(Chico, CA) – Sierra Nevada Jack and Ken’s Ale has received TTB approval.



Here is the beer description from Sierra30.com: “Jack McAuliffe is the original microbrewer. McAuliffe’s tiny New Albion Brewery in Sonoma, California inspired countless brewers to start small-scale breweries of their own. Jack agreed to guest brew this very special ale with us in honor of our 30th anniversary. This American barleywine is a nod to the big ales New Albion served at their legendary summer solstice parties. It is robust and complex – brewed with 100% American Cascade hops.”

The official site projects a release date of mid-July though the second beer in the series was delayed so the dates are certainly tentative.

There is a lengthy piece on the life and times of McAuliffe up on CraftBeer.com. The article also discusses McAuliffe’s role in the recent collaboration and the beer itself:

“According to Sierra Nevada spokesman Bill Manley, the beer known as Jack and Ken’s Ale contains two-row Pale, Crystal and roasted barley malts, Northern Brewer, Cascade, Cluster and Brewers Gold hops and the house ale yeast. […]

Sierra Nevada will produce about 1,000 barrels of the barleywine (compare that with the 450 annual barrels produced by New Albion in its heyday) […]”