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about 1 hour agoAnheuser-Busch preparing to enter cider market with Evolve says LA Times
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Sunday’s LA Times: AB prepping a cider called Evolve. Many analysts believe MillerCoors on track to buy Crispin Cider http://t.co/NQ4ojJpj
What Virtue Cider’s Greg Hall thinks about Crispin Cider
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With MillerCoors’ Tenth & Blake purchasing Crispin Cider today, here is what Virtue Cider’s Greg Hall thinks of Crispin http://t.co/uwKDC1Ul
MillerCoors’ Tenth and Blake acquires Crispin Cider Company
Press Release:
(Chicago, IL) – Tenth and Blake Beer Company, MillerCoors craft-and-import division, has acquired Crispin Cider Company, giving it a significant presence in the beer industry’s fastest-growing category.
Minneapolis-based Crispin sold its first cases on St. Crispin’s Day, October 25, 2008. The company grew approximately 200 percent in 2011, outpacing the overall cider category’s 26 percent growth during the same period, and is already the No. 3 producer of cider in the U.S.
“Our vision is to accelerate our portfolio expansion within the world’s most exciting beer market. With cider’s explosion in the U.S., we were looking at the best way to participate in that growth,” said Tenth and Blake President and CEO Tom Cardella. “As we explored the category, Crispin stood out, not only because they were the most progressive and innovative producer, but also because we shared great personal chemistry. In addition to the best cider portfolio in the business, we love their energy, creativity and unsurpassed innovation capability. They make us an even better company right away.”
The deal includes Crispin’s affiliate, Fox Barrel Cider Company.
“We’re thrilled to be part of the Tenth and Blake family,” said Joe Heron, Crispin’s CEO. “We’ve always had very ambitious plans, and we’re proud of what we’re achieving with great products and an unrivaled creativity that mirrors the inspirational American craft-beer ethos. Tenth and Blake provides us the capability to scale up at the same pace as our increasingly accelerating demand in the U.S. and beyond.”
Crispin Cider Company produces European-style natural hard apple ciders using fermented unpasteurized fresh-pressed apple juice in Original, Light and Brut varietals, as well as additional unfiltered Artisanal Reserves — Honey Crisp, Lansdowne, The Saint and Cho-tokkyu, and also imports a classic English Dry Cider, Crispin Browns Lane.
Crispin affiliate, Fox Barrel Cider Company, is dedicated to the production of superior pure pear ciders, using fermented unpasteurized fresh-pressed pear juice. Available in Pacific Pear, Blackberry Pear and Apricot Pear varietals and additional unfiltered Cidery Reserves — Ginger & Blackcurrant and Rhubarb & Elderberry.
Crispin will be run as an independent division of Tenth and Blake.
“We’ll continue to create our ciders in our Colfax cidery, and we’ll maintain our own unique go-to-market execution,” Heron said.
About Fox Barrel & Crispin Cider Companies Crispin is based in Minneapolis MN, and creates its ciders in the Sierra Foothills in Colfax, CA. You can find out more at www.CrispinCider.com and www.FoxBarrel.com
About Tenth and Blake Beer Company: The Tenth and Blake family of breweries includes Blue Moon Brewing Co. at the Sandlot in Denver, Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co. in Chippewa Falls, Wis., 10th Street Brewery in Milwaukee, AC Golden in Golden, Colorado, Birra Peroni in Rome and Plzensky Prazdroj (Pilsner Urquell) in Pilsen, Czech Republic. Tenth and Blake beers include Blue Moon Belgian White, Leinenkugel’s Honey Weiss, George Killian’s Irish Red, Batch 19, Henry Weinhard’s IPA, Colorado Native, Pilsner Urquell, Peroni Nastro Azzurro and Grolsch. You can find out more at www.Facebook.com/TenthAndBlake.
Meet Chicago’s raunchiest homebrewers, Big Dicks Brewing
These guys are just homebrewers though The Chicagoist suggests that may change…
In fact, after tasting out close to 20 beers at Brew Ho Ho, we preferred some of the home brews over what’s being produced locally. Home brewing clubs like Corazon, Soma Ale Werks, Big Dicks Brewing and Powell Brew House are making beer that would fly off shelves if they became full-fledged brewing operations.
The operation raises questions around boundaries in taste. The homebrewers feature dildos as tap handles (click through to the article for the full pic) at local events and use beer names such as “F%^* your Face,” “Rape & Kill,” and “Ps F%^* the Rest Ancho.” If you get a sampling of their beers, you can even share that you have done so with your pals on Untappd.
via Chicagoist.
Westbrook Bière Pâles de L’inde Farmhouse IPA bombers debut this week
We’ve got some cool stuff coming your way in February! First up will be the Biere Pales de L’inde Farmhouse IPA. We took our flagship IPA recipe, tweaked it a little bit and fermented it with a blend of French saison yeast and 2 strains of brettanomyces – topped off with a big dry hop with Australian Galaxy hops. Bombers and draft should be out the week of Feb. 6th. Next up will be an un-imperial black extra pale ale (basically a really hoppy black ale, about 5% abv). Look for that one mid-late February. Finally, some of you guys may remember a funky sour smokey beer called the Lichtenhainer that we served at Brewvival 2011. It was so tasty that we had to brew it again, this time on a slightly larger scale. Tentative release date for this is the Sunday following Brewvival.
via Westbrook Brewing newsletter.
Beer drinkers juxtapose Bud Light Platinum ad campaign messaging with song choice
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Why did Bud ad agency choose Kanye West’s “Runaway” as #makeitplatinum backdrop? Juxtaposed messaging & lyrics: http://t.co/N5pfkq73 #beer
Bloody brilliant
For a big-batch beer bloody Mary, nothing beats this oatmeal-stout-laden recipe from Chicago bar Longman & Eagle. But there’s no better Mary-for-one than a half-and-half blend of Mary mix and beer; here, our three favorite combos.
Fat & Juicy + Upslope Top Rope
A Mexican-style craft lager gives a carbonated lift to a well-balanced mix.
McClure’s + Uncommon Siamese Twin Ale
The famous pickle maker’s briny blend clings to this dubbel’s lime, coriander and lemongrass.
Demitri’s Chilies & Peppers + Ft. Collins Z Lager
Add tomato juice, and the mix’s megaspice and beer’s smoky notes read like a Southwestern burger.
Victory Brewing questions whether NBC ripped off logo for The Voice
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Did anyone else notice that @NBCTheVoice stole our logo? http://t.co/x7vbQnjz ^KN
PUBSPY: O’Neill’s, Sutton
I, like many fellow members of the beer appreciation society, would be loathe to include any 'chain pub' in my top ten.
