We certainly have no issue drinking stouts even in the dead heat of the summer, but it’s hard to argue that they don’t taste better while wearing a rugged flannel and sitting around a campfire arguing about which pie is the best pie.
The best pie, by the way, is the Drunken Turtle. It’s a pie from Pie Junkie in Oklahoma City. I will not hear dissenting opinions on this.
You likely didn’t open this email to discuss pies, though.
Latest Releases
One of our best-reviewed and best-selling sour ales each year is BLUEBERRY BOYFRIEND. It’s a beer with blueberries and lemon zest — but it’s really about highlighting the blueberry flavor.
We decided this year that we wanted to grow the “fruit family” and get Blueberry Boyfriend a lady. Meet WATERMELON GIRLFRIEND. She’s a delightful sour ale that is absolutely packed with watermelon.
The next beer that’s releasing this year will be CLEVELAND COWBOY. This is a higher ABV pastry sour (8%) packed with sweet and tart cherries, vanilla, cinnamon, and pecans.
It’s named after Kevin. Kevin is the head brewer at Prairie OKC and Kevin is from Cleveland. One day Kevin waltzed into the brewery wearing a cowboy hat.
That’s it. That’s the whole story.
I PROMISED YOU STOUTS.
We’re going to release FOUR MORE BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.
You already know Christmas Bomb! is coming — and I’m only going to tell you about ONE of the other three, because my job is to build suspense. I’m basically the Agatha Christie of beer newsletter writers.
Barrel Aged Moose Boots! It’s a 13.4% ABV Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout with maple syrup, toasted almonds, and vanilla. We are EXTREMELY excited about how the barrels are tasting, and can’t wait to get this one into your mouth!
Mailbag
Where is Basic Becky?
She’s on the schedule for 2022! A LOT of people have asked about bringing her back, and we’re lookin’ forward to it too!
(If you don’t know who Basic Becky is — it’s our pumpkin spice latte-inspired stout!)
Why is it “geese” but not “meese”?
Okay well in Old English, the word for goose was “gos” — plural being “gosiz,” but by late Anglo-Saxon times, the plural had become “ges,” which is where we get geese.
The word “moose” didn’t exist in Anglo-Saxon times. It’s derived from an Abenaki word — the Abenaki being those people native to Quebec. And the Abenaki people didn’t call them “meese,” so neither do we.
Plus “MOOSE BOOTS” rhymes and “MEESE BOOTS” does not.
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