Dirty Squirrel Zwarte Ale is being brewed today.

There was an article in the arts section of the New York Times last Sunday about the mid-19th century habit of composers dedicating their newly published works to each other, rather than their erstwhile funding patrons --- the patronage system having largely become obsolete by that time.

In like fashion, and in a vaguely collaborative sense, Dirty Squirrel Zwarte Ale is NABC's homage to Against the Grain's Knotty Squirrel, which was a tribute to NABC/Struise/LBS's Naughty Girl.

What happens next is anyone's guess, maybe Dotty Swirl, but please, let the circle be unbroken. By the way, "zwarte" is "black" in Flemish.

Dirty Squirrel Zwarte Ale

Malts: Rahr Pale, Simpson Dark Crystal, Castle Aromatic, Weyermann Carafa I, Weyermann CaraFoam, Simpson Black

Hops: Challenger - Mash; Galena - Boil; Centennial - Middle; Cascade - Whirlpool; Centennial - Whirlpool; Palisade - Dry hops

Yeast: T58

69 IBU
17.8 Degree Plato
7.3 % ABV
Color 32.4 SRM

Hard Core Gore: New NABC release honors the memory of the late Jason Gore.

Monday, March 21, would have been the 27th birthday for Jason Gore. Sadly, we lost Jason to cancer in September, 2010.

Jason was a longtime NABC employee and a friend to all, in addition to being one of those special, distinctive personalities one sometimes has the good fortune to meet while traveling through life.

Jared Williamson, brewer at NABC's Pizzeria & Public House location, has formulated and brewed Hard Core Gore, a special tribute to Jason. A Belgo-American IPA, Hard Core Gore is a "unique beer for a unique man," according to Jared. It will begin pouring on Monday, March 21.

Note: Photo credit of Jason with his parents owed to the New Albany Tribune.

Hard Core Gore
Belgo-American IPA ... A unique beer for a unique man

Malts: Rahr 2-row and Weyerman's Vienna
Adjunct: Dark Brown Sugar
Hops: Magnum, Saaz, Styrium Goldings, Cascade, Sorachi Ace
Dry Hop: Cascade
Yeast: Chouffe
ABV: 9.5%