Jack's Abby "Mass Rising"

I got an email from Strange Brew about this one:

 

JA is going nuts.

Mass Rising
Pro-Am
Coffee S&D
Numb Swagger
Hop Harvest (not sure of name)

All to come with in next couple of months right?

 

Numb Swagger is going to be a small brewery only release. Coffee S&D is being kept year-round in the brewery and a few local accounts(1 at this point).

In the next two months we also have our Baby Maker Lager Wine, a 15% abv strong golden lager that is aging in barrels for 9 month. Our pumpkin lager is coming back in October and Kiwi Rising is back in November(assuming our hops come in on time, looking good at this point).

For those looking for more information on Mass Rising, Jack just told me that he essentially took 2nd Anniversary and inched up the hop profile while inching down the bitterness. It should be sent for distro and available at the brewery next week.

 

So it has already been aging for 7~ months?

 

Any plans for Ginger and

Any plans for Ginger and Juice?

 

Correct. It was brewed in January, aged in the tanks for about 2 months before going into the barrels. The barrels we used were the Framinghammer barrels.

 

We have not forgotten about it but do not have any current plans as to when it might come back.

 

Mmm lager King Henry...

 

So much to like in this post.

Let me just say, the label art for a beer called "Baby Maker" could really be hilarious if you wanted it to be.... and also banned in New Hampshire.

 

I liked it first!

 

Ginger and Juice? Yummmm...liked it a lot. Numb Swagger kinda gets that little over-salivating/drool action going...

 

Ok, you guys are making some big beers. Beers that require......certain glasses other than shaker pints. Any plans on making some JA tulips?

 

Will you be allowed to use "lager wine" on a label? You know, it may confuse the consumer

 

That sounds delicious! Do you guys know what the distribution will be on Baby Maker at this point? Will it be like Sour Time and be brewery only or will it make it to the beer stores (i.e. send it to the North Shore!)? Also can you tell us anything about that sour lager you put into red wine barrels?

 

We have enough barrels now that we made an entire batch of beer for the barrels as opposed to putting in one of our current beers. It is a standard golden lager designed to let the qualities of the barrels take over.

 

Jay has a point and I think we all need, snifters, mini snifters and at least a Teku to keep us happy for a while.

 

What on earth is Numb Swagger? Sounds like I might be making a special trip to 'ham...

 

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I believe it was the winner of a "cask-off" of a bunch of smoke and dagger variants. They brought it to a BA fest too.