The beer naming contest is over. The dust settled and we in fact have three Grand Prize three winners!

The Bruery:   Smokey & The Bois submitted by Carlin C.
CigarCity:      El Monstruo Lúpulo submitted by Tim D.
Shmaltz:       Mazelhops! submitted by James T.

There were no duplicate entries for the winners of The Bruery and Cigar City beers and although there were no exact duplicates for Mazelhops!, and the winner was the first to enter any variation of that name, we’re going to award four contest entrants that had very similar submissions to Mazelhops! with a free month of the club of their choice. Well done Brielle G., Adam M., Elizabeth J., and Jeff B.!

There were so many great submissions that we’d also like to call out a few of our favorites as honorable mentions.

The Bruery

Pino Cedro
Zesta Punta Double IPA
Pomelo Paraíso
Bosque Sabroso
Cedro Abeto
Spanish Jade IPA
Pomelo Paraíso
Cedro y Cidra

 

CigarCity

Ménage-A-Bois
Trois du Bois
Bois Brûlé, Fume
Fumée de Chocolat
Smokin’ Black Bois
Black Bois Fume
Barils de Fumée

 

Shmaltz

L’CHAIM PA
Chutzpah IPA
Oy Vey IPA
Rabbis Revenge
L’Chaim! Oy P A
Beer Mitzah
Yenta’s Elixir
Hop Mitzvah

 

Thank you all so much for being a part of our 20 year anniversary celebration.

Cheers,
Kris

Thanks so much for being a part of our 20 Anniversary Beer naming contest. We received just under 2,000 name submissions making it pretty tough to narrow it down to the top 3 finalists for each of the three beers.

Contest Details
You may cast only one vote for each of the three beers, but if you’re one of the finalists, you’re certainly welcome to encourage your friends and family to vote as well. All votes must be in no later than Monday, April 14th at 10 am PDT. The winners will be announced later that day and will be contacted directly to claim their 6-month memberships.

Duplicate Name Submissions: If any of the final names chosen were submitted by more than one contestant, the 6-month club membership will be awarded to the entrant that submitted the name first.

Cast your votes at www.beermonthclub.com/beer-naming-contest-20-years. If you want to read descriptions of each beer, please see our blog post on the contest.

Check out current naming contests here.

Cheers!
Kris

As part of our 20 Year Anniversary celebration this year, we’re having 3 beers brewed exclusively for our members and we thought it would be fun to let you name them. If the name you submitted is used for any of the three beers, we’ll hook you up with a 6-month membership to the club that beer will be featured in.

Contest Details

Submit your responses by noon Monday, 4-7-14 at 2 pm PST. Three finalists for each beer will be announced on Tuesday April 8th at which time contest entrants, club members and the general public will be allowed to vote for their favorite choices. Contest winners will be announced on Monday April 14th. If your beer name is used for the any of the 3 final labels, we’ll hook you up with a 6-month membership to the club that the beer will be featured.

So be sure to submit a name for each beer. If you’re really good, you might win more than one 6 month membership! We’d suggest you check out current beer names for each brewery to note their current voice and naming conventions. Cigar City | The Bruery | Shmaltz

Here’s what you need to know about each beer:

Brewery: Cigar City Brewing Co.
Club Featured: The Rare Beer Club — July 2014
The Beer: This one’s going to be a big (9%+ abv) American IPA inspired from Cigar City’s Humidor Series Jai Alai IPA. It’ll be aged lightly on Spanish cedar and smaller amounts of spruce using an infusion method to reduce oxidation caused from barrel aging which is not optimal for hoppy beers. It’ll contain no less than 8 different hop varieties including Pacific Jade to tie the Spanish cedar as both have a white grapefruit expression, and Chinook to accent the spruce as both have a piney character.

Brewery: The Bruery
Club Featured: The Rare Beer Club — Q3 Special Offer
The Beer: It’s going to be a big barrel aged blended beer, north of 15% abv. It’ll be comprised of three of The Bruery’s prized beers, Bois, a bourbon barrel aged old ale, Black Tuesday, a massive bourbon barrel aged Imperial Stout, and Smokin’ Wood, an imperial smoked porter, brewed with beachwood and cherrywood smoked malt, and aged in rye whiskey barrels. Cacao nibs from one of our favorite featured chocolatiers, Mindo Chocolates, will be added to one of the three beers’ barrels as its aged.

Brewery: Shmaltz Brewing Co.
Club Featured: The Microbrewed Beer of the Month Club — July 2014
The Beer: Shmaltz is one of the more inventive breweries we’ve worked with over the years and after 17 years as a contract brewer, they’ve recently built their own playland of steel and concrete. They’re creating a new IPA for us that will combine amarillo, crystal, cascade, and other classics of the Pacific NW genre with an intended juicy citrus, passionfruit, and peachy hop profile. Shmaltz in fact means “chicken fat” in Yiddish – a classic indulgent comfort food – and also an irreverent yet nostalgic sense of humor so have fun with this one! L’Chaim!

Note: The Rare Beer Club = two 750ml bottles each month.

To receive the exclusive selections featured in each club, you’ll need to be an active member of either The Rare Beer Club™ or the Microbrewed Beer of the Month Club in July of 2014. The Bruery’s exclusive beer will be made available to members of either club in Q3 2014.

Visit the form below to submit your entry:

www.beermonthclub.com/beer-naming-contest-20-years/

Cheers,
Kris Calef

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Cigar City’s head brewer, Wayne Wambles and owner Joey Redner last month to discuss the beer they’re crafting for us to celebrate our 20 year anniversary this year.  First off, what  cool couple of cats to spend a couple hours out of their day with me. They’re one of the hottest breweries in the country, growing like wildfire, in the midst of a major website update and brewery expansion, and they gave me all the time I wanted, never rushing me along.

I got even more excited about the Spanish Cedar aged Imperial IPA they’re making for us after Wayne walked me through the recipe and where he was going with this beer.  He promised to make me a video that we can share with you all taking you through the recipe creation process. Suffice to say, it’s gonna rock your world.

Stay tuned for a contest to name the beer where you’ll have a chance to win a 3 month membership to The Rare Beer Club.

Prost!
Kris