Ever wonder where these beer names are coming from? Answers after the jump.
Fekete Mókus
"Fekete mókus" is Hungarian for "black squirrel". One of the first Hungarian phrases the Ippel family learned to say, along with "mókus sár" (squirrel poop).
Bastogne
"Bastogne" is roughly based on Houblon Chouffe Dobbelen IPA Tripel. The Brasserie d'Achouffe is in the Ardennes region of southern Belgium. One of the most famous historical events to happen in the Ardennes was the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. The primary Allied resistance during this battle was near the town of Bastogne. Those of you who have seen Band of Brothers remember the episodes that took place during this battle.
Biran
"Biran" is a Belgian quad, or strong ale. It is our attempt at one of our favorite beers, Rochefort 10. According to their official website:
"Abbey Notre-Dame de Saint-Remy was rooted to two miles as the crow flies from the center of the town of Rochefort, at the foot of a hill stretched. She huddled there, in a recess of the hill, beside a small stream named Biran."
Beatrice
"Beatrice" is a Belgian pale ale that will use yeast harvested from a bottle of Orval in the secondary. Orval uses brettanomyces, a wild strain of yeast. While you may have never had the chance to try Orval, there is a good chance that you've tried an Orval clone made by Goose Island called "Matilda". The legend of Orval, from wikipedia:
There is a legend of the abbey's foundation, purporting to explain the name '"Orval" and the coat of arms. According to this, the widowed Mathilda of Tuscany was visiting the site, when she lost her wedding ring in a spring, to her great distress. When she prayed for the return of the ring, a trout appeared on the surface of the water with the ring in its mouth. She exclaimed "Truly this place is a Val d'Or (Golden Valley)", from which the name "Orval" is derived, and in gratitude made available the funds for the foundation of the monastery here. The abbey arms show the trout and ring. The spring still supplies water to the monastery and its brewery.
Beatrice was the name of Matilda's mother, sister and daughter.
道厳 (Dogen)
Those of you who watched Lost will remember Dogen as the Japanese dude who protected the temple from the Man in Black. In the temple was a pool of what looked to be thousands of gallons of NHBC's Mad Hatter. The pool has mysterious healing powers. Sayid kills Dogen by drowning him in the pool of Hatter. I could think of worse ways to die. "Dogen" will be based on a Mad Hatter clone that Ryan and I did a couple of years ago. Our Sinister black IPA was also based on this Hatter clone.
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