Abita Brewing Company is getting greener. The brewery announced today the completion of an installation of 340 solar panels on the warehouse of the main facility.
All in all, the panels will offset 2,737,202 kilowatt hours of electrical usage. That is an offset Continue Reading →
After six years of running Beer Street Journal, and doing A LOT of beer drinking, sometimes a brewery just stands out. A brewery that makes you love craft beer that much more. For me, that’s Jailhouse Brewing in Hampton, Georgia.
New Belgium Brewing has announced a new look and feel to the portfolio coming in 2014. You’ll see the new artwork starting in January, 2o14. The watercolor labels you have seen in the past 22 years were hand painted by Continue Reading →
In case you were wondering where your state ranks in beer shipments and drinking per capita. Things to note while reading this. The Beer Institute represents the large breweries and wholesalers. This is different from the Brewer’s Association that represents Continue Reading →
Abita Brewing Company is getting greener. The brewery announced today the completion of an installation of 340 solar panels on the warehouse of the main facility.
All in all, the panels will offset 2,737,202 kilowatt hours of electrical usage. That is an offset approximately 2,054 tons of carbon or 10,264 trees.
The project was made possible through the USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). The grant provided a 25% supplement the cost of the project. It is one of the largest commercial solar systems in Louisiana.
South Coast Solar was granted the project, based in New Orleans. A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held tomorrow, September 20th commemorating the event.
Beer Street Journal Collaborates with Jailhouse Brewing
After six years of running Beer Street Journal, and doing A LOT of beer drinking, sometimes a brewery just stands out. A brewery that makes you love craft beer that much more. For me, that’s Jailhouse Brewing in Hampton, Georgia.
This small, hot, town south of Atlanta could almost be missed if you weren’t looking for it. Main street consists of a single stop sign. Rush hour consists of about 7 cars. It’s quiet and peaceful when compared to neighboring Atlanta.
The brewery is built in a circa 1900 old jail/courthouse that still has bars on most of the windows. It’s almost as if you would see Andy Griffith and Barney sitting at the front desk.
I’m sitting here on the stoop in this small, crowded brewhouse, sipping a Reprieve Saison taking in the brew day. It’s hot for 10 am. Over 90 degrees already. The doors are open but that’s not helping. You sweat. You have no choice. There’s a mix of bluegrass and southern rock booming through the speakers while the smell of soaking grain is in the air. Everyone has a beard here except me. This is southern brewing. This is the south.
Ale Sharpton, Jailhouse founder Glen Golden, and I are brewing a special collaboration today. Something we’ve never really seen brewed in Atlanta. Personally when I think of the south I think about sweet tea. Why can’t that be a beer? No one has tried it before. Why not us?
So that’s what we did. We created an amber ale heavy on caramel malt. While the base was boiling, we made separate whirlpools of orange pekoe tea (that’s sweet tea if you’re wondering), orange peel and coriander. Those flavor additions went in near the end of the boil. Later we will add a little more tea to the brite tank. A team of brewers and reps from various craft breweries are here to help taste test it.
If you are in or around Atlanta, join me for the first ever Beer Street Journal party at Cypress Street. We are going to celebrate southern craft brewing, food, art, music and more. I promise you there’s no better way to spend a Saturday.
Fans of Stone Brewing Co (Escondido, CA), the next time you fly into San Diego’s airport you have this bar to look forward to.
The brewery now has two spots (Terminal 2 East, and Terminal 2 West) in the airport that will feature some of Stone’s year round offerings, seasonals, and potentially even an “airport only” release.
The food menu will be designed with great care by founders Steve Wagner and Greg Koch, with dishes mimicking those from the Stone World Bistro and Gardens in Escondido. Plane delays don’t seem so bad now do they? The pic below comes courtesy of Mitch Steele.
New Belgium Brewing has announced a new look and feel to the portfolio coming in 2014. You’ll see the new artwork starting in January, 2o14. The watercolor labels you have seen in the past 22 years were hand painted by brewery founder Kim Jordan’s neighbor Ann Fitch.
“This colorful, handcrafted look has been with us since our inception and the new design brings the portfolio together in a fresh and contemporary way,” said New Belgium’s Strategic Marketing and Branding Director, Josh Holmstrom. “We feel these designs will delight our long time fans while also inviting new folks into the fold.”
The new label art comes from Hatch Design of San Francisco, with illustrations by artist Leah Giberson. Ohio will be the first state to see the newly designed artwork on packages in December.
In case you were wondering where your state ranks in beer shipments and drinking per capita. Things to note while reading this. The Beer Institute represents the large breweries and wholesalers. This is different from the Brewer’s Association that represents the craft brewing industry.
