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06/20/2013 12:00 AM Lorraine, I'm Your Density Back when I first turned 21-years-old I wasn't fully aware of what was available in terms of beer. At that point in time, great beer was Yuengling Traditional Lager, Guinness etc. I also remember walking into very generic bars and pubs to find mixed beers on special. These "mixed beers" included the likes of what I recall to be a Dark Side of the Moon (a combination of Guinness and Blue Moon) and Black Velvet (a combination of Guinness and hard cider). Still, I can't figure out whether or not Guinness is actually sought after anymore here in the states. I've noticed this trend has taken a slight foothold in the craft world (Hoegaarden and Lindeman's Frambois), but that depends on whether or not you consider Hoegaarden craft. I've moved away from Guinness slightly, but I'm not in complete dismay if I have to have one. That and Yuengling are still considered to be among those first beer's I've had that ran the thought of amazing beer through my head for the first few times in my life. I'm forever thankful. With the previous beer mixes I've mentioned, another popular one is shandy. I've had the Leinenkugel Summer Shandy. It's alright, but I'm kind of over it nowadays. That and the fact that a lot of people tend to shun it due to corporate aspects. I had a bottle of it recently (honestly was the best choice of the lot at the time) and had to force it down. I've read in the past that mixing cider and beer is one of the tastier ways to go. Granted, I'd rather have a straight beer most of the time, but broadening one's horizons never hurt anyone. I'm interested in discovering which ciders go well with some craft beers. Why the hell not? I remember discussing that very subject a few months ago with my friend, Beer Snob Sr. I get the feeling that shandies contrived out of sheer experimentation are simply better than the commercially sold ones. To get back on the subject of Lenenkugel, wasn't its Lemon Berry concoction some form of a shandy? It tasted eerily similar to Robitussin. Just watch this video from it's YouTube channel. Doesn't the story about the Summer Shandy just turn you off from it? it just doesn't feel that traditional to me. Someone wanted to conserve beer. So, he cut it with lemonade? For the second time this week, maybe I'm just nuts. 06/19/2013 11:41 PM Beer store update 5th May So Sydney has had cracker beer drinking weather this week and it’s set to continue this weekend – sweet! Growlers Currently we have Moa Breakfast beer. A cracker of a lager with rich cherries, very easy drinking. Check out the review for it below: “The aroma is stunning with hints of dry wheat and cherry’s. The carbonation is lively, which works for a crisp summer beer. The taste has a serious hit of wheat and yeast, washing through with all those bubbles and a touch of cherry.” Joel Macfarlane – brewnation.co.nz $28 for a Growler fill Once this is gone we’ll be moving onto Mikkeller Citra Single Hop IPA probably early in the week Latest beers Murray’s No 6 2011 Anniversary Ale – the last available anywhere (limit 1 per person) Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale Barley wine Rich is in the shop today, Geoff is onto his 2nd table for the tasting room, while Will is in training for a 9km soft sand running event. Store hours 11am-3pm today, 8:30am-6pm Mon-Fri. 1300 808 254 Cheers! 06/19/2013 11:41 PM A thought for the brewers and people of Christchurch When I was a young lad of 18 years of age I packed my bags and travelled from the North Island of New Zealand to the city of Christchurch in the South to begin my university education. The move to Christchurch was a no brainer for me – I had lots of family who lived in the “Garden City” and I had been there many times before, always leaving with fond memories. Christchurch is a very special city with significant character – it is the New Zealand city that most closely resembles Melbourne with old stone buildings, a tram line and a beautiful river, the Avon. The city also has a number of other great gems including the Port Hills for excellent scenery and mountain biking, as well as the port suburb of Lyttleton, reached after travelling through one of New Zealand’s longest tunnels. If there is one word I would give to Christchurch it would be ‘beautiful’..... 06/19/2013 11:41 PM April Beer Club Selection Our Beer Club selection for April has now been sent out to all online customers. For those living in Sydney you can still pick these up from our store. The April Beer Club selection includes: Samuel Adams, Black Lager Bridge Road Brewers, Australian Ale William Bull, William’s Pale Ale Morland Brewing, Old Speckled Hen 06/19/2013 11:41 PM Store update 19th May So Sydney is on a roll with its awesome beer drinking weather this week and this weekend looks good to go. Growlers Currently we have Young Henry’s Hop Ale. This beer harks back to classic English style IPAs. Hefty malt backing meets every type of hop in our cool-room, added to all stages of the process. The all Australian hop flavour is not aggressive in its bitterness, but is evident in flavour and aroma and slowly asserts itself with a lengthy, lingering and thoroughly enjoyable palette. $28 for a Growler fill Once this is gone we’ll be moving onto Dr’s Orders Brewing Plasma. Plasma, a White IPA is yet another emerging trend that we’re happy to embrace and present a Doctor’s Orders Brewing twist on. Judicious hop use dominates Plasma’s aroma, backed up with a balanced mouthfeel defying its alcoholic payload before delivering an extremely long lingering bitterness. A deceivingly addictive prescription. The grist for Plasma is practically identical to our Zephyr (Double White Ale) which explains the appearance. However the lack of botanicals, a different yeast strain and excessive hop use deliver an ale that is Zephyr’s polar opposite. In other news Rich is in the shop today, Geoff is onto his 2nd table for the tasting room, while Will is in training for a 9km soft sand running event. Store hours 11am-3pm today, 8:30am-6pm Mon-Fri. 1300 808 254 Cheers! 06/19/2013 11:41 PM Carlton Draught hits slow mo Australia’s alcohol advertising regulations are strict, as a result advertisers continually look for new ways to promote the brand – albeit without specifically promoting the product! Check out Cartlon Draught’s latest ad – the slow mo…and a few other old classics..... 06/19/2013 08:52 PM Hala Kahiki Love the Rivertowne Fish! I'm a crazy man: when was the last time I popped two posts in one day? What can I say, the possibility of privatization of the liquor stores -- and the end of the Case Law! -- has me giddy. So I did the weirdest thing I could: I popped this can of Rivertowne Hala Kahiki pineapple beer that was in the fridge (a sample, a freebie). What the hell! Hey, I had a grapefruit radler last week that was strangely appealing, so who knows? First thing to know: I really like fresh pineapple, one of my favorite things to eat. Second thing to know: I really like Rivertowne, these are cool people. How is it? Well...I'm gonna finish it, because it's not bad...it's not sucky sweet, and it does taste like pineapple, but there's a nice light ale finish...but I don't think I'd order it at a bar. It's just not beery enough; more fruit than fruit beer. Unless...it was hot, and I was in the mood for a tiki drink, in which case, this would be perfect. Because that's the third thing you need to know: I have a secret lust for good tiki drinks. That's me, at the Cotton Blossom Lounge, in Lethbridge, Alberta, sipping a concoction of rum, blue curacao (forgive me), pineapple juice, and apricot brandy. It's southern Alberta's best indoor patio; trust me. 06/19/2013 07:02 PM Former Bluegrass Brewing brewmaster, Jeremy Hunt, heading to Deep Ellum Brewing Deep Ellum Brewing Company announced today that Jeremy Hunt — whose resume includes former head brewer at Dogfish Head Craft Brewery — will take over as brewmaster following Drew Huerter’s exit in April. Most recently, Hunt was brewmaster at Bluegrass […] 06/19/2013 06:49 PM Port Bourbon Barrel-aged Santa’s Little Helper Imperial Stout returns in mid-July Press Release: (San Marcos, CA) – St. Nicholas makes his way to the Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey Tasting Room for the 5th Annual release of Bourbon Barrel-aged Santa’s Little Helper (Port’s Imperial Stout) and a Christmas in July […] 06/19/2013 06:31 PM Port Brewing / Lost Abbey Celebrate Christmas in July San Marcos, CA – St. Nicholas makes his way to the Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey Tasting Room for the 5th Annual release of Bourbon… The post Port Brewing / Lost Abbey Celebrate Christmas in July appeared first on thefullpint.com. 06/19/2013 05:49 PM Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Liberty Station Now Open SAN DIEGO (June 18, 2013) – Stone Brewing Co. is thrilled to announce that its second decidedly eclectic restaurant, Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station, is (finally!) open in what use to be the Naval Training Center in the Point Loma neighborhood of San Diego. The brewery restaurant opened its doors May 15 and recently finished construction of its garden, marking the completion of the entire facility. “This project was a monster, however, we were able to bring to fruition an epic concept that we are really proud of,” said Stone CEO and Co-founder Greg Koch. “We have created a restaurant and brewery that offers our fans and guests a truly unique experience unlike any other.”   “We’ve anticipated the opening of this restaurant for quite a while, and I’m glad we finally made it to the finish line” said Stone President and Co-founder Steve Wagner. “It has been rewarding to see our fans and new guests enjoy the various aspects of the restaurant, and the terrific new beers we've brewed on site.”       Similar to Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Escondido, the restaurant offers a menu employing the company’s well-known farm-to-table ethos, focusing heavily on locally grown, organic produce from farms around Southern California, including the company’s own Escondido-based Stone Farms. Executive Chef Tausha Lopez, who has been with Stone since the company’s first restaurant opened in 2006, prepares signature classics as well as new dishes that showcase the creative artisanal approach to world-inspired cuisine that Stone is known for.   The restaurant’s design highlights the venue’s history and distinctive architectural elements. The vaulted main dining room, which formerly served as both the Navy mess hall and library at different points in time, boasts refurbished fireplaces, large boulders, a water feature resplendent with live bamboo and rich red decorative drapes hanging from the rafters. In the main bar area, the clay tile ceiling was left exposed, highlighting the building’s early 1900s construction techniques. Stone’s signature industrial-meets-organic motif is consistent throughout the different rooms, with slabs of raw granite, water, plant life, repurposed vintage wood, patinated and  rusted metal and, of course, stone.   The 55,000-square-foot indoor and outdoor facility seats more than 800 guests and has many unique areas to discover, including an on-site brewery, two bocce ball courts, a movie courtyard, expansive garden patio, private banquet rooms and Stone Company Store – Liberty Station. The brewery is equipped with a 10-barrel brewhouse, fashioned by San Diego County’s own Premier Stainless Systems, and six 20-barrel fermenters that will be used to produce small-batch, one-off beers for both restaurants, special events and Stone Company Store growler fills. Longtime Stone brewer Kris Ketcham oversees brewing operations and will have help from a list of rotating brewers joining him from the brewing company’s main brewery in Escondido, CA.   “I’ve been putting in long hours since opening, but I really have one of the best brewery jobs ever,” Ketcham said. “I can brew unique beers that illustrate how creative we can be here at Stone. With our smaller brewhouse, I get to brew beers that might not otherwise be a part of Stone’s portfolio."   “Kris was chosen to manage the brewery operations at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station because of his passion, creativity and great work ethic,” said Stone Brewmaster Mitch Steele. “He’s been with Stone for more than eight years, and in that time he's worked his way up from early positions as delivery driver and bottling line operator to brewing manager. We expect great things from Kris, and from the new beers he’s already brewed there, we can tell he’s up for the job.”   The exterior bocce courtyard directly adjacent to the main dining room, main bar, small banquet room and large banquet room allows guests to engage in some friendly competition while savoring their favorite craft beer. Just on the other side of the large banquet room is the movie courtyard.  Equipped with its own 12-tap bar, the inviting outdoor area will host guests for special and private events, including Stone Movie Nights,a summer tradition being carried over from Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Escondido, that is scheduled to begin later this summer.    The 30,000-square-foot garden area seats up to 200 people and integrates evening fire features, a flowing pond with multiple waterfall elements, and bold use of reclaimed wood, huge boulders, steel, concrete and plant life. The addition of the main outdoor bar with its 30 taps ensures guests won’t have to make the trek inside the restaurant to get served, allowing more time for them to relax while taking in San Diego’s great year-round weather.   Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station has four bars on the property: Main bar equipped with 80 taps pouring 40 beers Outside garden bar equipped with 30 taps Large banquet room bar equipped with 12 taps Movie courtyard bar equipped with 12 taps Stone also boasts a bottle list consisting of roughly 80 rare craft beers.   Situated towards the rear of the restaurant, Stone Company Store – Liberty Station is open seven days a week for purchases of merchandise, bottled beer, kegs, growlers and growler fills.   For more information, please visit stonelibertystation.com or Twitter at @StoneBistroand Facebook at facebook.com/stoneworldbistro. For information on Stone Brewing Co., please visit stonebrewing.com.   Information Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station 2816 Historic Decatur Road, #116 San Diego, CA 92106   Phone: 619-269-2100 Email: host@stonelibertystation.com   Restaurant Hours: Monday – Thursday: 11am - 11pm Friday and Saturday: 11am - midnight Sunday: 10am - 11pm Special Sunday Brunch Menu: 10am - 2pm Stone Company Store Hours:  Monday – Thursday: 11am - 10pm  Friday and Saturday: 11am - 11pm  Sunday: 11am - 9pm About Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens - Liberty Station Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station opened May 2013 in the now-historic Naval Training Center located in San Diego’s Point Loma community. The restaurant encompasses more than 55,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor dining and bars, as well as a bocce ball court, outdoor cinema space and a 30,000-square-foot garden. Celebrating an artisanal, natural approach to food, Stone is the largest restaurant purchaser of small-farm organic produce in San Diego County, and virtually all the food grown at its own Stone Farms is used at the restaurant. Executive Chef Tausha Lopez offers an eclectic menu of world-inspired cuisine. The restaurant features 40 unique craft beers on tap, including year-round and special releases from Stone Brewing Co. as well as exceptional craft and specialty beers from other breweries. As ambassadors of the craft beer movement, Stone also boasts a bottle list of about 80 additional craft beers. Stone celebrates the venue’s prior history as a U.S. Navy mess hall while introducing new industrial and organic features of metal, concrete, reclaimed wood, plant life, water and glass. For more information, please visit stonelibertystation.com orTwitter and Facebook. For information on Stone Brewing Co., please visitstonebrewing.com.   06/19/2013 05:26 PM 2nd Annual Imperial IPA Invitational at the Noble Fir this Friday You are reading 2nd Annual Imperial IPA Invitational at the Noble Fir this Friday by Kendall Jones, as originally posted on The Washington Beer Blog. You are reading 2nd Annual Imperial IPA Invitational at the Noble Fir this Friday by Kendall Jones, as originally posted on The Washington Beer Blog. The beers are invited, but you don’t need an invitation. You just need to show up and enjoy some best-of-breed Imperial IPAs. Everybody is welcome at the Noble Fir (assuming... 06/19/2013 05:15 PM San Francisco Beverage Startup Launches Beer and Cider Hybrid San Francisco – W.G. Barr Beverage Company, a new Bay Area startup, today announced the release of T.W. Pitchers’ Snake Bite, a bottled blend of beer and apple cider based on a popular British pub-mixed drink. Wilson Barr and Tommy Hester, the founders of W.G. Barr Beverage Company, met at Williams College in 2007, where they were teammates on the Varsity baseball team. While at school, they found a shared interest in the burgeoning craft beer industry and began hatching plans to start their own beverage company. However, it wasn’t until Barr studied abroad and visited Great Britain that the friends’ concept started gaining traction. “During my time in the U.K., I saw people at pubs ordering round after round of this mixture of lager and cider called Snake Bite,” says Barr. “It was flavorful, crisp, and really easy to drink. I quickly realized Snake Bite had the potential to be a successful beverage in the United States.” Two years later, after crafting a business plan and spending many late nights taste testing, Barr and Hester are launching T.W. Pitchers’ Snake Bite, a new version of that British pub favorite bottled for the first time. Although their drink has just been introduced to bars and stores in the San Francisco Bay Area, the partners think Snake Bite can become a mainstay in Northern California and beyond. “Our product is unique and one of the first beer cocktails on the market,” explains Hester. “We fill an exciting new niche in the industry.” “Snake Bite will appeal to a wide range of people,” Barr adds. “Our blend lets you taste the characteristics of both the lager and the cider, making Snake Bite simultaneously balanced, refreshing, and very drinkable.” Barr and Hester are introducing Snake Bite at a time when there has been substantial growth in the hard cider market. In 2012, U.S. hard cider sales grew 65 percent compared to the previous year and many industry experts believe growth will continue as new and innovative products like Snake Bite are introduced.* T.W. Pitchers’ Snake Bite is available in San Francisco Bay Area bars and retail stores at a suggested price of $7.49 – $7.99 per 4-pack (12 oz. bottles). Snake Bite contains 5.1% alcohol by volume. About W.G. Barr Beverage Company: Founded in 2011 and based in San Francisco, W.G. Barr Beverage Company owns the T.W. Pitchers’ Snake Bite brand. It is privately held and committed to bringing consumers original, high quality beverages. For more information, please call (415) 999-2009 or visithttp://www.twpitchers.com. 06/19/2013 05:14 PM Fuller’s Introduces Black Cab Stout LITTLETON, CO - This time it was Colorado’s Grand Valley Beer Festival…  While void of a “stout” category, the judges awarded their Dark Ale category’s Bronze Medal to Fuller’s London Black Cab Stout.  And as the newest member of Fuller’s award-winning, exclusively London-brewed portfolio, Fuller’s London Black Cab Stout continues to win consumer tastes and accolades wherever it is served. Fuller’s Brewery has aptly named its new London Black Cab Stout as a tribute to London’s famous Black Cabs.   The Black Cabs represent London’s elite; only the most experienced, the most knowledgeable taxicab drivers in the world are allowed to drive these cabs.  London’s Black Cabs are earned and driven by only those who have passed the rigorous test, known simply as “The Knowledge.”   This most challenging of tests requires a minimum of three to five years of intense study and dedication.  It requires committing to memory every street, lane, courtyard, building, restaurant, pub, office, monument and park throughout all of greater London.  It requires a thorough understanding and instant recall per every venue, tradition and idiosyncrasy of the great City of London.  The vast majority fall short of Black Cab status, versus those very few, London’s finest, who have earned the right to serve London from a Black Cab. Much like the traditions and impeccable standards of London’s elite Black Cabs, Fuller’s Brewery has dedicated its 168 years of award winning brewing knowledge to create Fuller’s London Black Cab Stout. With ABV of 4.2%, Fuller’s London Black Cab Stout’s multiple chocolate malts deliver rich, full flavors, then gives way to a delightfully creamy finish.  Upon the first taste, Fuller’s London Black Cab Stout transports our tastes back to the days when porters and stouts were the drink of choice. Much like the Black Cabs in London, a single taste of Fuller’s Black Cab Stout will impress even the most critical of beer drinkers.  You’ll soon be turning all of your friends on to London’s best, Fuller’s London Black Cab Stout.  Cheers! For more information on Fuller’s London Black Cab Stout, contact us at Fullers@paulanerhpusa.com 06/19/2013 05:12 PM “How to Say Hops In HE’BREW” – Shmaltz Brewing’s Summer Variety Pack & Debut HE’BREW Lager! Shmaltz Brewing Debuts the Hops In HE’BREW Hoppy Variety Pack, A Limited-Edition Seasonal 12-Pack Featuring Four Shmaltz Selections, Including the First-Ever Lager in the HE’BREW Beer Line-up, David’s Slingshot Hoppy Summer Lager Clifton Park, New York & Beyond! - June 17, 2013 - As craft beer continues to gain mainstream momentum, it is remarkably clear that beer drinkers love their brews hopped up. IPA’s are the most popular single beer style in the American craft beer market right now, and there is little indication that our desire for the bitter end in our brews is abating anytime soon. Shmaltz gives hopheads a reason to rejoice by introducing the Hops In HE’BREW Hoppy Variety Pack®, and the newest member of the HE’BREW® line-up – David’s Slingshot Hoppy Summer Lager®. In honor of David and his slingshot, Shmaltz raises its glass to the little guys who are making a BIG impact in the beer industry at large.Hops In HE’BREW Hoppy Variety Pack® (May – August 2013) Giving new meaning to “adult education,” Shmaltz’s brand spanking new Hops In HE’BREW Hoppy Variety Pack® will have you memorizing this equation in no time: four hop-centric, 12 ounce beers in one Hoppy Variety Pack equals a very happy hophead. The Hops In HE’BREW Hoppy Variety Pack® is made up of Genesis Dry-Hopped Session Ale®, Hop Manna IPA®, Bittersweet Lenny’s R.I.P.A.® and HE’BREW’s debut seasonal lager – David’s Slingshot Hoppy Summer Lager®. Variety packs are the spice of the craft beer world and the fourth most popular craft beer “style” in the country; combine the enthusiasm for variety packs with the fervor over hoppy beers and you have a match made in craft beer heaven — the Hops In HE’BREW Hoppy Variety Pack®. Please note that outside of the Hops In HE’BREW Hoppy Variety Pack®, David’s Slingshot® will only be available on draught nationally. Scoring a Hop Victory With David’s Slingshot Hoppy Summer Lager® (May – August 2013) Once upon a time a young shepherd named David defeated the Goliath summer lager market by using his slingshot to fling a cascade, saaz, summit, citra and crystal hop into a smooth, refreshing, seasonal brew. The result: a victorious, sessionable summer sensation with plenty of hoppy goodness, and a bit of rye on the finish. David’s hand-crafted slingshot will prove a beer-force to be reckoned with at any summer gathering. Look for HE’BREW’s® first lager on draft, or in 12 ounce bottles as part of the Hops In HE’BREW Hoppy Variety Pack® this summer. “It’s fascinating how craft beer is surging while big beer companies are trying to catch up by marketing look-alike ‘craft’ beers,” says Jeremy Cowan, Proprietor of Shmaltz Brewing Company. “Craft brewers are now releasing a slew of 5% abv lagers and ales — true session beers — across their entire production in order to storm the shelves and taps held in the past so securely by the largest competitors. These fizzy golden beers perhaps appear similar to the largest mass produced distant relatives — but with a level of craftsmanship, detail, innovation found only in the small batches and risk taking of the family of passionate small business artisans. Our first HE’BREW® lager, David’s Slingshot, is our way of stepping into the action in mainstream settings — with an obvious signature Shmaltz style — our chosen shtick!” About Shmaltz Brewing Company Ranked in 2013 as one of the “Top 100 Brewers in the World” by RateBeer.com, Shmaltz won 9 Gold and 5 Silver Medals in the Word Beer Championships in 2012. A recipient of the “Distinguished Business Award” by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, Shmaltz was also included in the “Top 50 Fastest Growing Bay Area Companies” by San Francisco Business Times. Established in San Francisco in 1996 with the first batch of 100 cases of HE’BREW Beer® bottled, labeled, and delivered by hand, Shmaltz has sold more than ten million bottles of beer to date. Along with their acclaimed line of HE’BREW Beers®, Shmaltz introduced its sideshow-inspired Coney Island Craft Lagers® which celebrate the spirit of “America’s Playground.” Shmaltz offerings are available in more than 30 states through 35 wholesalers at more than 3,500 retail specialty shops across the U.S. In 2010/11, Shmaltz proprietor Jeremy Cowan published his small business memoir, Craft Beer Bar Mitzvah: How It Took 13 Years, Extreme Jewish Brewing, and Circus Sideshow Freaks to Make Shmaltz Brewing Company an International Success. A free sampling of Chapter One and suggested beer pairings, can be viewed at www.craftbeerbarmitzvah.com. With the opening of the “World’s Smallest Brewery” in Coney Island, NY (1-gallon at a time, since 2011), Cowan spearheaded the creation of the non-profit New York City Brewers Guild in 2012 and serves as its President. After 16 years as one of contract brewing’s loudest cheerleaders, Shmaltz is breaking with tradition and opening its own New York State production brewery. Located in Clifton Park, NY, 10 minutes north of Albany’s capital district, Shmaltz’s new home boasts a 50-barrel brewhouse with 20,000 barrels of annual capacity. The heart of Shmaltz’s new operation features a custom-made, 5-vessel manual workhorse brewhouse as well as 8 fermentation and 2 bright beer tanks manufactured in the US from Oregon’s JV Northwest. The 120-bottle-per-minute packaging line comes from the well respected Italian experts at SBC/BC International. The new Shmaltz brewery will package 12 and 22 ounce bottles and kegs of their diverse core and seasonal favorites. The official, public grand opening bash will take place on Sunday, July 7, 2013. Cowan recently appeared at the 2013 Craft Brewers Conference speaking about the transition from contract brewing to in house production as well as small batch brand strategies. He has also presented at the Great American Beer Festival, BevNet’s Brewbound conference, Beer Advocate’s Extreme Beer Festival, the Atlanta and the St. Louis Jewish Book Fairs, and the San Francisco and New York Jewish Museums. Shmaltz Brewing beers have appeared in such distinguished media outlets as The New York Times, CNN Headline News, The Onion, Fox Business News, Beer Advocate Magazine, Celebrator Beer News, Ale Street News, NPR’s “Weekend Edition,” New York Magazine, Men’s Health, Playboy, Associated Press, Reuters, MSNBC, San Francisco Magazine, The Jerusalem Report, New York Jewish Week, Washington Post, MAXIM, Forbes.com, Smartmoney.com, Entrepreneur.com, Epicurious.com and BrewBound.com. ———————————————————– From the label of David’s Slingshot Hoppy Summer Lager® As a young shepherd, David famously vanquished the giant Goliath with a hand-crafted sling. Our modern anti-hero Bart Simpson clowns through childhood with a slingshot. Homer, Caesar, and Thucydides wrote of slings. The IRA, the Incans vs the Conquistadores, and Native Americans have all wielded this iconic weapon of the underdog. A low-status tool, ancient slings were rarely preserved in the tombs of the wealthy. Michelangelo’s David embodied resistance and epic beauty in the Renaissance. Slingshots meant merry mischief to Dennis the Menace, Calvin, Woody Woodpecker and the Beverly Hillbillies. A musician and poet, the teenage David rescued his sheep from the mouth of lions. The first to unite the entire nation of Israel, the lineage of the Messiah descends from him. In Samuel 17, rising to the boasts of a mighty enemy, David refused the armor and weapons of the King, instead proclaiming victory, “Not by my sword but by my Spirit.” David in Hebrew means “Beloved”. I am approaching the age that my dad, David, died when I was a teenager. A lifelong Special Ed teacher and summer Army reservist, he served as both loving mentor and affable prankster — a dedicated advocate for the underdog. In Alchemy, the Star of David equals the mystical union of male/female & earth/sky leading to nirvana. The 6-pointed Brewers Star blends fire, water, malt, yeast, hops, and the character of the brewer. In the spirit of a slew of Davids and Slingshots, Shmaltz hoists our tribute to the glory of Summer… L’Chaim! From the label of Hop Manna® In the book of Exodus, the ancient Hebrews survived 400 years of bondage before the ultimate supreme court dropped the 10 deadly Plagues on the land of the taskmasters and the head dictator, Pharaoh. Even then, only begrudgingly, did he Let My People Go. The freedom ride across, nay through the sea left a band of wandering nomads broke and suffering, no doubt with a profound hunger — and a mighty thirst. Enter the Manna: a glorious gift to nourish body and soul. Manna was said to combine the tastes of everything most delicious to each individual, depending on their desire. And as the Good Book says, Each shall gather according to one’s need and shall enjoy a double portion for thine chosen day of rest. Manna fed the entire tribe, but tradition suggests the righteous received manna ground in a heavenly mill, while the wicked had to grind it below for themselves. Hear o’ Tribe of Shmaltz — Behold: A celebration of the flower of the craft beer revolution! A golden opportunity to feed your inner hop head and rejoice in HOP MANNA, our newest delicacy of the modern He’brew Beer family. L’Chaim! - Jeremy Cowan, proprietor For more information, please visit: www.shmaltzbrewing.com 06/19/2013 05:11 PM Brews on the Bay Celebrates 10 Years this Fall in San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Brewers Guild will be celebrating 10 years of Brews on the Bay aboard the historic S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien at Pier 45, Saturday, October 19th, from 12-5pm. Beer fans will enjoy over 50 different beers made by San Francisco breweries, while soaking up the salty air, sunshine, live music, food, and spectacular views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz and San Francisco. Brews on the Bay is one of the most unique beer festivals in the country. This year’s event is shaping up to be the biggest and best yet. Attendees can expect members of the San Francisco Brewers Guild to serve unlimited eight-ounce pours of their latest and greatest IPA, farmhouse ale, session beer, barrel-aged sour, imperial stout, and many other beer styles. The brewers will also be on hand to answer any questions about your favorite beers. In addition to the local beer, Brews on the Bay will serve up local food and music. San Francisco’s best food trucks will line the pier and The Brothers Comatose will play their lively roots music on the ship’s deck. The S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien is a historical landmark from the World War II Merchant Marine era, and a portion of festival proceeds will benefit the National Liberty Ship Memorial. Brews on the Bay tickets will go on sale August 5th at 10:00am. For the latest event updates, follow us on Facebook or Twitter. About: The San Francisco Brewers Guild is a non-profit 501(c)(6) founded in 2004, whose mission is to unite those who make local beer with those who love it, and revive the vibrant heritage of beer brewing in the city. Together they organize and sponsor two annual events, SF Beer Week and Brews on the Bay. The fifteen member breweries include: 21st Amendment Brewery, Almanac Beer Company, Anchor Brewing, the Beach Chalet Restaurant & Brewery, Cervecería de MateVeza, Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery, Pacific Brewing Laboratory, Pizza Orgasmica & Brewing Company, Social Kitchen & Brewery, Southern Pacific Brewing, Pine Street Brewery, Southpaw BBQ, Speakeasy Ales & Lagers, ThirstyBear Brewing Company and Triple Voodoo Brewing. 06/19/2013 05:03 PM Cigar City Legacy From Cigar City – The legacy of a place is determined by its ability to maintain a standard of excellence over a tried and true l… The post Cigar City Legacy appeared first on thefullpint.com. 06/19/2013 04:42 PM T.W. Pitchers’ Snake Bite blended cider-lager now available Press Release: (San Francisco, CA) – W.G. Barr Beverage Company, a new Bay Area startup, today announced the release of T.W. Pitchers’ Snake Bite, a bottled blend of beer and apple cider based on a popular British pub-mixed drink. Wilson […] 06/19/2013 04:33 PM I Want My Beer TV Forget fights for shelf space. The latest craft beer territorial battle is actually taking place on your TV schedule. For years, most of the coverage of the industry has largely been through the business media, most of whom are interested in either craft’s growing share of the market or individual breweries’ willingness to sell to bigger strategics. That hasn’t abated: in fact, last Friday, both both CNBC and CBS News invited Dogfish Head founder Sam Calagione onto their sets and asked him to discuss the “thriving but challenged” craft beer industry. (A former actor, Calagione, [...] 06/19/2013 04:26 PM Pug Ryan's gets a new look and brand This Dillon brewery is re-branding itself along with a slight name change and getting ready to put out a new line of canned beer. Pug Ryan's in Dillon, Colorado is now simply called "Pug Ryan's Brewing Company". Check out their news in today's press release. Pug Ryan’s Embarks on New Branding Approach Brewery to Rebrand with New Logo, New Cans, New Packaging … An All New Style! Dillon, Colo. – June 19, 2013 – Pug Ryan’s Brewing Company, formerly Pug Ryan’s Steakhouse & Brewery, is getting a new look … and a new name. The rebranding campaign launching this week includes a brand new logo, new can design, fresh packaging and an overall theme that fits the new “Wild West” mantra … “Brewed for the Outlaw in You.” “The Outlaw motto has always been part of Pug Ryan’s image, and now as Pug heads off into the mountains with his horse, we think of what outlaw means to us,” said president/owner Travis Holton. “We work and play where we choose to live as our people like to hike, camp, ski, snowboard, back country ski, bike, raft, kayak, paddle board (no shuffle board allowed) and take our canned beer everywhere we go. We will never grow to the extent of a Front Range production brewery … our team is made up of mountain folks. We plan to stay up here and make the best beer we can brew.” With the new can design comes a slightly different focus in the style of beer to be canned. Lagers are to become the focused style for head brew master Dave Simmons as the Dunkel, Helles and Pilsner will now stock the liquor store shelves while the Morningwood Wheat takes a hiatus. On par with the style, the names are changing as well. The Helles Bock converts into the Hideout Helles, the Pallavicini Pilsner becomes the Peacemaker Pilsner and the Dunkel transforms into the Deadeye Dunkel. “Our brewers make so many incredible lagers, and we all love lagers, so why not brew and can what we love to drink,” adds Holton. “I think once the consumer has tested our new brews, they, too, will agree.” “The Morningwood Wheat was the first of our beers to be canned, but we are discontinuing this beer in the can to make room for our new Lagers,” Holton says. “You may see the wheat rereleased down the road in a 22oz. bomber. Definitely a local favorite, we will hopefully always offer the wheat on tap in the brewpub.” With the new logo and new packaging also comes an exciting array of new products including men’s and women’s tee shirts, new branded stainless steel growlers available in 40 and 64-ounce sizes, and a newly designed dining menu. All of this comes on the heels of last summer’s wildly successful brewery expansion with the addition of three new 45 barrel fermenters and two 45 barrel serving tanks – more than doubling the brewing capacity and allowing Simmons to focus much more on seasonal specialty beers. The expansion and remodel not only including enhancements to the brewery, but added improved restroom facilities and additional seating on a brand new outdoor deck … all of which makes Pug Ryan’s a favorite for locals and visitors alike. “We had no idea how much we needed more room until the expansion was completed in May of 2012” says Holton. “Our added brew capacities have given our brewers room to be flexible in some of their seasonal brews while giving us the capacities to handle quite a bit of additional production.” Holton continues, “The remodeling of our bar space is roomy and more comfortable than it was prior to the expansion. Our new deck faces west and the sunsets are amazing.” Pug Ryan’s Brewing Company and the Pug Ryan’s Lakeside Tiki Bar are both open for lunch from mid-May to mid-September from 11:30am to 5:00pm. The Tiki Bar typically closes at sunset (weather permitting) while the brewpub converts to a dinner menu from 5:00pm to 10:00pm with bar hours sometimes continuing until 2:00am. The public can check out the new cans on display this Saturday, June 22 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm, as Pug Ryan's is the sponsor brewery for the Lake Dillon Brew Festival on the shores of Lake Dillon. Tickets may be purchased at the event or in advance online at dillondba.org. “Creating our new brand has been especially rewarding,” Holton says with a smile. “Working through the process with our consultant and art team proved to be a challenge, but also a lot of fun. Breathing new life into the legend of Pug Ryan may mean that he’s still ‘hiding’ somewhere in the mountains of Colorado. In the true cowboy fashion, “Riding for the Brand” has a whole new meaning.” About Pug Ryan’s Brewing Company Pug Ryan’s opened in 1975 making it the oldest steak house in Dillon. Travis and Annie Holton purchased Pugs in 1986 and have owned and operated ever since. The brewery started in 1996 and poured its first beer February 1, 1997. In May, 2012 the Pugs expansion was completed – additional brewery space and equipment were added with a new deck, bathrooms, entrance and remodeled side dining room. Pug Ryan’s has a family feel with its staff with the majority of staffers being long-time friends and several of the managers are shareholders and have worked for Pugs for over a decade. For more information, visit pugryans.com. About Pug Ryan’s Lakeside Tiki Bar Pug Ryan’s Lakeside Tiki Bar at the Lake Dillon Marina is open seasonally during the warm summer months. With the best view in Summit County and the light lake breeze to keep you cool while sipping on your Rumrunner, it’s easy to see why the Tiki Bar has drawn travelers from around the world. In May of 2013 Pugs added a brand new, custom built 28-foot kitchen, enhancing its menu with fresher ingredients and increased food production. ### Related articles: - Pug Ryan's Steak House Brewery has success. (2007) - Wynkoop's canned beer with balls is finally ready. - Oskar Blues re-invents their 16oz can with Chaka. This article came from FermentedlyChallenged.com - a Colorado beer blog. Don't miss another article. Subscribe to Fermentedly Challenged by RSS today. 06/19/2013 04:19 PM HBG June Pint Night | Thursday, June 27, Mass Ave Pub, 6:30 p.m. We finally have details for this month's Hoosier Beer Geek Pint Night. We apologize for the delay, but your patience will be rewarded because we're pretty sure that you'll like what's going to be on tap. Join us at the Mass Ave Pub (745 Massachusetts Avenue, 317.974.0745) from 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, for two beers from New Belgium Brewing's Lips of Faith series. Our two featured beers will be Heavenly Feijoa Tripel (a collaboration brew with Brasserie Dieu du Ciel!) and Cascara Quad. Here are the beer descriptions from New Belgium: Heavenly Feijoa Tripel combines Dieu du Ciel!’s love of hibiscus flowers with New Belgium’s passion for strange and worldly fruit. Feijoa, also known as pineapple guava, has a sweet, aromatic flavor, which makes the aroma of Heavenly Feijoa Tripel luscious and tropical. The beer has Belgian yeast and Nelson Sauvin hops, combining to make a sweet fruit taste, mild spicy tones and a sharp bite. Hibiscus adds a cranberry tartness and an ambrosial quality to the color. Cascara Quad is a dark, strong and surprisingly delicate ale made with dates and coffee cherries. Channeling the Trappist tradition, it’s brewed with an ethereal malt bill, and spiced with the fruit of the coffee bean (cascara). The aroma brings dates, cherries and pipe tobacco right to the nose and builds layers with hints of spice and fruity Belgian yeast. Once on the palate, Cascara Quad starts swinging clove, fig and molasses. Each sip offers sweet warmth, deep complexity and fleeting dryness. These are sipping beers, so Mass Ave Pub will be offering 9 oz. pours for $4.00 a piece. What's the purpose of Pint Night? To feature beers at a reasonable price and, if you're interested in learning, to educate you about the particular beers on tap. In fact, we'll provide an information sheet on the beers and welcome your suggestions for which beers we should feature at future HBG Pint Nights. So come on out and enjoy some great beer and conversation with us. 06/19/2013 04:04 PM Summit Brewing update: new cellar, new tanks and new beers (video)   (St. Paul, MN) – Summit Brewing Company Founder and President, Mark Stutrud, discussed the brewery’s expansion at the recent St. Paul Summer Beer Festival. Summit broke ground on a $6 million expansion last November, several months before it originally […] 06/19/2013 04:00 PM Brewbound Session Winter 2013 Early Registration Now Open Brewbound Session Winter ’13 – a one-day conference focused on the business of craft beer – will be held on December 5th in San Diego at the Paradise Point Resort. You can save $100 by signing up now with the early registration discount. While the program has yet to be finalized, attendees can anticipate a high-caliber lineup of speakers. 06/19/2013 03:35 PM Yazoo Hop Project #73 Now Available HOP PROJECT #73 NOW AVAILABLE! Good news, hop heads!  Our newest incarnation of Hop Project is now available for your enjoyme… The post Yazoo Hop Project #73 Now Available appeared first on thefullpint.com. 06/19/2013 03:15 PM 4 Hands Beer Dinner with The Block [ June 24, 2013; 6:15 pm; ] Local, local, local. People are looking for things made and grown in their own backyard. Local restaurants using local ingredients and also supporting local breweries. The truly special experiences come when a local restaurant works with a local brewery to put on a beer dinner. I'm happy to announce that The Block in the Central West [...] 06/19/2013 03:08 PM Quick Polls: Summertime Beer Friday will be the beginning of Summer Solstice, and you can officially kick off Summertime beer drinking.  Many brewers have stu… The post Quick Polls: Summertime Beer appeared first on thefullpint.com. 06/19/2013 03:04 PM What is That Keg Doing at the Goodwill Store? You are reading What is That Keg Doing at the Goodwill Store? by Kendall Jones, as originally posted on The Washington Beer Blog. You are reading What is That Keg Doing at the Goodwill Store? by Kendall Jones, as originally posted on The Washington Beer Blog. People need to understand that a keg is the property of the brewery. I know it sounds silly to point that out, but something happened recently that brings up this issue. If... 06/19/2013 02:52 PM Sipping In The San Juans — Montanya Rum Southwestern Colorado is my Shangri-La. Peppered amongst a jagged collage of 14,000 peaks, the towns and remote villages of the San Juan Mountains are responsible for a trove of world-class spirits and magical microbrews. This is the real Mountain West. And here are but a few of the beverages befitting these lofty heights. Any town with an elevation far greater than it’s population is a place where I want to spend my time. I’m thinking of you, Silverton. This historic, Victorian mining village has a downtown straight out of the 19th Century. Not much has changed since those days–save the beer and the booze, of course (thanks again, Prohibition). Perched directly above the center of town is an inviting roofdeck bar, architectural centerpiece of Montanya Rum’s local outpost. Award-winning and awe-inspiring, their line of sugared spirits isn’t exactly what you’d expect to find in an Alpine setting. But take a sip and [...] 06/19/2013 02:29 PM Victory Brewing now using 45 different yeast strains, plans to get back into Brett fermentation Joining the Brewcasters this week is Bill Covaleski, the brewmaster and president of Downingtown’s Victory Brewing Company, one of the cornerstone breweries of the modern craft beer movement. Founded in 1995 by Bill and childhood friend Ron Barchet, Victory has […] 06/19/2013 02:09 PM Laurelwood Brewing Co. Expands Production, Contracts with Craft Brew Alliance Laurelwood Brewing Co. is proud to announce a major expansion into national markets. Contracting with Craft Brew Alliance, Laurelwood is set to increase its production by as many as 15,000 barrels a year, making it finally possible to realize a long held goal of owner Mike De Kalb –packaging Laurelwood beers in 12 ounce glass bottles. 06/19/2013 02:07 PM Beer Hunter: The Movie. Debuts this Saturday at Diamond Knot You are reading Beer Hunter: The Movie. Debuts this Saturday at Diamond Knot by Kendall Jones, as originally posted on The Washington Beer Blog. You are reading Beer Hunter: The Movie. Debuts this Saturday at Diamond Knot by Kendall Jones, as originally posted on The Washington Beer Blog. This Saturday (June 22) Diamond Knot Brewing will host the local premier of Beer Hunter: The Movie. Details below. The movie chronicles the travels of one of beer’s most important personalities.... 06/19/2013 02:01 PM 30 Days Without Beer: A Daring Adventure I did the unthinkable - I went 30 days without drinking beer. Not only that, I went 30 days without drinking any alcohol at all. You may pick your jaw back up off the floor now. So why did I do it? It's something I've been planning for a while. I was trying to think of the last time I went 30 days booze-free. I honestly can't remember (bad sign). Let's just called it a decade and cut it off there. 06/19/2013 01:50 PM Colorado Beer News 061913 Today is World Sauntering Day. Slow down your pace today and avoid rushing. Take it easy and smell the roses as they say. Enjoy life more fully today and take the time to just take it all in. And while you're at it - take the time to slowly enjoy a craft beer with a friend. Here's what's happening around the Colorado beerosphere today Wednesday, June 19th, 2013. Metro Denver FATE Brewing Company (Boulder) - Today the brewery is releasing two new beers. The 1st will be released at 11:00am and is their Belgian Golden Strong Ale (9.5% ABV 32 IBU). The 2nd beer is a limited cask release of their Parcae Belgian Pale Ale that was dry-hopped with galaxy hops. That will be tapped at 3pm. Cannonball Creek Brewing (Golden) - Tis the Saison! Their Rosemary Sourdough Saison returns to the taproom tomorrow, June 20th at 3:00pm. It's a perfect choice for the last day of Spring. Strange Brewing Company (Denver) - And now for something completely different. It's One Barrel Wednesday and today's barrel is "Red Radish Saison". Got your curiosity? Come try it then. Rockyard Brewing Company (Castle Rock) - Still a chance for you to get tickets to tonight's Brewmaster's Dinner at 6:30pm. 4 courses each paired with beer such as "Dutch," Redhawk Ale, Two-Bit Wit, and a special release of Spirit of Danny, a barrel aged Grand Cru. Call (303) 814-9273 to reserve your seat. Big Choice Brewing (Broomfield) - [Newsletter] It's their 2nd can release! Big Choice Brewing will be utilizing Mobile Canning once again to can their second beer on Friday! Called "West Portal Colorado Common Summer Ale", it is light, refreshing, with a tinge of bitterness to it. This is the first in an ongoing Alpine Tunnel series that takes into consideration the love of Colorado History by telling tall tales of the people of Colorado and their love for beer back in the day! Look for the 16oz 4 packs in stores at the end of June! Colorado Plus Brewpub (Wheat Ridge) - Friday on the Summer Solstice, June 21st at 4pm will mark Colorado Plus' 2nd Grand Opening. Why a second grand opening? Because they're finally releasing 4 of their own beers on tap! Stop in to see the selection. Check out the Beer Release page to see what's pouring. Copper Kettle Brewing (Denver) - This Friday marks the 1st bottle release of CKBC's Mexican Chocolate Stout. This brew won a gold medal at the GABF in 2011. Look for it in local Denver stores. There will be a release party at the brewery on Friday starting at 12pm. Odyssey Beerwerks (Arvada) - There are a few spots for new members left in their Adventurer Club. Club members will be able to get their new upcoming stainless steel growlers from Hydro Flask when they come in at the end of the month. If you haven't joined up yet better hurry! Dry Dock Brewing Co (Aurora) - A milestone was reached today. Dry Dock produced their 1 millionth can of craft beer today! Grats on this achievement. The one millionth can was for their Apricot Blonde. Expect that can to be enshrined until the 2 millionth can comes out. Epic Beer Festival (Denver) - Volunteers are still needed for the upcoming Epic Beer Festival June 28-29 in the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. If you want to volunteer visit: epicbeerfestival.com/denver-volunteer.html. Great Divide Brewing Co (Denver) - At long last, the newest member of their Yeti family has been revealed. Label approval for their "Oatmeal Yeti" has just arrived. This will be a 9.5% ABV stout brewed with oatmeal and raisins. (Yum!) - No release date has been announced yet, but when it does you know we'll pass it along. Boulder County Front Range Brewing Co (Lafayette) - Opening day keeps getting closer and closer. Their first batch of beer is now in kegs and their tanks are now prepped to start brewing their IPA today. Look for word on opening day coming soon. Kettle & Stone Brewing Company (Boulder) - This Friday marks the soft opening for the Boulder area's newest brewery. Kettle & Stone will be hosting a Summer Solstice party this Friday followed by their official Grand Opening on June 26th. Expect to see three beers available on grand opening day: Opening Day IPA, Summer Solstice Wheat, and Freedom Stout. For their soft opening they will have the Summer Solstice Wheat on tap only plus 4 individual Ginger Ales (non-alcohol). Their brewery is located at: 6880 Winchester Circle, Unit F in Boulder, CO (the Gunbarrel area) within view of the 119 Diagonal Hwy. BRU Handbuilt Ales & Eats (Boulder) - Capacity in their new brewhouse just got bigger as the brewery just took delivery of several new fermenters yesterday. This can only mean one thing - even more BRU craft beer is coming soon! Bootstrap Brewing (Niwot) - Bootstrap Brewing is celebrating their 1st anniversary with a party this Saturday, June 22nd at the brewery from 12pm to 9pm. The Colorado Craft Beer Show will be doing a live remote from 12-2pm, then Cat Jerky will be playing live music from 2-4:30pm. A Cornhole tournament starts at 3pm. Grand Prize is 2 VIP tickets to the Epic Beer Festival on June 29th in Denver. Plenty of fresh craft beer will be on tap and food will be available from Niwot Market and Treppeda's Ristorante. Northern Colorado Colorado Brewers' Festival (Ft. Collins) - Don't miss the big beer festival in FoCo this weekend that culminates Fort Collins Beer Week. Many businesses downtown FoCo are offering specials on beer and merchandise. Friday night is All Brewers Eve celebration. Then the all afternoon sessions on Saturday and Sunday. Get tickets and details at: downtownfortcollins.com/events/colorado-brewers-festival The Mayor of Old Town (Ft. Collins) - The Mayor recently collaborated with Verboten Brewing of Loveland, Colorado to some up with "I'm All Right Jack" - it's an imperial Kentucky Common that was aged in rum barrels. It weighs in at 12% ABV and is now on tap at The Mayor of Old Town. Better stop in to get some soon as it's a limited batch. Southern Front Range Pikes Peak Brewing (Monument) - [PRESS RELEASE] Pikes Peak Brewing Co. is gearing up to be the only active brewery in the Pikes Peak Region to can their handcrafted beers. “We expanded our brewing capacity early in 2013 to meet demand and accomplish our goal of doubling our output so that we can get the Pikes Peak brand out there in the Colorado Springs area,“ says Wright. “We decided on cans because they are better for the beer, lighter and can be taken to more places than bottles. We plan to produce at least 240 Barrels worth of cans (or close to 60,000 cans) through the remainder of 2013.” Elephant Rock IPA, a bold India Pale Ale with a resinous pine and bright citrus profile, will be the first beer to go into 16-ounce cans in late June 2013. PPBC will follow up later in the summer with the fiery colored Devil’s Head Red, a red ale made with a malt blend providing a smooth palate of caramel, toffee and toast. 4 packs of 16-ounce cans will be available for sale in our Monument, Colorado taproom, as well as at select liquor stores around the Pikes Peak Region. Mountains and West Ska Brewing (Durango) - Friday is the Summer Solstice and Ska Brewing will be releasing the last of the 4 seasonal stouts at a release party on Friday, June 21st from 5pm to 7pm. For this solstice, they are releasing "Estival Cream Stout" in cans - a brew with honey & spices and aged on orange peels. All four seasonal stouts will be available along with summer games and food and live music from the Crags. Be there! Dillon Dam Brewery (Dillon) - Tickets are still available for their Brewmaster's Dinner on Thursday, June 20th at 6:30pm. It's the official kick-off to the Dillon Brew Festival featuring unique beer and food pairings created by their Brewmaster Cory Forster and Chef Jerame Maes. 5 courses paired with 5 unique Dam beers. Call to reserve your spot - 970.262.7777. Pug Ryan's Brewery (Dillon) - The stacks of new cans are in and soon they will be filled with Pug Ryan's Peacemaker Pilsner. If you attend the Lake Dillon Brew Festival you'll be able to taste this and two other variations on this pilsner _____________________________________________________________________ Catch up on Colorado Beer News from earlier this week: Monday | Tuesday View Colorado Brewery Maps - Find a brewery near you! [ Boulder-Longmont Map ] [ Denver Area Map ] [ Northern Colorado Map ] [ Southeast Colorado Map ] [ Northwest Brewery Map ] [ Southwest Colorado Map ] Live Music in the Taproom - Beer and music go great together and many Colorado breweries and top watering holes offer live entertainment every day. Check out the Colorado Brewery Music Listings and find out who's playing at your favorite brewery or beer bar. Updated daily. Colorado Beer Festivals - Looking for info on upcoming beer festivals or related events in Colorado? Check out the listings on the 2013 Colorado Beer Festivals & Events Calendar. Updated daily. Like us on Facebook - There's even more Colorado beer happenings and discussions on the Fermentedly Challenged Facebook Page. Find recaps, special offers, and tips that you won't find on the blog. Colorado Beer Dinners - How about a beer dinner or pairing event? Lots of events are taking reservations now. Check out the Colorado Beer Dinner & Pairing Events listing. Colorado Beer News is published on Fermentedly Challenged daily (Monday through Friday) with craft beer stories as they break from newsletters, emails and social media sites. This news is intended for audiences of legal drinking age (21+). If you'd like to subscribe to this daily by email, sign-up here. Please, always drink responsibly and use a designated driver. This article came from FermentedlyChallenged.com - a Colorado beer blog. Don't miss another article. Subscribe to Fermentedly Challenged by RSS today. 06/19/2013 01:16 PM Zlaty Mok: Czech Beer Facts & Figures Today’s infographic is about beer from the Czech Republic. Created by Jan Turnovec for Denik, a national newspaper. If only I could read Czech. Clic here to see the infographic full size. 06/19/2013 01:01 PM Big Choice Brewing Announces Newest Can: West Portal Colorado Common Summer Ale Big Choice Brewing will be utilizing Mobile Canning once again to can their second beer on Friday!  Called West Portal Colorado Co… The post Big Choice Brewing Announces Newest Can: West Portal Colorado Common Summer Ale appeared first on thefullpint.com. 06/19/2013 12:57 PM Pikes Peak Brewing Co. Reveals a New Look, Cans and 750′s! A New Look for Pikes Peak Brewing Co. On June 11, Pikes Peak Brewing Co unveiled a whole new brand.  Along with the 150% expansion in brewing capacity completed late last year, this new look will make it possible to get more Pikes Peak Beer to the craft brew loving community in Southern Colorado.  “We’re [...] Read More 06/19/2013 12:31 PM Laurelwood Brewing Teams Up with CBA You are reading Laurelwood Brewing Teams Up with CBA by Kendall Jones, as originally posted on The Washington Beer Blog. You are reading Laurelwood Brewing Teams Up with CBA by Kendall Jones, as originally posted on The Washington Beer Blog. Portland’s award-winning Laurelwood Brewing Company has teamed up with Craft Beer Alliance to get more of its product on store shelves across the Northwest and especially in the Seattle area. Expect to see more six... 06/19/2013 11:36 AM Narragansett Goes Retro With Limited-Edition 1953 Can PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Narragansett Beer announces the debut of a specialty retro Lager can that harkens back to the 1950s, celebrating ‘Gansett’s glory days when the brewer was the top-selling beer in New England. For a limited time, 12-, 18-, and 30-packs of 12-ounce cans of Narragansett Lager will feature the same design and logo that fans enjoyed in 1953. This classic can design recalls memories of the good ol’ days — 1953 saw the first ascent of Mount Everest, the development of the first polio vaccine, and the end of the Korean War — and [...] 06/19/2013 11:20 AM WHAT A GREAT NEW BOTTLE WOW HOLY CRAP ITZ SO COOOOLL!!! People used to ask me, back in the days before The Great Craft Rationalization®*, 'Lew, why don't you ever write about the regular beers? Budweiser, Miller Lite, Coors Light; you know, the beers everyone really drinks?!' And although I did write about beers like that sometimes -- more in a business mode, but I did write for trade journals, so you do; hell, I wrote two vodka pieces! -- and I made my mark writing about Yuengling, my response was usually something like, "Well, what can you say about them? 'Damn, this Budweiser tastes just like the last 100 Buds I've ever had!' They don't change, there's never anything new, and even the people who love them have nothing to say about the flavor past "crisp," "clean," and "great taste, less filling." There's just not a lot to work with there." We are, after all, ultimately in the story business. Hats off to A-B, who did try to engage us by flying groups of beer writers to their hop farm and maltings in Idaho...but then that turned into a circular firing squad of mutual ethics accusations and just got ugly. And mostly, beer writers didn't write about mainstream beer. Well...MillerCoors is changing all that! I've been seeing the teaser billboards on I-95 in Philly (one of the big Lite markets) for months now, and the new Miller Lite bottle is finally here! That's right, a NEW BOTTLE! Hot damn! Yeah. A new bottle. And they're telling us amazing things about it (add your own excited exclamation points, I already took out most of the capital letters): Consumers Overwhelmingly Prefer The New Bottle 2:1 We Win With Occasional Drinkers Who Preferred The New Bottle By Over 3:1  We Win With All Ages (21-34, 35-40) Both Groups Prefer The New Bottle To Current (Younger By 19 Points, Older By 23  We Win With Hispanics: Hispanics Prefer The New Bottle To Current By 20 Points  Advantages Of The New Bottle Also Place Us In A Stronger Competitive Standing Relative To Bud Light WOW! I guess all the beer geeks who say the different glassware really makes a difference may have a point, and Miller Lite is keying on it. I'm yanking Miller's chain, but come on, guys... A new bottle? You already did that! Remember the Vortex bottle, back in 2010? Had a set of spiral grooves on the inside of the neck? Jay Brooks summed that up pretty well here, I mean, what's the point of swirling Miller Lite as it comes out of the bottle, to stimulate the lack of aroma? Maybe...except I did an interview that year with the folks from Owens-Illinois, who developed the Vortex bottle, that I never found a market for and never released...and it shines a light on things here. Have a look. Within the consumer package and beer industry, people are looking for something new and different. It's important to differentiate. It brings added value and news to the marketplace. The Miller Lite brand has seen a lot of change and not all of it positive. It's innovation in terms of value and news to the brand.   Internal embossing is a tech that Owens-Illinois brought to the marketplace. It's the most significant change to the long-neck bottle since the twist-off cap. The  Vortex bottle is an example of how we can merge the science of glass with the art of package design to bring something the market hasn't seen before. It's designed to differentiate the brand on the shelf. You get the decorative look, and a flat panel for the labeling. We're working with the customers and letting them lead with that effort. Now...did you notice? Nothing about swirling the beer. That all came from craft guys who assumed it had to be for something. As far as O-I was concerned -- and I was talking to their beer marketing manager and the VP of global innovation -- this was about the look of the swirl. Even Miller never specifically said that the vortex was functional. It's about look. It's all about getting you to look at Miller Lite. No kidding, right? They're just making up news to get themselves noticed! Because there's nothing new about Miller Lite! But what about the constant stream of one-offs and one-time seasonals from craft beer? It's all about the beer! Is it? Or is it about getting you to notice them, shouting to be heard over the new darlings -- 16 oz. cans, 'slim' cans, open-top cans, nanobreweries, reality-TV breweries, collaborations -- and then moving on and making something else new? Look, I like new beers. It's how things happen. But they ought to have some kind of intrinsic value. There are an awful lot of "me too" beers out there among all the innovative ones. It's almost reached the point where making a pale ale is innovative, as people run from them to make exotics. New beer? New bottle? It's all attention for the brand. Miller Lite spins off way too much money to mess with it; you can't make a craft version (they tried that; major fail). But the craft brewers look at big crafts who leaned hard on a flagship -- Sam Adams, New Belgium, Sierra Nevada -- and they see them running into trouble with their street cred, being passed up as not really craft. (Admit it, if you haven't thought that about Boston Lager, Fat Tire, or SNPA, you've heard someone say it.) And we get new beers that are made just to have new beers. Better than a new bottle, but...where's it go? BeerAdvocate? Tickerville? Celebrator? I dunno. It's how things work, but for what part of the market? Who reacts to this stuff, and is it enough to have a real effect? Is it just a new bottle? *I just made that up, and you know, I kind of like it: it's when, about five years ago at the beginning of the Great Recession (I didn't make that up, apparently that's what we're calling the Wall Street debacle and the Stimuless® (yeah, made that one up too...it never caught on, but I haven't given up) now), craft beer stepped out of the background and became the superhero of the beer category by blasting through a collapsing market with hops-fueled double-digit growth. It's when the industry finally realized that this wasn't a fad, wasn't going away, and had to be taken seriously...and Blue Moon and Shock Top stopped being redheaded stepchildren at their parent companies.)   06/19/2013 10:37 AM 06/19/2013 Llywelyn’s Pub Presenting a Brew You Never Knew While it’s fun to be on the hunt to try and find that special or fun beer, it can be pretty tiring. Well, you can stop running all around town and visit Llywelyn’s Pub in Webster Groves and St. Charles (and also now in Wildwood!) to see something cool on tap. Llywelyn’s is continuing their [...] 06/19/2013 10:22 AM Steamworks Brewing Co. Announces Promotions DURANGO, Colo. – In response to growth at Peak Brewing LLC, dba Steamworks Brewing Co., the company has announced three promotions. Steve Kammerer has been named General Manager, over-seeing operations of the Durango-based brewpub, with Ryder Okumura promoted to Front-of-House Manager and Gabe Harrington now serving as Kitchen Manager. “We’re really very fortunate to have three experienced and very conscientious employees available to step up to these managerial positions,” said Kris Oyler, Steamworks co-founder. “Steamworks’ management philosophy has always been about empowering our employees and furthering Steamworks’ excellence.” Kammerer hails originally from Wisconsin, where he graduated from [...] 06/19/2013 10:18 AM Shipyard Wins Three Silver Awards at the L.A. International Beer Competition PORTLAND, Maine — Shipyard Brewing Company’s Pugsley’s Signature Series Smashed Blueberry, Bourbon Barrel Aged Double Scottish Ale, and Old Thumper Extra Special Ale were all honored with silver awards at the 2013 Los Angeles International Commercial Beer Competition. This competition is part of the 91st annual Los Angeles County Fair and 647 beers competed in 84 categories.  This internationally recognized fair is the largest in North America. Pugsley’s Signature Series Smashed Blueberry was awarded a silver in the Fruit Beer category.  Bourbon Barrel Aged Double Scottish Ale took home a silver in the Scottish-Style Ale category.  Old [...] 06/19/2013 09:02 AM Upslope Imperial India Pale Ale review Most breweries can put out a 12oz can of beer. Fewer breweries release a 16oz can, but a select few craft brewers go beyond that. Upslope Brewing Company of Boulder, Colorado recently released their Upslope Imperial India Pale Ale in a royal pint can (19.2oz). Normally, you'd think for such a big can a brewery would put an average strength beer in it, not so here. Upslope Brewing put in one of their biggest beers weighing in at 10% ABV and a hefty 90 IBU. Not only that, they went a different direction with the hops as well. Instead of using primarily U.S. hops, they added hops from New Zealand to give it some unique aromas and flavors. I've had some other beers that used New Zealand hops and was intrigued with them, so when Upslope released their Imperial IPA I knew it would be special. Here's my review of this big bold beer in a royal pint can. Appearance: Upslope Imperial IPA poured out a bright golden orange color and quickly built up a big white head. As the foam settled, it left a semi-sticky lacing along the side of the glass. Aroma: Here is where the New Zealand hops take center stage in this Imperial IPA. Right up front, instead of getting the usual pine and citrus bomb, I could pick out more of a melon and grapefruit tone, just like Upslope described it. I also got whiffs of earthy spice, resin, honey and sweet malts. Pine? Yes, a bit, but that's not the main aroma here. Being a big beer, the alcohol was also a bit noticeable in the aroma. If I had smelled this beer blind without knowing what it was I may have been a bit puzzled. I could probably tell this was a hopped up beer, but I had rarely smelled something quite like this. Upslope's beer was pleasant on the nose and curious at the same time. Taste: Ooh wow hops! The bitter wave hit me right up front and stuck with me to the end. Mixed in were some semi-sweet malts and an earthiness. There was a big full bodied mouthfeel here. The alcohol was immediately noticeable, but wasn't overpowering. I could taste the citrus, the bitter hops, the malts and at the end a drying effect. This beer reminded me initially of a Stone Brewing Arrogant Bastard in it's hop boldness, but went in a different direction due to the hop selection. This is definitely NOT a beginners beer, rather for the hop experienced. Don't introduce a Bud Light drinker to this beer or else they won't appreciate it. Overall: In the end, I was able to finish the entire can without much difficulty and really enjoyed it. It's nice to shake up the usual Double IPA mold and mix in a new variety of hops. If it weren't for the hops it may have been just a good Double IPA, but this one truly impressed. Drink this one slow and consider sharing the can with someone else as there's plenty here for two. I'm glad this beer will be one of Upslope's year-round beers. When I'm in the mood for a big IPA this one will be on my list. Disclosure: I paid for this beer at my local liquor store myself, but got a huge discount on it because the clerk thought that the price seemed too high for a single beer and slashed the price. Nice eh? Related articles: - Royal pint cans used for Upslope's Imperial IPA. - Upslope Pumpkin Ale review. (2012) - Upslope Foreign Style Stout review. (2012) This article came from FermentedlyChallenged.com - a Colorado beer blog. Don't miss another article. Subscribe to Fermentedly Challenged by RSS today. 06/19/2013 08:28 AM Ah…Summer Rituals A summer ritual in Canada is certainly the opening of the cottage, camp or cabin. Cottage for those in eastern Canada, Camp for those in Central Canada and Cabin for those in western Canada. All together it is that summer retreat that so many Canadians take of advantage of, whether it is their own place [...] 06/19/2013 08:09 AM "Skunked" Beer, "Light Struck" Beer, and the Impact of Temperature Changes Jake Wrote: On multiple occasions in the last year, I have heard people use the term "Skunked" to describe an off flavor that they perceive in a beer. I have also been asked by friends if the myth that cooling a beer, letting it come back to room temperature, and then cooling it again will cause the beer to get "Skunked". I read a really informative post on the Binny's (Chicago store) Blog and I want to re-post it to make sure that it gets preserved. For reference, Adam Vavrick ("Vav") is one of the most respected guys in Chicago craft beer and is the primary beer buyer for the Binny's Lincoln Park location that is about to expand to 50,000 square feet of beer, wine, and liquor. The Blog starts with a customer question: I just bought a case of Petrus Aged Pale Ale. I opened it up when I got home and noticed it was cold. I thought this was probably a mistake since most people buying in bulk would want it warm so they can cool it at their leisure. I called to see if I could exchange it, and the guy said could but the beer would be fine. Basically it’s a myth about the warming/cooling of beer that leads to aged taste or skunkiness, and exposure to light matters. I was confused, having thought that was a factor. - D.G. And then Vav provides the answer with a side of great customer service:  Hi D.G. The beer is absolutely fine for a number of reasons. Bear with me. There’s a lot of science coming up. “Skunking” is a specific occurrence in beer, not a catch all for when beer goes bad. Beer uses hops as its bitter component to balance the sweetness of malt. When hops are added to the beer during the boiling, they release Iso-Alpha Acids, which are the main components in hop oil. During the boil alpha acids isomerize, or transform into different molecules, which are very bitter. These, along with other hop oils, remain in the beer, contributing hop aroma. Some of the oils are quite volatile, and will break down when exposed to ultraviolet light. The reaction is quite fast: literally a matter of minutes and the isohumulone will break down into a chemical similar in makeup and aroma to the chemicals that come from a skunk’s anal scent glands. This is why beers from certain big European breweries smell skunky: green glass offers almost no protection from light. Clear bottles offer no protection. Brown bottles offer great but not perfect protection. A fun experiment is to grab a four pack of either Pilsner Urquell or Beck’s in cans. Pour a couple ounces into a clear glass, and put it on a sunny windowsill for two minutes. Then pour a few ounces into a second glass and smell the beer in both glasses. The difference will shock you. Some beers like Corona and some Miller products use hop extracts that have been chemically altered to prevent skunking, even in clear bottles. So that’s where skunking comes from. In fact, we also call it Light Struck. Still with me? Go grab a beer and then come back. There’s more… The other part of your question is temperature variations. There is some truth to temperature fluctuations affecting beer, but it’s negligible. Basically, beer’s biggest enemies are time, light and oxygen. Beer is partially a solid. Around 2% of beer is solid: carbohydrates, sugars, and more. This  makes up the body and head of a beer. These solids, given a long enough time, will settle out of solution to the bottom of the container. Some beers hold up longer than others; it depends on the makeup of the beer, like how much residual sugar is left after fermentation, or how attenuating (thorough, basically) the yeast was, and so on. When beer is stored cold, it stalls the aging process. So purely as an arbitrary example, a Pale Ale with, say, a 6 month shelf life, might have a 5 month shelf life when stored at room temperature, a 4 month shelf at 85 degrees, 3 month at 95, etc. These aren’t exact numbers, but you get the idea. The warmer the beer is stored, the shorter the shelf life. One way to accelerate the aging process is drastic temperature swings from near freezing to near boiling. In fact, many breweries do just that in their labs, subjecting their beer to harsh conditions to see just how durable they are as part of their quality control procedures. The negligible amount this happens in the real world when you take a beer out of the cooler, allow it to warm, and then re-chill it is is absolutely harmless. And even if it did speed up aging, it certainly wouldn’t cause skunking. Petrus Aged Pale Ale (good choice, by the way) is a sour ale. In fact, it is a pale ale that uses a very small amount of hops, which then goes into 200 hectoliter oak tuns, called foudres, where it sits for upwards of 3 years. In general, sour ales require less hops because you WANT infections from various little funky bugs and yeasts. Hop oils, in addition to bittering, also have preservative qualities. By using less hops, it allows those funky bugs and yeasts to go work unimpeded. Additionally, most sour ales, particularly lambics, use aged hops, most typically hops that have been aged for three years or more. This aging drives off many of the oils that contribute to both the preservative effects and aromatics, leaving only the bittering potential. So there you have it. Your beer is just fine. If you’re still uncomfortable, of course we’ll take them back, but rest assured that they are just fine. So, next time your friends say that they want to buy beer warm because they are going to transport it, or say that something "Skunked" their beer, do us all a favor and point them to this post. I wish someone had done that for me in my early days of craft beer drinking. Full disclosure: Petrus Aged Pale is one of my all-time favorite beers 06/19/2013 07:59 AM Bitter American IRS targeting critics of the administration, Benghazi abandonment, eavesdropping on reporters, ATF gun sales, Holder perjury, Solyndra, attacks on the Church, Africa vacation ...  Oh wait, this post isn't about why alert Americans are angry and bitter, today were talking about another Bitter American, the beer. So, starting over... Bitter American from 21st Amendment Brewery pours a cloudy, marmalade color with a frothy white head. The head is persistent and leaves behind a sticky lacing. The beer has a citrus and biscuity malt aroma. Starting out with a pleasing grapefruit citrus, the flavor also brings some fruitiness in the background. The moderately thick mouthfeel is mixed with a tingly carbonation. 21st Amendment Bitter American is very low in alcohol, checking in at just 4.4% ABV. However, that does not mean it's lacking in taste. I found it to be an exceptionally flavorful beer, and the sessionable nature of the beer is a bonus. I cracked one open after an afternoon at the range, while waiting for the grill to heat up for our Father's Day dinner. I took advantage of the low ABV and poured another to accompany the Jalapeño cheese topped burgers. It was a delicious pairing. [ This content originated at Musings Over a Pint ] 06/19/2013 07:10 AM Sweetwater Brewing Waterkeeper Hefeweizen The Hefeweizen. Bringer of clove and banana. It’s a style of beer that I rarely, if ever, go out of my way to order or purchase, but seems that on those few occasions I happen to crack one open (usually on a hot weekend afternoon) I can think of nothing better to sit back and [...] The post Sweetwater Brewing Waterkeeper Hefeweizen appeared first on The Barley Blog. 06/19/2013 04:39 AM British Brewing: Horses and Tweed Boak and Bailey's Beer Blog - Going on about beer and pubs since 2007 The image above, taken from the 1978 edition of Whitbread’s official history booklet, Whitbread’s Entire, captures perfectly, we think, the aristocratic manner of the families behind Big Brewing in Britain in the post-war period. Watneys was also run by members of several wealthy families, and the company was proud of it. Sanders Watney (Winchester, Trinity [...] British Brewing: Horses and Tweed 06/19/2013 04:00 AM Hefeweizen Tasting Video Summer time is a great time for beer. I have had a long history of brewing wheat beers. Many years ago I can remember drinking pitcher after pitcher of great German style Hefeweizens. But somewhere along the way I lost my taste for them. Recently, I had started doing research into Hefeweizen again. In my [...] Read the original article Hefeweizen Tasting Video and other Brew Dudes posts. 06/19/2013 03:05 AM Barclay Perkins Lagers 1925 - 1934 (part one) Here are the first results of my last archive harvesting trip to London. Lots of lovely details of Barclay's Lager. First let's take a look at the types of Lager Barclay Perkins brewed. In the 1920's, they brewed just two: Export and Dark.  Both had pretty respectable gravities for the period. Between 1925 and 1930 the average OG of beer brewed in Britain was about 1043º*). Dark and Export, at 1057 and 1050 respectively, were both well above the average. A third Lager, romantically called Draught, appeared in 1932. That they could justify brewing a draught beer as well as bottled ones is an indication of the success of Barclay's Lager. As is the increase in the batch size of Dark and Export from 1932 onwards. In the case of dark, from 65 to 105 barrels, for Export from 125 to 200 barrels. It's worth pointing out that far more Export was brewed than Dark. Its batches weren't just larger, there were more of them. Draught Lager was weaker and closer to average gravity. I've included tables of foreign Lagers for comparison purposes. A bit of compare and contrast never goes amiss. It's easiest to find a comparable beer with Barclay's Dark. I'm pretty sure Münchener was the style they were aiming for. The Barclay's beer has an OG at the top end of the German examples. The FG is pretty similar to the German beers, as is the attenuation of around 65%. Barclay's Dark seems to match the specifications of the Munich style quite well. Barclay's Export also looks similar to its German equivalent, this time from Dortmund. Though this time it's at the bottom end of the German range in terms of OG. The FG's match up pretty well, too, roughly between 1010º and 1014º. The attenuation is also pretty similar at 75-80%. This is where it gets tricky as I'm not sure what style Draught is aiming for. If I hadn't seen the hopping rate, I might have said Pilsener.  But it's not very well hopped, falling between Dark and Export in terms of hops per quarter. It seems to match best with a German Lagerbier or a Danish Lager, though I'm not sure that I'd want to read too much into that. The hopping rate is quite modest for all the Lagers. In 1924/25, these were Barclay's hopping rates: beer lbs hops/qtr X Ale 6 XLK (Ordinary Bitter) 7.5 PA 9 KK 9 KKK 14 Export Brown Stout 14 Russian Stout 16 Source: Barclay Perkins brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number ACC/2305/01/611 You can see that the most highly hopped Lager, Export, only had the same level of hopping the least highly hopped top-fermenting beer. The boil times are short compared to those of Barclay's other beers. Their Pale Ales and Milds were boiled for 2.25 and 2 hours. Their Porter, Stouts and K Ales were all boiled for more than 2 hours. Unsurprisingly, the fermentations were much cooler than for their top-fermenting beers, which were pitched at 60-63º F and rose to 70-73º F. The logs from the 1920's indicate that they used Carlsberg yeast harvested from earlier brews. Later logs just say which previous gyle the yeast had been harvested from. It may well still have been Carlsberg yeast. I wonder if they were also culturing it, as was common in larger continental breweries. Next time we'll be looking at grists and mashing techniques. Lots more surprises there. Barclay Perkins Lagers 1925 - 1934 Date Year Beer Style OG FG ABV App. Atten-uation lbs hops/ qtr hops lb/brl boil time (hours) Pitch temp max. fermen-tation temp length of fermen-tation (days) colour 16th Apr 1925 Dark Dunkles 1057.6 1020.1 4.96 65.10% 4.64 1.29 1.5 48.5º 14 88 4th Feb 1926 Dark Dunkles 1057.4 1019.0 5.08 66.90% 4.64 1.26 1.5 48º 12 84 12th May 1927 Dark Dunkles 1057.5 1020.2 4.93 64.87% 4.64 1.26 1.5 48º 15 80 6th Jan 1928 Dark Dunkles 1057.2 1020.7 4.83 63.81% 4.64 1.24 1.5 48º 15 80 13th Jan 1928 Dark Dunkles 1057.3 1020.4 4.88 64.40% 4.64 1.23 1.5 48º 15 84 7th Aug 1930 Dark Dunkles 1057.3 1019.4 5.01 66.14% 4.64 1.25 1.5 48º 15 88 15th Aug 1930 Dark Dunkles 1057.3 1020.2 4.91 64.75% 4.64 1.27 1.5 48º 15 88 7th Aug 1931 Dark Dunkles 1057.4 1019.7 4.99 65.68% 4.68 1.18 1.13 48º 15 84 11th Jul 1932 Dark Dunkles 1057.3 1021.0 4.80 63.35% 4.68 1.22 1.33 51º 12 84 12th Sep 1932 Dark Dunkles 1057.3 1021.3 4.76 62.83% 4.68 1.24 1.33 48º 15 86 24th Jul 1933 Dark Dunkles 1057.5 1016.7 5.40 70.96% 4.68 1.18 1.5 48.5º 16 84 9th Apr 1934 Dark Dunkles 1057.5 1020.8 4.86 63.83% 4.68 1.27 2.17 46º 52.5º 11 88 28th May 1934 Dark Dunkles 1057.5 1020.8 4.86 63.83% 4.68 1.19 1.5 46º 53º 12 80 9th Sep 1935 Dark Dunkles 1057.6 1019.0 5.11 67.05% 4.68 1.15 1.5 46º 55.5º 15 86 7th Jul 1932 Draught Lager 1043.5 1013.6 3.96 68.74% 5.49 1.01 1.08 48º 15 11.5 19th Jul 1932 Draught Lager 1043.4 1013.2 4.00 69.59% 5.49 0.97 1.67 49.5º 15 12 10th Jul 1933 Draught Lager 1043.4 1010.4 4.37 76.04% 5.47 0.94 2 48.5º 12 12 14th Mar 1934 Draught Lager 1043.4 1011.1 4.27 74.42% 5.47 0.99 2 45º 52.5º 13 13 4th May 1934 Draught Lager 1043.2 1011.7 4.17 72.92% 5.47 0.99 2 45.5º 53º 11 11 7th Sep 1935 Draught Lager 1043.5 1010.1 4.41 76.69% 5.47 0.95 2 46º 56º 13 11 1st Apr 1925 Export Export 1050.5 1014.1 4.82 72.08% 6.54 1.31 1.5 48º 15 14 3rd Feb 1926 Export Export 1050.6 1015.4 4.66 69.57% 6.00 1.20 1.5 48º 15 13 16th May 1927 Export Export 1050.7 1013.8 4.88 72.78% 6.00 1.24 1.5 48º 15 12 11th Jan 1928 Export Export 1050.2 1014.6 4.71 70.92% 6.00 1.26 1.5 48º 15 10 22nd Jul 1930 Export Export 1050.2 1012.1 5.04 75.90% 6.00 1.21 1.5 47.5º 13 12 13th Aug 1930 Export Export 1050.3 1012.3 5.03 75.55% 6.00 1.22 1.5 48º 15 10 5th Aug 1931 Export Export 1050.4 1010.7 5.25 78.77% 6.00 1.16 1 48º 15 11 12th Jul 1933 Export Export 1049.4 1009.5 5.28 80.77% 6.00 1.19 2 48º 13 10.5 21st Mar 1934 Export Export 1049.5 1011.6 5.01 76.57% 6.00 1.14 2 46º 52.5º 14 9.5 2nd May 1934 Export Export 1049.4 1011.1 5.07 77.53% 6.00 1.11 2 46º 52º 10 10 Sources: Barclay Perkins brewing records held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document numbers ACC/2305/1/638, ACC/2305/1/640 and ACC/2305/1/641. Foreign Lagers 1930 - 1935 Year Brewer country Beer Style OG FG colour ABV App. Atten-uation 1930 average of 4 samples Germany Dunkles Münchener Dunkles 1055.2 1018.6 3.5 4.69 65.15% 1930 strongest sample Germany Dunkles Münchener Dunkles 1056.9 1020.4 3.9 4.72 62.92% 1930 weakest sample Germany Dunkles Münchener Dunkles 1053.6 1016.4 3 4.82 68.27% 1935 Löwenbräu, Munich Germany Dark Lager Dunkles 1055.0 1020.8 4.42 62.18% 1930 average of 14 samples Germany Export Dortmunder Export 1054.0 1012.2 0.73 5.39 76.44% 1930 strongest sample Germany Export Dortmunder Export 1057.2 1014.3 0.84 5.58 73.85% 1930 weakest sample Germany Export Dortmunder Export 1051.2 1009.4 0.66 5.08 80.88% 1930 average of 15 samples Germany Lagerbier Helles 1048.2 1011.0 0.72 4.78 76.25% 1930 strongest sample Germany Lagerbier Helles 1050.5 1012.2 0.78 4.99 74.96% 1930 weakest sample Germany Lagerbier Helles 1045.4 1006.5 0.59 5.10 85.07% 1932 Beck Germany Bier Lager 1051.0 1009.6 6.5 5.40 81.18% 1934 Tuborg Denmark Lager Lager 1044.7 1013.4 4.05 70.02% 1934 Wiibroes Bryggeri Denmark Lager Lager 1043.0 1012.4 3.97 71.16% Sources: Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/001. "Van Brouwerij tot Bierglas" by F. Kurris, Doetinchem, 1948, pages 26-27 * Brewers' Almanack 1928, p. 110. 06/19/2013 01:20 AM Beer In Ads #912: C.L. Centlivre Brewing Co. Tuesday’s ad is for the C.L. Centlivre Brewing Co. of Fort Wayne, Indiana, from around 1880. It’s another one of those wonderful illustrations of the industrial magnificence that old breweries used to do back in the 19th century. It was … Continue reading → 06/19/2013 12:00 AM Beer Review: Lagunitas Little Sumpin' Sumpin' Ale Serving Type: Bottle ABV: 7.5 percent Appearance: This brew has a deep golden color with some blonde highlights. There was a ton of rising carbonation towards the top of the glass. It was almost as if the bubbles were fighting each other for space within the concoction. That assisted the tall, thick and frothy head that was a bright white color and left very thick lacing inside the glass. Let me say again that the lacing was quite thick just to emphasize the thickness. The bubbles in both the head and the lacing were pretty big and defining. Smell: I didn't pick up anything too exotic. Mainly just hints of a citrusy orange and a large helping of floral hop notes. Taste: The front half of my tongue was saturated with some pleasant citrus, wheat and yeast. That combination gave me tastes of both sweet and pale. The floral hops hit me on the finish. They were quite intense and made swallowing the beer a bit of a struggle, but thankfully it didn't linger in the aftertaste. The booziness of the beer also kicked in at this point. It was a few shades above that warm feeling you get and is sometimes enjoyable. It had a slight burning sensation to it. Overall Rating:  This is a quality beer and it comes from a quality brewer. Apologies for not having it in the Lagunitas mason jar glass. I only came into possessing the glass some time after drinking this beer. Everything went quite well for me with this except for the harshness of the hops and the alcohol content. This seemed to be hoppier and more boozy than the Lagunitas IPA which I love. I love the label on the bottle of this, too. I'm a big history geek. So, I love that Lagunitas sometimes haspin-up style images on its labels. Ones just like those painted on fuselages of World War II bombers. 06/18/2013 10:28 PM Anchor’s History Of Beer & Baseball In San Francisco Dave Burkhart, Anchor Brewing‘s resdient historian, put together a great little video all about the connection between beer and baseball in San Francisco, along with its rich history, of course. The video brings to mind this great quote, by Peter … Continue reading → 06/18/2013 09:32 PM Moab Brewery Moab, Utah is known for scenic grandeur. Broad canyons of bright red sandstone. Snow-capped peaks looming over the distant horizon. Outdoor enthusiasts converge here to enjoy the great outdoors; rafting nearby rivers, traversing endless mountain-biking trails and, of course, drinking world-class beer inspired by this superior setting. For that last part you’ll have to venture over to the town’s sole outpost of craft beer: Moab Brewery. Founded in 1996 by John Borkoski and Dave Sabey, Moab has enjoyed a great deal of consistency, employing the same brewmaster for more than a decade. With beers named after nearby attractions, like Dead Horse Amber Ale, or popular recreations like Rocket Bike Lager and Derailleur Red Ale, the brewery has made a concerted effort to ingratiate itself within the community. Nothing helps that endeavor so much as good beer. It starts with fresh mountain water, courtesy of the neighboring La Sal’s. You can [...] 06/18/2013 06:24 PM Yes! Making Barrel-Aged Negroni in My New Cute 2L Oak Barrel Wow, I couldn’t be more excited if it Kimye named their new baby after me! My adorable little 2L barrel just arrived! I washed it out according to directions, and it’s now sitting on my countertop waiting to swell and close the staves. Then I’ll rinse it again and pour in all the delicious Negroni [...] 06/18/2013 05:24 PM Beer Jobs: The Tasting Team, Sydney/Melbourne The Tasting Team are looking for craft beer fanatics to run tastings in Sydney and Melbourne. 06/18/2013 04:57 PM Colorado Beer News 061813 Today is International Sushi Day. Sushi, like craft beer, is an art form and today is the day fans celebrate the combination of vinegared rice and raw seafood. So what craft beer would you pair with sushi? How about a pilsner, a hefeweizen or a Kölsch-style beer! One way to find out - try a pairing! Here's what's happening around the Colorado beerosphere today Tuesday, June 18th, 2013. Metro Denver Colorado Plus Brewpub (Wheat Ridge) - It's been a month since they opened for business, but coming up this Friday, June 21st Colorado Plus will be unveiling their own line-up of beer to become part of the 56-tap wall of beer that they serve. Colorado Plus plans to release 4 of their own beers on Friday including 2 zombie themed beers: 1) Undead Red - a Belgian-style red ale, 2) Bitter off Dead - a double IPA featuring Falconer's Flight hops, 3) Cinnamon Almond Ale - a beer that doesn't follow any particular style but an original flavor combo, and 4) Berliner Weiss - a low ABV soured wheat beer. These brews and 52-other guest Colorado beers will be available along with their food menu. Copper Kettle Brewing (Denver) - Tomorrow, June 19th, Copper Kettle's Firkin Wednesday tapping will be a "Smoked Imperial Coffee Stout" - part of their June Smoked Brews Cask Month. This cask taps at 3:00pm. Grist Brewing Company (Highlands Ranch) - Highlands Ranch is set to get a new craft brewery this fall. Grist Brewing Company will open a 6500 square foot facility just south of C470 and Sante Fe Boulevard. They plan to serve a wide variety of quality ales and lagers. Expect to see styles such as hefeweizens, Kolsch, American IPA, Brown ales and Bocks along with some experimentation. Rob Kevwitch will be the main brewer and has a Ph. D in Organic Chemistry. They plan to brew on an American-made 20 barrel brewhouse system from Wisconsin. See their complete press release issued today. Renegade Brewing (Denver) - [PRESS RELEASE] Renegade Brewing Company, at 925 W 9th Ave, has decided to close down the 900 block of 9th Ave, 9th Ave between Santa Fe and Kalamath, and throw a block party! The party kicks off at noon on June 29th and wraps up at 10pm. The celebration will feature live music from 5 local bands on an outdoor stage. The lineup includes Cousin Jasper at 12:30, The Stormcellars at 2:30, The Black Postcards at 4:30, CP Carrington at 6:30 and the 8:30 band is TBA. Renegade has brewed up 8 special beers for the event including a beet saison, milk pale ale, and a couple of twists on classic Renegade beers that will only be available the day of. Also, two food trucks will be in attendance to serve the party goers offering Mexican tortas, chicken wings, grilled cheese and other options. Entrance is free and beers will be sold by the glass. Hops & Pie (Denver) - Looking for a tasty brew and a slice or 2 of pizza tonight? Stop in at Hops & Pie. They've got some new tappings starting today including: Kolsch from Prost Brewing, I'm Barley Wine from Black Bottle Brewery (FoCo), Saison Brett from Boulevard Brewing, Burton Baton from Dogfish Head, and Double Jack from Firestone Walker. Denver Beer Company (Denver) - This Saturday, June 22 from 12pm to 4pm, Denver Beer Company and Little Man Ice Cream are hosting an Ice Cream Social at Denver Beer Co. This is an ice cream event for adults. Come try a beer float as well as several beer & ice cream pairings. Also, don't forget that tomorrow is their third annual HOP SWAP. Come pick up a starter hop plant. They're giving away free ones at 4pm till they are all gone. Just be sure to bring in some hops when you harvest them, mmkay? Lone Tree Brewing (Lone Tree) - Their Hoptree IIPA has just been put on nitro tap today. This helps create a big creamy head on this big hoppy double IPA. Sorry, no growler fills on that one. Northern Colorado Grimm Brothers (Loveland) - It's Ladies Night at Grimm Bros (June 18th) where ladies can get half-priced pints starting at 4:00pm. Have you tried their recently released Riffraff Dunkelweizen yet? Also, coming up this Friday, June 21st is the return of their 3 Golden Hairs - a Czech-style Pilsner made with Saaz hops for a floral, spicy character. Perfect brew for this warmer season. Verboten Brewing (Loveland) - Verboten Brewing just added their 2nd nitro tap handle. There will always be 2 beers on nitro every time you visit. Today's nitro offerings: Chicory Midnight Espresso Stout and their new "Never Nude" pale ale. Crabtree Brewing (Greeley) - Don't forget - Crabtree Brewing's inaugural Trivia Night starts tonight at 7:00pm. Bring some friends and join in the competition. High Hops Brewery (Windsor) - Tomorrow's Wednesday Firkin is called "Nick Noel Tea #2: The Prince of Tides". What kind of beer is this? You'll just have to try one to find out. This brew taps at 5:00pm. Then on Thursday, sign up to perform during Open Mic Night from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. Live music also on Friday (6-8pm) and Saturday (5-7pm). Also, did you know that High Hops won an award for their Witty One (wheat ale) at the San Diego International Beer Festival? Echo Brewing Co (Frederick) - It's Trivia Night at 7pm tonight. Stop in early and get some food as well from Shuffler Bros BBQ starting at 5pm to 8pm. Beer, BBQ and Trivia - what could be better? Hop Acres (Ft. Collins) - Local hop farm has just received a Wolfe Hops Harvester from Germany last week. It's the first of its kind on the Front Range that they know of. This piece of equipment will allow them to harvest hops very quickly and get fresh local hops to local brewers within hours of harvest time. More info at: www.hopacres.com. Mountains and West Lake Dillon Brew Festival (Dillon) - This will be a busy weekend for beer festivals in Colorado and up in the mountains at Lake Dillon they are having the Lake Dillon Brew Festival this Saturday, June 22nd starting at 1pm and lasting til 5pm at Marina Park. This is a Colorado Brewers Guild event and will host over 25 Colorado breweries and plenty of live Bluegrass music. This event was formerly known as the Summit of Bluegrass & Brews. For tickets and info visit: dillondba.org. Kannah Creek Brewing (Grand Junction) - In the "how did I miss this" category, back in mid-May, Kannah Creek officially opened the doors to a 2nd building that they call Edgewater Tap & Grill. This huge new 14,000 square foot facility not only houses a restaurant with a completely different food menu, and a taproom with all the same Kannah Creek beers, but it also has it's own brewhouse and bottling facility as well. The new location has a huge outdoor patio as well as a large grassy area out front that will be used for events. Brewery tours will begin this fall for their large scale production area. Kannah Creek plans to brew at both locations. The Edgewater Tap & Grill is located at 905 STruthers Avenue in Grand Junction, Colorado on the river front. 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Find recaps, special offers, and tips that you won't find on the blog. Colorado Beer Dinners - How about a beer dinner or pairing event? Lots of events are taking reservations now. Check out the Colorado Beer Dinner & Pairing Events listing. Colorado Beer News is published on Fermentedly Challenged daily (Monday through Friday) with craft beer stories as they break from newsletters, emails and social media sites. This news is intended for audiences of legal drinking age (21+). If you'd like to subscribe to this daily by email, sign-up here. Please, always drink responsibly and use a designated driver. This article came from FermentedlyChallenged.com - a Colorado beer blog. Don't miss another article. Subscribe to Fermentedly Challenged by RSS today. 06/18/2013 04:18 PM Book Review- Maine Beer: Brewing in Vacationland I’ve been talking with Josh Christie, author of “Maine Beer, Brewing in Vacationland” on Twitter for a while now. It was roughly a year ago when I caught a passing tweet about the book he was writing, and all I … Continue reading → 06/18/2013 04:00 PM Brewed in Austin A little taste of the upcoming documentary about the explosive growth of craft beer in Austin, Texas. The show explores the short-lived craft beer boom in the 90s, the current growth of craft breweries in Austin, flavor and consumer trends, the legal obstacles for Texas breweries and brewpubs and business challenges new breweries will face. Read More 06/18/2013 03:54 PM Dixie Brewery lawsuit to stop demolition dismissed by federal court A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the former owners of the Dixie Brewery that sought to stop the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs from demolishing a large chunk of the historic building on Tulane Avenue. U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman of New Orleans ruled June 10 that he did not have jurisdiction over the case. He also determined that the plaintiffs failed to prove that without a preliminary injunction they would suffer irreparable injury and that an injunction would not hurt the public interest, in this case the construction of the VA hospital. http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/06/dixie_brewery_lawsuit_to_stop.html [Submitted by Jay Theriot] 06/18/2013 03:36 PM The Hopometer Today’s infographic is an interactive one called The Hopometer, which is subtitled “Visualising beer strength and bitterness.” It was created by Peter G in London, whose blog Paint by Numbers is used for “focusing on [his] experiments with data visualisation … Continue reading → 06/18/2013 03:11 PM Loowit Brewing Wins Gold Medal at Inaugural Washington Beer Awards Out of more than 70 breweries and 400 entrants, Vancouver, Washington's young brewery wins a gold medal in their first major competition. 06/18/2013 03:07 PM Going to a big wine tasting? Here are five tasting survival tips “As a wine writer, I get asked all the time how I navigate the bigger wine events, such as August’s Family Winemakers in San Francisco, which features 250 wineries pouring about 800 wines. There are some tricks. Particularly in the summer, when many events take place under the hot sun, it’s important to follow some [...] 06/18/2013 02:17 PM Washington Brewers Festival 2013 – Pictures and Thoughts You are reading Washington Brewers Festival 2013 – Pictures and Thoughts by Kendall Jones, as originally posted on The Washington Beer Blog. You are reading Washington Brewers Festival 2013 – Pictures and Thoughts by Kendall Jones, as originally posted on The Washington Beer Blog. Once again the Washington Brewers Festival was a huge success. This year, the largest crowds in festival history filled Marymoor Park in Redmond and filled their glasses with tasty Washington beer. In the... 06/18/2013 01:57 PM To Catch a (Barrel/Flowerpot) Thief I’d like to see these thieves get busted. Perhaps the power of the interwebs can lend a hand. First offender? An older-looking woman stole potted plants from Lift Bridge Brewery. Buy your own damn plants! This person arrived early in the morning on the 15th with a white GMC/Chevy pick-up.... 06/18/2013 01:51 PM The Commons Brewery Releases “Fishing With Hallet” for 16 Tons’ 3rd Anniversary The Commons Brewery will be releasing bottles of Fishing With Hallet for Eugene's 16 Tons Cafe & Taphouse with two events on June 22nd and June 23rd. 06/18/2013 01:36 PM Date Announced For 2013 Brews On The Bay The San Francisco Brewers Guild today announced the date for this year’s Brews on the Bay beer festival aboard the S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien, docked at Pier 45 in Fisherman’s Wharf. This marks the 10th anniversary of the festival, which will … Continue reading → 06/18/2013 01:19 PM Grist Brewing Company selects Highlands Ranch for new brewery There's no end in sight to the string of brewery openings set for Colorado in 2013 and Grist Brewing Company is the latest to announce their intentions to open in the Denver metro area. Highlands Ranch will be the location for another brewery. Check out the press release from Grist Brewing issued earlier this month. Grist Brewing Company to Open Fall 2013, Serving Southwest Denver [PRESS RELEASE] Highlands Ranch, Colorado – June 7th, 2013 – Grist Brewing Company is set to open their doors in the fall of 2013. Located just south of C470 and Sante Fe Boulevard in a 6500+ square foot facility, Grist is uniquely situated to serve customers in Highlands Ranch, Littleton, and the surrounding metropolitan Denver Area. While most new breweries open looking for a niche, Rob and the ownership team have a different vision. Grist is focused simply on making ales and lagers that are of the highest quality, approachable, and true to style. While experimentation within the guidelines will be embraced and trends will be explored, the primary focus at Grist will be to make consistently great beers to be enjoyed year round. Initial offerings will include Hefeweizen, Kolsch, American IPA, Brown, and Bock. At the center of the operation is Rob Kevwitch. With a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, Rob understands the fundamental role science plays in making a great beer. As an award winning home brewer with over a decade of experience, Rob has demonstrated the ability to put those principles into practice. That dedication to his passions has also played a role in overcoming many of the obstacles facing a startup brewery. Despite these challenges, Rob maintains an attitude that is reflective of Grist as a whole… “Nothing so far has been easy, and if it was easy, it wouldn't have been this much fun”. While striving to make exceptional beer is our passion, we are equally committed to making a positive impact in our community. Plans have begun for involvement in local sports leagues and highway cleanup programs. Aggressively training our staff to be conscious of underage drinking and overconsumption is an equally high priority. Grist has also made a significant investment in our economy by purchasing a new, American made 20 barrel brewhouse from the W.M. Sprinkman Corporation in Wisconsin. Installation will be complete by mid-August of this year. As milestones are reached, more announcements will be made. In the meantime, we can be followed on Facebook at Grist Brewing Company. Related articles: - Factotum Brewhouse to let homebrewers be the brewmaster. - Fort Collins Brewery announced Create-Share-Savor concept. - Sanitas Brewing prepares flagship beers for Summer debut. This article came from FermentedlyChallenged.com - a Colorado beer blog. Don't miss another article. Subscribe to Fermentedly Challenged by RSS today. 06/18/2013 01:00 PM CYBI Citra DIPA Kegging Day With the National Homebrewers Conference quickly approaching, I needed to keg this so I would be free to concentrate on other things for the rest of the month. The hopping schedule on this made it an expecially long ferment. The recipe for CYBI Citra DIPA as I recorded it called for the hops at day four of fermentation. But, on review of the show, I should have waited till fermentation was complete. Oops! I pulled a sample at kegging, and was an opaque light tan.  Not clear at all. I have a problem with opaque beers that aren't black. So I may have to filter this.  But I will let it sit in the cooler for the two weeks, and hope that clears while I'm at the Nationa Hombebrewers Conference. I liked the aroma! The flavor was a tad too bitter but that should drop out in a couple of weeks. My original gravity was 1.067, and the final was 1.013, which gave me about 7% ABV. 06/18/2013 12:47 PM Money = beer Here’s a bit of clever marketing. Trying to sell a RothIRA to the masses? You could do worse than to explain it in terms of beer. For me, I don’t think my heirs will be getting any of my beer. … Continue reading → Related Posts: Bier ist gut! Lucky 7 beer Wisconsin legislation to prevent craft brewers from getting… Newcastle Keg & the Geordie Schooner Happy beer Powered by Contextual Related Posts Money = beer is from Hop Talk - Beer. Life. Blog. 06/18/2013 12:46 PM Photos: 2013 St. Louis Brewers Heritage Festival There were some big changes to the 2013 St. Louis Brewers Heritage Festival. The festival was previously put on via a joint collaboration between Anheuser-Busch and Schlafly, but this year’s festival was taken over by the newly created St. Louis Brewer’s Guild. Without a doubt, the previous versions of this event were one of the biggest [...] 06/18/2013 12:19 PM Session #76 roundup; #77 announced – IPA: What’s the Big Deal? Glenn Humphries has posted the roundup for Session #76: Compulsion. Thirty takes on the same topic; excellent reading. And Justin Mann has announced the plan for #77 on July 5. The topic is “IPA: What’s the Big Deal?” I’m just wondering, why all the hype? What is it about an IPA that makes craft beer [...] 06/18/2013 11:59 AM Uh, Alcohol Billboard Message Falls Flat A billboard that was probably meant as a joke turns out is no laughing matter to some. It’s an ad for alcohol from a popular liquor company, but the attempt at humor isn’t very funny to some people. The billboard is for Lee’s Discount Liquor, and its message is: “Alcohol is cheaper than therapy”. Mother, [...] 06/18/2013 11:51 AM Ticket Giveaway - Sun King & MOKB Present: SKB IV Join Sun King Brewery and My Old Kentucky Blog for a celebration of four years of Fresh•Local•Beer; Saturday, July 6th from 4-10pm at Sun King. Festivities include the tapping of Sun King's most anticipated seasonal beer, Grapefruit Jungle, accompanied by some of Indy's best food trucks and live rock and roll, honky tonk, blues and soul from Sturgill Simpson, Saint Paul and the Broken Bones, and Luella and the Sun. This event will sell out so we highly encourage you to get your tickets in advance. A limited amount of $12 discount tickets will be available at Sun King or you may purchase them online ($15) at http://www.mokbpresents.com/event/266169-sun-king-4-indianapolis/. A portion of the proceeds will go to IPS Education Foundation Teaching with Technology program. Check them out at www.ipsef.org We have two pairs of tickets to give away to this event. To enter, please leave a comment below in which you tell us four things (fact or fiction) about grapefruit and/or jungles.  Good Luck! We'll chose our favorite comment on Tuesday (7/2/13) at 10 a.m. EST, and the winner gets the tickets. MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE US A METHOD TO CONTACT YOU - an email address or a twitter handle is great. You'll be responsible for checking back to see if you've won, and we can figure the rest out after that. LEGAL STUFF Creative entries are particularly appreciated. We reserve the right to not give you tickets if we think you're shady. We reserve the right to change all the rules and not award the prize if we don't like how things go. Don't be a pain in the ass. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of HoosierBeerGeek.com, which shall be final and binding with regard to all matters relating to the contest. END OF LEGAL STUFF. 06/18/2013 10:42 AM Tie One On – August 3, 2013   We are turning 2, and we’d love to celebrate with you. Come enjoy live music, food trucks, craft cocktails, and craft beers from Monday Night. Each general admission ticket [...] 06/18/2013 09:25 AM New Holland Monkey King There’s nothing like sipping on a crisp, refreshing Saison on a warm Spring/Summer afternoon. It’s a state I frequently find myself in after slogging through rush hour traffic after a long day of work. And it’s with this mindset the other day that I was looking forward to trying out a bottle of New Holland [...] The post New Holland Monkey King appeared first on The Barley Blog. 06/18/2013 09:11 AM 2013 NoVA Summer Brewfest in Leesburg, Virginia. It's the 2013 edition of the Northern Virginia Summer Brewfest, this Saturday and Sunday, in Leesburg, Virginia. Over sixty breweries are scheduled to participate. Here's what the festival website has to say: This Celebration of American Beer will feature more than 60 of the America's best breweries, plenty of food to complement the craft beers, outstanding local and regional bands providing entertainment and a wide array of artists, crafters, local businesses and commercial exhibitors. The festival will be held at Morven Park, found just north of Leesburg, on Route 15, at Tutt Lane, Saturday, 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM, and Sunday, 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM. Taps close an hour before the festival ends. Here's the list of 59 breweries, plus one (Virginia) cidery, and two international conglomerates: Anheuser-Busch InBev and SAB/Miller, who'll be participating this weekend. I've 'bolded' the local (Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland) breweries. (My thoughts on that after the jump.) Abita Brewery Allagash Brewing Anheuser-Busch InBev Apocalypse Brew Works Baltimore-Washington Beer Works (Baltimore, Maryland) Bell’s Brewery Blue & Gray Brewing (Fredericksburg, Virginia) Blue Point Brewery Boston Beer Co. Bold Rock Cider (Nellysford, Virginia) Brewery Ommegang Capitol City Brewing (Arlington, Virginia) Corcoran Brewing (Waterford, Virginia) Crispin Cider DC Brau Brewing (Washington, D.C.) Devils Backbone Brewing (Roseland, Virginia) Dominion Brewery DuClaw Brewing (Hanover, Maryland) Evolution Craft Brewing (Salisbury, Maryland) Firestone Walker Brewery Flying Dog Brewery (Frederick, Maryland) Fordham Brewing Gordon Biersch Brewery (Tysons Corner, Virginia) Goose Island Brewing Great Lakes Brewing Green Flash Brewing Harpoon Brewery Heavy Seas Brewing (Baltimore, Maryland) Highland Brewing Kona Brewing Lagunitas Brewery Lancaster Brewing Laughing Dog Brewing Left Hand Brewing Legend Brewery (Richmond, Virginia) Long Trail Brewing Lost Rhino Brewing (Ashburn, Virginia) Mad Fox Brewing (Falls Church, Virginia) Magic Hat Brewing SAB/Miller Brewing New Belgium Brewing New Holland Brewing Peak Organic Brewing Port City Brewing (Alexandria, Virginia) Redhook Ale Brewery RJ Rockers Brewing Schlafly Beer Sixpoint Brewery Smuttynose Brewing Somerville Brewing St. George Brewery (Hampton, Virginia) Starr Hill Brewery (Crozet, Virginia) Stone Brewing Stoudt's Brewery Terrapin Beer Co. Three Brothers Brewing (Harrisonburg, VA) Three Heads Brewing Troegs Brewing Vintage 50 Restaurant & Brew Lounge (Leesburg, Virginia) Widmer Brothers Brewing Wild Wolf Brewing (Nellysford, Virginia) Williamsburg Alewerks (Williamsburg, Virginia) Sixty breweries are listed as participating. Of those, I counted twenty-one as being local breweries: sixteen from Virginia, four from Maryland, and one from the District of Columbia. According to the Brewers Association, there are forty-eight breweries in Virginia (forty-nine if you include Anheuser-Busch-InBev), thirty in Maryland, and six in D.C. Doing the math, that's 34% of all Virginia breweries that are participating, and only 23% of all the craft breweries in the tri-state area (a few more if Pennsylvania and Delaware are tossed into the mix). Surely some sort of one or two-day import license could arranged through legislative lobbying to allow festivals to bring in local breweries who do not have a wholesaler contract in the area. Hello? Virginia Craft Brewers Guild and festival organizer The High Road. More information about the festival including ticket sales and directions: novabrewfest.com/summer/. Follow on Twitter at @novabrewfest and on Facebook at novabrewfest. Caveat lector: As a representative for Select Wines, Inc. —a wine and beer wholesaler in northern Virginia— I sell the beers of Abita, Allagash, Baltimore-Washington Beer Works, Heavy Seas, Lancaster, and Stoudt's (not listed on the festival website), all of whose beers will be at the festival. 06/18/2013 09:00 AM Cider Summit PDX Takes Over South Waterfront June 21-22   Returning for its third consecutive year, Cider Summit PDX is expanding both in days and in the amount of cider available. Now in its third year, Portland’s edition of Cider Summit takes place this weekend, Friday, June 21 and Saturday, June 22 in Portland’s South Waterfront at Elizabeth Caruthers Park. This park sits beneath [...] 06/18/2013 07:05 AM Father's Day On The Range Colleen and I decided to take a chance on the range crowd to do some Father's Day shooting. I packed up the new clay targets stands and the shotgun, in addition to the pistol gear. We set up the stands and spent about 30 minutes busting clays. Although the stands were an impulse purchase, they proved to be handy, and a lot of fun. They were easy to move around to different places. I think I'll pick up a few more in the future to expand the course of fire. We went through several boxes of shells before moving over to a now open pistol range. Setting up a couple targets we spent the rest of the time putting holes in cardboard. I didn't really work on any specific drills, it was just fun to be outside and shooting with Colleen. (Okay, I did work a bit on my neglected strong-hand shooting, but that's it. Well, and weak-hand shooting. And a few heads shots. But that's all. The rest was just fun plinking, I swear.) After a few hundred rounds we packed up and headed home, just as it started to rain. Perfect timing. The rain was short-lived and had stopped by time we got home. Father's Day concluded with opening a couple of good beers and grilling burgers for dinner. Surprised? It was a perfect ending to a fun weekend.  [ This content originated at Musings Over a Pint ] 06/18/2013 04:25 AM Beerfest Asia Singapore: the sublime and the ridiculous Young Singaporeans love to PARTAAAY. Which means that while Beerfest Asia, held in the city every June since 2009, now places a hefty emphasis on craft beers from small producers, for very many of the more than 25,000 people who … Continue reading → 06/18/2013 03:16 AM The Wrong Type of Income Boak and Bailey's Beer Blog - Going on about beer and pubs since 2007 We have been thinking a lot about pub companies recently, not least because of the Fair Deal for Your Local campaign. We still don’t understand enough about the details of the business model to have a strong opinion on its rights and wrongs, but one thing has been puzzling us: why do pubcos bother selling [...] The Wrong Type of Income 06/18/2013 03:05 AM Danish Lager around WW II A couple of random newspaper items vaguely of the topic of Danish beer around the war years. Just a few odd bits I didn't really know what to do with. This is odd. Auctioning a bottle of royal beer for the benefit of the Anglo-Soviet Unity Committee: "ANGLO-SOVIET UNITY COMMITTEE, BURGH OF BUCKHAVEN AND METHIL. Offers for BOTTLE of CARLSBERG LAGER specially brewed in Copenhagen, Sept. 26 1932, in honour of visit of Prince of Wales, kindly presented to our fund Mr A. E. Leighton, East Dock Tavern, Methil. Sealed offers to be sent to Mr JOHN BRENNAN. 196 Den Walk. Buckhaven, not later than SAT. May 16, 1942." Dundee Courier - Wednesday 06 May 1942, page 1. Aned here's a slightly strange message of thanks: "Denmark Tribute GRACIOUS expression of Denmark's gratitude to Britain and her Allies for its liberation has been received by Messrs. A. S. Bartholomew Ltd., of High-street, Cheltenham. From the Tuborg Breweries at Loebenhauen, Denmark, comes this telegram: "With deep gratitude and admiration the achievements of Great Britain and her Allies we in relieved Denmark are happy now to be able to express to you our sincere congratulations and best wishes." Before the war Messrs. Bartholomew imported from the Danish Brewery, Tuborg Lager, but all connection with the firm was severed when the Germans occupied Denmark in 1940." Gloucestershire Echo - Wednesday 30 May 1945, page 3. And finally an advert heralding the rearrival of foreign Lager in Britain: Taunton Courier, and Western Advertiser - Saturday 15 May 1948, page 3. 06/18/2013 01:00 AM For Its Latest Beer, a Craft Brewer Chooses an Unlikely Pairing: Archaeology With help from a University of Chicago group, a craft beer maker has been working for more than year to replicate a 5,000-year-old Sumerian beer. 06/18/2013 12:00 AM The More You Know There's just some things about craft breweries we follow and drink beer from. Take Lagunitas Brewing in Petaluma, California for example. I love the beer. I might even love the mason jar glass I got in a local trade a bit more. Still, there's something about the brewery's sarcastic attitude. I'm not saying it's wrong. The brewery is free to portray itself in any way it feels fit. I used to follow it on Twitter, but  it got to the point that to where I was feeling that the tweets were in some kind of code. Not much of it made sense to me for whatever reason. I didn't have my decoder ring to get my Ovaltine ad. So, I just simply unfollowed. Not a big deal. I get the same vibe from quite a few other breweries. I think that many craft breweries are a microcosm of a good portion of their following. It's just a generational thing. I think a lot of the generation that got into the craft movement is really outspoken. Again. not saying that's wrong. That's just what I've observed. Something like Twitter makes it easy for the outspoken ones to be...well, outspoken. I guess sometimes things just boil over and get taken too far. That certainly isn't that first time that's happened in this country. If you don't have time to click and read the link, Rogue Ales had a very odd career posting to say the least. I understand that the thing to do in craft beer is to go all-out with your brewing. In some cases, that makes the beer just taste odd to me. I've had a few instances with Rogue brews in my limited experience with beer. Really, really odd brews. 06/17/2013 10:15 PM The State of Homebrewing in 2013 The AHA had an article on the hobby of homebrewing and its growing popularity. It was focused on the increased business of homebrew shops. If percentages are your thing, the shops that were surveyed reported a 26% increase in sales from 2011 and 2012. I looked into the trending of homebrewing popularity a few years [...] Read the original article The State of Homebrewing in 2013 and other Brew Dudes posts. 06/17/2013 09:18 PM I See A Sticky Phone And a lot of spilled beer. The Salve Jorge Bar in Sao Paolo has altered their beer glasses in an attempt to keep patrons' eyes off their cell phones, and on their friends. See "Specially Designed Beer Glass Prevents Phone Use In Bars" for more on the "offline glass." [ This content originated at Musings Over a Pint ] 06/17/2013 08:00 PM Sebago Brewing set to introduce Hop Swap US-based Sebago Brewing is set to introduce a new 2013 version of Single Batch Series Brew, called Hop Swap, on June 21. 06/17/2013 07:00 PM Samuel Adams set to release Brewlywed Ale Samuel Adams, a beer brand of the Boston Beer Company, along with TheKnot.com will release the limited edition Brewlywed Ale on 26 June, 2013. The new ale will be available for one day exclusively at the Boston Brewery. 06/17/2013 05:04 PM (NEWS) “How to Say Hops In HE’BREW” – Shmaltz Brewing’s Summer Variety Pack & Debut HE’BREW Lager!   HOW TO SAY HOPS IN HE’BREW Shmaltz Brewing Debuts the Hops In HE’BREW Hoppy Variety Pack, A Limited-Edition Seasonal 12-Pack Featuring Four Shmaltz Selections, Including the First-Ever Lager in the HE’BREW Beer Line-up, David’s Slingshot Hoppy Summer Lager Clifton Park, New York & Beyond! - June 17, 2013 - As craft beer continues to gain mainstream [...] Read More 06/17/2013 04:40 PM Last Pint Poured It was with great shock and sadness that I learned of our friend Greg's passing this weekend. Musings readers know of Greg due to his recent win in the preliminary round of the National Homebrew Competition. I chatted with Greg a couple weeks ago when I dropped off the growler of Lost Rhino New River Pale Ale. Greg was an avid home brewer, who was inspired to get into the craft after enjoying the original release of that beer. He was surprised and excited to have the chance to try it once again. Over the years, Greg became an unabashed hop head, but still appreciated his "roots." Greg always wore a smile and was a genuinely kind human being. His love for his family and his faith was obvious to all. He was an active volunteer at our parish school and with the community swim team. He was an Army veteran who never lost his drive to serve others. Last weekend, Greg was doing what he loved most, spending time with his son. They were camping, along with another father and son, when he apparently succumbed to a massive heart attack. Greg leaves behind his son, who just graduated from 8th grade last week, and a loving wife. Words cannot express the sorrow felt at this unexpected loss. Our prayers and condolences go out to his family. I hope all the readers of this blog who are so inclined, will also pray for Greg's eternal peace, and especially for his wife and son as they face this difficult time. Greg named his home brewery "Hunting Run" after a local waterway, and his many friends were privileged to enjoy the quality beers he brewed and shared. I still have a bottle of a Munich Helles that he sent over just a few weeks ago. Soon I'll open that bottle and raise a special toast to the memory of this fine man. Rest in peace friend. [ This content originated at Musings Over a Pint ] 06/17/2013 04:00 PM Philly Beer Week 2013: The Index This wrap-up was originally slated to be compiled and put out for your consumption at least a few days ago, post-Philly Beer Week 2013. A bit of this, that, and life got in the way. Plus, I took to heart how, in response to that short survey that I put out a few weeks ago, there was not an overwhelming majority that said they cared as much about after-the-fact reporting as they did previews and 06/17/2013 03:56 PM Oregon Cider Week Returnes June 21 – 30 The Northwest Cider Association is delighted to present the second annual Oregon Cider Week, a 9 day celebration of craft cider! Cider Week officially kicks off on June 21st and 22nd with the Cider Summit at Elizabeth Caruthers Park  in Portland, Oregon. Kick off for Oregon Cider Week is Portland’s Cider Summit NW at Elizabeth [...] 06/17/2013 02:23 PM Save the Date | June HBG Pint Night, Thursday, June 27, Mass Ave Pub We apologize for the last minute nature of this announcement, but we're still finalizing the details for the June edition of our monthly Pint Night event. While we're still in the process of choosing the beer and nailing down the exact time, we can tell you that this month's Pint Night will be held at the Mass Ave Pub on Thursday, June 27. Kick-off is likely to be at 6:30 p.m. Last month's Pint Night focused on a sessionable style. This month we're shooting for something more exotic. So save the date, and we hope to have the final details made available by the end of the week. What's the purpose of Pint Night? To provide the community with pints at a reasonable price and, if you're interested in learning, to educate you about the particular beer on tap. So come on out and enjoy some great beer and conversation with us. 06/17/2013 01:22 PM Curling & Beer Equal Fun New Summer Festival to Northern Colorado They say northern Colorado is the Napa of Beers as craft beers have a strong presence in the cities north of Denver. But what about curling? Isn’t curling a Canadian sport? Not any more as curling clubs are popping up all around the state. And curling and beer always go together. So craft beer enthusiasts [...] Read More 06/17/2013 01:09 PM Stone RuinTen IPA Released June 17 Press Release ESCONDIDO, CA (June 17, 2013) – Today, Stone Brewing Co. released Stone RuinTen IPA, a re-brew of 2012’s infamous Stone Ruination Tenth Anniversary IPA. The triple IPA was embraced by fans and Team Stone alike, which prompted Stone Co-founders Greg Koch and Steve Wagner to add the intensely aromatic and unabashedly bitter brew [...] The post Stone RuinTen IPA Released June 17 appeared first on The Barley Blog. 06/17/2013 12:55 PM Stone RuinTen IPA Released June 17 ESCONDIDO, CA (June 17, 2013) – Today, Stone Brewing Co. released Stone RuinTen IPA, a re-brew of 2012’s infamous Stone Ruination Tenth Anniversary IPA. The triple IPA was embraced by fans and Team Stone alike, which prompted Stone Co-founders Greg Koch and Steve Wagner to add the intensely aromatic and unabashedly bitter brew to the Stone special release calendar [...] Read More 06/17/2013 12:27 PM Get Your Paul Bunyan On The legend of Paul Bunyan is as big as the man himself. There are stories about his appetite, his proficiency with the blade, and his love of a big blue ox. He ate pancakes the size of swimming pools, created all 10000 of Minnesota’s lakes when he lost his car ...[Continue Reading] The post Get Your Paul Bunyan On appeared first on Alcohobby. 06/17/2013 11:54 AM Celebrate Bunker Hill Day and Raise a Battle Road Beer to the Soldiers of the American Revolution Ipswich, MA June 17, 2013 – On June 17, 1775, Colonel William Prescott and 1,200 colonial troops occupied Bunker Hill and Breed’s Hill, in response to news that the British generals were planning to occupy the hills surrounding the city. While the battle ended in a retreat by the Colonials forces, they inflicted heavy losses [...] 06/17/2013 11:48 AM Growlers Pub: An Obituary I wouldn’t consider myself an emotional man but as I’ve gotten older I’ve definitely noticed I’m a bit more nostalgic. Don’t get me wrong, most nostalgia is pretty much malarkey, the “good old days” weren’t especially great. Let’s take the “good old days” of the St. Louis craft beer scene. Sure, there was a time when [...] 06/17/2013 11:31 AM Craft Beer, Pinball & The Rise Of The Barcade

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