Summit Brewing Co. will be spending $6 million to expand total capacity at its St. Paul based brewery. The expansion will entail a new building to house fermentation & packaging space. The brewery currently has capacity to brew Continue Reading →
NoDa Brewing (Charlotte, NC) starts bottling for the first time this week. First beer? Tri-Umphant Ale. The brewery just opened on October 29th. Word on the street around Charlotte – the beers are impressive.
As you are reading this, the Continue Reading →
The manager of the Boston Red Sox – Bobby Valentine has banned beer from the team’s clubhouse, and on the last flight of road trips during the upcoming season. This is probably not a surprise after allegations that Continue Reading →
Finch’s Beer Company (Chicago, IL) will be expanding to Georgia in the coming weeks. The was founded by Benjamin Finch, his father Paul, and former Flossmoor Station assistant brewer, Richard Grant. The Finch’s set up shop in a 5,000 square foot space in Chicago Continue Reading →
Oskar Blues Brewing (Lyons, CO) is making plans to start canning something new and it’s not beer. It’s Whiskey. Soon Colorado will know Lyon Soul Distilling.
The barn (where the Oskar Blue’s can beer revolution got started, and The Foo Fighters Continue Reading →
Last night was rowdy to say the least. What did I do? Partied at the 2012 Atlanta Guinness Perfect Pour Con Competitors from some of the city’s best bars came out to compete, in a bracketed, single elimination style Guinness Continue Reading →
SweetWater Brewing’s 3rd Annual Brew Your Cask Off is coming up in March. Below is a list of writers, restaurants, home brewers, & more will participate. Check out the big list below. Grab your tickets Continue Reading →
Summit Brewing Co. will be spending $6 million to expand total capacity at its St. Paul based brewery. The expansion will entail a new building to house fermentation & packaging space. The brewery currently has capacity to brew 105,00o barrels a year. (3,255,000 gallons.)
Summit is sold in 15 states, with 90% of the sales coming from within they’re home of Minnesota. They will break ground on the expansion in 2013. In addition to capacity, the workforce will increase by 20%.
NoDa Brewing (Charlotte, NC) starts bottling for the first time this week. First beer? Tri-Umphant Ale. The brewery just opened on October 29th. Word on the street around Charlotte – the beers are impressive.
As you are reading this, the brewery is hard at work bottling 1,585 bottles of the tripel by hand. Below are pics from blessed event.
About Tri-Umphant:
Tri-Umphant is brewed with traditional Belgian malts. continental hops. Belgian yeast and enough Belgian candi sugar In make an Umpalumpa blush. Whether your goal is to triumph over evil, hardships, busy traffic, or bland macro beer, your journey should be rewarded. The rich esters from our Belgian Yeast will fill your nose. mouth and soul with a feeling of accomplishment never seen before in a macro beer world. Here at NoDa, we know that our triumphs are because of you, our supporting patrons, go we bottled this mighty ale for you!
9.7% ABV
The manager of the Boston Red Sox – Bobby Valentine has banned beer from the team’s clubhouse, and on the last flight of road trips during the upcoming season. This is probably not a surprise after allegations that pitchers John Lackey, Jon Lester, and Josh Beckett were accused of drinking and playing video games in the clubhouse during games. That led to accusations that because of the activities, they weren’t in top form when they did pitch, leading to a September playoff collapse. [Yahoo via @SquarePub]
Finch’s Beer Company (Chicago, IL) will be expanding to Georgia in the coming weeks. The was founded by Benjamin Finch, his father Paul, and former Flossmoor Station assistant brewer, Richard Grant. The Finch’s set up shop in a 5,000 square foot space in Chicago right off the Blue Line and began brewing last year. Their first two releases were Golden Wing Blonde Ale and Cut Throat Pale Ale. They only put their brews in kegs and cans, no bottles.
The first two offerings in the state will be Cut Throat and Golden Wing.
Other Finch beers include Threadless IPA, and Secret Stash Stout (coming soon). In with the addition of Georgia, Finch’s is also available in IL, IN, WI, VA, Wash D.C., and CT. They will be distributed through United.
Oskar Blues Brewing (Lyons, CO) is making plans to start canning something new and it’s not beer. It’s Whiskey. Soon Colorado will know Lyon Soul Distilling.
The barn (where the Oskar Blue’s can beer revolution got started, and The Foo Fighters have played) will house a new distillery. The still is already ordered and will be ready by Summer, 2012. Dale Katechis (you know him without knowing him: Dale’s Pale Ale) His grandfather owned a still when he was growing up in Alabama so distilling seems to have always been in his blood. The first two products to be sold will be an Organic Agave Nectar using local Madhava honey, and a whiskey made from brewery mash, aged in french oak barrels.
Ironically, this isn’t the first crossover by Oskar Blues into the distilling world. They brewery used to provide the mash to Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey in the past few years. (Plus they have used Stranahan’s barrels for beer aging.) For those who partake on non-alcoholic beverages, OB is planning on canning their root beer too.
In other news from Oskar Blues: The brewery is collaborating with Sun King to make “Chaka“, and is shipping Deviant Dales in tallboy cans.
Last night was rowdy to say the least. What did I do? Partied at the 2012 Atlanta Guinness Perfect Pour Con Competitors from some of the city’s best bars came out to compete, in a bracketed, single elimination style Guinness pour off. Bartenders were dropped 2 per round due to “pour fouls” like: overflowing pour, excessive bubbles, too much head, not enough, or getting taps caught in the pour. Two expert judges scrutinized each pint, eliminating those little screw ups that keep that Guinness pint from looking its best. Hi five to everyone moving slow after a night of Guinness & car bombs.
Competitors included: Tilted Kilt, Pub 71, Donovan’s, Ri Ra, Taco Mac, The Fred Bar, Cheeky, Limerick Junction, Olde Town Tavern, Meehan’s, Old Blind Dog, Fado, Wild Wing, Padriac’s, The Nook, Stout, Buckhead Saloon, Tap, & more… The 2012 winner? Ri Ra! Below are pics from the event.
SweetWater Brewing’s 3rd Annual Brew Your Cask Off is coming up in March. Below is a list of writers, restaurants, home brewers, & more will participate. Check out the big list below. Grab your tickets soon.
SWEETWATER BREWERY’S 3rd ANNUAL “BREW YOUR CASK OFF”
FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LINE UP
ATLANTA (Feb. 24, 2012) — SweetWater Brewery once again gears up for its 3rd annual Brew Your Cask Off festival hosted at the brewery Saturday, March 10 from 6-10 p.m. The amped up cask ale festival will play host to the sampling of more than 100 unique, and creatively named cask ales. Featuring roughly 90 special guest brewers from the Southeast, this year’s list includes the likes of beer writers, restaurateurs, retailers, home brewers, charities and more including:
15th Street Pizza & Pub, Ale Yeah!, All About Beer Magazine, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Allgood Lounge, Atkins Park Tavern, Atlanta Humane Society, Aubrey’s, Bearden Beer Market, Bhojanic,Brewhouse Café, Brewmasters of Alpharetta, Brick Store Pub, Carolina Ale House, Cheeky, Chops & Hops, Covert Hops Society, Creative Loafing, Cypress Street Pint & Plate, Dantanna’s, Deckard’s American Tavern, Draft Magazine, Fado Irish Pub, Final Gravity, Five Points Bottle Shop, Fontaine’s Oyster House, Gas South, Georgia Ale & Lager Sirens, Georgia Organics, Gibney’s Pub, Green’s, Hand in Hand, Here to Serve, Hob Nob, Hop City, Hopjacks, Hudson Grille, INHBC, JDRF, Jones Is Hungry, Mac McGee’s Irish Pub, Mac’s Beer & Wine, Manuel’s Tavern, Marietta Pizza Company, Marlow’s Tavern, McCray’s West Village Tavern, Meehan’s Public House, Mellow Mushroom (2 participating locations), Ormsby’s, Park Tavern, Ri Ra Irish Pub, Rocky Mountain Pizza Company, Sherlock’s Beer & Wine, Six Feet Under, South City Kitchen, Southern Brewing News, Square Pub, Steinbeck’s, Summits Wayside Tavern, Taco Mac (2 participating locations), Tap, Team United Distributors, The Beer Connoisseur Magazine, The Beer Growler,The Charleston Beer Exchange, The Dunwoody Restaurant Group, The Family Dog, The Five Spot, The Fred, The Marlay House, The Midway Pub, The Porter Beer Bar, The Tavern at Phipps, The Vortex Bar and Grill, Thirsty Monk, Total Wine & More, Tower Beer, Wine & Spirits, Trackside Grill and Patio Bar, Tyler’s Tap Room, Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, WGCL’s Better Mornings Atlanta, Wild Wing Café,Williamson Bros. BBQ
Each guest brewer is paired with one of SweetWater’s brewers and asked to select from a plethora of ingredients to create their own one-of-a-kind cask to be presented and tasted at the festival. Entered casks will be sampled and ranked by a handpicked group of judges from the Atlanta scene, along with a vote for the People’s Choice Award from festival guests. Winners will be announced that evening at the festival. The judges’ top three casks, along with the People’s Choice cask, will have their brews recreated and served at the SweetWater 420 Fest, April 20-22 in Candler Park.
In addition to the specially-created cask ales, festival guests will have the opportunity to enjoy SweetWater’s award-winning lineup of lip smackin’ brews and eats from several renowned Atlanta food vendors. The festival will also include live music from Betsy Franck & The Bareknuckle Band and tours of the brewery. Brew Your Cask Off is a Happy Ending Productions event sponsored by Hop City Craft Beer & Wine, The Midway Pub, United Distributors, Creative Loafing, The Country Malt Group, Hop Union, Draft Magazine, All About Beer Magazine, Owens-Illinois Inc.
Festival event space has nearly doubled this year and will remain tented in front of the new brewery making this event rain or shine. Tickets are $35 per guest for online pre-sale and $40 per guest at the door. All tickets include unlimited cask samples and a souvenir tasting glass. Pets are not allowed and guests must be 21 and up with a valid form of ID. For more information and to purchase tickets, visitwww.brewyourcaskoff.com.
