Craft brewers will share the hardest to find hops, but there’s one thing they still won’t share with each other: the secret to packaged nitro beers. The process to get the creamy, thick pour that Guinness made famous is a trade secret. Some use a plastic in-can widget to release the nitrogen gas while others, … [ Read more]
Samuel Adams goes nitro
Boston Beer is rolling out a new line of nitro beers under its Samuel Adams brand nationwide, reports Shanken News Daily. Nitro White Ale (5.5% ABV), Nitro IPA (7.5% ABV), and Nitro Coffee Stout (5.8% ABV) are the first three launches in the Samuel Adams Nitro Project, with more beers expected to follow. The company … [ Read more]
Samuel Adams to release nitro beers in 2016
Fortune brought back a nice report from the GABF—Boston Beer Company founder Jim Koch announced that Samuel Adams will release three nitro beers in 2016. A nitrogen-infused white ale, IPA, and coffee stout will be available on tap as well as in ‘widget’ cans, much like those sold by the world’s most popular nitro brew, Guinness … [ Read more]