Thanks to our friends over at Small Screen Network, we discovered that the month of September is also National Bourbon Heritage Month.

National Bourbon Heritage Month is an observance in the United States that calls for celebration of bourbon as America’s “Native Spirit”. On August 2, 2007, the US Senate declared September as “National Bourbon Heritage Month.” The bill, sponsored by Republican Senator Jim Bunning of Kentucky, passed by unanimous consent. (Source: Wikipedia)

In observance of National Bourbon Heritage Month, Mutineer is celebrating the history and art of distilling bourbon whisky by featuring a list of pretty rad blog posts about this amazing spirit. Continue Reading »

Gizmodo recently released an article about Tuned Pale Ale. The small batch pale ale was released in bottle that featured a musical scale on its label. Each notch on the label, designed by Chris Mufalli, coordinates with a musical note. When the beer level matches a notch, a different note can be played.

To problem is, once you drink past a note, you can no longer play it. And unless you open several bottles and figure out how play all them at once, you will need a band of friends just to play a tune. Regardless, the concept is fun and definitely makes for a memorable party game.

Unfortunately, the beer no longer appears to be in production.

Earlier today, Mutineer Magazine’s Brian Kropf and Ashley Routson were invited to join John Haggerty and Fred Bueltmann of New Holland Brewing Company on Episode 12 of Tapped Out Radio, where they discussed the inspiration for “Mutinous Battle Chai” and its upcoming release party at Falling Rock Taphouse during the Great American Beer Festival.

The audio podcast can be found HERE.

Want to know more about the “Mutinous Battle Chai” collaboration project? Issue 13 of Mutineer Magazine, now on newsstands, features an intimate look into the recipe development and brewing process of Mutineer’s first collaboration beer, featuring New Holland Brewing Company. Also check out the original announcement.

If you are headed to Denver for the Great American Beer Festival this month, join us on September 17th at 2pm at Falling Rock Taphouse for the official release party. The event is a fundraiser for A Child’s Right, with 100% of the proceeds of “Mutinous Battle Chai” being donated in an effort to support global water relief. And make sure to RSVP on RateBeer and Beer Advocate. (RSVP is not required for access to the event).

Special thanks to Bill Brister, Anthony Vertucci and Liz “The Beer Wench” for featuring our story on Tapped Out Radio!

You probably have noticed by now that we have a lot of new faces regularly posting on the Mutineer blog. We recently recruited [read: brainwashed] some young, fresh and talented fine beverage revolutionaries to “Join The Mutiny.” And instead of letting these wild kids hide behind their tiny avatars, we decided to put them in the spotlight.

Erin Jimcosky is Mutineer Magazine’s Food Editor and resident expert on cooking with booze. When she’s not being forced to slave over recipes for the magazine, Erin tempts our ravenous appetites with her creative culinary concoctions at The Endive Chronicles.

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Each week, wine lovers all over the Internet unite to celebrate “Wine Wednesday.” The concept is more viral than an official, sanctioned event. And it is definitely most prevalent on Twitter. The roots of the official #winewednesday hashtag trace back to the Twitter handle @TweSommelier, and has been going strong for at least a year now. Every #winewednesday, hundreds (if not thousands) of people virtually drink together, exchanging tasting notes and pairing suggestions. Some people and wineries even go as far as to organize official tastings.

As a way to contribute and support this fine beverage Internet craze, Mutineer Magazine will be spotlighting some of our favorite wine blog posts from the past week on, you guessed it, Wine Wednesday.

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Gruppo Campari’s North American operations arm, Skyy Spirits is looking ahead and adding up to six staff members to its team of 92 at its San Francisco office, including senior brand managers for Wild Turkey and Cordials brands.

“We are in the unique position of being able to hire during this challenging economic environment.” — Andrea Conzonato, Skyy Spirits Chief Operating/Chief Marketing Officer. “We are actively looking to fill rewarding positions that support not only our growing portfolio, but also our increased on-premise and off-premise activities for our established brands.” Continue Reading »

Limited, specialty cult beers can be really exciting, but not when they only reach the hands of the privileged few. This is why I am thrilled to announce that Firestone Walker Brewing Company plans on making several of its rare beers, called the Proprietor’s Reserve Series, available outside of the West Coast market (which includes New York, New Jersey, Virginia and for the first time, Colorado.

“Every brewer relishes testing the outer limits of their creativity and equipment.” – Matt Brynildson, Brewmaster at Firestone Walker Brewing Co. “We have been honing these beers for a while, but I wasn’t sure that we would ever produce them at any appreciable level. The brew team is fired up!” Continue Reading »

A picturesque trek down Carmel Valley Road leads you to the gates of Boekenoogen Vineyard and Winery (24 West Carmel Valley Rd), a family-owned, 2500-3500 cases per year winery. The tasting room has a rustic, cozy ambience that’s uniquely ideal for a tasting atmosphere. The counters, or bars, are discrete in their presence, but still quite inviting. I was helped by Holly Boekenoogen, owner John Boekenoogen’s daughter, and Director of Marketing. She told me about the winery’s history, how John, in 1998, converted the family ranch at the peak of the Santa Lucia Highlands into a vineyard, and opened the tasting facility in 2008. The rest, yes, is history. Continue Reading »