Craft Beer & Wine Tasting Scholarship Drive

The Austin Carolina Club is holding a social event to benefit our annual scholarship drive. The Lutz family and Wise family have teamed up sponsor this event. The Lutz family will host the event at their house in Steiner Ranch. Bring you swimsuit!  Signup on our Facebook Event here:

https://www.facebook.com/events/861146924014428/861156947346759/

Donations broken out for tasting and food:

Pork BBQ: $20 (includes BBQ, potato salad, slaw and tea)

Beer & Wine Tasting: $25

Who can lay claim to the best craft beer, Texas or North Carolina? While Texas has had a head start in terms of more and older craft establishments, North Carolina is catching up rapidly on the national stage! So we will put five of the “Best of the West” beers featuring leading Texas standout breweries (with a little help from Oklahoma) against the “Beasts of the East” featuring leading North Carolina standout breweries (with a little help from Maryland). For those who are not craft beer lovers, we will feature a selection of special craft wine from the De Gorostiza Wise Family Winery (Austin, TX and Laguna, Philippines) who specialize in 100% pure fruit wine made from the best fruit on earth!

Best of the West:

• #1) La Vie en Rose – Farmhouse Ale Refermented with Raspberries (Jester King – Austin, TX)
  • Description: A dry, well attenuated, unspiced Farmhouse Ale refermented with the same raspberries used in the fermentation of Jester King Atrial Rubicite. Naturally occurring wild yeasts impart a sense of place to this unfiltered, unpasteurized, 100% bottle conditioned beer.
  • Style: Sour/Wild Ale
  • RateBeer Rating: Overall 98
  • 6% ABV
  • 2014 (Seasonal Release)
• #2) Nocturn Chrysalis – Ale Fermented in Oak Barrels with Blackberries (Jester King – Austin, TX)
  • Description: Ale Refermented in Oak Barrels with Blackberries: Nocturn Chrysalis Kiowa Blackberries from Oglesby, Texas were added to oak barrels containing mature sour beer. The beer was then allowed to referment to dryness. Unfiltered, unpasteurized and naturally conditioned.
  • Style: American Wild Ale
  • RateBeer Rating: Overall 99
  • ABV: 5.9%
  • 2014 (Rotating Release)
• #3) Provenance – Ale Fermented with Tangerines and Clementine (Jester King – Austin, TX)
  • Description: Our third batch of Provenance takes the vibrant flavors and aromas of tangerines and clementine and presents them in the unique way that only wild fermentation with native yeast and bacteria can. Unfiltered, unpasteurized, and 100% bottle-conditioned.
  • Style: Sour/Wild Ale
  • RateBeer Rating: Overall 96
  • ABV: 6.2%
  • 2014 (Series Release)
• #4) Small Batch No. 7 – Imperial Sweet Potato Stout (Ranger Creek – San Antonio, TX)
  • Description: This Imperial Sweet Potato Stout comes in at 8% ABV and pours a dark, rich black. The subtle holiday spices of cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice are showcased in the nose. The warming flavor of sweet roasted chocolate is complemented by a faint earthy backend that reveals the sweet potatoes.
  • Style – Imperial Stout
  • RateBeer Rating: Overall 87
  • ABV: 8%
  • 2015 (Series Release)
• #5) BOMB! – Imperial Stout Aged on Cacao Nibs, Vanilla Beans and Chili Peppers (Prairie Artisan Ales – Krebs, OK)
  • Description: Bomb! is an imperial stout aged on espresso beans, chocolate, vanilla beans, and ancho chile peppers. All the flavors meld to create a truly unique beer. The peppers add just the right amount of heat to compliment the intense coffee and chocolate flavors.
  • Style:
  • RateBeer Rating: Overall 100
  • ABV: 13.0%
  • 2015 (Special Release)
• Backups:
  • El Cedro – Hoppy Cedar Aged Ale (Jeter King – Austin, TX)
  • Snorkel – Farmhouse Ale Brewed with Oyster Mushrooms and Sea Salt (Jester King – Austin, TX)
  • Small Batch No. 6 – Flanders Red Ale (Ranger Creek – San Antonio, TX)

Beasts of the East:

• #1) Genesis – Blonde Sour Aged on Tropical Fruits in White Wine Barrels (Wicked Weed – Ashville, NC)
  • Description: This ale is our first venture into barrel aged American wild ales. A blond Saison base similar to that of Saison I, fermented on our proprietary Wicked Wild strain. After fermentation we moved the beer into Petite Verdot Barrels from Rock House Vineyards and added mango, papaya and guava where it sat for 6 months. This ale is tart and tropical with notes of musty hay and citrus.
  • Rate Beer Rating: Overall 96
  • ABV 6.6%
  • 2015 (Special Release)
• #2) – Terra Locale Series – Lusus Nature – Brettanomyces Wild Double IPA (Wicked Weed – Ashville, NC)
  • This ale is a dry, North Carolina Double IPA brewed with Riverbend malt and 30 pounds of fresh Cascade hops from Echoview farm. It was then finished with our house brettanomyces strain. Hoppy up front with a slight wild finish, this ale will get funkier with time. We highly recommend taking home a bottle for your cellar
  • Style – Imperial IPA
  • RateBeer Rating: Overall 97
  • 4% ABV
  • 2014 (Limited Release)
• #3) North Carolina: Sexual Chocolate – Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout (Foothills Brewing – Winston Salem, NC)
  • Description: A smooth, dark, coca-infused imperial stout barrel aged for 4 months. Perfect for sipping and cellaring. A rich chocolate aroma twines seamlessly with delicious overtones of bourbon, vanilla, and oak. Notes of espresso, black strap molasses and caramel accentuate a dark chocolate backbone and complex layers of toffee and dark fruit.
  • Style: Imperial Stout
  • RateBeer Rating: Overall 100
  • 2014 (Special Release)
• #4) Mutiny Fleet Below Decks – Barleywine Style Ale Aged in Cabernet Barrels (Heavy Seas – Baltimore, MD)
  • Description: This English style Barley Wine Ale has been aged in cabernet wine barrels. Enjoy now or cellar it “Below Decks” as it will become more complex as it ages.
  • Style: Barley Wine
  • RateBeer Rating: Overall 96
  • ABV 10.0%
  • 2014 (Special Release)
• #5) Lindley Park – Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout (Olde Hickory – Hickory, NC)
  • Description: A bourbon-barrel aged version of our Imperial Stout, with a dose of real raspberries added.
  • Style: Imperial Stout
  • RateBeer Rating: Overall 96
  • ABV: 10.0%
  • 2014 (Special Release)
• Backups:
  • Admiration – Barrel–aged Belgian Rye Stout Infused with Cherries (Mystery Brewing – Hillsboro, NC)
  • Bretticent – Farmhouse Saison Finished with Brettanomyces (Wicked Weed – Ashville, NC)
  • Royal Cache Malice – 100% Brettanomyces Ale Brewed with Blood Orange & Tamarind (Wicked Weed – Ashville, NC)

Wine Tasting:

• Featuring De Gorostiza Wise Family Winery selections (100% Fruit Wines from Austin, TX and Laguna, Philippines)
• Description: The De Gorostiza Wise Family Winery has a heritage going back over three generations. Our process makes small batch, all natural, handcrafted wine made from the best tasting fruit on the earth. Mabuhay!
• Varieties:
  • 2015 Cherry Blend (Red – Medium Finish)
  • 2015 Mango Blueberry (Red – Sweet Finish)
  • 2015 Pineapple (White – Medium Finish)
  • 2015 Apple Honey (White – Medium Finish)
  • 2015 Honey & Peach Wine (White – Sweet Finish)