Game of Thrones Beer

Now this is something Mr. Y will get excited about.  The New York Times reports that a line of beers inspired by the show Game of Thrones will start debuting next spring.  HBO is collaborating with Brewery Ommegang, a Belgian-style brewery in Cooperstown N.Y., to create the beers. 

EW.com has the picture of the first beer, Iron Throne, to be released next March, in conjunction with the premiere of season 3 of the show.  The bottle is 25 ounces and will retail at $8.50 a bottle.  It is also a corked bottle.  EW.com quoted Phil Leinhart, brewmaster at Ommegang, as stating, “It made us approach development in a completely new way and I think the first edition Iron Throne reveals that.  With a Lannister currently on the throne, it made sense to do a delicate, but piercing Golden Blonde Ale with Noble hops. Iron Throne is certainly fair in color and soft in appearance, yet it still possesses a complexity and bite to be on guard for.”