Hourglass Brewery releases two beers on Black Friday

November 23, 2016

Many breweries across the Sunshine State are releasing special beers on Black Friday, Hourglass Brewery of Longwood is releasing two bottles on this post-Thanksgivinig extravaganza.

From the Hourglass Brewery newsletter:

To keep the party going, we’ve decided to release a one-of-a-kind Black Friday gift basket containing two of our barrel-aged bottles and special edition glasses to go with them! Each basket will include a 2016 La Fée Dragée (rum barrel-aged Belgian Christmas ale) and a 2016 Auld Clootie (bourbon barrel-aged old ale). Because every good beer needs the proper glass, our Black Friday gift basket will also contain two special edition 14oz Libbey Abbey goblets, each with a 14-karat gold trim and logo representing each beer.

This unique basket will be available Black Friday an is price at $45. Doors open at 11am. Stay up to date by following our Facebook event page. We hope to see you there!

About the beers:

La Fée Dragée is a 11.3% ABV Belgian Christmas Ale aged in rum barrels. This holiday beer includes a bevy of delicious dried fruits and spices and bursts with tasting notes of apricots, plums, and Turkish figs. This rich and dark ale is spiced with freshly grated nutmeg, allspice berries, ginger, and sweet orange peel to conjure up the holiday spirit.

Auld Clootie is a 12.2% ABV old ale brewed with copious amounts of barley and a touch of brown sugar that is then fermented with a blend of traditional English and Sherry yeasts. Auld Clootie was split between bourbon and wine barrels and blended back together. The result is a rich and smooth brew with fruity esters that finishes with notes of bourbon, vanilla, and oak.

The Hourglass Brewery is located at 480 South Ronald Reagan Boulevard in Longwood.

Hourglass Brewery on new beers and changes

September 20, 2016

Hourglass Brewery of Longwood has been announcing changes and new beers for some time now. Recently, the Orlando-area brewery posted some news and updates regarding their future in Longwood and upcoming beers.

Hourglass is growing! We are currently undergoing another phase of expansion and have recently landed and installed a new canning line. Initial brands in cans will be our Frankie Rock Bavarian Style Hefeweizen and Brown Beer, Brown Beer, What Do You See? English Style Brown Ale. Our Launch format will be 16 oz – 4 packs coming later this month!

We have also have our 8th bottle release available at the taproom and in distrobution. Stormgazer, a dark English style Barleywine aged in Rum barrels with lime and ginger is the first of three beers in a cocktail inspired series. 750 mL bottles are on sale now for $18.00

Additionally, our new 20 bbl Egg Oak Foeder has arrived in further development of our Wild and Sour beer program. This will be our primary home for fermentation of our house saison and other interesting variant wild ales. Be on the lookout for our first barrel fermented sour releases in the fall as well.

Finally, since a lot has been growing and changing, we are reorganizing brands under the umbrella of Hourglass Brewing. The Hourglass Brewery will remain at our original location, and future wild and sour releases will be released under the identity of “Sourglass Brewing”. We feel this will help delineate releases and make customers more aware of our product differences, and are relaunching our new branding and logo set with our recent release of Stormgazer – a dark English Barleywine aged in rum barrels with charred ginger and lime.

Hourglass Brewery recently invested in an oak egg fermenter.

Hourglass Brewery is located at 480 South Ronald Reagan Parkway in Longwood. For more information, see their Facebook page.

Hourglass Brewery to host Florida SMaSH Beer Festival

July 18, 2016

Press Release: Central Florida Breweries Unite to Benefit Charity with Single Malt and Single Hop brewing

Inaugural Florida SMaSH Beer Festival 2016

Central Florida Breweries Unite to Benefit Charity with Single Malt and Single Hop brewing

The Hourglass Brewery, in conjunction with Florida Craft and the City of Longwood, FL are hosting the inaugural Florida SMaSH Beer Festival on July 30th, 2016 from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. The event features over 20 breweries from around Central Florida and all proceeds benefit The Sharing Center of Longwood.

About Florida SMaSH Beer Festival
The Florida SMaSH Beer Festival was created to celebrate the creativity and camaraderie of brewers in the Sunshine State and provide an opportunity to give back to the community. Since the spirit of SMASH brewing is so heavily steeped in the home brewing tradition, our festival will feature a friendly competition between brewers, judged solely by the attendees. Each brewery will concoct a beer made from the same single malt and single hop.

With roughly 50 beers to sample, including one-offs from every brewery involved, there will be something to please everyone. All proceeds will benefit the Sharing Center, so this is the perfect chance to enjoying some delicious craft beer while supporting a great cause.

About The Sharing Center
Celebrating 30 years of caring, The Sharing Center, focuses on preventing hunger and homelessness for families and individuals in crisis. Named 2015 Non-Profit of the Year by the Seminole County Regional & Greater Sanford Regional Chambers of Commerce, The Sharing Center offers a hand-up to the working poor in Seminole County and those who are struggling to move out of homelessness.

About The Hourglass Brewery
The Hourglass Brewery is a 10 bbl production brewery in beautiful downtown Longwood, Florida. Currently, the facility is 8,000+ sq/ft and growing with 4,500+ sq/ft dedicated to a state of the art taproom and music venue for locals and tourists. Recent expansion in early 2016 will included additional 20 bbl fermenters, a canning line, and a wild ale fermentation room. Known for making unique specialty brews throughout the year, The Hourglass Brewery also offers a number of flagship ales available year-round.

About Florida Craft
Florida Craft (www.floridacraft.org) is a non-profit organization created to promote awareness, education, and appreciation for the manufacture of craft alcoholic beverages in Florida.

Tickets for the festival are on sale here.

Hourglass Brewery is releasing three wild ales in May

May 6, 2016

Hourglass Brewery now apparently has the bottle release down to an art and they are working out more of them in the future. For now, according to the brewery newsletter:

the big news for May on the beer front is that we’re simultaneously releasing three beers in our Wild Ale Series on May 21st.

Each of the three wild ales were bottle conditioned with champagne yeast, and embody a dry, funky flavor. These are wild ales, not sours. While the beers certainly have a funky profile reminiscent of sours, the difference in the acidity levels — the wild ales are not acidic.

Each bottle was labeled, filled, corked, and caged by hand at the brewery!

The three wild ales are:
Wild Hare Wild Ale (9% ABV) – Golden ale with brettanomyces and organic, locally grown persimmon and roselle. We brewed this in collaboration with Wild Hare Kitchen And Garden Emporium.
White Gold! (8.5% ABV) – Golden ale with brettanomyces, white pepper, and white sage.
Tereré Saison (8% ABV) – Belgian saison brewed with yerba mate and lime and fermented with a traditional saison yeast and brettanomyces.
The Wild Ale Series will be available for purchase on May 21st. $15/each. There are less than 400 bottles of each. Limit of 4 per person per flavor. When you buy 3 wild beers you can get a 4th Hourglass bottle from any of our previous releases for just $10 (choice between Nutsquasher, La Fe Dragee, and Cloudberry).

May will also include another sour IPA release, a brand new Maibock, which will be the first large batch lager from Hourglass, and the start of a themed Belgian Trappist style series!

Hourglass Brewery is located at 480 South Ronald Reagan Boulevard in Longwood.

Hourglass Brewery has two new beers and expansion news

April 12, 2016

The Hourglass Brewery of Longwood is definitely working to keep momentum going. The Orlando-area brewery has announced two new beer for April and some further talk on their expansion.

From The Hourglass Brewery Newsletter:

We will also be tapping a couple of NEW BEERS in April:

Beatrijs, a Belgian Dubbel ale, brewed with European Red Gooseberries. Gooseberries are a very popular fruit in Belgium and are prized for their natural tartness, similar in character to a currant. It is named for the legend of the nun Beatrijs, considered one of the greatest masterpieces of Middle Dutch Literature.

Foreelzies, our new Strawberry Ale, brewed with 10 lbs per bbl of 100% fresh strawberries. The result is a refreshing wheat ale with a dry but distinct strawberry character.

Not to be outdone, Hourglass is now talking about a larger distribution footprint as well:

Speaking of new beer, the brewery expansion is well underway! If you’ve been in the taproom recently, you may have noticed the new (and HUGE) tanks that were recently installed. Because of the added production capacity, our beer is going out at an unprecedented volume! We have Hourglass beer being distributed across Florida.

Hourglass Brewery bottles Schizandra

April 24, 2015

The Hourglass Brewery of Longwood has completed an expansion and is now ready to move to another milestone: the first bottle release. For this release, the Hourglass crew is introducing Schizandra, a bourbon-barrel cherry-aged quad.

From Hourglass Brewery:

Our first bottle release will be Schizandra- one of our highest rated beers ever. This decadent ale is a Belgian quad aged in bourbon barrels on top of tart cherries. Savory tastes and smells of raisins, rich toffee, plums, and tart cherries are gently blanketed by oak and vanilla with a bourbon backbone. Coming in at 10.5%, this gentle sipper is not one to be taken lightly. With smooth, well-balanced drinkability, it is best advised to take your time and savor the flavor.

Bottles of Schizandra are available for pre-order here.

For more information, see the Hourglass Brewery event page or visit the brewery at 480 South Ronald Reagan Boulevard in Longwood.

Hourglass Brewery announces first ever bottle release

April 6, 2015

The Hourglass Brewery of Longwood has been working hard since their new location opened. The brewery has been constantly turning over beers in their tap room and has now progressed to their latest milestone, their first bottle release.