Anderson Valley Brewing Company
Boonville, California
Anderson Valley & Wild Turkey Team Up For Barrel Aged Series (PICS)
Anderson Valley Brewing (Boonville, CA) has entered into an exclusive partnership with Wild Turkey Bourbon. Together they will create a new series of bourbon barrel aged beers. After a few months of experimenting with the Wild Turkey barrels, Anderson Valley is ready go full steam into barrel aging.
“The opportunity to partner with the Bourbon Hall of Fame Russell family and Wild Turkey is tremendously exciting,” said Trey White, Anderson Valley owner and CEO. “We have done some trial brews with a limited number of Wild Turkey barrelsover the past several months and the beers to date have been awesome.
The partnership is very beneficial, as Anderson Valley now has access to hundreds of barrels instead of a handful. That means more badass barrel aged beer for everyone. For the first round of bourbon aged offerings, Anderson Valley has aged Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout. Draft only offerings available first. Look for bottles in 2013.
Even Jimmy Russell of Wild Turkey is excited at prospect of drinking beer.
“I’ve been familiar with Anderson Valley Brewing for some time, and I’ve always admired the pride and care they take in crafting and brewing their beer,” said Jimmy Russell, Wild Turkey Master Distiller. “It’s similar to the approach we take with our bourbon, which made this partnership such a natural fit. Now I finally have a good excuse to drink a great craft beer!”
Start looking for the first barrel aged beers in fall, 2012. Below are some pics from the folks of Anderson Valley and Wild Turkey doing their thing. [PressRelease]
Anderson Valley & Wild Turkey Partner (PR)
anderson valley brewing COMPANY AND Wild Turkey®Bourbon
ENTER INTO exclusive partnerSHip to develop bourBon BARREL-AGED CRAFT beer
HandCRAFTED BEERS first to be aged in select barrels
from THE iconic kentucky bourbon distillery
Boonville, CA (August 14, 2012) — As part of an exclusive partnership and licensing agreement, the Anderson Valley Brewing Company and the famed bourbon brand Wild Turkey® announced today that they will be teaming to facilitate the brewing of world-class Bourbon-barrel aged craft beers using repurposed American oak barrels from the Wild Turkey Distillery in Kentucky.
“I’ve been familiar with Anderson Valley Brewing for some time, and I’ve always admired the pride and care they take in crafting and brewing their beer,” said Jimmy Russell, Wild Turkey Master Distiller. “It’s similar to the approach we take with our bourbon, which made this partnership such a natural fit. Now I finally have a good excuse to drink a great craft beer!”
“The opportunity to partner with the Bourbon Hall of Fame Russell family and Wild Turkey is tremendously exciting,” said Trey White, Anderson Valley owner and CEO. “We have done some trial brews with a limited number of Wild Turkey barrels over the past several months and the beers to date have been awesome. We cannot wait to create some truly special craft beers with hundreds rather than a handful of barrels. The relationship with Wild Turkey provides Anderson Valley with a world class, consistent source of barrelage rather than randomly sourced barrelage in limited quantities. Anderson Valley, working with the Russell’s, will explore new frontiers in barrel aged craft beer.”
The initial production from this first-of-its-kind collaboration will be a Bourbon barrel aged Stout featuring Anderson Valley’s award-winning Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout. Aged for three months, the resulting beer will be deep ebony in hue with a beautiful mahogany head, an aroma of fresh-baked bread, toffee, and espresso mingling with the woody vanilla notes of Bourbon whiskey and the rich roasted flavors wrapped with Bourbon.
“We chose to work with Wild Turkey not only because their whiskey is so outstanding – they are also the only major Bourbon producer to use a #4 “alligator” char on their barrels. This helps to introduce way more flavor to the Bourbon, and therefore way more flavor to our famous Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout,” continued White.
This draft-only production will be released in the fall and will be followed by packaged products in early 2013. Anderson Valley and Wild Turkey personnel will work jointly in the coming months on a variety of exciting promotional opportunities both on and off premise to expose their respective consumers to the quality and authenticity of Bourbon barrel aged products.
This partnership comes on the heels of the launch of Wild Turkey’s first-ever television advertising campaign, titled “Give ‘Em The Bird.” In addition, since acquiring the brand in 2009, Campari America has introduced several, far-reaching investments and innovations including: the debut of Wild Turkey 81 Bourbon, a portfolio-wide packaging refresh, a $50 million expansion of its distillery to double output, the groundbreaking of a new $44 million packaging facility, and the launch of Wild Turkey 81 Rye.
More information on Anderson Valley Brewing Company can be found at www.avbc.com; http://www.facebook.com/AndersonValleyBrewingCompany; https://twitter.com/avbc. Information on Wild Turkey can be found at www.wildturkey.com, www.facebook.com/wildturkey or www.twitter.com/wildturkey.
About Anderson Valley Brewing Company
Anderson Valley Brewing is constantly striving to excite and reach new consumers with high quality craft beer. Located in the bucolic Anderson Valley region of Mendocino County, California and founded in 1987, the Anderson Valley Brewing Company is a pioneer of the American craft brewing industry. An environmentally friendly, solar powered brewery, it produces highly respected craft beers including Boont Amber Ale®, Hop Ottin’ IPA®, Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout, Summer and Winter Solstice® and a wide array of specialty craft offerings ranging from Sour Stout to Mowkeef Saison to Gatlin Damnosus amongst many others.
About Campari America
Campari America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Davide Campari-Milano S.p.A. (Reuters CPRI.MI – Bloomberg CPR IM), together with its affiliates Gruppo Campari. At the heart of Campari America are two legends in the American spirits industry. The first, Skyy Spirits, was founded in San Francisco back in 1992 by the entrepreneur who invented iconic SKYY Vodka. The second is the world-famous Wild Turkey Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, where they have been making the world’s finest whiskies since the 1800’s. Both companies were purchased by Davide Campari-Milano and together they form Campari America, which has built a portfolio unrivaled in its quality, innovation and style, making it a top choice among distributors, retailers and consumers. Campari America manages Gruppo Campari’s portfolio in the US with such leading brands as SKYY® Vodka, SKYY Infusions®, Campari®, Wild Turkey® Straight Kentucky Bourbon, American Honey®, Russell’s Reserve®, Glen Grant® Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Cabo Wabo® Tequila, Espolón® Tequila, Ouzo 12®, X-Rated® Fusion Liqueur®, Frangelico®, Cynar®, Carolans Irish Cream®, Irish Mist® Liqueur, Sagatiba® Cachaça and Jean-Marc XO Vodka®. Campari America is also the exclusive US distributor of Bowmore® Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Auchentoshan® Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Glen Garioch® Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky, McClelland’s® Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Flor de Caña® Rum, Midori® Melon Liqueur, Hibiki® Whisky, Hakushu® Single Malt Whisky, and The Yamazaki® Single Malt Whisky.
Campari America is headquartered in San Francisco, California. More information on the company can be found at www.campariamerica.com, www.facebook.com/campariamerica, Twitter: @CampariAmerica and www.camparigroup.com. Please enjoy Campari America brands responsibly and in moderation.
About Gruppo Campari
Davide Campari-Milano S.p.A., together with its affiliates (“Gruppo Campari”), is a major player in the global beverage sector, trading in over 190 nations around the world with a leading position in the Italian and Brazilian markets and a strong presence in the USA and Continental Europe. The Group has an extensive portfolio that spans three business segments: spirits, wines and soft drinks. In the spirits segment its internationally renowned brands, such as Campari, Carolans, SKYY Vodka and Wild Turkey stand out. It also has leading regional brands including Aperol, Cabo Wabo, Camparisoda, Cynar, Frangelico, Glen Grant, Ouzo 12, X-Rated Fusion Liqueur, Zedda Piras and the local Brazilian brands Dreher, Old Eight and Drury’s. Its wine segment boasts the global brand Cinzano, as well as important regional brands including Liebfraumilch, Mondoro, Odessa, Riccadonna, Sella&Mosca and Teruzzi&Puthod. The soft drinks segment comprises the non-alcoholic aperitif Crodino and Lemonsoda as well as its respective line extension dominating the Italian market. The Group employs over 2,200 people. The shares of the parent company, Davide Campari-Milano S.p.A. (Reuters CPRI.MI – Bloomberg CPR IM), are listed on the Italian Stock Exchange. www.camparigroup.com. More information on the company can be found at: http://www.camparigroup.com/en/group/main.jsp
Anderson Valley Launches in South Carolina
Anderson Valley launches in the state of South Carolina this week. Back in February, the California based brewery signed a distribution deal with Advintage Distributing. Launch beers include:
Hop Ottin’ IPA, Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout, Boont Amber Ale, Summer Solstice Cerveza Crema, and Imperial IPA. There are some rare appearances of Horse Tongue and Deep Enders Dark Porter.
Anderson Valley’s New Packaging Highlights “Barkley”
Anderson Valley Brewing has recently completed an artwork makeover for some of their packaging. Of course there were bears on the labels before, but now you get a closer look at the iconic animal.
“Our new packaging reflects our unique heritage and the legendary Boonville Beer (the iconic bear with antlers, affectionately known as Barkley), while staying true to our desire to innovate in all aspects of our brands. We’re still brewing the same authentic, hand-crafted, quality beers you’ve come to expect from Anderson Valley, only now with a new look. Find us at your favorite retailers, better beer bars, or wherever fine craft beer is sold.”
Below is some of the new artwork.
Anderson Valley Launching In Georgia In May
Anderson Valley Brewing will expand distribution to Georgia in May. The California based brewery recently inked a dead with Savannah Distributing.
The brewery was founded in 1997 in a 10 barrel brewhouse underneath their Buckhorn Saloon in Boonville, California. They have grown steadily ever since. In addition to bottles & draft offerings, Anderson Valley also cans some of their brews.
Launch beers coming soon.
In the past few weeks, Georgia has received Blue Point, Clown Shoes and next week, Mother Earth Brewing (Kingston, NC)
The Top Breweries Of 2011
Brewers Association–the not-for-profit trade group that tabulates production statistics for U.S. breweries–today released its annual lists of the top 50 craft and overall brewing companies in the U.S., based on 2011 beer sales volume. Of the top 50 overall brewing companies, 36 are small and independent¹ craft brewing companies¹,².
“In the last 15 years, craft brewing has gone from one percent of the overall beer market to almost six percent in 2011,” said Paul Gatza, director of the Brewers Association. “We attribute a large part of that growth to the many talented brewers who are providing beer lovers with more beer style and flavor choices than ever before.”
Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies
(Based on 2011 beer sales volume)
Rank | Brewing Company | City | State |
1 | Boston Beer Co. | Boston | MA |
2 | Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. | Chico | CA |
3 | New Belgium Brewing Co. | Fort Collins | CO |
4 | The Gambrinus Company | San Antonio | TX |
5 | Deschutes Brewery | Bend | OR |
6 | Matt Brewing Co. | Utica | NY |
7 | Bell’s Brewery, Inc. | Galesburg | MI |
8 | Harpoon Brewery | Boston | MA |
9 | Lagunitas Brewing Co. | Petaluma | CA |
10 | Boulevard Brewing Co. | Kansas City | MO |
11 | Stone Brewing Company | Escondido | CA |
12 | Dogfish Head Craft Brewery | Milton | DE |
13 | Brooklyn Brewery | Brooklyn | NY |
14 | Alaskan Brewing & Bottling Co. | Juneau | AK |
15 | Long Trail Brewing Co. | Burlington | VT |
16 | Shipyard Brewing Co. | Portland | ME |
17 | Abita Brewing Co. | Abita Springs | LA |
18 | Great Lakes Brewing Co. | Cleveland | OH |
19 | New Glarus Brewing Co. | New Glarus | WI |
20 | Full Sail Brewing Co. | Hood River | OR |
21 | Summit Brewing Co. | St. Paul | MN |
22 | Anchor Brewing Co. | San Francisco | CA |
23 | Firestone Walker Brewing Co. | Paso Robles | CA |
24 | Sweetwater Brewing Co. | Atlanta | GA |
25 | Rogue Ales | Newport | OR |
26 | Flying Dog Brewery | Frederick | MD |
27 | Victory Brewing Co. | Downingtown | PA |
28 | CraftWorks Breweries & Restaurants | Chattanooga/Louisville | TN/CO |
29 | Oskar Blues Brewery | Longmont | CO |
30 | Odell Brewing Co. | Fort Collins | CO |
31 | Stevens Point Brewery Co. | Stevens Point | WI |
32 | Ninkasi Brewing Co. | Eugene | OR |
33 | BJ’s Chicago Pizza & Brewery, Inc. | Huntington Beach | CA |
34 | Blue Point Brewing Co. | Patchogue | NY |
35 | Bear Republic Brewing Co. | Cloverdale | CA |
36 | Lost Coast Brewery Cafe | Eureka | CA |
37 | Big Sky Brewing Co. | Missoula | MT |
38 | North Coast Brewing Co. Inc. | Fort Bragg | CA |
39 | Saint Louis Brewery, Inc./Schlafly Bottleworks | St. Louis | MO |
40 | Gordon Biersch Brewing Co. | San Jose | CA |
41 | Breckenridge Brewery | Denver | CO |
42 | Founders Brewing Co. | Grand Rapids | MI |
43 | Saint Arnold Brewing Co. | Houston | TX |
44 | Karl Strauss Brewing Co. | San Diego | CA |
45 | Real Ale Brewing Co. | Blanco | TX |
46 | Mac and Jack’s Brewery Inc. | Redmond | WA |
47 | Smuttynose Brewing Co. | Portsmouth | NH |
48 | Utah Brewers Cooperative | Salt Lake City | UT |
49 | Left Hand Brewing Co. | Longmont | CO |
t.50 | Anderson Valley Brewing Co. | Boonville | CA |
t.50 | Four Peaks Brewing Co. | Tempe | AZ |
Top 50 Brewing Companies
(Based on 2011 beer sales volume)
Rank | Brewing Company | City | State |
1 | Anheuser-Busch Inc. (a) | St. Louis | MO |
2 | MillerCoors (b) | Chicago | IL |
3 | Pabst Brewing Co. (c) | Woodbridge | IL |
4 | D. G. Yuengling and Son Inc. | Pottsville | PA |
5 | Boston Beer Co. | Boston | MA |
6 | North American Breweries (d) | Rochester | NY |
7 | Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. | Chico | CA |
8 | New Belgium Brewing Co. | Fort Collins | CO |
9 | Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc. (e) | Portland | OR |
10 | The Gambrinus Company (f) | San Antonio | TX |
11 | Deschutes Brewery | Bend | OR |
12 | Matt Brewing Co. (g) | Utica | NY |
13 | Bell’s Brewery, Inc. | Galesburg | MI |
14 | Minhas Craft Brewery (h) | Monroe | WI |
15 | Harpoon Brewery | Boston | MA |
16 | Lagunitas Brewing Co. | Petaluma | CA |
17 | Boulevard Brewing Co. | Kansas City | MO |
18 | Stone Brewing Co. | Escondido | CA |
19 | Dogfish Head Craft Brewery | Milton | DE |
20 | Brooklyn Brewery | Brooklyn | NY |
21 | Alaskan Brewing and Bottling Co. | Juneau | AK |
22 | Long Trail Brewing Co. | Burlington | VT |
23 | August Schell Brewing Co. (i) | New Ulm | MN |
24 | Shipyard Brewing Co. | Portland | ME |
25 | Abita Brewing Co. | Abita Springs | LA |
26 | World Brews/Winery Exchange (j) | Novato | CA |
27 | Great Lakes Brewing Co. | Cleveland | OH |
28 | New Glarus Brewing Co. | New Glarus | WI |
29 | Full Sail Brewing Co. | Hood River | OR |
30 | Pittsburgh Brewing Co. | Pittsburgh | PA |
31 | Summit Brewing Co. | St. Paul | MN |
32 | Anchor Brewing Co. | San Francisco | CA |
33 | Firestone Walker Brewing Co. | Paso Robles | CA |
34 | Cold Spring Brewing Co. (k) | Cold Spring | MN |
35 | Sweetwater Brewing Co. | Atlanta | GA |
36 | Rogue Ales Brewery | Newport | OR |
37 | Mendocino Brewing Co. (l) | Ukiah | CA |
38 | Flying Dog Brewery | Frederick | MD |
39 | Victory Brewing Co. | Downingtown | PA |
40 | CraftWorks Breweries & Restaurants (m) | Chattanooga/Louisivlle | TN/CO |
41 | Oskar Blues Brewery & Tasty Weasel Tap Room | Longmont | CO |
42 | Odell Brewing Co. | Fort Collins | CO |
43 | Stevens Point Brewery Co. (n) | Stevens Point | WI |
44 | Ninkasi Brewing Co. | Eugene | OR |
45 | BJ’s Chicago Pizza & Brewery | Huntington Beach | CA |
46 | Blue Point Brewing Co. | Patchogue | NY |
47 | Bear Republic Brewing Co. | Cloverdale | CA |
48 | Goose Island Brewing Co. (o) | Chicago | IL |
49 | Lost Coast Brewery and Cafe | Eureka | CA |
50 | Narragansett Brewing Co. | Providence | RI |
*Top 50 U.S. Overall Brewing Companies notes: (a) includes Bass, Beck’s, Busch, Goose Island, Landshark, Michelob, Rolling Rock, Shock Top and Wild Blue brands. Does not include partially owned Coastal, Kona, Red Hook and Widmer Brothers brands; (b) includes A.C. Golden, Batch 19, Blue Moon, Colorado Native, Herman Joseph, Keystone, Killian’s and Leinenkugel’s brands; (c) includes Schlitz and 28 other brand families; (d) includes Dundee, Genesee, Labatt Lime, Magic Hat and Pyramid brands; (e) includes Kona, Red Hook and Widmer Brothers brands; (f) includes BridgePort, Shiner and Trumer brands; (g) includes Flying Bison brands; (h) includes Mountain Crest and 10 other brand families; (i) includes Grain Belt brand; (j) private label brands; (k) includes Gluek and 17 other brand families; (l) includes Butte Creek, Kingfisher and Olde Saratoga brands; (m) includes A1A, Big River, Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurants, Rock Bottom Restaurants, Ragtime and Seven Bridges brewpubs; (n) includes James Page and Whole Hog brands; (o) sold to Anheuser-Busch in 2011.
The Association’s full 2011 industry analysis, which shows regional trends and sales by individual breweries, will be published in the May/June issue of The New Brewer, available May 22, 2012.
For additional statistics, see the craft brewing statistics, and 2011 craft brewersales numbers.
¹The definition of a craft brewer as stated by the Brewers Association: An American craft brewer is small, independent, and traditional. Small: Annual production of beer less than 6 million barrels. Beer production is attributed to a brewer according to the rules of alternating proprietorships. Flavored malt beverages are not considered beer for purposes of this definition. Independent: Less than 25% of the craft brewery is owned or controlled (or equivalent economic interest) by an alcoholic beverage industry member who is not themselves a craft brewer. Traditional: A brewer who has either an all malt flagship (the beer which represents the greatest volume among that brewer’s brands) or has at least 50% of its volume in either all malt beers or in beers which use adjuncts to enhance rather than lighten flavor.
²Flavored malt beverages are not considered beer for the Top 50 rankings.
Anderson Valley Bringing Barney Flats To Cans
Anderson Valley Brewing Company will be making the latest addition to its series of canned beers with Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout. Barney Flats, Anderson Valley’s first gold medal winning beer, will be available early next year starting January 1st. This will be Anderson Valley’s 5th canned beer release.
Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout clocks in at 5.7% ABV and 13 IBU’s.