Fat Head’s Saloon & Brewery out of North Olmsted, OH has purchased Troegs Brewing’s old equipment from their Harrisburg, PA facility to aid in a $1 million expansion. Troegs has moved to a brand new facility in Hershey, PA. Currently Continue Reading →
Press Release from SweetWater, winner of 2 medals at GABF over the weekend…
SWEETWATER BREWING COMPANY SCORES BIG AT GREAT AMERICAN BEER FESTIVALAward-Winning Brewery Out of Atlanta Brings Home A Gold & Bronze Medal At This Weekend’s Event
Rodenbach 2009 Vintage Oak Aged Ale is set to arrive soon. Vintage is a flemish red-brown sour ale that is aged in hand made oak vats, some of which are over 150 years old. This particular edition was aged in Continue Reading →
Back in 2006 Ben Battiata and Becky Penderson both felt that the craft beer scene in South Jersey left something to be desired, so they decided to change that. Ben had been a 10 year home brewer and he always Continue Reading →
Russian River’s Framboise for a Cure will be released on Monday, October 3rd @ 11am. There will be a limited number of cases available at the brewerey each day for two weeks. There is a 2 bottle limit per person/day Continue Reading →
Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel is brewed with the world’s most expensive coffee. Why is the coffee so pricey? It’s made from weasel droppings. Yep. You read that right. Well, it’s actually called a civit cat and it dines on Continue Reading →
The last couple of weeks there have been some grumblings around the web about a brew tour company in Denver, CO called Font Range Brew Tours. Apparently there have been several instances of people calling to make reservations and never Continue Reading →
Fat Head’s Saloon & Brewery out of North Olmsted, OH has purchased Troegs Brewing’s old equipment from their Harrisburg, PA facility to aid in a $1 million expansion. Troegs has moved to a brand new facility in Hershey, PA. Currently Fat Head’s beers can only be purchased at their brewpub, but that will soon change as they expand eastward. They plan to distribute to all of Ohio then move into Western Pennsylvania, eventually covering all of PA and expanding into New York.
Fat Head’s has purchased a 22,500 square foot facility that will allow them to produce 25,000 barrels annually. Starting early next year, they will start out producing 4,000-5,000 barrels including their flagship IPA, Head Hunter and Bumbleberry Honey Blueberry Ale. Over the next three years, Fat Head’s intends to increase their production to 10,000 barrels annually. [CrainsCleveland]
Press Release from SweetWater, winner of 2 medals at GABF over the weekend…
SWEETWATER BREWING COMPANY SCORES BIG AT GREAT AMERICAN BEER FESTIVALAward-Winning Brewery Out of Atlanta Brings Home A Gold & Bronze Medal At This Weekend’s Event
ATLANTA — SweetWater scored big this weekend at what most brewers call “the Super Bowl of Beer Festivals” at the Great American Beer Festival held in Denver, Colorado. Right out of the gates, the Atlanta-based brewery scored gold as Sch’Wheat took home the first gold medal of the ceremonies for American Style Wheat. Shortly after, a bronze was in their lap in the Rye Ale category for their Crank Tank, a limited edition brew available now until mid-October.
“It’s just incredible! To grab the first gold of the awards is pretty special, and the first gold for Sch’Wheat which was introduced just last summer is unbelievable,” explained SweetWater’s Big Kahuna Freddy Bensch. “These awards represent the craft brewing’s best. Huge kudos go out to our brewing team, who have been busting ass all year long. ”
These two newest medals bring SweetWater’s total over the years to 12 medals including Small Brewery of the Year Award which the brewery won back in 2002. SweetWater remains the only brewery east of the Mississippi River to have ever won that award.
This was the 30th edition of the Great American Beer Festival (GABF). The premier U.S. beer festival and competition was expected to serve 2,400 different beers from an estimated 465 U.S. breweries to the event’s 49,000-plus attendees. The entire event sold out in just one week
For more information on SweetWater Brewing Company, please visit www.sweetwaterbrew.com. You can also follow on twitter @sweetwaterbrew or on Facebook under SweetWater Brewing Company.
About SweetWater Brewing Company: SweetWater Brewing Company is an Atlanta-based craft brewery specializing in aggressive West Coast style beers. SweetWater’s brews are unpasteurized and designed to be consumed fresh so distribution is limited to the Southeast. The award-winning lineup of year-round brews includes SweetWater 420, IPA, Sch’Wheat, Blue and Georgia Brown. SweetWater also features a Catch and Release series of beers available on a limited basis throughout the year, and an experimental, one-time-only Dank Tank series. The SweetWater Brewery, open for tours every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 2:30-4:30 p.m., is located at 195 Ottley Dr NE, Atlanta GA 30324. For more information about SweetWater Brewing Company, please visit www.sweetwaterbrew.com.
Rodenbach2009 Vintage Oak Aged Ale is set to arrive soon. Vintage is a flemish red-brown sour ale that is aged in hand made oak vats, some of which are over 150 years old. This particular edition was aged in vat #145 for two years.
Turtle Stone Brewing Company coming to Vineland, NJ
Back in 2006 Ben Battiata and Becky Penderson both felt that the craft beer scene in South Jersey left something to be desired, so they decided to change that. Ben had been a 10 year home brewer and he always knew that he wanted to incorporate the turtle into the name of his brewery as it is considered the base of nature in Native American mythology. Thus Turtle Stone Brewing Company was born.
Two years ago they purchased a 15 barrel brewing system and soon found a 9,000 square foot location in Vineland, NJ. A little more than half of this space will be used for an assembly line and the remainder for barrel aging, special brews, and a visitor’s center. Turtle Stone Brewing Company is set to debut in December of this year with a 5.5% ABV Blonde Ale brewed with local ingredients.
Russian River’sFramboise for a Cure will be released on Monday, October 3rd @ 11am. There will be a limited number of cases available at the brewerey each day for two weeks. There is a 2 bottle limit per person/day @ $20 each. 100% of the proceeds go to The Sutter Breast Care Center in Santa Rosa, CA.
Natalie from Russian River has two requests:
Please enjoy this beer with friends and family or give it as a gift to someone you love!
Please help us monitor illegal sales of it and if/when you see someone doing it (i.e. Ebay), turn them in and/or contact the seller directly. Thank you for your help and supporting a great cause!
Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel is brewed with the world’s most expensive coffee. Why is the coffee so pricey? It’s made from weasel droppings. Yep. You read that right. Well, it’s actually called a civit cat and it dines on the best, most ripe, coffee beans and the enzymes in its digestive system break down the beans. The droppings are then collected and used to make Civit Coffee. Expect lots of coffee flavor and aroma from this oatmeal stout brewed at Nøgne Ø.
The last couple of weeks there have been some grumblings around the web about a brew tour company in Denver, CO called Font Range Brew Tours. Apparently there have been several instances of people calling to make reservations and never getting through or worse making reservations and reporting to Union Station only to never have a bus arrive to get them, and try to get a refund? Nope. Well these grumblings turned into Better Business Bureau reports and the BBB has now issued Front Range Brew Tours an “F” rating.
Front Range allegdly would take you to Avery Brewing Co., Oskar Blues Brewing Co., Odell, New Belguim, Boulder Brewing Co., Bull & Bush Brewery, and Wynkoop Brewing Co. The breweries appear to have no standing agreements with Front Range Brew Tours and some did not even know what it was. The City of Fort Collins has no record of the company.
Fat Head’s Saloon & Brewery out of North Olmsted, OH has purchased Troegs Brewing’s old equipment from their Harrisburg, PA facility to aid in a $1 million expansion. Troegs has moved to a brand new facility in Hershey, PA. Currently Fat Head’s beers can only be purchased at their brewpub, but that will soon change as they expand eastward. They plan to distribute to all of Ohio then move into Western Pennsylvania, eventually covering all of PA and expanding into New York.
