Capt Keith's Beer Blog

Time flies in the craft beer business. I can’t believe that the Charlotte Saucer is already 9 years old. We’ve seen some big changes in North Carolina over the past 9 years. With the help of Daniel Bradford,  Sean Wilson and a posse of Beerknurds we Popped the Cap August 13, 2005.  Since that time, great breweries have been flooding the state. Avery, Stone, Bells, Ska, Founders, Dogfish Head, and so many more. A few local breweries have popped up since those early days too. I can’t go to Charlotte without sharing a few pints of Foothills brews with Erik.  Seeing Double is a favorite of mine. Duck-Rabbit, specializing in dark beer makes some killer beers too. Try their fine Baltic Porter next chance you get. I also heard good things about a recent Bourbon Barrel Aged People’s Porter……..

Erik Hodgeman has been at the helm for the past few years now and we’ve seen some great things there. Join him and his team for some fun times and great beers this Saturday.

Check this out – action starts at 2 PM!

Valentines Day is right around the corner. One good thing that comes from Valentines is the release of Foothills Sexual Chocolate. This award winning beer from Foothills Brewing Company is out of Winston-Salem, NC. Sexual Chocolate is a cocoa infused Imperial Stout weighing it at 9.75% abv.

It pours an opaque black with a dark brown head. A big chocolate aroma with notes of molasses, espresso, and sweet toffee are accompanied by a smooth chocolate flavored backbone with coffee and dark fruit notes.

On February the 18^th the Charlotte Flying Saucer will release 2009 series and a vintage 2008 series of Sexual Chocolate. Don’t miss out on this great event as the beer will be served in a specialty logoed glass from Foothills which you get to keep! Jamie Bartholomaus, head brewer, and Scott Smith, the NC sales representative, plans to be in attendance as well. The flying will commence at 7pm, don’t be late.