At it Again in Sodoltna

Early in 2012 I found an interesting article somewhere on the interwebs about a brewery in Alaska tossing in a load of Gummi Bears in the tanks of a Belgian Tripel. I guess the brewer (Kenai River Brewing Company) caught wind of it and made sure I was able to try it once everything was ready to roll.

To make a long story short, I did get a chance to try it and I loved it. I decided to check on Kenai's Facebook page last night and discovered that it was attempting to concoct yet another batch of this candied Tripel.

It looks as if it's going to be draft only as it was the last time it was brewed or the the instance that I was lucky enough to come across some, at least. I'm not 100 percent sure if a batch was made in 2013. Regardless, if any of you are up in the Sodoltna area during a trip to Alaska this is your heads-up!

Loads of Gummi Bears via Kenai River's Facebook page.

Gummi Bear Beer Update

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If you've been following the Gummi Bear Belgian Tripel that was brewed by Kenai River Brewing Co., you should know that it was released (draft only) last Friday at the brewery. Kenai River's owner, Doug Hogue said in an email that the beer has been quite the successful seller as the entire batch is almost kaput only after six days.

Hogue also said that due to the beer's immediate success that the brewery is hoping to make another batch for its fall line-up as well as canning it. A lot of us here in the lower-48 don't really have the chance to try this beer unless you actually visit the brewery in Alaska. I'm sure the canning of it will greatly improve your chances of one day trying it.

Kenai cans two other beers: Sunken Island IPA (6.8 percent ABV) and Skilak Scottish Ale (5.8 percent ABV).

There's also a good chance I can end up with a very small batch of the Gummi Bear beer. Let's keep our fingers crossed. I'm interested in trying it for myself and sharing my thoughts on it.