Stevens Point Brewery goes for ‘epic’ with new 2012 Black Ale promo video
Impressive production quality for a craft brewery video. Almost movie-like. Too bad for Stevens Point that a recent discovery suggests that the world isn’t ending though…
Port City Downright Pilsner coming this summer
Press Release:
(Alexandria, VA) – Bill Butcher, founder of Port City Brewing Company located at 3950 Wheeler Avenue in Alexandria, VA, is pleased to announce the release of their summer seasonal beer, Downright Pilsner, available this June.
Crafted by Head Brewer Jonathan Reeves, this hand-crafted lager will be produced in the traditional Pilsner style, using authentic Pilsner malt and noble Saaz hops. The limited production Downright Pilsner is the fourth seasonal beer produced by Port City Brewing Company. Downright Pilsner will be sold at select retail, restaurants and bars in Washington, DC, Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina starting June 10, 2012. This beer will be in limited supply as Port City Brewing Company is only producing two 90-barrel batches with a suggested retail price for a six-pack of $11.99.
The 11,000 square-foot craft brewery is dedicated to bringing great quality, innovative, handmade craft beers to the DC and Mid Atlantic market. Port City produces world-class quality beer, brewing four year-round beers along with a rotating seasonal selection. The Downright Pilsner is a crisp, refreshing, and modern version of a traditional Pilsner, which will delight all summer long. This beer has 4.8% alcohol by volume and boasts a deep golden color and is medium bodied with a soft round malt profile and crisp, spicy, hop character on the finish. Downright Pilsner gets its carbonation completely naturally as its kept in the formation tanks for up to six weeks. A unique twist on this beer is the dry hop addition of Saaz hops during fermentation. This extra infusion of hops gives the beer a refreshing bite on the finish.
Named by Washingtonian magazine as Washington, DC’s best brewery tour, Port City Brewing Company is located two miles from the King Street Metro at 3950 Wheeler Avenue Alexandria, VA 22304. For more information please call (703) 797-2739 or visit www.portcitybrewing.com.
Port City Downright Pilsner coming this summer
Press Release:
(Alexandria, VA) – Bill Butcher, founder of Port City Brewing Company located at 3950 Wheeler Avenue in Alexandria, VA, is pleased to announce the release of their summer seasonal beer, Downright Pilsner, available this June.
Crafted by Head Brewer Jonathan Reeves, this hand-crafted lager will be produced in the traditional Pilsner style, using authentic Pilsner malt and noble Saaz hops. The limited production Downright Pilsner is the fourth seasonal beer produced by Port City Brewing Company. Downright Pilsner will be sold at select retail, restaurants and bars in Washington, DC, Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina starting June 10, 2012. This beer will be in limited supply as Port City Brewing Company is only producing two 90-barrel batches with a suggested retail price for a six-pack of $11.99.
The 11,000 square-foot craft brewery is dedicated to bringing great quality, innovative, handmade craft beers to the DC and Mid Atlantic market. Port City produces world-class quality beer, brewing four year-round beers along with a rotating seasonal selection. The Downright Pilsner is a crisp, refreshing, and modern version of a traditional Pilsner, which will delight all summer long. This beer has 4.8% alcohol by volume and boasts a deep golden color and is medium bodied with a soft round malt profile and crisp, spicy, hop character on the finish. Downright Pilsner gets its carbonation completely naturally as its kept in the formation tanks for up to six weeks. A unique twist on this beer is the dry hop addition of Saaz hops during fermentation. This extra infusion of hops gives the beer a refreshing bite on the finish.
Named by Washingtonian magazine as Washington, DC’s best brewery tour, Port City Brewing Company is located two miles from the King Street Metro at 3950 Wheeler Avenue Alexandria, VA 22304. For more information please call (703) 797-2739 or visit www.portcitybrewing.com.
Five Idaho breweries collaborate on American Craft Beer Week beer
In celebration of American Craft Beer Week, brewers from across Idaho gathered in Boise at Payette Brewing to collaborate on Idaho Sage Pale Ale, a special brew to be released May 14th. [...] The breweries participating are Crooked Fence, Highlands Hollow, Payette, Sawtooth and Salmon River.
via CraftBeer.com.
Five Idaho breweries collaborate on American Craft Beer Week beer
In celebration of American Craft Beer Week, brewers from across Idaho gathered in Boise at Payette Brewing to collaborate on Idaho Sage Pale Ale, a special brew to be released May 14th. [...] The breweries participating are Crooked Fence, Highlands Hollow, Payette, Sawtooth and Salmon River.
via CraftBeer.com.
Moylan’s Brewery does first collaboration in 17-year history, picks Nøgne Ø
(Novato, CA) – Moylan’s Brewery & Restaurant Owner, Brendan Moylan, will be accompanying Brewmaster, Denise Jones, to the 2012 Melbourne Good Beer Week, according to a press release.
Among the multiple activities in which Moylan’s Brewery & Restaurant will be participating, one garnering the most “buzz” is a collaboration brew effort between Moylan’s Brewery and 2010 AIBA champs Nøgne Ø’s with Brewmaster Kjetil Jikiun to create the inaugural beer for Good Beer Week during the sold-out Masterclass of Champions. This is the first collaboration effort in Moylan’s 17 year history and it will have beer lovers the world over clamoring for a taste.
Moylan’s Brewery does first collaboration in 17-year history, picks Nøgne Ø
(Novato, CA) – Moylan’s Brewery & Restaurant Owner, Brendan Moylan, will be accompanying Brewmaster, Denise Jones, to the 2012 Melbourne Good Beer Week, according to a press release.
Among the multiple activities in which Moylan’s Brewery & Restaurant will be participating, one garnering the most “buzz” is a collaboration brew effort between Moylan’s Brewery and 2010 AIBA champs Nøgne Ø’s with Brewmaster Kjetil Jikiun to create the inaugural beer for Good Beer Week during the sold-out Masterclass of Champions. This is the first collaboration effort in Moylan’s 17 year history and it will have beer lovers the world over clamoring for a taste.
Dry Dock Brewing formally announces expansion plans
Press Release:
(Aurora, CO) – Dry Dock Brewing Company, winner of the 2009 Small Brewing Company of the Year award at the Great American Beer Festival, has found a location for its production facility. Owners Michelle and Kevin DeLange are under contract to purchase a 30,000 sq ft building in Aurora, Colorado. This second location will house a 4-vessel, 40 barrel brewhouse that will eventually be capable of producing more than 60,000 barrels of beer per year (one barrel is 31 U.S. gallons). Located just south of I-70 on Tower Road, the new facility should be producing beer by the end of the year, aiming to brew 12,000 barrels in the first year. Dry Dock plans to start by focusing its distribution in Colorado, and begin to consider out of state markets in 2014.
Currently, Dry Dock distributes in 22oz glass “bomber” bottles which it has been doing since January 2011. It also plans to package in aluminum cans in the new production facility. The canning line will be designed and fabricated by Wild Goose (Boulder, CO), a local can line manufacturer. “We will continue to produce the Double IPA, Bligh’s Barleywine and other seasonals in bombers while putting our Apricot Blonde, Hefeweizen, Amber and a hoppy beer in cans,” says Michelle DeLange. Dry Dock Brewing Co. also intends to offer champagne style bottles with cork/cage finish for barrel-aged and sour beers that are produced in later years.
The current Dry Dock Brewery location will remain unchanged, continuing its dual roles of a working brewery and flagship tasting room. However, the East Hampden Avenue facility will be largely exempt from the ever-growing production demands. With the exception of some limited draught only releases, all distribution will come from the new production facility so the present brewery can be used more for experimental, barrel-aged, and sour beers. “We will be able to play even more on our current system. Although it is small, it has all the capabilities of step mashing and decoction that our new, larger brewery will have so it will be a perfect pilot system,” DeLange said.
Dry Dock has yet to decide who will distribute its brand in Colorado, but has been actively interviewing distributors and is close to making a decision. Kevin DeLange said, “There are a few in Colorado that have been inquiring, as they’ve seen us grow, and at least 10 out-of-state distributors have reached out to us as well. We’re going to spend 2013 getting our feet under ourselves here in Colorado.” Since opening in 2005, Dry Dock has never been able to keep up with demand. “We talked to a lot of brewery owners at the Craft Brewers Conference and they all advised us to take it slow. Although this facility has huge potential, we don’t want to over extend ourselves too quickly.”
About Dry Dock Brewing Co.:
Dry Dock was founded in 2005 by Michelle and Kevin DeLange next to The Brew Hut, their homebrew and winemaking shop. In April 2006, Dry Dock won a gold at the World Beer Cup for its HMS Victory ESB in the Special or Best Bitter Category. Since then, Dry Dock has won 3 additional World Beer Cup awards and 11 Great American Beer Festival medals including Small Brewing Company of the Year in 2009. Located in Aurora, Colorado, Dry Dock currently sells 70% of its 3,000 bbl/yr beer production in its tasting room. It also self-distributes in the Denver metro area.
The moose final struts onto a Canadian coin
To say that Canadian distance running phenom Cameron Levins has come out of nowhere this spring is a bit of a stretch.
Diageo Great Britian Country Director begs BrewDog for mercy
(Aberdeen, SCOTLAND) – Missed this last week until one of the industry rags unearthed it today…Diageo Great Britain Country Director, Andrew Cowan, was spotted on Twitter asking for BrewDog to drop its “witch hunt” in regards to the recent BII awards debacle. A Diageo representative intervened so that BrewDog would not be issued an award it had already been selected to receive. See Cowan’s tweets below. The whole thing has been a PR coup for BrewDog who, as of yesterday, was still asking followers for help in naming a beer to commemorate the incident. BII’s Peter Thomas responded to the flap last week as well. They will milk this moment for everything it is worth.
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@BrewDogJames Hi, James. Andrew Cowan here. I run Diageo GB. As I said on the phone to you yesterday and again today, we are very sorry…^AC
May 10, 2012 9:50 am
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@BrewDogJames …and we’re taking it v seriously. But please don’t witch-hunt one of our people because they made a mistake.^AC
