Breckenridge Brewing
Field To Fermenter With Peachfork Wheat
Breckenridge Brewing celebrates the Colorado harvest season with Peachfork Wheat. This wheat beer features fresh Colorado peaches, pureed just yesterday and added to the beer.
The peaches come from Peachfork Orchards & Vineyard of Palisade, Colorado. Peachfork has been seen one other time, laste year as part of the brewery’s Small Batch Occasionals line of beers.
“We really like partnering with small and local providers where possible,” says Todd Thibault, Director of Marketing for Breckenridge Brewery. “Our relationship with The Peachfork is a personal one; one of our employees is the granddaughter of the owners and recently left us to join the family farm. We’re excited to bring Peachfork Wheat around again, and this year we’ve doubled up on the peaches.
Peachfork Orchards and Vineyard is family owned, family farmed, and solar powered. The Brennan family has been raising fruit there since 1972. What began with 7 acres of dwarf apple trees has blossomed to 32 acres of mouthwatering fruit. The orchard and vineyard are tended with the help of Babydoll Southdown sheep, and ancient breed that are excellent weeders and provide an organic alternative to pesticides and fertilizers.
Style: Fruit Beer
Availability: Draft
Arrival: Early October 2011
More Cans & More Fermenters For Breckenridge
Breckenridge Brewing celebrates 39% growth over the first half of 2011 alone. When the brewery began, it produced a mear 3,000 barrels. Today Breckenridge produces 30,000 barrels a year. In light of this growth Breckenridge is more than doubling it’s capacity. By the end of 2011, the brewery will add 37,500 barrel to its current 30,000 for a total of 67,500 barrel per year capacity. They aren’t stopping there either. Breckenridge has paired up with Wynkoop Brewing on a canning line purchase. This will boost the production of Avalanche Ale, Lucky U, and SummerBright cans. This will also produce more of Wynkoop’s Rail Yard Ale and Silverback Pale Ale in cans.
PRESS RELEASE
Denver, CO — July 13, 2011 — Breckenridge Brewery of Colorado, LLC, announces momentous production growth of 39% in the first half of 2011 over the same period last year. Production of all brands is up – across main line, seasonal and small batch offerings. Outstanding performers (based on year over year barrels through June) are:
SummerBright — up 118%
Agave Wheat — up 88%
Vanilla Porter — up 78%
Sampler Packs — up 59%
Lucky U — up 76%
471 IPA — up 67%
“We’ve invested more than ever in sales, production, and marketing in the last 18 months, and we’re seeing real results” says Todd Usry, Brewery Director and Brewmaster. “We expanded in the northeast this year, but we’re growing our existing markets as well.”
“We’ve seen a 35% increase in sales in Denver this year…that’s on top of double-digit growth in 2010,” says Scott Whitley, President of Coors Distributing Company, Breckenridge’s distributor for Denver, Colorado and surrounding areas. “Breckenridge will continue to grow this year, and its well-balanced portfolio of beers positions the brewery to keep growing at a steady pace for a long, long time. We are excited to have Breckenridge in our portfolio and to represent Breckenridge’s brands in its home market.”
Other traditionally strong markets for the brewery, like Texas, Ohio, and Illinois, are up over 50%. Todd Thibault, Director of Marketing for the brewery, has focused the marketing strategy on organic growth as much as new market growth. “Our recent series of short spoof commercials [found by searching “Breckenridge Brewery pokes fun” on www.youtube.com] were a ton of fun and got some attention. Those ads tied in nicely with our growing social media efforts, which are certainly contributing to our organic growth.”
The L. Knife and Sons Companies distribute into Breckenridge Brewery’s recently added northeast territory. “We are excited to be partnering with the Breckenridge team,” says Michael Brazel, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for The L. Knife and Sons Companies. “From the outset, the level of commitment and cooperation from the brewery has been as solid as we’ve experienced. As a result, our retail execution and sales results have exceeded our ambitious expectations. With that said, we still feel there remain enormous opportunities ahead for continued growth.”
To help manage its growth, the brewery is investing in infrastructure this summer and fall.
- In partnership with Wynkoop Brewing Company, Breckenridge Brewery purchased the first automated canning line from Wild Goose Engineering of Boulder, Colorado. The new line, the first of its kind from a U.S. manufacturer, will dramatically boost the production of canned beer for both companies. Within weeks Breckenridge Brewery will begin shipping Avalanche Ale, Lucky U, and SummerBright cans in volume. On the horizon is a boost in availability of Wynkoop’s Rail Yard Ale and Silverback Pale Ale in cans.
- Two new 300-barrel fermenters are scheduled to be installed later this month. An additional three 300-barrel fermenters are scheduled to be installed in October. The additional capacity, along with a ramped-up 7-day-a-week brewing schedule, will add 37,500 barrels to Breckenridge Brewery’s production capability.
“With these additions to our brewery, we can keep growing at an accelerated rate and still meet demand in our markets,” says Usry.
Breckenridge Brewery was founded in 1990 in Breckenridge, Colorado. In the past two decades Breckenridge Brewery has grown from a small 3,000-barrels-a-year brewpub to one of the most successful craft beer and restaurant companies in the nation. It now handcrafts well over 30,000 barrels of fresh beer annually and owns and operates five brewpubs and ales houses in the state of Colorado.
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Rare Breckenridge “Twenty” Released Saturday
Breckenridge Brewing celebrates 20 years of brewing this Saturday, April 2nd. In honor of 2 decades of hard work, the brewery will be releasing 180 commemorative bottles of “Twenty” at Breckenridge’s tasting room in Denver, Colorado.
About “Twenty”
Twenty has already made limited appearances on draft. It’s a Scottish ale aged in Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey barrels. 180 bottles have been corked & caged by the brewery. Bottles will be sold first come, first serve at 10 am on Saturday 4/2/11. Bottles are $20 each, 2 bottle limit. Trade bait anyone?
Breckenridge Brewery was founded in 1990 in Breckenridge, Colorado. In the past two decades Breckenridge Brewery has grown from a small 3,000-barrels-a-year brewpub to one of the most successful craft beer companies in the nation. It now handcrafts over 30,000 barrels of fresh beer annually and owns and operates 5 pubs in the state of Colorado.
BRECKENRIDGE BREWERY TO SELL 180 COMMEMORATIVE BOTTLES OF “TWENTY” ON APRIL 2 AT ITS DENVER PRODUCTION BREWER
Denver, CO – March 29, 2011 – On Saturday, April 2, Breckenridge Brewery of Colorado, LLC, will sell limited-edition 750ml bottles of its 20th Anniversary beer, “Twenty.” Out now in draft, Twenty is a strong Scottish ale aged five months in Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey barrels. The brewery packaged a precious few 750ml bottles with cork and wire bale closures. Only 180 of these bottles will be sold, first come first serve, at 10:00 a.m. at the brewery’s tasting room at 471 Kalamath Street, Denver, Colorado. The first 20 folks in line will receive a free Breckenridge Brewery t-shirt and a pint glass. The second 20 in line will be given a pint glass as well. Donuts and coffee will be served at 9:00, and other prizes will be available. The bottles will sell for $20 each and will be limited to two per person.
Twenty is the brewery’s tribute to its 20th anniversary year. At 7.8% ABV (Alcohol by Volume), it boasts complex hoppiness balanced with traditional English Ale maltiness. Oak and vanilla notes are complemented with an American craft whiskey finish. Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey, located just down the street from Breckenridge’s production brewery on Kalamath, provided barrels for conditioning of Twenty.
Breckenridge Brewery was founded in 1990 in Breckenridge, Colorado. In the past two decades Breckenridge Brewery has grown from a small 3,000-barrels-a-year brewpub to one of the most successful craft beer companies in the nation. It now handcrafts over 30,000 barrels of fresh beer annually and owns and operates 5 pubs in the state of Colorado.
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