Asheville Brewing releases Ninjabread Man Porter, Oct. 31

From Asheville Brewing Company:

Asheville, NC—Asheville Brewing Company will release its widely anticipated Ninjabread Man Porter for the second year on October 31, 2015, on draft and in 22-ounce bottles.

The Asheville Brewing brew team works closely with the Asheville Pizza and Brewing chefs to hand-craft a concoction of fresh vanilla beans, toasted cinnamon sticks, raisins and caramelized ginger. This saliva-inducing syrup is then added to Asheville Brewing’s World Beer Cup gold medal winner and year-round flagship beer, Ninja Porter. The all fresh ingredients produce the insane taste sensation of a liquid gingerbread cookie in the seasonal Ninja Bread Man Porter, a beer that stealthily kicks like a Ninja at 5.6 percent ABV.

“We thought it’d be fun to brew a holiday-spiced ale, but when we first released the Ninjabread man, we had no idea how popular it would be,” says Asheville Brewing Company co-head brewer, Pete Langheinrich. “People have been asking when it’s coming back for months. We feel it’s a perfect beer for cooler holiday weather. Ninja Bread Man makes a delicious dessert beer or complements a savory meal—whether it’s turkey or tofu.”

The 22-ounce bottles will be for sale at all Asheville Brewing Company locations and at Asheville bottle shops as well as some regional grocery and convenience stores. Look for the Ninja Bread Man on draft at Asheville watering holes, bars and restaurants, and, of course, at all Asheville Brewing Company locations.

For Asheville Brewing Company’s in-house chef-developed recipes, including ones for Ninjabread Man cookies and Ninja Bread Man beer-glazed ham, visit www.ashevillebrewing.com.

Keep Asheville Hoppy!

About Asheville Brewing Company:

Asheville’s third craft brewery opened in 1998 as a mash-up pizza joint, second-run movie theater, and brewpub, all wrapped up in a bright, happy, family-friendly space. The brewpub’s popularity with both locals and visitors enabled a second location, including a 15-barrel brewhouse, to open in downtown Asheville in 2006. Asheville Brewing installed Western North Carolina’s first in-house canning line in 2011. The Merrimon Avenue mothership’s original 7-barrel system recently joined the Coxe Avenue brewery, consolidating all brewing operations under one roof. The brew crew is on track to produce 8,000 barrels of beer in 2015, up from 1,200 barrels in 2011. Asheville Brewing Company’s flagship and one-off brews are distributed in 12-ounce cans, on draft, and in special release 22-ounce bottles throughout Western North Carolina and in Charlotte, N.C.