New Brews: Beehive Honey Wheat & Wee Heavy Oak Aged Scottish Ale

It's been awhile since an update, been going crazy brewing up supplies for summer and even managed to crank out a few new ones.

Beehive Honey Wheat
SRM: 2.8
IBU: 8
ABV: 5.5%
Integrating Pale Ale malt, malted and unmalted wheat, and honey malt with Kazbek hops and wildflower honey

Loch Ness Wee Heavy Scottish Ale
SRM: 20
IBU: 12
ABV: 8.1%
Heavily malt flavored, light on the EK Goldings hops, and oak aged with scotch for an ultra smooth finish. ​

This was our first brew that went through the oak aging process so I was a little nervous with how it'd turn out. Nothing to worry about as it ended up being one of the best brews we've ever done. Besides adding a myriad of flavors, the oak does an amazing job of really smoothing or mellowing out a beer, especially helpful with brews that have higher ABV's. It turned out so well that we'll be adding a few more different types to try, with one in the fermenter now and another to start brewing in a few weeks. For the first two batches we're using oak spirals that have been soaked or marinated with Scotch Bourbon, it doesn't to ABV as so little is soaked into the wood, but enough to infuse some more interesting or complicated flavors. Going forward we'll be getting a small quantity of oak barrels for some brews that require a much longer aging process.

New Shipping Updates
If you live in Minnesota but not able to make it to the neighborhood, no problem, you can order form the website and we'll ship it you. Some recent changes:

• Brews Available: We no longer make available all of our brews for shipping, but will focus on the ones that are extremely unique, where it's hard to get something similar from other breweries. Current brews available include the Loch Ness Wee Heavy Scottish Ale and the King Kong Strong Pale Ale.
• No Extra Shipping Costs: A small amount has been added to the cost of the brews to include average shipping costs, so what you see is what you get, simplifying the process a bit.

Enjoy the new brews and have a great weekend!

Cheers,
The Brewing Loony