new design, in an attempt to stop glasses being used as weapons.

Official figures show 5,500 people are attacked with glasses and bottles every year in England and Wales.

The British Beer and Pub Association said it did not want the new plastic glasses to be made compulsory.

Neil Williams from the association said he was concerned that drinkers would notice a drop in quality.

That is a bunch of whipsydoodle.