A couple new brews from Sierra Nevada

Two new beers have gotten approval from Sierra Nevada.  Both of these brews are session beers, and both of these beers will be tough to get your hands on. The first brew is being made exclusively for the Bonnaroo music festival held every summer in Tennessee.  This special beer is a 4.8% ABV farmhouse style ale that is intended for smooth drinking for a long period of time in a hotter climate.  Since Sierra Nevada is a major sponsor of the music festival it is appropriate for them to have a special brew for the occasion.
The other draft only release that has only been found in California is the Black Vapor.  Black Vapor is another session beer in the Cali Common style (steam-beer).  Steam beers are lagers that are fermented at higher temperatures in between 60-65 degrees.  They are no longer called "steam-beer" since Anchor Brewing trademarked the term, these beers are now called Cali-Common style.  The Black Vapor fits into this catagory.  There is a "california common" style released in bottles only found in the Beer Camp variety 12pack from Sierra Nevada.

A couple Sierra Nevada Draft Only Releases

There have been a couple draft only releases from Sierra Nevada.  One release is a blended brew that mixes a beligian style quad and a dubbel.  It is actually 60% brandy barrel aged belgian style quad with dates and currants added and 40% belgian style dubbel.  The name for this interesting blend is 2X4 and who knows if there will ever be enough of this liquid to bless Long Island.  The other draft only release from Sierra Nevada isn't as unique but may have a special spin on a common style, the pilsner.  This pilsner is called a "sticke pilsner".  The term "sticke" is from German decent and means "secret".  Usually a brew called a sticke beer is a beer that a brewery doesn't release the recipe for.  Perhaps the only way to truly describe this beer is by tasting it.  As far as we know this beer is limited release and probably wont be available locally.  Check out the barrel collars below.