Beer Essentials
OK, so we all know the deal -- beer is made up of 3 major ingredients (water, grain & hops) with yeast thrown in there for good measure. But to the beer drinker, the most important part of beer is its taste. Are you a fan of brown ale? Or is an altbier more your style -- a German style light ale that is cold conditioned? Perhaps you would rather have a porter (a less pronounced malt flavor with a slightly sweet taste) or would you rather just throw back a lambic(dry, sour, cloudy and similar in taste to a cider)??
Whatever your taste and from whatever country you desire - we have it here at Red, White & Brew. We always have a TON of Belgian beer in stock, as that is what our customers seem to prefer but you will also see an eclectic array of beer from Germany, Italy, Switzerland, England and other countries.
Three cheers to the Red, White & Brew -- we cannot help having a fantastic selection of the latest, coolest, cutting edge domestic beers. We always let our customers know - through our weekly e-newsletter -- about the newest beers that come in to New Jersey. If you're interested in signing up for our e-newsletter, please do so through this website!
We are constantly bringing in the latest releases from the world's best breweries - make it part of your week to see what new and exciting craft beers we have added to our collection.
THIS WEEK:
New Jersey Beer Company Hudson Pale Ale
Thier inaurgural Pale Ale has a bright hoppy nose and a smooth, refreshing finish. This beer is great for the casual Ale drinker and the die-hard Hop-Head alike.
New Jersey Beer Company 1787 Abbey Single Ale
On December 18, 1787, New Jersey was the third state to join the nation. They celebrate the state's historic role with this Old World Belgian-style Ale. Eminently approachable and perfectly refreshing, the Abbey Single is a proper session beer.
Boulder Brewing Co Mojo
One of our biggest sellers. If you're a "hop monster", this one's for you!
Price: $9
Stone Imperial Russian Stout
As the people at Stone's warn you again & again -- this beer is not for wussies!
Price: $6
Schneider & Sohn Aventinus
Dark-ruby, almost black-colored and streaked with fine top-fermenting yeast, this beer has a compact and persistent head. This is a very intense wheat doppelbock with a complex spicy chocolate-like arome with a hint of banana and raisins. On the palate, you experience a soft touch and on the tongue it is very rich and complex, though fresh with a hint of caramel. It finishes in a rich soft and lightly bitter impression.
Price: $4
Grut Bier
Brewed according to recipes dating back to before the German Purity Law in 1516 and made with a combination of bay leaves, ginger, caraway, anise, rosemary & gentian. It's an old-fashioned herb mixture used for bittering and flavoring beer, popular before the extensive use of hops. This is a must-see!
Price: $6
Unibroue Quelque Chose
| Nose | Intense redolence of ripe cherries accented by cinnamon, cloves, honey and vanilla |
| Flavor | Perfectly balanced sweetness and tartness featuring ripe cherry and spice notes |
This beer is a made by letting lots of juicy cherries steep in a Belgian-style brown ale for several months. The result is a sweet and sour sensation that is perfectly refreshing as a summertime aperitif.
Price: $11
Harviestoun Ola Dubh Special Reserve 12
Highland Park 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky was awarded a Double Gold medal at San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2007; it lends balance, smoothness and subtle smoke.
Price: $7
Bayerischer Bahnhof Berliner Style Weisse
Huguenots may have originated the style as they traveled through France to Flanders, having first mentioned it in the 1600s. During their time, there were said to be seven hundred weissbier breweries in Berlin. Later, in 1809, Napoleon and his troops identified Berliner Weisse as the Champagne of the North. He requested the beer be served w/syrup to cut its extreme level of acidity. Bayrischer Bahnhof’s interpretation is a slightly softer, more mellow version of the “Berliner Weisse” style with a beautiful balance of tartness, fruitness, and sweetness.
Price: $4
Brasserie de Cazeau Tournay
Style: Farmhouse Blond Ale, refermentation in bottle
Abv: 7.2%
Color: pale gold, lingering head – off-white cotton
Tasting Notes: floral, faintly bitter aroma; soft mouthfeel; straw, earthy, light sweetness, straightforward, refreshing
Price: $5
Harviestoun Ola Dubh Special Reserve 16
Old Engine Oil matured in Highland Park Whisky barrels.
Ola Dubh (or ‘Black Oil’) is a collaboration between Harviestoun Brewery and Highland Park, Distillery. It is based on Harviestoun’s award-winning Old Engine Oil. With more than a stylistic nod to the classic Imperial Porters (and Stouts) of the nineteenth century, this deliciously rich, dark, 8% a.b.v. beer is the first ale to be aged in malt whisky casks from a named distillery and, with traceable casks and numbered bottles, the first with genuine provenance.
Price: $8
Harviestoun Ola Dubh Special Reserve 30
Old Engine Oil matured in Highland Park Whisky barrels.
Old Engine Oil is a near-black brew with a silky-smooth rummy aroma, a coffee-ish palate, and a suggestion of the darkest chocolate. It is made from pale malt, roasted barley and malted oats. Old Engine Oil is well-hopped with the sweetish variety Galena from Washington State, Worchester Fuggles and East Kent Golgings. Highland Park 30 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky was named Import Malt Whisky of the Year 2005 by Malt Advocate; it displays complex aromatic spices with notes of dark orange chocolate.
Price: $13
Flying Fish Exit 16
This beer is a Double IPA brewed with rice. Rice used to be grown in the Meadowlands, which is where Exit 16 of the NJ Turnpike leads to. The rice allows the characteristics of the five types of hops to really show through. Phiadelphia Inquirer placed this beer 2nd in their recent ranking of local beers.
Price: $9
Barley Friska
750ml bottle
This craft beer from Italy is a wisely balanced beer, fresh in the nose with spicy and citrus fruit notes, rich of sensual scent of tropical fruit but at the same time full and important in the palate with appropriate acidulated and citric notes making it a highly refreshing and thirst-quenching beer.
Price: $18
Barley Toccadibo
750 ml bottle
Deep golden color with creamy and white foam, Toccadibò is reminiscent of a Belgian golden strong ale. Clean and dry in the nose with strong but not overwhelming alcoholic notes soon followed by glorious and rich fruity notes of peach and apricot, well balanced by aromatic hop notes with a hint of chive.
Price: $18
Barley BB10
750 ml bottle
Warm and sensual scents of caramel, cocoa, dried plum, morello cherry and “strawberry” grapes to the palate rich of complex flavors such as caramel, chocolate, liquorice, and plums with notes of sweet dried fruits. A typical winter warmer to enjoy before going to sleep but it could be perfect with a chocolate or ricotta dessert.
Price: $24
Weyerbacher Insanity
Insanity is made by aging their perfectly balanced Blithering Idiot Barleywine in oak bourbon casks. This incredible combination creates a melange of flavors from rich malts, raisons, and dates to oak, vanilla, and bourbon.
Price: $7
Southern Tier Creme Brulee
This beer from New York State is released in June as part of their limited release Imperial series. It is a monstrous imperial milk stout that is brewed with dark caramel malt, lots of lactose sugar and vanilla bean. It pours extremely dark – almost black. It is loaded with caramel and butterscotch flavors, making it taste like crème Brûlée in a glass. You don’t need to drink it with dessert – this IS dessert!
Price: $9
Saison du BUFF
This beer is collaboration between Dogfish Head, Stone Brewing Co. (Escondido, CA), and Victory Brewing Company (Downington, PA). The idea for this beer germinated way back in 2003 when the three guys (Sam from Dogfish, Greg from Stone and Bill from Victory) formed the BUFF alliance (Brewers United for Freedom of Flavor) - a noble endeavor with the goal to highlight the passion and camaraderie of the American craft brew movement. The beer is a Saison with lots of herbs especially sage, lemon thyme, and parsley. The hops are a new variety called Citra, and they add a nice citrusy backbone to the beer. Definitely made with food in mind - this is a beer worth trying with friends and a great meal.
Price: $5
Hof ten Dormaal Amber
This typical double with its warm dark brown color and bordeaux red undertones, has a fruity flavor that immediately makes you think of grains. You'll also find a hoppy aftertaste in this velvety soft beer. Its creamy, rich and robust head crowns this jewel of a beer. Few other dark doubles can rival this Bornem Dubbel.
A 'double' means that the brewer uses twice as much malt as for a regular beer. That gives this beer its full round and rich flavor.
Price: $8
Hof ten Dormaal Blond
Hof ten Dormaal is a small, family owned brewery in rural Belgium. The brewery is completely self-sustained -they grow their own barley and hops, and use a yeast strain that they cultivated. They even use rapeseed oil that they produce to power the brewery. Their beers are simple, but outstanding. The Blond is a classic Belgian farmhouse ale - hugely-effervescent, full-bodied, yeasty, fruity, faintly sweet, and balanced hop-bitterness.
Price: $8
Dogfish Head Sahtea
Brewed with rye, they caramelize the wort with white hot river rocks, then ferment it with a German Weizen yeast. In addition to juniper berries foraged directly from the Finnish country-side they added a sort of tea made with black tea, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and black pepper.The spicing is subtle and balanced making Sahtea a highly-quaffable, truly-unique brew with a full-mouth feel.
Price: $11
Dogfish Head Theobroma
This beer is based on chemical analysis of pottery fragments found in Honduras which revealed the earliest known alcoholic chocolate drink used by early civilizations to toast special occasions. The discovery of this beverage pushed back the earliest use of cocoa for human consumption more than 500 years to 1200 BC. As per the analysis, Dogfish Head’s Theobroma (translated into 'food of the gods') is brewed with Aztec cocoa powder and cocoa nibs (from Askinosie Chocolate), honey, chilies, and annatto (fragrant tree seeds). It's light in color - not what you expect with your typical chocolate beer.
Price: $11
Cricket Hill Nocturne
Cricket Hill's Nocturne combines a mild crispness with subtle toasty, chocolate notes to make it the perfect thirst quencher on days when there’s a chill in the air. It’s a great accompaniment to hearty Autumn or Winter meals, or dessert by the fireside. This American dark lager’s unique balance of easy drinkability and richness of flavor make it a classic Cricket Hill delight!
Price: $6