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Russian River Pliny the Younger production up 30%
Sales start today and in two weeks, the kegs will be dry.
Russian River made about 30 percent more Pliny the Younger this year using the production facility off Corgan Avenue, Cilurzo said.
On Thursday, Gorton was in the process of filling 307 kegs. “The younger makes me older very quick,” the brewer quipped.
Here is a pic of the line via New Brew Thursday this morning.
via PressDemocrat.com.
Tröegs Brewing mini-update: Nugget Nectar, Triple Mango IPA, Scratch series
Today in the tasting room we will be releasing a small batch of Rugged Trail Nut Brown Ale on tap around 2-3pm. It was brewed on the scratch system and will not be bottled. The Chocolate Berry Weizenbock Scratch beer will be packaged early in the week of February 6th. The Triple Mango IPA is scheduled to be released around March 1st.
In Nugget Nectar news…our wholesalers will receive drops between February 16th and February 24th. You should begin seeing it in stores after that. We hope to have it on tap in the tasting room on February 20th.
Alaskan Brewing transitioning to pry off caps for 12 oz. bottles
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Alaskan Brewing is the latest brewery to report transitioning to all pry-off caps. 12 oz. bottles following lead of their 22 oz. bottles.
11 minutes agoAudio interview with Anderson Valley Brewmaster, Fal Allen
Here is some weekend listening. Anderson Valley Brewmaster, Fal Allen, appeared on The Brewing Network a couple weeks ago talking about his time back at Anderson Valley after a long hiatus. Allen went to Singapore to brew for a while and recalls a couple stories from that time period. Apparently, you can pass out at the bar, wake up and they will serve you more beer…but if you get caught driving drunk, you will get locked up for a very long time. He also reminds us that Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout will hit cans next month.
via The Brewing Network.
Modelo Especial brand grows nearly 20% in 2011
(Chicago, IL) – Some PR folks representing Crown Imports, LLC, importers of Corona and a bunch of other beers, shot this news over to me this week.
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Modelo Especial was up nearly 20 percent in 2011. The storied brand delivered 13 million cases in 2011, the highest volume of absolute case growth of any Import brand – over 2 million in total*.
How did Modelo Especial stack up against its competition? Modelo Especial enjoyed the second largest overall share gain in 2011, right behind Coors Light. Modelo’s ‘model year’ was the result of strong performances both on and off-premise. The brand closed 2011 on-premise up 13 percent, 15.5 percentage points better than the total beer industry**. Modelo’s off-premise numbers followed suit, finishing the year up nearly 14 percent**. While other brands fell victim to the sluggish beer market, Modelo Especial solidified its position as the number three bestselling Import brand, while establishing itself as the 14 largest beer brand in SIG rankings. The success of Modelo Especial played a key role in Crown Imports success as a supplier in 2011. According to a January report in Beer Business Daily, Crown’s cases were up 7.2 percent and their dollars were up 8.3 percent.
Crown Imports credits Modelo Especial’s exponential sales growth to the increased focus on General and Hispanic Marketing campaigns. The campaigns resonated well with both the General and Hispanic market, contributing to increased brand recognition and sales.
Founders Brewing expanding distribution to Maryland, projecting 75k barrels in 2012
The brewery recently installed an additional 85 Barrel brewing system, which increased its capacity to 200,000 barrels per year and expects to produce 75,000 barrels in 2012. Locally, these beers can be found in Virginia and Washington D.C., with expansion into Maryland expected early this year.
Another interesting side note…Centennial IPA and Dirty Bastard Scotch Ale are the top two sellers for the brewery, accounting for 40% of sales.
H/T to DC Beer.
via Gazette.Net.
Pilsner Urquell producer reports 6% growth in export business
Press Release:
(Pilsen, CZECH REPUBLIC) – In 2011, Plzeňský Prazdroj exported 889 thousand hl of beer, which presents an increase of more than 6% on prior year, and a historical record. Despite difficult economic conditions, sales did well in established markets such as Great Britain, Slovakia, Germany and Hungary. We have also seen an interesting increase in Asia. Pilsner Urquell, which is a traditional export brand, was newly introduced also in Brazil, Macedonia, the Netherlands Antilles and Taiwan.
Despite adverse conditions in various parts of the world, the exports of the Pilsner Urquell brand marked historic record of 685 thousand hl. Export growth was underpinned by good performance in countries with traditionally higher sales such as Slovakia, Canada or Hungary, where the sales volume went up by more than higher single digit percent compared to prior year. Exports to Australia were up by close to 40% on prior year. Also exports to Israel, Vietnam or Korea saw an increase of tens of percent.
“We are happy to see the growing interest in Pilsner Urquell, which only proves that its unique flavour is gaining an increasing number of fans in the world. We are glad that the Pilsner lager is more in demand not only in Europe, but also in the Far East and Australia,” said Doug Brodman, CEO of Plzeňský Prazdroj.
The export of the Pilsner Urquell lager, which is exported to more than 50 countries, is also supported by the growing reputation of the international Pilsner Urquell Master Bartender competition. In six years of its existence, about 16 thousands contestants from 23 countries participated in this competition. Pilsner beer is also successfully promoted by a chain of nine Pilsner Urquell Original Restaurants abroad. You can now find Pilsner beer on tap even in Hanoi, Vietnam, where the first PUOR in Asia was opened in August last year.
Also other brands of Plzeňský Prazdroj did well abroad in 2011. In South Korea, we saw an increase not only in the sales of Pilsner Urquell, but also Gambrinus. The Gambrinus brand was first introduced to the Azerbaijan market, Velkopopovický Kozel to Cyprus, and the Master craft beer to Norway, the Ukraine and the neighboring Slovakia.
The growing sales in Asian countries like Vietnam, South Korea or Taiwan are also benefiting a number of visitors from those countries in the Pilsner brewery. For several years in a row, tourists from Taiwan have been the third largest nationality that comes to visit the brewery, following the Czechs and Germans. The interest in the brand transcends the Czech borders; for example, in Seoul, South Korea, Pilsner Urquell Fest was held last year.
Parliament bar bans beer for offensive pump plate
A beer called Top Totty by a Stafford-based brewer has been banned from a parliamentary bar because its pump plate featuring a half-naked lady caused offence.
The shadow equalities minister, Kate Green, was left "disturbed" after seeing the 4% ale’s advertising in a popular Westminster watering hole and demanded bar staff remove it from sale.
via The Guardian.
Clown Shoes Chocolate Sombrero Mexican Imperial Stout, Miracle IPA on the horizon
(Lexington, MA) – Clown Shoes Beer updated its blog readers on some brewery news this week.
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Today we brew Chocolate Sombrero, formerly known as Cocoa Powder, Cocoa Monster, Cocoloco, and Cocoa Sombrero. This Mexican Imperial Stout features Ancho Chile powder, cinnamon, and organic vanilla extract. The chocolate comes from dark and chocolate malts, as we feel we can get a more complex chocolate flavor this way.
Chocolate Sombrero will be the last in a series of stouts (all with a creature on the label) that will be made this season. Next year (or later this year) we’ll play with a few more.
High on my list to brew, but we need art and packaging, is Miracle IPA. This will be a 5% IPA, fruit forward and sessionable. A certain percentage of each batch will go to the Clown Shoes Miracle Fund. The plan is to use the money to help worthy causes over the course of time.
I think it’s funny, the idea of people walking up to bars and saying, “I need a Miracle,” then promptly receiving a cold pint of beer.
Next week I head to Philadelphia, where we are launching Clown Shoes.
Georgia will see expanded distribution in the near future.
Other markets will open later in the year, after Mercury completes construction on the new facility.
