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Wanna know about our next three beer releases? Go here.

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2013 Bottled NABC Solidarity: Sold exclusively at our two NABC locations in New Albany.

Last week's technical difficulties are behind us, 
and so kindly permit me to start over.

2013 SOLIDARITY BOMBER RELEASE

Tuesday, January 8, 2013 until they’re gone

This year's release of NABC Solidarity Baltic Porter in 22-oz bombers will be limited to 20 cases in all, and sold ONLY at NABC’s Pizzeria & Public House and Bank Street Brewhouse.

The price is $7 each (plus tax), with the usual multi-bottle discounts. Draft will be available as always for the finest selected outside accounts.

Solidarity Baltic Porter 2013 Specs

ABV: 8%
IBU: 18
OG: 21.1 degrees Plato

In the 1980’s, the Solidarity trade union movement in Poland helped end the Communist Party’s hegemony. We tip our hats to Solidarity, both as a concept and a movement, with this robust liquid reminder of Baltic foresight in activism and beer.

Malts: Special Pale; Simpsons Aromatic, Dark Crystal, Chocolate and Black; CaraPils

Hops: Magnum in the kettle; Willamette in the whirlpool

Yeast: Common Lager

NABC's beer release schedule for 2013.

It's a game plan, not scripture, so you can expect there to be changes and revisions as we go along. For instance, Ben Minton will be slipping various specialties into the mix, as brewed at the R & D system at the Pizzeria & Public House.

Also: Yakima and Tunnel Vision remain active, but because they will be seen most often on draft, and their bottlings will be limited, both occupy a special category called "We Have Not Decided Quite Yet."

To me, the most important aspect of this release schedule is the composition of the Starting Lineup. We intend to narrow the focus and lavish what support we can on a revised core portfolio in the larger marketplace of Indiana and Kentucky. I suspect that those readers visiting the two on-premise NABC locations will notice no changes, but these days, we fight battles on multiple fronts.

Questions are welcomed, and we thank NABC fans for your support.