ØST har endelig åpnet

ØST is open for buisness!!

Endelig, etter måneder med venting og spekulasjoner åpnet endelig Stavangers råeste bar, ØST dørene. 

Vi har ventet og ventet, og daglig leder, Helge Andre Hafstad, tidligere general og propaganda minister her i DbtB, har hele tiden vært forsiktig med opplysningene. I går kveld kom meldingen. Et bilde av mr Hafstad med saksa på skjegget og klokkeslett 2100 med store bokstaver. Folk lot ikke vente på seg, og for oss stakkars som dukka opp kvart på ni måtte bare finne oss i å vente 45 minutter i køen, som strakk seg rundt hjørnet og ut i gata.

Fat utvalget står det respekt av!

Når vi endelig kom oss inn var det rene kaoset, i all positiv forstand. Tavla med fat utvalget snakker for seg selv og folk kravla over lik for å smake. Lervig hadde release på sin berliner weisse, Sour Cassis. Man fikk Mikkeller BGB Big Blend BA stout, Rustique fra Lervig/ Magic Rock og Loverbeer BeerBera, blandt mange andre. Første flaske som gikk ut av kjøleskapet var Hanssens Oude Geuze, og flaske utvalget er noe jeg gleder meg til å stupe ned i. Jeg kan nevne BA Bearded Lady fra Magic Rock, Wildbeer, Hanssens, 3 Fonteinen, Biir, Loverbeer samt mye annet godt.

Skjegg, bart, tattiser og bryggeri skjorter.

Det er gøy å se alle de tusener med timer med arbeid, dugnad, Øl-Svette-Tårer bærer frukter og de som stilte i kø, kom seg inn og koste seg på en Onsdag kveld i østre bydel fikk gleden av å oppleve det vi har ventet så lenge på. Det har blitt konsumert milevis med sjørøver grill under dugnadene, som nå forhåpentligvis kan byttes ut med et par salte sjømil med godt øl. Helge, James Goulding, Andreas Melvær og Mike Murphey har virkelig måtte brette opp armene for å transformere ei nedslitt rønne til et ordentlig vannhull med klasse, stil og sjarm, og de fortjener all honnør for arbeidet som er lagt ned.

Fornøyde sjømenn i den tørste flokken som migrerte over Storhaug

Lokalet var stapp fult, det var klirring i glassene, stemningen var topp. Det var kanskje noen som gav opp i køen utforbi, men de fleste som hadde tålmodighet kom seg tilslutt inn i varmen, og det er sjelden det er så god stemning i et lokale på en Onsdags kveld. Jeg kan lett se for meg at det er mange trøtte tryner på jobb i Stavanger regionen i dag, meg inklusiv. Nå er det bare å glede seg til helgen og se baren blomstre. Dette er en bar Stavanger fortjener, og er uten tvil en bar som tilreisende ikke bør gå glipp av. Stavanger har endelig fått en bydels pub i det som nå ser ut til å bli den første skikkelige bydelen på en generasjon og to. Området er spennende og i dag åpner Mathallen rett borti gata. ØST og Mathallen har kniva i media om hvem som åpner først, Øst vant med èn dag.

Gratulerer med dagen!!

Hårløs og skjeggløs!! 

Skjegget til Helge har siden ØST først var en idé,  rett etter What`s Brewing i fjor, bare blitt lengre og lengre. Mullah`en fra Moss tok endelig tak, og på direkten foran en stappfull sal, trimma han vekk hele vinterpelsen, ved hjelp av Kjetil fra Brødrene Fevang Barberstue.

Haffy quits the blog!

And now, the end is near, so I face the final curtain… Well not actually, just new beginnings!

It was in April four years ago I started this blog, it’s funny to look back at how much I’ve changed and how much the beer scene have changed since then. The breweries that I loved back when I was a newbie, those that I thought was the boldest and the most uncompromising are now mainstream. Those brews that I used to love, the extremely bitter or super sweet beers are now unbalanced crap.  It’s also funny to see how many of my friends and acquaintances that disliked “specialty brews “ that now themselves have become craft beer drinkers. Back then the beer bloggers, we were the weird ones, now most of us who wrote beer blogs back then have either started a beer related business or been hired by the business. People with qualified knowledge about beers & brewing is in demand.

As some of you might have noticed this blog has been quiet for a while, after I quit my old job I became part owner in a bar and later I’ve also became part owner in a beer festival. So with that in mind it didn’t feel right to keep beer blogging for three reasons. First of all working full time with something you also spend all your spare time working on is too much. Second reason is legality is this minefield of an alcohol law we have in Norway. Third, I would be totally bias. I feel I’ve got as much out of this blog as I can, it has been used as a tool to learn more and educate myself, while also getting to know the great people in the scene. Some of who are my eternal friends.

So with these words I leave the “Die by the Beer” blog into the hands of my friend and co-writer Kjetil, you’re no longer a sidekick! Do with it as you wish.

Sorry no updated photo... ;)

For those of you looking for information on my new projects, others than me will write and publish about these things when it’s time. Die By The Beer was a fun thing for me, now the fun will continue elsewhere… J

Cheers from Haffy

1349: A pale horse named death!

"And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him"

The release of the second collaboration between norwegian black metal kings 1349, Lervig Aktiebryggeri & Surly Brewing is nigh. A propper american pale ale with orange & lemon peel this time nailing it to the cross with 6,66% abv. The official release was already back in June when the band was on tour and had the release at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall in Minneapolis together with Surly Brewing. Apparently Todd Haug (headbrewer of Surly) had the opening act for them with a drone/ guitar piece and played together with the band covering Celtic Frost. This time it`s the European release, brewed at Norway`s Lervig Aktiebryggeri in Stavanger by mr Magic Mike himself, Mike Murphy. The venue for the premiere will be at Cafè Fiasco in Oslo Wednesday the 22nd of July.

I let drummer and visionary artist Frost reveal the history & intention of the beer.

"It is a time of joy and celebration here in the 1349 camp. Some nine months after the launching of our first brew made in collaboration with breweries Lervig (No) and Surly (Us); the 1349 Black Ale. The 1349 Black Ale is a Massive Beer of Chaos – an abundance of tastes and aromas like turkish coffee, licorice, dark chocolate, forest and eucalyptus; a crossover of several different powerful beer styles, and with a potential for developing complexity.

We are now ready to give birth to our second brew. Ladies and gentlemen – we bring to you the 1349 Pale Ale!

Our 1349 Pale Ale stands in stark contrast to the Black Ale with it’s straightforward freshness, crispness and thirst quenching qualities, while actually remaining tied to it’s black brother through several shared qualities and taste elements. The beer of choice when you want something fresh, fruity, crisp and hoppy that kick starts you after having shed blood, sweat and tears. To produce this effect, there is a rather great deal of both bittering and aromatic hops, some serious dry hopping of course, there is acidulated malt, orange peel and spruce. The taste profile has been discussed and analysed, thought about, dreamt of, tested, and evaluated.

The ideas for the 1349 Black Ale and the 1349 Pale Ale were developed in parallel; from the beginning of it was an essential part of the 1349 beer project to create two very different brews that would make up opposite forces in a duality. We felt that the Black Ale needed to contain all that darkness, power and chaos that 1349 is all about and display it in a signature style, while the 1349 Pale Ale should be far less esoteric and rather address the trivial and physical side of the music/beer intersection – the perfect ale for quenching your enormous thirst after a show.

Fundamentally, the 1349 beers come from our collective interest in craft beers and our intention to make this our very own project. With the great breweries Surly and Lervig collaborating with us, and hence make such a project possible, we have been able to realise our ideas to their full potential.

The 1349 Black Ale has been met with a fantastic response, and we look forward to brewing more batches of that strange old brew. But today the hoppy bells chime as we raise our glasses filled with the delicately crisp 1349 Pale Ale. Revel in Dionysian pleasures. Skål!!"

Frost

Todd Haug also gets a few words about the beer and the show they did.

"To really get the beer as dry as Frost wanted it we carefully titrated the wort Ph well below normal beer. In addition we used bitter orange and lemon peel in the whirlpool,this adds dryness and citrus notes that work great with all the Equinox hops we used! The release show was great,I personally opened it with a improvised solo drone/looping guitar set. I joined 1349 for a Celtic Frost cover of Usurper for the encore!"

Celtic Frost is one of the early thrash & black metal pioneers of the 80`s, and one of my favoritt bands, which I had the pleasure of seeing live in 2006, before they broke up and later transformed into Triptycon, another great band and tourmates of 1349. I also had the pleasure of tasting the beer just a few days after bottling, just as I did with the 1349 Black Ale. It is very refreshing indeed, with nice tones of pine, tropical fruit, mango and orange/ lemon zest (the Lervig version does not include Equinox hops due to availability). The lable illustration is from Norwegian painter Theodor Kittelsen, a 19th century artist who really captured the mysticism and dark powers of Norwegian folklore and horror. This is a beer you can zip from a tulip glass and snob your way into Hell, or do it proparly and drink it straight from the bottle while stabbing someones eye out with your armwrist spikes at a 1349 gig. It`s still black metal even if it`s pale. It`s as if it has been brewed in a Massive Cauldron of Chaos!!!!

"Chaos-wielder

Massive Cauldron of Chaos

Hellfire-wielder

Massive Cauldron of Chaos"

1349 Official (Facebook)
Lervig Aktiebryggeri
Surly Brewing

Release the Warpigs

Rumors were already circulating during CBC 2014. Some murmuring about a new brewpub that was going to open sometime in the future. Warpigs was the name (I can almost smell the Black Sabbath reference here), but at the time that was all the info I had. Soon I came to know more about this mystic place, being a concept cooked up by no other than Mikkel Borg Bjergsø of Mikkeller and the infamous guys of 3 Floyds Brewing from Munster, Indiana. 2 giants in beer brewing from both sides of the Atlantic coming together in the heart of Scandinavia, Mikkels homebase, Copenhagen. Opening night is getting closer and the pieces are starting to come together, so I wanted to have a little chat with Warpigs Event & Communication Manager, Kamilla Hannibal, who also happens to be Staff Sergeant for the Warpigs Troopers.

“Both 3 Floyds and Mikkeller are well-known for both their experimental, well-crafted beers as well as their strong personalities. They feed of trying new things and doing exciting collaborations. Nick and Chris from American 3 Floyds were really into the CPH beer and food scene and had been friends with Mikkel Bjergsø for quite a long time. It seemed natural that WarPigs should happen.” she says.

The bar is a 1000 square meter building located at the now up and coming old meatpackers district in Copenhagen, called “Kødbyen”, just a short stride from Mikkeller Bar in Viktoriagade which beer geeks visiting the city should be familiar with. Originally they were aiming for another location in the city, but as soon as Mikkel and Jacob Alsing, Operation Manager for Mikkeller, heard about a vacant spot in Kødbyen, they wasted no time checking it out. “5 minutes after arriving they decided that there were no other place for WarPigs to be, but in this old slaughterhouse. The area has a raw and straightforward approach to food and drink. Suits us at WarPigs very well.” Since it is a preserved area, being an important historic site, this gives them some challenges regarding what they are allowed to do with the floors, walls or ceiling. Using their wits, the look will be a combination of rock club meets Twin Peaks meets cantina meets your dream beer Mecca

So what does this make Warpigs, you ask. Well, the aim is pretty straight forward and shot from the hip. To be the best damn brewpub in the world, and if that is not enough, they are cooking up some serious Texan bbq using what is to be the biggest meat smokers in Europe, able to smoke 1 ton of meat per day. In charge of this madness is chef Andrew Hroza. Former rock`n roll roadie chef for Slipknot, Nora Jones and Van Halen, among others, and head chef and Cicerone at Goose Island Brewpub, before heading over to Copenhagen to run the kitchen at WPs. Do not be afraid of smoke, spice and large portions. But don't forget to wash that down with one of their 6 freshly made house beers from their own brewery, or one of the other beers from their 22 on tap, Maybe something from their massive barrel age cellar?

The beers will mainly be the creation of Mikkeller and 3 Floyds, specially made for the brewpub, but they will be brewed on their 250 000 l a year brewery by former 3 Floyds crew and now head brewer of WPs, Kyle Wolak and his accomplice Lan-Xin Foo, who has worked and brewed for Mikkeller for some time now. They will also be creating some of their own recipes and experimental beers, so don be shy, there will be enough to go around for everyone. For the few lucky there will also be bottles to be bought, but these will be limited to the bar and not distributed elsewhere. The main focus of the bar will be their own beers, guest brews and tap takeovers, and they will be brewing all the time, except for when they are allowed their daily coffee break.

But what is this deal about the Warpigs Troopers?

“We want amazing ambassadors to make WarPigs unique. The response has been overwhelming and we are getting close to 200 members a month before we even open. Basically you can choose from 5 different ranks. Trooper, Lieutenant, Major, Colonel or General.

The higher rank, the bigger perks. The basic perks are some merchandize and discounts. The

crazy stuff are invites to out-of-the-ordinary events and pre-sales of extremely rare limited

edition bottles. It is for beer nerds who love beer and fun and games.”

Warpigs Troopers is basically a ranking membership you buy, giving you access to certain privileges, like closed events, pre-sales of limited edition beers and merchandise. There will also be discounts in the bar and access to areas that is limited to your rank in the trooper hierarchy. If you`re in the “Mug Club” you're swimming with the big fish, with your own personal mug, having access to smaller and more exclusive events that is above the lower range of Trooper. Highest rank is General of the Armies, and “There can be only one”, to quote Christopher Lambert in Highlander from 1986. There is yet to be a General, but if you`ve got the guts, and the cash, you might be leading the Troopers of the coolest brewpub in the world.

If that is not enough, homebrewers across the continent will be delighted to hear that Whitelabs will be setting up camp in the same building as Warpigs, giving us European homebrewers and professionals an easy access to top quality yeast.

“White Labs will occupy space at the WarPigs brewpub. The relationship will bring three widely recognized companies in the brewing world into close proximity and will create a strong beer focus to the historic meatpacking district in Copenhagen, where the building is located. Known for its creative gastronomy, growing craft beer and music scene, and robust art district, this Copenhagen district is exploding into a haven for brewing and culinary arts.” (Whitelabs)

“I am greatly looking forward to collaborating with White Labs,” said Kyle Wolak, head brewer at WarPigs. “It is an extraordinary opportunity to expand my knowledge of yeast and its vital role in the brewing process.” (Whitelabs)

Opening day is on April the 10th, just a few weeks before Copenhagen Beer Celebration opens its doors for the fourth time. What is going to happen on this day?

“It is more a question of what´s not going to happen. To fusion 3 Floyds love for heavy metal and Mikkeller´s cold and cool Nordic approach we are spicing it up with Twin Peaks weirdness and dark-carnival vibes. We don't want to tell too much, of course.”

We think the best thing for you to do is stop reading and come by and see for yourself.

Please check them out here and visit them when in Copenhagen.

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Kjetil

1349 Black Ale by Surly & Lervig

So finally here it is, the first collaboration beer between the band 1349, Surly Brewing Company & Lervig Aktiebryggeri. A beer that's been in planning for 4 years. You can hear the story in the video and also enjoy the awesome majestic music of the premiere Norwegian Black Metal band 1349!

Please watch in full screen HD, turn up the volume!

I have of course tasted this massive brew and I have to say I LIKE IT! When I first saw the recipe I was like, Woah that's just insane! I don't know how it's possible, but it actually works. I think I would call it an Black Imperial Cascadian Barley Wine Style Stout, hehe. It's packed with dark malts and strong espresso coffee, some of the batch has been barrel aged and it's heavily dry hopped, this is just one crazy beer you have to try. Dark as the abyss of a black hole, full bodied like Anna Nicole Smith, with the aroma of burnt churches and race car tires, this 13,49 ABV strong beer will knock you out like a pissed off Mike Tyson on cocaine.

Approved by Haffy

So where can you try this beast of brew? At the release, it will be in the loft at Tou Scene in Stavanger at Halloween (Friday 31.10.2014) during the sold out beer festival What's Brewing, 1349 will be there and so will brewmaster Mike Murphy of Lervig. The event will start at 19:00, see you there...

SKÅL
- Haffy

Here's a link to a news story in Norwegian that I wrote for ølportalen.

Whats Brewing: Beer tap list part 2

Lists for the last 10 breweries, this can only become awesome! See you halloween...

7 Fjell (Bergen, Norway)

Høst - Saison Sombre, 8,0%
Vinter - American Strong Ale, 7,3%
7 Sorter - Christmas Ale, 6,5%
Svartediket - Black IPA, 7,0%
BØLL 2014 - Coffee Stout, 6,5%
Fløien - India Pale Ale, 6,9%
Mon Plaisir - Pale Ale, 4,7%
Tippetue - Petite Saison, 4,7%
Magnus Barfot - American Pale Ale, 4,7%
Småtøs - American Blonde, 4,7%

Comment: BØLL is the festival beer for Bergen Beer Festival, 7 Sorter is brand new!

Ægir (Flom, Norway) 

IPA 6.5%
Lærdøl Sour Cherry Rye 5.5%
Hrist & Mist Hefeweizen 5.5%
Eir Wasabi Saison 6%
Magni Tripel 8%
Hyrrokkin India Peated Ale 6%

Comment: My recommendation is the India Peated Ale, don't ask me how, but it works! 

HaandBryggeriet (Drammen, Norway)

Haandbakk 8% Flemish Sour
Humlesus 4,5% APA
Premium India Saison 6%
Humlekanon 7,5% DIPA
Cuvee #2 7,5% Sour ale
Haandbic 7.5% Lambic style with cranberries and currants aged in wine barrels
Tindbic 7.5% Lambic style with sea buckthorn, aged in wine barrels.
Wild Thing 7.5% Lambic style with cranberries and currants

Comment: Haand will bring both kegs and bottles, be sure to try their lambic style/sour ales.

Kinn (Florø, Norway)

Vestkyst 7% American IPA
Bøvelen 9% Belgian Trippel
Prestesonen 5,7% English Porter
Gamleguten 7% Brown Porter
Spesial #5, 4,7% American Pale Ale (Sorachi Ace)
Julefred 6,7% Scotch Ale
Tradisjon 5,5% Norwegian Farmhouse Ale with yeast from Voss
Svartekunst 10,5% Imperial Stout
Tomasmesse 10,5% Belgian Quadrupel
Ivar Aasen 10,5% English Barley Wine
Tradisjon 5,5% Norwegian Farmhouse Ale (Normal)
Jubileum 4,7% Brett Belgian Wit
Solsnu 7,5% Biere de Garde 

Comment: Several new beers from Kinn for you to enjoy, I'm specially looking forward to the Biere De Garde & the now 2 year old Tomasmesse. Kinn brings kegs and bottles.

Beavertown (London, England)

Earl Phantom 3.6% Berliner Weisse with tea
Red Currant & Sour Cherry Saison 6%
The Sun Also Rises 9% BA Saison (Collab with Napabier)
Passion Phantom 3.2% Sour
The Gose Strikes Black 4.8% Blackberry Gose
Gamma Ray 5.4% APA
Neck Oil 4.3% Session IPA
8 Ball 6.2% Rye IPA
Smog Rocket 5.4% Smoked Porter

Comment: One of the breweries I look most forward to, they also bring new beers for those of you who have tried them all...

Siren (Finchapstead, England)

Half Mast QIPA 2.8% Session IPA
The Tickle Monster 12% BA Tripple IPA
Empress Stout 8.5% (Collab with De Molen)
Undercurrent 4.5% APA
Haunted Dreams 6.5% Herb/Spice
Soundwave 5.6% IPA
Liquid Mistress 5.8% Amber
Beer Geek Daydream 12% (Mikkeller collab) White Stout

Comment: Brand new beer in the Mikkeller "Beer Geek" series.

Mikkeller (Copenhagen, Denmark)

20 6.8% IPA
Chill Pils Yuzu 4.7% Fruit Lager
Crooked moon Tattoo DIPA 9%
It's Alive! (Chardonnay Barrel with Mango) 8% Sour
Juice Bag without Citrus 7.9% Sour (Collab with To Øl)
Mexas Ranger 6.6% Chili Porter
BA Orange Yuzu Glad I Said Porter 6% Porter
Skor Brun (No information exist about this beer)
SpontanDoubleElderflower 7.7% Lambic Style Fruit Beer
SpontanDoubleCherry 7.7% Lambic Style Fruit Beer

Comment: Looking forward to the Yuzu beers.

Beer Here (Køge, Denmark)

Kremlin Crude 10% Imperial Stout
Rocketfuel 5,5% English Style IPA
Dark Hops 8,5% Black IPA
Nordic Rye (2012) 8% Dansk Gemmeøl (Lager?)
Mørke 7,5% Spiced Porter

Comment: A small but solid line-up!

Nørrebro Bryghus (Copenhagen, Denmark)

New York Lager 5.2% Lager
Bombay Pale Ale 6.5% IPA
King's County Brown Ale 5.5% Brown Ale
Nørrebro Julebryg 7% Belgian Ale
Herbie (Witt) 6,4%
Latin King (Wheat Stout) 7,2%
Seven Imperial Stout (American Oak) 12%
Seven Imperial Stout (Islay) 12 %
Groseille Rouge 7,2 % BA Sour
Stevens CCC Vintage 2009 8,5% Sour
Little Korkny Ale Niepoort Barrel 12% Barley Wine
Honey Oakwine 10,5% (Braggot/Mead)
Honey Oakwine Blend 10,5% (Braggot/Mead)

Comment: Nørrebro brings many retired and rare beers, they're also the only ones bringing mead.

Dugges Ale & Porterbryggeri (Landvetter, Sweden)

Blå Bärliner 3,6% Berliner Weisse
Lingon Bärliner 3,6% Berliner Weisse
APA 5,0% American Pale Ale
Orange Haze 6,3% IPA
Barrel Aged Winter Warmer 6,5% Black lager
American Hops in the Ardennes 7,0% BelgoIPA (Collab with Mohawk)
High Five! 7,5% IPA
Old Ale 7,8% Old Ale
Almost Imperial 8,2% DIPA
Idjit! 9,5% Imperial Stout
Perfect Idjit 11,2% Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout
Belgo Stout 12,0% Imperial Stout (Collab with CAP)

Comment: Lots of new stuff from Dugges as far as I can see, or they totally don't know what their beers are called when they send out lists, either or looks like good stuff to look forward to. 

All In Brewing (Göteborg, Sweden) (NEW ADDITION)

Sofa King Premium Lager (Collab with Dugges) 4.5% Lager
Imperial Porter (Collab with Lervig) 8.5% Porter
RLGK 10517 Celebration Stout 12% Imperial Stout

Põhjala (Tallinn, Estonia) (NEW ADDITION)


Odensholm 9% Porter (Collab with Lervig)
ÖÖ 10.5% Baltic Porter
Virmalised 6.5% IPA)
Rukkirääk 5.9% Rye Ale)
Odensholm 9% Porter aged in pinot noir barrels (Collab with Lervig)
Must Kuld 7.8% Lactose Porter
Must Kuld 7,8% Porter with raspberries
Saak 6.7% Pumpkin ale

So now you have the complete line-up!

Cheers

- Haffy

Whats Brewing: Beer tap list part 1

Hey guys, it's soon time for the first craft beer festival ever in Stavanger. I'm super psyched, it's gonna be a blast and the festival is SOLD OUT! (Just about) Yeah! Anyways, here's the tap list for 17 of the breweries, more coming later, probably... :)

Austmann Bryggeri: (Trondheim, Norway)

Ekofisk 9.7% Imperial Stout
Ferdaminne 9.7% Imperial Brown Ale
Glasgow Kiss 6% Scotch Ale (Collab with Amundsen Bryggeri & Spiseri)
Humledugg 6.5% IPA
Northumberland 5.5% Brown Ale
Tre Gamle Damer 5.5% Belgian Pale Ale
Sjokolade og Kirsebærporter 7.5% Imperial Porter
Gyldenløve 6.5% Amber Ale

Comment: Austmann will bring both kegs and bottles.

Grünerløkka Brygghus: (Oslo, Norway)

Løkka Pors Pale Ale (Brewed with bog myrtle) 5,8%
Løkka Vinterbock med rug 6%
Løkka Røk (Lager Rauchbier) ?%
Løkka CDA Black IPA 5,5%
Løkka Jul 2013 5,8%

Comment: Løkka Vinterbock & Løkka Røk is still unreleased as this is published.

Lervig Aktiebryggeri: (Stavanger, Norway)

Farmhouse IPA (Magic Rock Collab 1st Generation) 6.5%
Farmhouse Rustique (Chardonnay BA 1st Generation) 6.5%
Farmhouse Rustique Cherry Edition ?%
Once You Go Black 13.5% (Best new beer Ratebeer May 2014)
1349 Black Ale 13.49% (Collab between: 1349/Surly/Lervig)
Odensholm 9% Porter (Collab with the Estonian brewery Põhjala)
Unfiltered Lucky Jack 4.7%
Galaxy IPA (Super fresh) 6.5%
Art collection IV: Konrad Cherry Port Barrel Edition ?%
Kringly Kris 4.7% (Jule Porter)
The Gose Strikes Back! Collab with Beavertown (Raspberry, Coriander and Sea salt) ?%

Comment: Lervig is bringing their a-game to this festival. Once You Go Black were awarded the title best new beer may 2014 by ratebeer, that's the CBC month, so very impressive. Several new beers here I know nothing about. 1349 the band is coming to the festival for the release of their first beer, it will be in the loft with brewmaster Mike Murhy on friday. A 13,49% strong dry hopped imperial and barrel aged something something awesome. More on that beer on this blog soon.

Lindheims Ølkompani: (Gvarv, Norway)

Cherry Farmhouse 7 % (Our dry house Saison with this years fresh tart cherries from our orchards.)

Nacho Libre 7,1 % (Our IPA or DIPA if you like. Lots of American hops and Nelson Sauvin in 1st worth. 90 Ibus. Originally a collab with Pizza Port (Ignacio Servantes) which became our regular IPA.)

O-pale 6,5 % (Oat pale ale with lots of American late addition hops. Dry hopped twice.)

Afraid of the Dark? 6,9 % (Coffee Stout made with lots of freshly roasted and grinded "Black Coffee" from Solberg & Hansen. A collab with Pizza port (Ryan Fields).)

No name yet... 4-5-ish % (Our Berliner weisse with sweet/tart Victoria plums from our orchards. Soured in our own way!)

Jacobs Hage 4,7 % (Fruit Gose. Local raspberries meets locally hand harvested sea salt from the coast of Oregon. Collab with Breakside Brewing Co. Did you say salt?)

Comment: Nacho Libre is possibly the best IPA in Norway when it's fresh!

Nøgne Ø: (Grimstad, Norway)

Chmiel Iunga IPA 6% (Collab with AleBrowar)
Citra Single Hop IPA 6%
Vic Secret IPA 7.5%
Kriek of Telemark 7% (2nd batch) Fruit Beer
Imperial Rye Porter 9% (Collab wit Terrapin)
Tindved 7% Wild Ale
Dark Horizon IV½ 16% (Bourbon BA) Imperial Stout
Underlig Jul 6.5% Spice Ale
NEW: God Jul Whisky Barell (Cask) 8.5%
NEW: Quadrupel Red Wine Barel Edition (Cask) ?%
Comment: 2nd batch of Kriek of Telemark is said to be even more sour than the first version.

Voss Bryggeri: (Voss, Norway)

Ujevnt Amber Ale 4.7%
Oregonian 6% APA
Vossaøl 6% Traditional Ale
Eldhus Staut 4.7% Stout
Engelsk IPA 6.5% IPA
Ut på tur 7.5% Unknown style

Comment: Ujevnt Amber Ale & Ut På Tur is still unreleased at the release of this article. What to ask the brewer about? Smoked hops, yes smoked hops, he he.

Buxton Brewery: (Buxton, England)

Red Raspberry Rye Sour 4.9%
New World Saison 6.3%
Nth Cloud 8.2% Double IPA
Rain Shadow 11.8% Imperial Stout
Far Skyline 4.9% dry-hopped Berliner Weisse
Stolen Fruit 4.6% Pink Grapefruit and Lime sour - Collaboration with Omnipollo
Jaw Gate 5.6% American Pale Ale
Wolfscote Black Sour 3.3%
Wild Boar 5.7% IPA

Comment: Really looking forward to these guys as I haven't tried much from them.

Hawkshead: (Kendal, England)

Wild Wheat 4.8% Brett Wheat Beer
Juniper & Hemp DIPA 7.5% (Collab with Lervig Aktiebryggeri)
IPA 7%
Damson Stout 4.5%
Oat Wine 8.8% Barley Wine Style Ale
ITI little NZPA 3.5% Pale Ale
Sundown 4.5% India Red Ale
Brodies Prime Export 8.5% Imperial Stout

Comment: Wild Wheat, Oat Wine, Sundown is brand new. Damson Stout haven't been around for years. Also note the Lervig collab Juniper & Hemp IPA for the Rainbow Project color green.

Magic Rock Brewing: (Huddersfield, England)

Acrobat: Apricot & Tarragon Saison 6.2%
Cannonball: India Pale Ale 7.4%
Pith Head: Lemon & Lime Saison 4.5%
Pogonophobia: Flanders Red 7.0% (Collab with Evil Twin)
The Great Alphonso (BA Brett): 18 month BA Bretted Mango Pale Ale 5.4% (Collab with Brodies)
Human Cannonball: Double India Pale 9.2%
Dark Arts: Stout 6.0%
Villainous: Vienna IPA 6.5%

Comment: Magic Rock will no doubt be the kings of the after party, but they also make awesome beers!

Edge Brewing: (Barcelona, Spain)

Stiletto - Saison 7.6%
Midnight Lullaby - BA Barley Wine 8.1%
Flor Del La Vidar - APA 4.7%
Hoptimista IPA 6.6%
Padrino Chocolate - Vanilla Porter 6.9%
White Liar - American Bitter 3.2%
Aigua De Canaletes - American blonde 4.4%

Comment: I know nothing about these guys, but they're rated pretty good on ratebeer, looking forward to it.

Birra Del Borgo: (Borgorose, Italy)

My Antonia 7,5% Imperial Pilsner (Dogfish Head Collab)
Re Ale 6,4% APA
Re Ale Extra 6,4% IPA
Stelle & Strisce 4,8% Blonde
Duchessa 5,8% Saison
Rubus 5,8% Fruit Beer with Raspberry

Comment: Be surprised by how hoppy a pilsner can be with My Antonia.

LoverBeer: (Torino, Italy)

Madamin 2014 6.2% Sour Red/Brown
BeerBrugna 2013 6.2% Wild Ale
Marchè'l Re 2013 8.5% Imperial Stout
D'uvaBeer 2014 8% Wild Ale
BeerBera 2013 8% Wild Ale
BeerBera 2014 8% Wild Ale

Comment: My personal favorite Italian brewery, will probably only bring bottles.

Birrificio Toccalmatto: (Parma, Italy)

Hops Tripper 6.9% DIPA
Zona Cesarini 6.6% IPA
B Space Invader 6.5% BIPA
Re Hop 5.0% APA
Toh Ki-Shu 10.5% Unknown style

Comment: Toh Ki-Shu is a new beer as far as I know.

Brouwerji De Molen: (Bodegraven, Netherlands)

Amerikaans 4.5% Bitter
Hamer & Sikkel 5.1% Porter
Hel & Verdoemenis 10% Imperial Stout
Pale Ale Citra 4.8% APA
Vuur & Vlam 6.2% IPA
Uitmuntend & Voorbeeldig Barrel aged 10.5% Imperial Stout
Bakker Wort Brouwer Bowmore BA 15,2% Imperial Stout

Comment: Hel & Verdoemenis is a world class Imperial Stout, one of my favorites. De Molen bring both bottles and kegs.

To Øl: (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Brown Paper Bag 8.5% Imperial Lager
Fuck Art - This is Architecture (St. Emillion) 5% Barrel Aged Belgian Ale
Liquid Confidence (Aged in Cognac Barrels) 12.2% Imperial Stout
Sort Mælk 13.1% Imperial Stout
Long Time No See 12.8% Imperial Stout
Sundancer 3% Pale Ale
Shameless Santa 10% Belgian Strong Ale
Sur Mosaic 6% Wild Ale

Comment: Long Time No See & the "Fuck Art" version listed has never been served in Norway before.

Evil Twin Brewing: (New York, USA)

Imperial Doughnut Break 11.5% Imperial Porter
Ron & The Beast Ryan 7% Saison
Sour Bikini 3% Wild Ale (Collab with Intangible Ales)
Femme Fatale Sudachi 6% IPA
Femme Fatale Kabosu 6% IPA
Femme Fatale Yuzu Pale 6% IPA
Femme Fatale Blanc 6% IPA
Nomader Weisse 4% Berliner Weisse

Comment: Imperial Doughnut Break is a bit of a curiosity as it is brewed with real doughnuts.

Pizza Port Brewing (Bressi Ranch): (Carlsbad, USA)

Swami's India Pale Ale 6.8%
Chronic Amber Ale 4.9%
Ponto Sessionable India Pale Ale 4.5%

Comment: These beers come in cans.


See you on Halloween in Stavanger over a beer !
- Haffy