The Attic's Strong Beer Fest Kickoff Happy Freaking V-Day

February 14, 2014 4:00PM at The Attic

To start tapping: Bell's Brewery, Inc. Black Note: 50%Double Cream Stout 50% Expedition Stout Aged in Bourbon Barrels 11.5%
Firestone Walker Parabola Abv. 13%
The Bruery 6 Geese A Laying: 11.5%6 Geese-A-Laying is the 6th beer in our "12 Days of Christmas" series and is a return to the more classic dark and toasty winter ale, following the appropriately blonde 5 Golden Rings. Brewed with cape gooseberries, this malty ale displays notes of plums, dark cherry and bright, citrus-like flavors from the namesake berries. Delicious right now, but suitable for aging up to 6 years, upon the release of 12 Drummers Drumming.Shmaltz Brewing Company He'Brew Jewbelation Reborn: American Strong Ale 17%How could we hope to top last year’s Jewbelation Sweet 16 with its cupcakes, unicorns, & Satan’s Ferrari birthday cake? massive challenge. So for Year 17, we threw in a whole new dimension to our shtick – we built our very own brewery! After 17 years of contract brewing, our first Shmaltz Clifton Park batch emerged 17 months after the first draft of the business plan. Coincidence? Renaissance means “Re-birth” in French & Italian. In Buddhism, the concept does not truly translate as “reincarnation” but instead as “becoming,” or a “stream of consciousness.” 11 syllables structure a haiku. Shakespeare penned 17 comedies. In The Simpsons episode “Duffness” Homer sings “When I was 17″ about buying his first beer with a fake I.D. “I drank some very good beer. I stayed up listening to Queen, When I was 17.” In The Office, Dwight recites Rule 17 that all Schrute boys must learn: “Don’t turn your back on bears, men you have wronged, or the dominant turkey during mating season.” Knowledge and growth come in many forms. It is taught that Nirvana is only attained when the soul transcends cycles of rebirth. Looks like Shmaltz just isn’t there yet. So with 17 malts, 17 hops, and 17% ABV, JEWBEL4TIONREBORN serves as another mark of our death as a contract brewer and proof of our conversion to a new life as brewery owner…… L’Chaim!!!Goose Island Beer Co.Bourbon County Brand Stout:Brewed in honor of the 1000th batch at our original Clybourn brewpub. A liquid as dark and dense as a black hole with thick foam the color of a bourbon barrel. The nose is an intense mix of charred oak, chocolate, vanilla, caramel and smoke. One sip has more flavor than your average case of beer. Style: Imperial Stout Aged in Bourbon BarrelsAlcohol by Volume: 14.2%International Bitterness Units: 60Color: MidnightHops: WillametteMalt: 2-Row, Munich, Chocolate, Caramel, Roast Barley, Debittered BlackLolita:Lolita is a pink rose colored Belgian style pale ale fermented with wild yeast and aged on raspberries in wine barrels. Aromas of fresh raspberries, bright jammy fruit flavors and crisp, refreshing body make Lolita ideal for beer drinkers fond of Belgian Framboise.Style: Belgian Style Wild AleAlcohol by Volume: 8.7%International Bitterness Units: 32Color: Pink Rose Hops: Super Styrian, Styrian Goldings, SaazMalt: 2-Row, Caramel, SugarMore Big Beers to come stay tuned..
More Big Beers to come stay tuned..

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