{"id":6092,"date":"2012-04-17T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2012-04-17T13:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/?p=6092"},"modified":"2012-04-12T22:53:46","modified_gmt":"2012-04-13T02:53:46","slug":"black-blue-and-my-antonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/17\/black-blue-and-my-antonia\/","title":{"rendered":"Beer Release:  Black &#038; Blue and My Antonia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Beers on deck from Dogfish Head:<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.2beerguys.com\/images\/forblog\/dogfishhead-blacknblue.jpg\" alt=\"Dogfish Head Black &amp; Blue\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Black &amp; Blue:<\/strong> A Belgian-style golden ale fermented with blackberries and blueberries. Because we dose Black &amp; Blue with real berries &#8212; rather than artificial flavoring &#8212; the fruit comes through in the flavor, not just the aroma. 10% ABV.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.2beerguys.com\/images\/forblog\/dogfish-head-black-and-blue.png\" alt=\"Dogfish Head Black &amp; Blue\" width=\"78\" height=\"280\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The pureed berries are added as the beer leaves the brewhouse. In fermentation, the yeast &#8212; the same one we use in Red &amp; White and Pangaea &#8212; feeds on sugars from the barley and the berries, giving Black &amp; Blue a unique complexity and a high ABV.<\/p>\n<p>We currently send this beer (when available) to our wholesale partners in the following states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TX, VA, VT, WA<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Original Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0 02\/2007<\/li>\n<li><strong>Food Pairing Recommendations:<\/strong>\u00a0 Spicy pork, toasted nuts, chocolate<\/li>\n<li><strong>Glassware Recommendation:<\/strong>\u00a0 Snifter<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tasting Notes:<\/strong> Smooth, blackberries, blueberries<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wine Comparable:<\/strong> Zinfandel, medium-bodied reds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.2beerguys.com\/images\/forblog\/dogfish-head-my-antonia.jpg\" alt=\"Dogfish Head My Antonia\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>My Antonia:<\/strong> From our stable of Living Beers comes this lager for ale lovers. My Antonia is a continually-hopped imperial pilsner that is citrusy, sweet and refined. 7.5% ABV. This lager for ale lovers is citrusy, sweet and refined.<\/p>\n<p>My Antonia started out as a collaboration beer when Sam brewed it at Birra del Borgo (hope you can read Italian) outside Rome, Italy, with owner\/brewer Leonardo DiVencenzo in October 2008. In 2010, we began brewing My Antonia here in Delaware for U.S. distribution.<\/p>\n<p>We currently send My Antonia (when available) to our wholesale partners in the following states:<\/p>\n<p>AZ, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, VA, VT, WA<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Original Release Date:<\/strong> 10\/2008<\/li>\n<li><strong> Food Pairing Recommendations:<\/strong>\u00a0 Raw oysters, grilled sausages, lasagna, Swiss cheese<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wine Comparable:<\/strong>\u00a0 Bordeaux-white<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beers on deck from Dogfish Head: Black &amp; Blue: A Belgian-style golden ale fermented with blackberries and blueberries. Because we dose Black &amp; Blue with real berries &#8212; rather than artificial flavoring &#8212; the fruit comes through in the flavor, not just the aroma. 10% ABV. 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