Picked up this little nugget yesterday at Troeg’s Brewing (Hershey, PA), the next Scratch Series beer will feature pressed apples. That’s all you get to know for now, lol. Just days ago, Scratch #55 was released – instantly topping one Continue Reading →
Troegs and Fegleys have been having a “minor” disagreement over an Elf. As you might recall – Troegs makes Mad Elf, Fegleys makes Rude Elf’s Reserve. Troegs filed a trademark challenge against Fegley’s.
Troegs has withdrawn the challenge as Continue Reading →
Troegs Brewing’s (Hershey, PA) Scratch #55 is now available. This is the first Scratch Series brewed at the new facility.
Style: Imperial IPA
Availability: Draft (Tap Room), 12oz/ 6pks. Draft. Case: $36.99. One time release
?? ABV
What a year this has been for Troegs Brewing. Moving from Harrisburg to Hershey (Big Expansion), Flood Threats, and now – CBS News. The piece is about the overwheming growth of the craft beer industry, and the risks that Continue Reading →
In the spirit of Christmas (or actually Halloween -when it was settled) the “elf fight” was settled. Troeg’s Brewing (Hershey, PA) and Fegley’s Brewworks (Allentown, PA) have been at odds over elf beer names. Troeg’s makes Mad Continue Reading →
What up in with Troeg’s in their new home in Hershey, PA? Here’s a rundown. Lots of Mad Elf, breaking down the old brewhouse, building up the new one…
On Brewhouse fabrication:
T1 (aka the Harrisburg brewhouse is no more and T2 Continue Reading →
Chris Troegner on the build and relocation of Troeg’s Brewing from Harrisburg to Hershey, PA. Couple of cool things:
First beers to roll out at the new location – Mad Elf and Scratch #50. The new 150 seat tasting room Continue Reading →
Picked up this little nugget yesterday at Troeg’s Brewing (Hershey, PA), the next Scratch Series beer will feature pressed apples. That’s all you get to know for now, lol. Just days ago, Scratch #55 was released – instantly topping one of my favorite IPA’s of 2011.
Tentative release on the next Scratch – Late January 2012
Troegs and Fegleys have been having a “minor” disagreement over an Elf. As you might recall – Troegs makes Mad Elf, Fegleys makes Rude Elf’s Reserve. Troegs filed a trademark challenge against Fegley’s.
Troegs has withdrawn the challenge as of October 20, 2011. Brew Works countersued stating that Troegs changed the logo for Mad Elf in 2006. In legal-ese, when Troegs made the choice to change the logo, they abandoned the continued use of the logo for which they filed infringement upon.
“We may need a different name since we technically should have been using the old label continually, from a trademark stance,” Troegs co-founder Chris Trogner writes in the e-mails, which were included with the suit.
At any rate, the suit has been withdrawn, with full details not being disclosed. The Elves look to live peacefully. For now. [LeighValleyLive]
Troegs Brewing’s (Hershey, PA) Scratch #55 is now available. This is the first Scratch Series brewed at the new facility.
Style: Imperial IPA
Availability: Draft (Tap Room), 12oz/ 6pks. Draft. Case: $36.99. One time release
?? ABV
What a year this has been for Troegs Brewing. Moving from Harrisburg to Hershey (Big Expansion), Flood Threats, and now – CBS News. The piece is about the overwheming growth of the craft beer industry, and the risks that Troeg has taken that has paid off. The brewery has currently churned out 1000 barrels of their (bada$$) winter seasonal, and is currently developing a cocoa porter. I can’t wait to see what next year holds.
In the spirit of Christmas (or actually Halloween -when it was settled) the “elf fight” was settled. Troeg’s Brewing (Hershey, PA) and Fegley’s Brewworks (Allentown, PA) have been at odds over elf beer names. Troeg’s makes Mad Elf. Fegley’s makes Rude Elf Reserve. Troeg’s contended it had the sole right to use “elf” in it’s name Fegley’s (who has changed the name of the beer once already due to lawsuit) refused to change it again.
On October 31st, the breweries settled the dispute – although the details have not been disclosed. Fegley’s WILL be using the Rude Elf name on it’s 2011 release. Who won? Both breweries will use the elf image on their beers. Neither brewery has commented on the terms of the settlement. [MorningCall]
Perhaps The Peaceful Elf has something to do with this?
What up in with Troeg’s in their new home in Hershey, PA? Here’s a rundown. Lots of Mad Elf, breaking down the old brewhouse, building up the new one…
On Brewhouse fabrication:
T1 (aka the Harrisburg brewhouse is no more and T2 (new brewhouse in Harrisburg) is coming together nicely. Amongst all of the engineers, welders, fabricators, electricians, riggers, etc the Trogner brothers are still finding time to brew at their new Hershey, PA facility. So far they have brewed 500 bbls of Hopback, 600 bbls of Troegenator, 300 bbls of Pale Ale, and nearly 1000 bbls of Mad Elf. They have also been able to brew three new small batches to join their Scratch Series on the new 15 bbl brewhouse they put in specifically for this series.
Brewing:
The first of these three was to be a Munich Helles honoring German friends From BrauKon. With the new brew system and increased mash efficiency and and a higher boil off than expected the starting gravity was much higher than anticipated. Add 3 additions of Hersbrucker hops and house lager yeast and you have Helles Bock due out in a couple of weeks.
Next up was a batch of Hopback used for yeast propagation.
About new Cocoa Porter:
The most recent batch was a cocoa porter. They lowered the starting gravity from previous choolate brews and toned down the burnt character by reducing the amount of black malt and roasted barley. A bit of lactose was added for sweetness and a mix of black and red cocoa powders were used. A reduced amount of Warrior and Cluster hops were added to keep bitterness down. It has since been moved to a conditioning tank where it is sitting on cocoa nibs and vanilla beans until Troegs brewers are pleased w the flavor and that is when it will be bottled.
[Troegs]
Check out this VID of the new brewery
Chris Troegner on the build and relocation of Troeg’s Brewing from Harrisburg to Hershey, PA. Couple of cool things:
First beers to roll out at the new location – Mad Elf and Scratch #50. The new 150 seat tasting room opens this week. It features a 70 foot table, and a bar made from Pennsylvania hickory.
This move will double capacity – from 30,000 barrels to 60,000 barrels (930,000 gals to 1.8 million gals) annually.
The staff has doubled – from just over 30 to 65 employees. Troeg’s started in Harrisburg in 1997.
