New Brews!

What’s going on inside the Bandwagon Brewery??

We’ve finally caught up and filled all of our fermenters to the brim to get ready for the graduation season and our new bottling production.  Now that the fermenters are full, we can start to experiment with some fun brews. 

This week we resurrected an old favorite from the past known as the “Livin’s Easy Pale Ale.”  This is a refreshing American Pale Ale brewed with a blend of  Centennial, Horizon, and Cascade hops.  What makes it fun?  We added fresh lemon grass during the boil to get an especially citrusy and delicious twist. 

We also tried something completely new that we named “The Trifecta.”   We started out this insane brew day with two batches of the Hidden Rabbit and one batch of the Highstep, then, in the late hours of the night we combined the spent grain from all three batches, and conducted a historic brewing technique known as “parti-gyle brewing.”  In this process, wort is extracted from the spent grain of a previous batch of beer to create a lighter beer.  Think of re-using a tea bag for a second cup of tea.  We lightly hopped this beer and added sweet orange peel during the whirlpool for a subtly sweet and fruity flavor.   Check out this link for a more in depth description of Pati-gyle brewing.

Check out the website and our Facebook page for the release dates on these brews!!  Cheers Ithaca

Sweet Summer Time

Its hot, really hot.  And Muggy.  Fear not!  We’re here to help you beat the summer heat.  Whats better than watermelon on a hot summer’s day?  Watermelon Beer?  YES!  We’re the only place in town to get it!  We start with a slightly sweet and light base beer and then add real pureed watermelon to the fermenter.  The result is a delicious and refreshing watermelon flavor.  If you ask nicely our wonderful bartenders might even add in a few seeds so you can challenge your buddy to a seed spitting contest!

So Long Winter, Hello Cabin Fever

Its that time of year again, winter begins to wind down, and we start gettin’ that itch for spring. In order to help you cope, we’re brewing our Cabin Fever Maple Porter.  A Robust Porter, brewed with local maple syrup.  We will be tapping it within the next few weeks!

Blend of Crystal, Chocolate, and Smoked malts for our Cabin Fever Maple Porter

BWB Winter Brews

In an on going effort to fight Cabin Fever, we will soon be releasing a few new and seasonal beers.  Frosty’s Winter Ale will be on tap soon to warm you up with its spices and hint of vanilla bean.  Make sure to stop in to try Hoity Toity Stout, a robust American stout that is naturally carbonated with brown sugar to give it a slightly sweeter taste.  Last but not least:  We will be tapping four new Red Ales that range from malty to hoppy.  Let us know what you think of them!  Cheers!!

Its Peanut Butter Chocolate Stout Season!!

American Stout meets ogranic peanut butter and cocoa nibs! We’ve got nothing else to say about this one except: Come give it a try!

New Brews!!!

Stop by the pub to try two of our newest beers!  We are currently pouring the Red Rooster Espresso Stout, a malty American Stout brewed with Red Rooster Espresso from Ithaca Coffee Company.  We will also have the “Rooster-Wagon Belgian Agave” on tap periodically throughout the fall.  This Belgian Ale is a collaboration between the Bandwagon and the great brewers at Rooster Fish Brewing. This brew features a subtly sweet malt character which is enhanced by Raw Agave Nectar which we added to the secondary.   Stop down and give both these brews a shot, we’ll see you at the pub.  Cheers!

The new “Pop’s Session Ale” joins the BWB team!

We just tapped the newest beer of the BWB beer line up.  Stop in to try the “Pop’s Session Ale”  This beer is an American Blonde Ale brewed Centennial and Cascade hops from Pompey Mountain Hop  Farm (Syracuse).  These local hops provide a crisp hop flavor and aroma.  A touch of  Munich, Caramel, and Honey malts gives this brew a smooth and slightly sweet malt character.  Come on down, give it a try, and raise a pint to all the great Pops out there!

A Big Thanks!!!

We’d also like to give a big thanks to the first bars around Ithaca to pour BWB beer outside of the brew pub.  Stop by for some of the best chicken wings, coffee and games of cornhole!

Da Westy

Ithaca Coffee Co

Northstar

Welcome back students and our fall seasonal beers!

We have to admit it eventually… summer is coming to an end.  To make the transition easier, we’re starting to brew our fall seasonal beers.  Our Strawberry Cream Ale is stepping aside and making way for  the Raspberry Jalapeno and all of its fruity and spicy glory!  Keep an eye on the website for our current tap selection (updated daily) and to find out about all the other spots around Ithaca to get a BWB pint.  We’ve got a few surprises coming up for the fall, as they come out we’ll update the blog and facebook!

Cheers, we’ll see you at the brewpub!