{"id":34812,"date":"2018-11-12T07:09:08","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T11:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=34812"},"modified":"2018-11-12T07:09:08","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T11:09:08","slug":"wellington-brewerys-uvb-76-imperial-stout-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/wellington-brewerys-uvb-76-imperial-stout-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Wellington Brewery&#8217;s UVB-76 Imperial Stout Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/UVB76-Beer-Launch-Party-e1542020883953.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34814\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/UVB76-Beer-Launch-Party-e1542020883953.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"669\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadianbeernews.com\/2018\/11\/08\/wellington-brewery-announces-2018-edition-of-uvb-76-imperial-stout-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian Beer News<\/a> via Richard Cuff)<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>GUELPH, ON \u2013 Wellington Brewery has announced details of a second annual set of bourbon barrel-aged imperial stouts that are due for release later this month.<\/p>\n<p>UVB-76 (11.9% abv) takes its name from a mysterious shortwave radio station that broadcasts a repeating buzz tone that is occasionally interrupted by a voice in Russian that includes many names in its messages.<\/p>\n<p>The series debuted last year with four beers released as part of Wellington\u2019s 2017 DecemBEER promotion. For 2018, two of last year\u2019s versions \u2013 Roman (straight bourbon barrel-aged) and Mikhail (Mexican hot chocolate style with cinnamon, cocoa, vanilla, and spicy chillies) \u2013 will be returning, and will be joined by two new variants \u2013 Nikita (Neapolitan style with vanilla beans and strawberry) and Alexei (coffee).<\/p>\n<p>The beers can be pre-ordered now via Wellington\u2019s online store, and will be released at the brewery on Saturday November 24th with a launch event that will feature eight further versions available exclusively on draught. For more details, see the full event announcement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadianbeernews.com\/2018\/11\/08\/wellington-brewery-announces-2018-edition-of-uvb-76-imperial-stout-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to read the full article.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for sharing this, Richard! This isn&#8217;t the first time a Canadian brewer featured a radio brew&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/short-wave-west-coast-pale-ale-the-perfect-tuning-oil\/\">remember Short Wave West Coast Pale Ale<\/a>? Fantastic!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Source: Canadian Beer News via Richard Cuff) GUELPH, ON \u2013 Wellington Brewery has announced details of a second annual set of bourbon barrel-aged imperial stouts that are due for release later this month. UVB-76 (11.9% abv) takes its name from a mysterious shortwave radio station that broadcasts a repeating buzz tone that is occasionally interrupted [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[1012,3902,7421,7422],"class_list":["post-34812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-richard-cuff","tag-shortwave-beer","tag-uvb-76-imperial-stout","tag-wellington-brewery"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-93u","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":51916,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/bbc-newshour-reports-jamming-of-uvb-76-the-buzzer-with-music-and-digital-imagery\/","url_meta":{"origin":34812,"position":0},"title":"BBC Newshour Reports Jamming of UVB-76 (The Buzzer) With Music and Digital Imagery","author":"Thomas","date":"February 17, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark, who writes: Thomas, The morning (EST) edition of BBC Newshour on Wednesday presented a five-minute report on the jamming of Russian shortwave mystery station UVB-76 (The Buzzer) with music and digital imagery. Newshour - Uncertainty over Russian 'de-escalation' near Ukraine - BBC Sounds\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/UVB-76-detail.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/UVB-76-detail.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/UVB-76-detail.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/UVB-76-detail.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7138,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/russian-numbers-station-uvb-76-the-most-mysterious-radio-transmission-in-the-world\/","url_meta":{"origin":34812,"position":1},"title":"Russian Numbers Station UVB-76: &#8220;the most mysterious radio transmission in the world&#8221;","author":"Thomas","date":"August 29, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"James Cook, associate editor, at The Kernal has written an excellent article about the Russian numbers station UVB-76. Those of us who listen to numbers stations are very familiar with this reliable buzzer on 4.625 MHz. Cook writes: The radio signal that occupies 4625 kHz has reportedly been broadcasting since\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Articles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"UVB-76-detail","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/UVB-76-detail-300x100.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":65105,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/uvb-76-plays-swan-lake-and-transmits-cryptic-codes-fueling-speculation\/","url_meta":{"origin":34812,"position":2},"title":"UVB-76 Plays \u201cSwan Lake\u201d and Transmits Cryptic Codes, Fueling Speculation","author":"Thomas","date":"January 5, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Fred Waterer, for sharing this article highlighting unusual activity from Russia\u2019s shortwave station UVB-76, sometimes known among shortwave listeners as \u201cThe Buzzer.\u201d Known for its continuous buzzing and occasional coded voice messages, the station recently broke pattern by playing music--including Tchaikovsky\u2019s Swan Lake--and transmitting\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/UVB-76-detail.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/UVB-76-detail.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/UVB-76-detail.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/UVB-76-detail.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15406,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/uvb-76-the-buzzer-surfaces-on-6998-khz\/","url_meta":{"origin":34812,"position":3},"title":"UVB-76: The Buzzer surfaces on 6,998 kHz","author":"Thomas","date":"November 3, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"My buddy,\u00a0Andrea Borgnino, recently heard UVB-76 (The Buzzer) on 6,998 kHz with his Elecraft K3 in Italy. Check out this short video: New buzzer on 6998 khz received in Roma @sicral @dxcoffee @SWLingDotCom @LondonShortwave @priyom_org @Spy_Stations pic.twitter.com\/nd5cBkDTEh \u2014 Andrea Borgnino (@aborgnino) November 1, 2015 While the audio sounds identical to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Photo: Andrea Borgnino","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Elecraft-K3-UVB-76-Buzzer.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Elecraft-K3-UVB-76-Buzzer.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Elecraft-K3-UVB-76-Buzzer.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":10526,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/cold-war-echo-rt-investigates-uvb-76\/","url_meta":{"origin":34812,"position":4},"title":"Cold War Echo: RT investigates UVB-76","author":"Thomas","date":"August 14, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Russia Today via YouTube) \"From a lonely rusted tower in a forest north of Moscow, a mysterious shortwave radio station transmitted day and night. For at least the decade leading up to 1992, it broadcast almost nothing but beeps; after that, it switched to buzzes, generally between 21 and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"UVB-76-via-RT","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/UVB-76-via-RT.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/UVB-76-via-RT.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/UVB-76-via-RT.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/UVB-76-via-RT.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15482,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/shortwave-radio-recording-the-buzzer-on-6998-khz\/","url_meta":{"origin":34812,"position":5},"title":"Shortwave Radio Recording: &#8220;The Buzzer&#8221; on 6,998 kHz","author":"Thomas","date":"November 8, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"On Friday, Andrea Borgnino, tweeted\u00a0that he could once again hear \"The Buzzer\" on 6,998 kHz. Of course, during the day, I couldn't hear\u00a0\u00a0the signal from my home in North America. I could, however, easily hear the signal via the University Twente Web SDR\u00a0in the Netherlands. 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