Which came first, the beer or the name?

In this case the name came first over a few shared pints with the BBC brewers. For those unfamiliar with the reference, some might consider you lucky. After coming up with the name we needed to create a brew to match. So off we went to the Louisville Beer Store for some more brainstorming. The resulting creation is a German/Indian Bropwn Ale. The two Malts we selected were Golden Promise and Brown Malt. To make this Brown Ale unique we fermented it with a Berliner Weisse yeast and large late hop additions of German Hallertau Hops. The addition of Jaggery, a palm sugar from India, provides a nutty aromaas well as a dryness to the final product. Two batches of this beer were brewed, one each at Cumberland Brewery and BBC (St Matthews). Although brewed to the same recipe, it will be interesting to note the slight differences that come form the different set of equipment at each brewery.

ABV 6%
IBU 28

Now on tap, The Woo and Runner-Up Ale. The same malt was used to brew two distinct beer styles. The first runnings from the mash was used to brew The Woo, an American Barleywine. The sugar rich first runnings allow this beer to reach a higher alcohol strength, 10% ABV. To balance the intense maltiness 22 lbs of hops were added to the kettle, almost enough to clog the system, and then another 8 lbs of Cascade hops were used for dry hopping.
Not wanting to waste the remaing sugars in the mash, we used the second runnings to brew whats traditionaly called a Small Beer. Runner-Up Ale is significantly lighter in strength and color then its older sibling. The Styrian Golding hops provide a floral aroma the complements the flavors from the belgian yeast strain we fermented it with.

The Woo
Balreywine
ABV 10%
IBU 89

Runner-Up Ale
Small Beer
ABV 3.75%
IBU 15

Sunday 17th at 3:00pm
The Louisville Beer Store
746 East Market Street
http://louisvillebeerstore.com/

New this week at Cumberland Brews, Slewfoot is an amber session ale. This beer was brewed as part of our sponsorship of University of Louisville's Hockey Team. Each pint of Slewfoot purchased benefits the Hockey Team. We will also be serving Slewfoot at Alpine Ice Arena durring home games. What is Slewfoot? In hockey it is kicking an opponents skate out from behind and is considered a cheap shot. At Cumberland it is a session beer, which allows enjoyment of multiple pints without feeling too inebriated.

ABV 4.2%
IBU 15.5

We will also be tapping a cask of Slewfoot drty hopped with Fuggle Hops on 1-07-10

Upcoming Home Games
01/22/10 @ midnight vs EKU
01/29/10 @ midnight vs Purdue
01/30/10 @ 6:00pm vs Purdue
02/06/10 @ 6:00pm vs EKU

The Christmas Keister returns on Christmas Eve. We will be tapping the last keg of Christmas Keister that was brewed in December '08 on December 24th.


An Old Ale, or sometimes called a Winter Warmer, this is brewed with over 90% pale malt and a mix of roasted malts to give it a rich brown color. American Hops are used to balance this malty ale; Columbus hops for bittering and Cascade hops for aroma. The strength in alcohol will help warm that winter chill but be careful or you may find yourself on your keister.
ABV 7.2%
IBU 40.5
OG 17.1

Its that time of year,
The Decorations are up,
The Malls are crowded,
The kids are trying to stay on the nice list,
and most people are full of holiday cheer.

To keep you full of Holiday Cheer we brewed a 15 barrel batch of American IPA. We took the popular Modus Hoperandi recipe tweaked it a little with some flaked barley and changed the hop schedule. Brewed with 8 lbs each of Columbus and Cascade Hops, and then dry hopped with a further 8 lbs of Amarillo hops. Over a pound and a half of hops per barrel gives this beer a bitter bite, as well as a pleasant hop aroma.

Keep your holiday cheer up with a pint of Mary Hop-Mas
ABV 7.3%
IBU 80

Skip The Shopping, and join us at Cumberland Brews for Cask Friday, we will be tapping three cask conditioned ales at noon to help wash down those leftovers.

Firkin of Modus Hoperandi - 10 gls of American IPA. Dry hopped with Amarillo hops
7%abv 80 IBU

Pin of Expat IPA - 5 gls of english IPA dry hopped with Fuggle hops and aged with oak chips
7.2%abv 54 IBU

Pin of Pumpkin Pie Ale - 5 gals of a fall favorite, Roasted pumpkin in the mash, spices in the Kettle
6.4%abv 22 IBU

Breakfast is now in full swing at Cumberland
on Saturday and Sunday starting at 9am.

Every item on the menu is only $5.99
and includes Potatoes and Grits of the Day.

Coffee only 25 cents!

Coming Soon: Saturday Mimosas and Bloody Beer!

Come Join us for a:

Costume Contest

Pumpkin Carving Contest
(Bring in your Pumpkin creation for Judging by 6pm)

Prizes will be Cumberland Gift Cards

ALL DAY HAPPY HOUR

Cask Conditioned Pumpkin Pie Ale

Beginning Sunday October 11th Our hours will be:

Sunday 1pm - 12am
Monday-Thursday 4pm- 12am
Friday & Saturday 12pm - 2am

The kitchen will close 1 hour before the bar.

Also, Coming Soon

Saturday & Sunday Breakfast!
We will feature Great Specials, Bloody Beer (Bloody Mary's made with Beer) and Mimosas

Thanks to everyone who came out. We had a blast!

Another Great Trip up To Maddison for The Great Taste of The Midwest. This year we brought a larger contingent and more beer then last year. The beer was well received as with 10 minutes left in the festival we blew the last of our three 50 liter kegs, the two 5 gallon kegs of bourbon barrel beer had disappeared much earlier. It was great to see this are well represented as all four local attended this year.

After numerous demands, Yerba Mate Pale Ale is back on tap at Cumberland Brews this week. This pale ale is brewed with only organic malts, and a 20lb tea bag of Yerba Mate is added at the end of boil, replacing the aroma hops. A cask conditioned pin will be tapped Thursday, with Kegs to follow on Friday.
ABV-6.2%
OG-15P
IBU-37

This past Saturday we headed to Indianapolis for their Microbrewers Festival. We had a wonderful time with the 4,000+ people in attendance. It was good to see our customers who joined us at the fest. We went through 4 kegs of beer (54Gallons) in four hours!

One of those kegs was the debut our new batch of Yerba Mate Pale Ale. It was a great success and we will be unveiling it on Cask this Thursday and on Tap on Friday. Come and enjoy a pint with us! See you soon