Blanche, the previous moniker for White Sun Wit.

In all honesty, I used to dislike wheat beers: heffes, wits, etc.  Sure, in my early days of drinking I enjoyed a Blue Moon or a Hoegaarten but those days were squarely behind me.  I did the IPA thing, the big Belgian thing and am now firmly entrenched in sour territory.

On May 12, 2011, I was riding my bike home from Weyerbacher and had planned a particularly hilly route.  In the back of my helmeted head I was replaying a conversation I’d had with Dan Weirback earlier that day.  I was dwelling on Dan saying (with some disappointment), “Really? You still don’t like Blanche?  Put down the IPA and have a Blanche instead—do it right after your workout,” he suggested (Note: Blanche is now known as White Sun Wit).

I always knew it was a great ‘gateway’ beer for visitors to the brewery tasting room but I never found a place for it on my palate. Perhaps I was frequently distracted by the keg of Hops Infusion which was always available at my house?

As soon as I got home, I saw the 6 pack of Blanche sitting there: room temp, leftover from some event I’d recently done.  Not willing to give it a fair shot by having the ‘ideal’ temperature, I grabbed one, poured it in a tumbler and drank it.  Oops—It was amazing.  Dan was right!  [one cannot imagine how hard it was to admit that].   I had three of them right then and there.  The windows were open, the breeze was drifting through the house and right then and there my beer life took a serious detour to previously ignored territory.  When my sixtel of Hops Infusion kicked…  I replaced it with Blanche… and grabbed another keg of Hops Infusion as soon as my second keg kicked.  :^)

White Sun Wit, the Belgian-style Wit formerly known as Blanche, is available in stores now and is the perfect go-to summer beer.  It’s brewed with coriander, star anise, grains of paradise as well as orange peel so there is no need to throw fruit (however we won’t stop you).  Be sure to grab some White Sun Wit before it’s gone until next year!

Available starting this weekend:

Anniversary Eighteen!

Blasphemy is here!

QUAD, Weyerbacher’s 11.8% ABV seasonal release, aged in bourbon barrels and bottle conditioned in a 750ml cork and cage bottle!
Get it while it lasts!

The NEW Brewers’ Select Series has begun!

AQUILA
12 oz bottles & freshly-filled growlers
available exclusively at the Visitors Center!

Aquila is a light-bodied Belgian Farmhouse-style ale with heavy American aroma.  Pale, Toasted Wheat and Rye malts are combined with Bravo and Simcoe hops to yield this 7.1% Farmhouse ale!  As with all of our Brewers’ Select beers, Aquila will have extremely limited production. Draft will be available at select restaurants and bars. Aquila will debut at Philly Beer Week starting Friday, May 31st. 12 oz bottles and growlers will be available the same day exclusively at the Visitors Center!

ANDROMEDA
12 oz bottles & freshly-filled growlers
available exclusively at the Visitors Center!

Andromeda is an amber ale with a pronounced and complex malt profile (notes of coffee, bread and roasted grains) at 4.7% ABV with 27 IBU. As with all of our Brewers’ Select beers, Andromeda will have extremely limited production. Draft will be available at select restaurants and bars.  12oz bottles are available exclusively at the Visitors Center!

Heresy is available now!

This incredibly intriguing ale is made by aging our Old Heathen Imperial Stout in oak barrels that were used for making fine Kentucky bourbon! The result is an extraordinary, dark, and mysterious stout whose very essence has been enhanced. The aroma is filled with vanilla, cocoa, and roasted coffee beans.   Packaged in 12 oz bottles and on the shelves in a 4 pack, this is one amazing beer!  Be sure to grab a few of these for those late night campfires!

White Sun Wit is here!

The very last of White Sun Wit is here and available now – get it before it is gone for the season!  White Sun Wit (4.6% ABV) is a crisp and hazy Belgian-Style Wit.  White Sun Wit is Weyerbacher’s thirst-quenching spring and early summer ale.  The nose has a light spiciness from the coriander, orange peel, grains of paradise, and star anise.  The palate reveals a mild, refreshing and effervescent wheat beer that finishes with just a hint of tartness.

Note: White Sun Wit was formerly known as Blanche.  The recipe is absolutely identical, this was simply a name change.  You can read about Blanche and all of its comments in the Retired Beers Directory.

Special!

Visitors Center exclusive – limited run

White Sun Wit shirts!

(These are not available through our webstore)

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LAST CHANCE IPA DOG COLLARS AND LEASHES ARE HERE!

$19 for each component: Medium Collar with Latch-Buckle, Large Collar with Latch-Buckle, Martingale Collar (without Latch-Buckle), Long Leash and Short Leash.

Each component features a built-in bottle opener and is made using a recycled bicycle innertube!

AS YOU ALREADY MAY KNOW, A PORTION OF THE SALES OF EVERY DROP OF LAST CHANCE IPA ARE DONATED TO A DIFFERENT LOCAL BRICKS AND MORTAR ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION.  WE’RE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE SAME NOW APPLIES TO ANY LAST CHANCE LOGO MERCHANDISE AS WELL!  DRINK UP AND HELP SAVE A SHELTER PET’S LIFE!

The brewery is regularly open Friday from 4:30 to 7:00pm and Saturday 12 noon to 3:30pm!  FRIDAYS ARE FAR QUIETER THAN SATURDAYS.  Our tours are free and are held at roughly 5:30pm on Friday and 12:30, 1:15 and 2:15 on Saturday.  Note: Our Friday tour is a lot less formal and a little shorter.  They may need to be adjusted based upon ongoing brewing activity in the building.  Saturday tours are approximately 30 to 40 minutes in duration.  If you intend to take a tour and purchase beer, consider arriving earlier and taking one of the two earlier tours as the bar area can get quite crowded when the last tour is concluded.  No reservations are required however if you plan to come in a larger group, please give us a heads-up several days in advance by clicking here.  Bus tours REQUIRE advance notice and reservation confirmation! You can visit the Visitors Center page for more details on tours and such.

The second Brewers’ Select Series will continue to feature new beers which will don the names of constellations – Aquila is number two!

Aquila is a light-bodied Belgian Farmhouse-style ale with heavy American aroma.  Pale, Toasted Wheat and Rye malts are combined with Bravo and Simcoe hops to yield this 7.1% Farmhouse ale!  As with all of our Brewers’ Select beers, Aquila will have extremely limited production. Draft will be available at select restaurants and bars. Aquila will debut at Philly Beer Week starting Friday, May 31st. 12 oz bottles and growlers will be available the same day exclusively at the Visitors Center!

Thursday, 6/13 at 5:30pm

Weyerbacher Tap Takeover at HopsScotch in Jersey City, NJ.  On Tap: Heresy, Insanity, Quad, White Sun Wit, Brewer’s Select Andromeda, Merry Monks, Old Heathen, Blithering Idiot, Last Chance IPA, Verboten, Double Simcoe.

Friday, 6/14 from 4-7pm

Weyerbacher Sampling at Buy Rite Bloomingdale, NJ.  Sampling Merry Monks, Last Chance IPA, Double Simcoe, and Blithering Idiot.

Thursday, 6/20 from 6-8pm

Weyerbacher Craft Brewery Night at The Nassau Inn, Princeton, NJ.  Weyerbacher Brews on Tap: White Sun Wit, Verboten, and Last Chance IPA.

Friday, 6/21 from 5-7pm

Weyerbacher Sampling at Viking Buy Rite Liquors in Monmouth Junction (Rt. 1 S), NJ.  Tasting: White Sun Wit, Merry Monks, Verboten, and Last Chance IPA.   Pint Glass Giveaways!

Wednesday, 6/26 at 6pm

Weyerbacher Night at Vagabond Bar in AC, NJ.  On Tap: Heresy, White Sun Wit, Merry Monks, Verboten, Last Chance IPA, Double Simcoe, and a firkin of Imperial Pumpkin!

JULY 2013 EVENTS

Friday, 7/12 from 4-7pm

“Weyerbacher Growler Tap Takeover” at Roger Wilco in Pennsauken, NJ.  On Tap: 18^th Anniversary, Aquila Farmhouse, Quad, Heresy, Merry Monks, White Sun Wit, Last Chance IPA, and Double Simcoe.  Pint Glass Giveaways too!

Tuesday, 7/16 at 5pm

“Weyerbacher Night” at Winberies in Princeton, NJ.  On Tap: 18^th Anniversary, Double Simcoe, and White Sun Wit.

Wednesday, 7/31 at 6pm

“Weyerbacher Tap Takeover” at The Twisted Elm in Elmwood Park, NJ.  ON Tap: Aquila Farmhouse, Heresy, 18^th Anniversary, Merry Monks, Double Simcoe, Last Chance IPA, Blithering Idiot, White Sun Wit, and a CASK of PUMPKIN!

North Eastern Pa:

To commemorate the huge growth in Weyerbacher love in NEPA and the 3rd Anniversary of MyBeerBuzz’s Radio Show, we’re bringing our head brewer, Chris Wilson, on a tour of your area, Friday, 5/10!

Here’s the scoop:

Liquid Lunch at Cooper’s
Cooper’s in Scranton will have a firkin of Verboten, tapped at 12, with quite a few Weyerbacher drafts on tap. Come hang with Chris Wilson

Krugel’s Georgetown Deli/MyBeerBuzz 3rd Anniversary Party & Riserva Release
Krugel’s Georgetown Deli in Wilkes-Barre will be hosting Chris Wilson and Regional Sales Manager Bobby Clark for the MyBeerBuzz 3rd anniversary and to also launch Weyerbacher Riserva in the area. Also: there will be 6 Weyerbacher’s on tap, including the newest rarity Andromeda.

You don’t want to miss any of this!

MAY 2013 EVENTS

Thursday, 5/16 from 5-7pm

Weyerbacher sampling at Total Wine & More in Union, NJ.  It’s AMERICAN CRAFT BEER WEEK so come on out to sample our Merry Monks and Last Chance IPA!

Friday, 5/17 from 4-6pm

Weyerbacher sampling at BottleKing Middletown, NJ.  Sampling White Sun Wit, Double Simcoe IPA, Merry Monks, and Last Chance IPA.  Pint glass giveaways!

Saturday, 5/18 from 2-6pm

Jersey Shore Beer Fest in Neptune, NJ.  Pouring Weyerbacher White Sun Wit and Double Simcoe IPA.  Info & Tickets here!

Thursday, 5/23 from 4-7pm

Weyerbacher Sampling at Bourbon Street Phillipsburg, NJ.  Sampling White Sun Wit and a few other Weyerbacher brews.  Glassware giveaways!

Thursday, 5/30 from 6-9pm

Weyerbacher Brewing Promo & Beer Trivia at The High Street Grill in Mt. Holly, NJ.  On tap: Brewer’s Select Andromeda, White Sun Wit, and more!