Showing posts with label beer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beer. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout

Founders
Kentucky Breakfast Stout  $8

What we've got here is an imperial stout brewed with a massive amount of coffee and chocolates, then cave-aged in oak bourbon barrels for an entire year to make sure wonderful bourbon undertones come through in the finish. Makes your taste buds squeal with delight. 11.2% ABV  70 IBUs

Founders KBS is an extremely rare breed these days, but you can get it now at the Sun Singer Wine Bar Cafe. This is the real thing!

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Mexico's Best Kept Secret Now Available at Sun Singer

Victoria beer, touted as "Mexico's best-kept secret," makes it debut in central Illinois this week, a year after its first stateside release in Chicago. While Victoria hasn't yet cracked the beer aficionado market, it's immensely popular with immigrants from Mexico, where the beer's been sold since 1865. Described as "a Vienna-style lager beer that combines a unique copper color with a perfectly balanced taste and a smooth, crisp finish," Victoria was available only on the black market until last year.

In Illinois's ever-expanding beer scene, this newest kid on the block is actually an old-timer hoping to become as familiar as Corona or Dos Equis. Victoria is a brand that resonates in the Hispanic community primarily because of its long history in Mexico where it's been one of the most popular beers in for decades.

Shortly after the American Civil War, the Victoria brand launched its brewery in Mexico about 165 years ago - much older than Corona or Dos Equis. Cesar Martinez, Victoria beer brewmaster, says part of the reason ex-pats will be clamoring for it is due to the beer's exceptional malt and its balance.
"In Mexico it's a very important beer, because it's very traditional and historic because this is the oldest beer brand in Mexico," said Martinez.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Stone Brewing Pre-Buy

If you've been awaiting the arrival of Stone Brewing to Central Illinois, then why wait in line on the day it's released. Build the anticipation and share the excitement by participating in the Stone Pre-Buy program at Sun Singer.

How does it work?
Download the pre-buy sheet here or pick one up at the front register at Sun Singer, place your order and make your payment with the cashier and then relax, knowing that your beer will be held for you and a Sun Singer staff member will contact you upon arrival. Of course, as an alternative, but no where near the fun, just swing on by on April 6th and see if there's anything left after the stampede!


Stone Brewing in Central Illinois!
Over a year ago, Stone kicked off distribution in Illinois with "Stone Beer Week in Chicago". Now a year later, California's Stone Brewing Co. has signed a deal with Illinois wholesaler Marketplace Selections that, starting April 2011, will bring the craft brewery's beers to Champaign/Urbana and other parts of central Illinois. Regional brewery representative Aaron Tyrell is expected to be at various local bars and retail shops April 6-7 for official rollout events.

BeerAdvocate's "All-Time Top Brewery on Planet Earth", Stone Brewing has been available in the 8 counties in and around Chicago since April of last year. Stone Brewing invaded Chicago just before the city hosted American Craft Beer Week with "Stone Beer Week-Chicago" held April 1st - 8th, 2010 featuring a slew of events at Chicago bars worthy of Stone beers. Stone CEO Greg Koch and Brewmaster & President Steve Wagner were on hand to meet fledgling Stone fans and share some rarities from the darkest depths of their archives.

Now it is central Illinois’ time to celebrate the arrival of Stone Brewing's nine year-round beers -- Stone Pale Ale, Stone Smoked Porter, Stone IPA, Arrogant Bastard Ale, Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale, Stone Cali-Belgique IPA, Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale, Stone Ruination IPA and Stone Levitation Ale -- will be headed this way the first week of April. In the future, Central Illinois can also look out for future special releases like Double Bastard Ale and Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine, as well as Stone Imperial Russian Stout and its "Odd Beers for Odd Years" counterpart, which was brewed with a Belgian yeast strain and star anise.

With the addition of Illinois, Stone beers will be available in 35 states and 4 countries.Stone is working hard to meet the ever-increasing demand for its beers in new states and territories. Stone recently purchased a $6.2 million, 57,509 sq. ft. building to allow for further expansion of brewing and distribution operations. The building, which was officially opened on Friday, February 19th 2010, features 23,400 sq. ft. of cold storage, nearly tripling Stone's capacity to store beer.

Take advantage of the Sun Singer Stone Pre-Buy click here.

Monday, March 28, 2011

Foreign Shores Winter Beer Sale


We all know that winter is over, but it doesn't mean we have to stop enjoying those rich and spicy seasonal brews that got us through those cold, dark months. While there's still a chill in the air, you can take advantage of our season end sale.

Can you resist names like:

Sogaard Julesbuk, Denmark

Oppigard Winter Ale, Sweden

Kerstmutske Christmas Nightcap, Belgium

Xmas Zinnebar, Belgium

Dieu du Ciel Winterkoninkske, Belgium

and many more...


A variety of formats are available from 11 ounce to full 750ml bottles. Many of these bottles will lay in well and improve with age. Let winter's loss be everyone's gain, especially if your a beer drinker. Drop by soon for the best selection.

Save 20% on Select Winter Beers while they last.

What's New in Brew

CAPITAL BLONDE DOPPELBOCK
Deep reddish amber color. Dense aromas of fruity caramel, spicy honey, and golden raisin bread. A rich, powerful, yet effortless entry leads to a satiny medium-full body of enveloping layers of caramel, toasted grains and breads, marmalade, and delicate spices. Finishes with an extremely long and raw honey, dried apricot, and mild, earthy hop flourish. This beer clocks in at 7.8 percent alcohol, although you could never tell by the taste - Remarkably flavorful and insanely drinkable.Treat this malt monster with respect!

PYRAMID OUTBURST IMPERIAL IPA
With big beer taste and massive hop flavor, Outburst lights spring's fuse. Dry-hopped for an extra rejuvenating rush, this imperial IPA causes a thirst-quenching commotion wherever it's poured. Ignite the season with a bang. 8.5% ABV

LEFT HAND STRANGER AMBER ALE
Sane or senseless? Harmless or harmful? Sometimes it takes awhile to get to know a stranger. Initial impressions are not always reality, so you must delve deeper. Beyond the initial floral hop aromas, malt sweetness is revealed, yet with a spicy undertone that exposes a very rye sense of humor. Take your time to get to know the Stranger. It’s strangely satisfying. 5.0%ABV

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

What's New in Brew

DARK HORSE Buffo Brown Ale
Just like most of Dark Horse beers Buffo is on the "full body" scale pushing the envelope of what an American Brown Ale is to most people. The beer is a very deep/dark color of brown with a nice creamy tan head. The mouthfeel of the beer is very soft and is very drinkable. Flavors of  malt, caramel, toffee, and a mild earthy nutty finish allow this beer to be paired with hearty food and sips of bourbon.  6.5% abv

NORTH COAST Old Stock
Like a fine port, Old Stock Ale is intended to be laid down. With an original gravity of over 1.100 and a generous hopping rate, Old Stock Ale is well-designed to round-out and mellow with age. It's brewed with classic Maris Otter malt and Fuggles and East Kent Goldings hops, all imported from England.

MIKKELLER / BREWDOG 'I Hardcore You' Imperial IPA
I Hardcore You is a 9.5% Imperial India Pale Ale, an international collaborative effort between 2 of Europe's most rock 'n roll brewers. This beer is a blend of BrewDog’s Hardcore IPA and Mikkeller’s I Beat You. After the blending, the beer was then dry hopped a further twice. Making I Hardcore You a beer which has been dry hopped four times, or maybe even six times. As far as we are aware this is the first collaboration of this type anywhere in the world. The first time a collaboration beer has been made by blending beers from the respective brewers together. This is a one off brew with a small amount available for a limited time only.
With a bold emphasis on hop bitterness, India pale ales are the ultimate beverage pairing for spicy dishes. The sharp hop presence in most India pale ales can stand up to even the most devilish of spices in Cajun, Malaysian, Japanese, Indian, and Mexican cuisine.

MIKKELLER '10' American IPA
You might have seen Mikkeller’s single hop series – 10 beers with the same IPA base, each individually hopped with a special hop. Here's the list: Amarillo, Centennial, Cascade, Chinook, Warrior, Nugget, Simcoe, Tomahawk, East Kent, and Nelson Sauvin. '10' is a an IPA with all 10 of those special hops in
1 bottle.  Same IPA base as before, same abv 6.9%.  It’s full of citrus, tropical flavors and light malts.

EPIC Pale Ale
You can only drink so many beers in a lifetime, so you better make each one count. That's where Epic can help. They're obsessed with creating big hop-fuelled beers. This takes a shed-load of skill. It also takes a shed-load of hops.  Many brewers would call that 'insane'. They call it flavor. Showcasing fresh cascade hops in all its glory! Biting, aromatic citrisy, piney hoppiness on the nose and palate, right through to the finish. A well crafted brew.


BUFFALO BILL'S Orange Blossom
Orange Blossom Cream is a seasonal beer in the fastest growing category in the craft segment. Pour it into a glass and enjoy the fragrance of freshly peeled orange.Orange Blossom is brewed with sweet orange peel, orange blossom extract and honey. Even people who don't like beer swear by Orange Blossom.
 

GOOSE ISLAND Pepe Nero Belgian Farmhouse Style
With an aroma of roasted chestnuts and a mysteriously dark, mahogany hue, Pepe Nero is a farmhouse ale brewed with black peppercorns. His roasty sweetness melds into a lingering, earthy, black pepper finish that is ideal for pairing with grilled meats and roasted vegetables. Malt: Pilsner, Rye, Crystal Rye, Black Malt
Hops: Pilgrim, Saaz  6% ABV