Saison

Today we're releasing Long Thai Rainbow Rye, the Saison led by our Flavor Technician & Troubadour, Michael Carroll. This Saison was brewed with Long Thai Peppercorns and Rye. You'll find some ample spice in the nose moving toward a crisp malt frame and dry rye finish. This beer is prepared to go toe to toe with summer, and summer doesn't stand a chance.

Growler pours are standard $12 + tax. Only draft available. We'll begin pouring growlers at 12:00pm when the store opens.

Come get a growler and strap this Saison to your face,

Half Acre Beer Co

Chicago, IL

Long Thai Rainbow Rye

We're targeting tomorrow afternoon for the release of Long Thai Rainbow Rye, the Long Thai peppercorn and Rye malt Saison that's been in the works around here. This is the first time Half Acre has dipped into the world of Belgian yeast strains. The beer has been tasting solid out of the fermenter, so we hope the final touches yield a beer that will make your summer swelter recede.

We'll let you know the details tomorrow - confirm the release & time.

Half Acre Beer Co

Chicago, IL

P.S. If you're not in the know, this weekend is the Great Taste of the Midwest. It's the mother of midwestern beer festivals. It stands to be a great time. We're going and hope that you've secured your tickets and made arrangements. See you there.

(The brewery store will still be open, so swing in and fill your canteen)

Dropping The New Beers

First, we'd like to thank all of you who came out to pick up the Freedom Of '78 Guava What IPA(we still have it if you're in need). Without getting sweet on you, it means a lot that we can brew these beers and know you will step out to pick some up and hoist them with friends.

So, we bring you more.

In the next three weeks-ish we have three new beers coming out. All of them are special release beers that we've had in the works for a while and are now going to slide out of the tanks to meet you.

1. Long Thai Rainbow Rye

This all draft beer, which will be mostly available at the brewery, but will pop up in some of our favorite beer bars, is a Saison brewed with Long Thai peppercorns and Rye malt. This beer should drop on Friday(8/13).

2. Bairn Farmhouse

Bairn will be available in both bombers and draft at the brewery, plus some jaunts around town. This beer is an ode to all things Phil. Our friend, coworker and brewing confidant, Phil Wymore, has been busy having a child and gearing up to start his own brewery in St. Louis. This beer is a nod to his beautiful little girl, Lily -- probably the most sincere and "nice" label you see come out of Half Acre. So, as Phil departs from Half Acre he's leaving us and you with this Saison brewed with lemon and chamomile.

3. Sticky Fat American Dark Ale

Last and certainly not least, we're brewing a hop harvest beer. This morning a farmer we work with in northern CA picked organic hops fresh from his field and put them on a plane to us to arrive tomorrow morning. We're going to take these sticky cones and brew a wet hop beer tomorrow afternoon. This is our first wet hop beer and one we've looked forward to. You can expect a hop forward dark ale that pays homage to the lore of Sticky Fat.

(limited edition Sticky Fat T-shirts, for sure)

We'll keep you in the loop as to when each of these will drop.

See you in the trenches,

Half Acre Beer Co

Chicago, IL

Let there be Guava

Today is the day. The "Freedom Of '78," Pure Guava Wheat India Pale is alive and kicking. We went out on a limb with this beer. Working with a boat load of Guava from Ecuador was "different," but 40 days & one Ween show later we landed on a beer we're psyched about; a 7% double dry hopped screamer with some wheat tones and a nose that rings of island life.

Our thanks to Joe Short and the fine folks of Short's Brewing in Bellaire, MI for hooking up here to brew beer, checking out the Ween show and their Jedi fruit tactics.

Also to Jonathan Cutler from Piece for spending some quality brew time.

This beer will be released today, August 6, 2010 at 4:00pm, no earlier.

Growler fills are $13+tax and 22oz bombers are $9.01+tax (buy two for $19.78(after tax))

This beer will only be available at our brewery (4257 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago) & we'll bring it to the Great Taste of the Midwest. It's a one and done beer so it's here till it's gone.

Cheers,

Half Acre Beer Co

Chicago, IL

Freedom Of '78

At long last, Freedom will be ours.

It's looking like Friday will be the day we package and release "Freedom of '78 Pure Guava Wheat India Pale Ale" It won't be till late afternoon. I repeat, not till late afternoon.

We'll let you know exactly when on Friday.

Really excited about this beer.

Half Acre Beer Co

Chicago, IL

Freedom Of '78

For all those eagerly awaiting the Freedom Of '78 Pure Guava wheat IPA, the wait continues. We used a boat load of Guava from Ecuador and it's taking some time to get the beer to clarify. So, we'll all have to give it some time and let it do what it does.

Patience.

Half Acre Beer Co

Chicago, IL

Woops

Time to dust off the blog and admit that summer has officially given us a kick in the guts.

With summer beer consumption blazing and brewery changes raging, we've let some things slip. We haven't dropped a blog in a while, we never had the Shewolf party and we've yet to tackle the series of Half Acre post cards we've been conceptualizing while enjoying the fruits of our labor. It comes down to hours in the day and summer stole them all.

Fear not, though, we're going to get it together and keep you, the faithful supporter, more informed, probably make some postcards and throw a party. You're invited.

Hope your summer is treating you well.

Half Acre Beer Co

Chicago, IL