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AleSmith, Hair of the Dog now available online at Windy City Liquor

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BeerPulse just brought on Southern California-based Windy City Liquor as a new supporter. Like others we feature on here occasionally, Windy City can ship beer to the majority of states here in the U.S..

Take a peek at a) some of our handpicked selections below, b) new beer arrivals or c) full inventory (note: may be missing some new arrivals so check those, too). Their site is brand-new and a work-in-progress so, for now, you can place an order by calling the store manager, Julian, or emailing him. Shipping info and contact details here.

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Rank,Top Beer,ABV,Price,,RB Score
9,Shipyard Pugsleys Smashed Pumpkin,9%,$8.99 ,,89/94
8,Dogfish Head Punkin Ale ,7%,$11.99 ,,90/95
7,Stone 16th Anniversary ,10%,$6.99 ,,98/90
6,Uinta Oak Jacked Imperial Pumpkin,,,,95/98
5,Deschutes Black Butte XXIV ,11%,$13.99 ,,99/94
4,Jolly Pumpkin Sobre Humano Palena ole ,6%,$23.99 ,,99/94
3,Mikkeller/Brew Dog I Hardcore You ,9.50%,$7.49 ,,99/97
2,Port Brewing Hop 15 ,10%,$7.99 ,,100/99
1,Russian River Pliny the Elder ,8%,$6.99 ,,100/100
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Legend: WR = “RateBeer World Ranking” / RB = “RateBeer”

[table caption=”Top 25 Overall Beers”]
Rank,Top Beer,Buy beer from…,WR,RB Score
25,Deschutes/ Hair of the Dog Collage Conflux Series #1 ,11.60%,$14.99 ,,99/97
24,The Bruery Fruet ,16%,$32.99 ,,99/98
23,Logsdon Seizoen Bretta ,8%,$11.99 ,,99/98
22,Anchorage Bitter Monk ,9%,$15.99 ,,99/98
21,Green Flash West Coast IPA ,7%,$4.99 ,,99/100
20,Allagash Interlude 2008,9.50%,$24.99 ,,99/99
19,Dogfish Head 90 Minute Double IPA,9%,$11.99 ,,100/99
18,Firestone Double Jack Double IPA,9.50%,$7.99 ,,100/99
17,Jolly Pumpkin Luciernaga the Firefly ,6.50%,$16.99 ,,99/100
16,The Lost Abbey Framboise ,7.00%,$16.99 ,,100/99
15,Gouden Carolus Cuvee Van De Keizer Blue,11%,$13.99 ,,100/100
14,Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast ,7.50%,$11.99 ,,100/100
13,Struise Pannepot ,10%,$7.99 ,,100/100
12,Ballast Point Sculpin ,7%,$7.99 ,,100/100
11,Port Brewing Older Viscosity (2009),12%,$16.99 ,,100/100
10,Hair of the Dog Adam ,10%,$4.99 ,,100/100
9,Russian River Consecration Batch 008,10%,$14.99 , 50 ,100/99
8,Russian River Consecration Batch 008,10%,$14.99 , 50 ,100/99
7,St. Bernardus Abt 12,10%,$13.99 , 46 ,100/99
6,Russian River Supplication ,7%,$13.99 , 44 ,100/100
5,Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout,9.50%,$9.99 , 36 ,100/99
4,Stone Imperial Russian Stout,10.50%,$6.49 , 30 ,100/99
3,Russian River Pliny the Elder ,8%,$6.99 , 19 ,100/100
2,Rochefort Trappistes 10,11.30%,$9.99 , 9 ,100/100
1,AleSmith Speedway Stout ,12%,$11.99 , 6 ,100/100
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Leinenkugel’s Big Eddy Baltic Porter now available

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(Chippewa Falls, WI) – The Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company is rolling out Big Eddy Baltic Porter, a hearty dark beer with a clean lager finish, perfect for any beer enthusiast. Big Eddy Baltic Porter is the third in a series of Big Eddy brews by Leinenkugel’s in 2012.

Big Eddy Baltic Porter creates a warming blanket of malt flavor with seven select malts, including Munich, Crystal Rye, Roasted Barley, Special B, Chocolate malt and a blend of Pale malts. The beer is interwoven with notes of toffee, cocoa, caramel, toasted bread and sherry fruit flavors, creating a brew bold in character, yet remarkably balanced with an ABV of 8.5 percent.

Influenced by the melting pot of cultures and techniques from the Baltic region in the late-1700s, this Baltic Porter takes notes from the porters, stouts and Russian Imperial Stouts being shipped through the Baltic region from the United Kingdom and applies lager brewing techniques learned from Bavarian brewers.

“This brew is crafted in small batches to maintain the premium characteristics of a Baltic Porter,” said Jake Leinenkugel, fifth generation brewer and president of the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company. “Baltic Porter is a perfect choice for the cooler weather ahead, and it pairs extremely well with grilled red meats, aromatic North African cuisine, rich stews, toffee and cocoa deserts.”

Leinenkugel’s Big Eddy Baltic Porter features red and copper hues that shine through the dark shade of this opulent beer. As this Big Eddy warms it will open up to its full complexity and reveal its dark stone fruit notes of cherries, plums and raisins on top of licorice root, which adds a subtle sweetness to the aroma and adds a touch of spicy complexity within the layer of cocoa, molasses, toffee, plum and pumpernickel from the malts.

Inspired by the Big Eddy Spring, the lifeline of the Leinenkugel’s brewery in Chippewa Falls, Wis. since 1867, the Big Eddy series offers big beer fans complex, yet balanced flavors. Like its predecessors – Russian Imperial Stout, Wee Heavy Scotch Ale and the Imperial IPA – Big Eddy Baltic Porter ages and travels well.

Big Eddy Imperial Baltic Porter is available in limited release beginning in September 2012 in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, Kansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Texas and Arizona. The beer is available in four-pack bottles and on draft.

About Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co.
Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company, based in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin since 1867, is the leading craft brewer in the upper Midwest and is distributed nationally. Year-round offerings include Leinenkugel’s Sunset Wheat, Honey Weiss, Berry Weiss, Leinie’s Red, Creamy Dark, Original, Light, and Leinenkugel’s Classic Amber Lager. In addition to the limited release of Leinenkugel’s Lemon Berry Shandy, the brewer offers two seasonal beers including summer favorite Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy and Oktoberfest. Leinenkugel’s also offers limited-release, robust beers from its Big Eddy series. For more information on the rich history of Leinenkugel’s, visit www.leinie.com or join virtual Leinie loyalists at www.facebook.com/leinenkugels.

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NPR: Obama makes play as being ‘regular guy’ using beer

There’s an old shorthand for likeability in politics: "Which candidate would you rather have a beer with?" Polls show President Obama has been winning that likeability contest. And he’s been raising a lot of frosty mugs on the campaign trail, hoping to press his advantage over the teetotaling Mitt Romney.

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Captain Lawrence Brewing meets with upstate NY distributors

Scott also hopped a plane to Buffalo last week for what he calls an “exploratory venture,” meeting with beer distributors in upstate/western New York, and moving toward getting Captain Lawrence’s brews, such as the flagship Freshchester Pale Ale, the Captain’s Kolsch and the Liquid Gold, into our northern neighbors’ stores, pubs, restaurants and homes. Scott met with four distributors, and hopes to start distribution up that way next year.

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BrewDog gets £551k grant from Scottish government

Aberdeenshire-based firm BrewDog is to receive £551,000 from the Scottish Government as part of the latest round of food and drink funding. The cash will assist the company – which came under fire after it launched a limited-run 55 per cent volume beer called “The End of History” inside dead stuffed animals – to set up a new brewery in Ellon.

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Bill in the works to bring homebrews back to Illinois events

Tucked away in a Southtown Star article is some rather significant news about a push by homebrewers in Illinois to showcase their beer at festivals across the state. It’s something they’ve been doing for years – up until this year – when the Illinois Liquor Control Commission started cracking down on the practice citing laws that are currently on the books that allow homebrewers to share their beer in their home but not outside of it.

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Brooklyn Brewery’s Oliver re-brews (and pokes a few holes in) White House beer recipe

Before I could start brewing, the recipe needed a little interpretation. The White House formula, while promising, is sometimes a bit short on detail. (Our emails to officials seeking clarification got caught up in bureaucratic channels last week, but admittedly the administration had a few bigger matters to deal with.)

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Saugatuck Brewing Co. launches Chicago distribution with Louis Glunz

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(Douglas, MI) – Saugatuck Brewing Company has entered into a distribution agreement with Louis Glunz Beers, Inc. and will be offering product throughout metro Chicago beginning this month.

This adds to the existing distribution of the full state of Michigan. To celebrate the launch, SBC will be hosting promotions and “tap takeovers” in various Chicago craft beer pubs during the week of Sept. 24. SBC recently underwent its third brewery expansion in less than 12 months, more than doubling their brewing capacity during this period.

Saugatuck Brewing Company is a microbrewery with a family friendly pub/restaurant, complete with outdoor seating and an upscale banquet room (“The Singapore Room”). Fifteen unique beer styles, all brewed in house, plus wine and hard cider are served daily in the Pub. “SBC” also distributes eight styles in 6 and 4-packs, plus kegs throughout Michigan and metro Chicago. The brewery features one of the only active brew-on-premise facility in Michigan, utilizing five copper kettles and an array of natural ingredients and recipes, for the public to become “Brewmaster for a Day.”

Stone Brewing Co. formally announces entry into Iowa market

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(Escondido, CA) – Rumors have been buzzing the internet with news that Stone Brewing Co. beers would soon be available in Iowa, and that is indeed happening come October 1.  Stone, which is known for its bold, flavorful and hop-centric beers, will be distributed throughout the Hawkeye state thanks to Doll Distributing in Des Moines, Council Bluffs, and Spencer; Fahr Beverage in Waterloo; and Fleck Sales Company in Cedar Rapids and West Burlington. Stone CEO and co-founder Greg Koch is a sucker for a grandiose entrance, and the lineup of Iowa events will be no exception.  October 2 through 6 will be filled with tap takeovers, special release beers, festivals, and meet & greets with Greg and Stone representatives.

“We’ve had requests for our beers in Iowa for quite some time,” Greg exclaimed.  “It’s a big accomplishment to add the state to our distribution list and contribute to the growing craft beer scene in Iowa.”

Iowa will be the 36th state where Stone Brewing Co. beers are distributed.  All nine year-round Stone beers and some special releases will be distributed in select cities in 62 Iowa counties.

Stone Brewing Co. events in Iowa:

Tuesday, Oct. 2:

  • Kick-off night at the Simon Estes Amphitheater (downtown south of City Hall at East First between Locus and Walnut, Des Moines) 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
    • Meet & greet with Greg Koch, live music, and Stone beer
    • Admission is a $5 donation with the proceeds benefiting the Iowa Parks Foundation and The Ben Harris Fund.

Wednesday, Oct. 3:

  • Zombie Burger (300 E. Grand Avenue, Des Moines) 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
    • 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.: meet & greet with Greg Koch, Stone special release beers on tap and available in bottles, special burger created with Arrogant Bastard Ale.
  • El Bait Shop (200 SW 2ndStreet, Des Moines) 7 p.m.
    • Stone special release beers on tap, and live music.

Thursday, Oct. 4:

  • The Keg Stand (3530 Westown Parkway, West Des Moines) 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
    • Meet & greet with Stone representatives, all nine year-round beers on tap and two special releases – Stone 16th Anniversary IPA and Double Dry Hopped Stone Ruination IPA.
  • DG’s Tap House (125 Main Street, Ames) 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
    • Meet & greet with Stone representatives, Stone beers on tap and available in bottles.
  • Welch Ave. Station (207 Welch Avenue, Ames) 9 p.m.
    • Meet & greet with Stone representatives, Stone beers on tap and available in bottles.

Friday, Oct. 5:

  • Mulligans Brick Oven and Pub (205 East 18thStreet, Cedar Falls) 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
    • Meet & greet with Stone representatives, seven year-round beers on tap.
    • Featuring two new “Stone Oven” pizzas made to pair with Arrogant Bastard Ale and Stone IPA.

Saturday, Oct. 6:

  • Reds Ale House(405 N. Dubuque, North Liberty) 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
    • Beer-akfast: meet & greet with Stone representatives, breakfast, all nine year-round beers on tap and two special releases – Stone 16th Anniversary IPA and Double Dry Hopped Stone Ruination IPA.
  • Northside Oktoberfest Beer Festival(Between Bloomington and Jefferson Streets and Lin and Gilbert Streets) 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
    • Meet & greet with Stone representatives, all nine year-round beers in bottles.
  • Parlor City Pub and Eatery (1125 3rdStreet SE, Cedar Rapids) 6 p.m.
    • Meet & greet with Stone representatives, all nine year-round beers on tap and two special releases – Stone 16th Anniversary IPA and Double Dry Hopped Stone Ruination IPA.

For more information and a list of Stone Week: Iowa events, please visit stonebrewing.com/iowa/, “Like” on Facebook at facebook/stonebrewinginiowa.com or “Follow” on Twitter @stonebrewnate.

ABOUT STONE BREWING CO.

Stone Brewing Co. was founded in 1996 by Steve Wagner and Greg Koch in North County San Diego. It is the 11th largest craft brewery in the United States and has been named “All-Time Top Brewery on Planet Earth” by BeerAdvocate magazine – TWICE! The brewery recently announced more than $50 million in expansion plans that includes Stone Packaging Hall, Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station, and the future Stone Hotel among other lofty ventures. For more information, please visit stonebrewing.com, “Follow” on Twitter or “Like” on Facebook.

Full Sail 25 Pale Doppelbock marks brewery’s silver anniversary

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(Hood River, OR) – It’s been 25 years since Full Sail Brewing brewed up their first batch of beer and to celebrate they have crafted “25,” a pale doppelbock to celebrate this special occasion: the brewery’s 25th anniversary. The Full Sail crew invites you to join them in toasting to “25” in Hood River on September 27, 2012 at their Tasting Room & Pub at 5:00pm. At 6:00pm the celebration will continue with a toast and tapping of “25” and a showcase of Full Sail beers at Portland’s iconic Horse Brass Pub, a place that helped nurture and grow craft beer and Full Sail for the last 25 years.

“On September 27, 1987 we opened our doors to living the dream. A dream to open a small brewery that focused on quality, creativity, and authenticity. A brewery that we would run with respect for our employees, the environment, and our community. A brewery that reflected our deep respect for the art and science of brewing. So here we are 25 years later. Very humbled, grateful, and amazed that we got here in one piece. Still a mix of beer geeks and boardheads. Still independent. Still trying to find that perfect balance between art and commerce, work and play, inspiration and perspiration. We are very grateful to our fellow employee owners, our distributors, and our retail partners, all who helped to make our dream real and thriving for 25 years. And mostly, we are deeply grateful to every one of our customers who have toasted, celebrated, quenched their thirst, and enjoyed our beers over the last 25 years. We thank you all for living the dream along with us,” said Irene Firmat, Full Sail’s CEO & Founder.

According to Full Sail’s Executive Brewmaster Jamie Emmerson, “25” is a complex, luxurious beer brewed with Vienna malt and Saaz hops. Extended lagering produces full bodied flavors of caramel and honey with a hoppy backbone of white pepper and lemon spice. A beer made for celebration, Full Sail 25 is an elegant Northwest Style Pale Doppelbock. 70 IBU and 9.0% ABV. It will be available throughout their 25th year on draft and in 22 oz bottles.

“Next time you’re in Hood River, stop by for a beer, sit out on our deck, enjoy the amazing view, and toast to the next 25!” added Firmat.

About Full Sail Brewing Company:
The independent and employee-owned Full Sail Brewery is perched on a bluff in Hood River, Oregon, overlooking the most epic wind and kite surfing spot in the world. At this very moment our specialists in the liquid refreshment arts are crafting barley and hops into your next beer. Among the company’s most popular brews are Full Sail Amber, IPA, Pale, LTD, Wassail, Session Premium, Session Black, and Session Fest lager. Founded in 1987, the Full Sail crew has been fermenting godlike nectar for 25 years. Committed to brewing great beer and sustainable practices their award winning brews are now available in 29 states. The Full Sail Tasting Room and Pub is open seven days a week. Swing by for a pint, grab a bite, tour the brewery, or just soak up the view. Visit us online at http://www.fullsailbrewing.com or on Facebook and Twitter.

Jester King Gotlandsdricka Ale makes U.S. debut in October

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(Austin, TX) – The latest from Jester King Craft Brewery, courtesy of a Monday afternoon email blast…

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Gotlandsdricka, meaning “Drink of the Good Land”, is believed to have been the beer of the Vikings. Our rendition of this ancient style is inspired by the traditional farmhouse ales once brewed on the island of Gotland off the coast of Sweden. Gotlandsdricka (6.6% alcohol by volume) is brewed with birchwood smoked malt, juniper and sweet gale. It’s unfiltered, unpasteurized and naturally carbonated through re-fermentation in the bottle.

We don’t consider Gotlandsdricka to be a historic recreation of the style. Even if we intended it to be just that, it’s now impossible to experience what it truly tasted like centuries ago. From what we can gather, the original beer would likely have been smokey, sour and reeking of juniper and birch. It would not have been the product of fermentation with brewer’s yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) in a temperature controlled, sanitized stainless steel vessel, which is how our rendition of the style was created. Rather, like all historic beers brewed before the rather recent discovery and harnessing of brewer’s yeast, it would have been the product of fermentation involving wild yeast and bacteria.

We enjoy the “clean” version of the style and think you will too. However, we’re also interested in how the beer will present after having undergone additional fermentation with wild yeast and souring bacteria. We presently have a version of Gotlandsdricka that we inoculated with wild yeast and bacteria aging in oak barrels. If we’re happy with the results, we’ll release the soured version several months from now, once it’s ready.

The first tapping of Gotlandsdricka will be at the Borefts Beer Festival on September 28th and 29th at Brouwerij de Molen in The Netherlands. It will make its stateside debut a week later at the Texas Craft Brewers Festival in Austin on October 6th and at the Pints for Prostates Denver Rare Beer Tasting IV on October 12th. Following its debut at the festivals, a limited amount of naturally conditioned kegs, casks and gravity kegs will be released in Texas with a wider bottle release to follow. A portion of the bottle release will also be made available through the Rare Beer Club.

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Ale Asylum opens new $8 million brewery

The new 45,000-square-foot brewery and tasting room [opened on Sunday 9/16] at Packers Avenue and International Lane. With the addition of about $3 million in equipment (and a $5 million building owned by CSI Construction), the new Ale Asylum is more than an expansion — it’s practically a new brewery. The new facility positions Ale Asylum to move from sixth in size among Wisconsin’s craft breweries to among the top three. It will add about 30 jobs, mostly in the new tasting room and brewery office.

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Former Baxter, Casco Bay brewmaster plans to open new Maine brewery

A veteran brewer of several popular Maine beers — including the first three Baxter beers — plans to open a small niche brewery on Route 125 in Durham. On Wednesday, the Durham Planning Board awarded a conditional permit to brewer Michael LaCharite and his company, Katahdin Beers. The unanimous approval clears a path for LaCharite to begin work on his leased space at 649 Pinkham Brook Road, in a former fish-processing plant.

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Lazy Magnolia Brewing puts 15-barrel system up for sale after expansion

 

Recently came across a classifieds listing for Lazy Magnolia Brewing…

15-bbl steam heated pub brewing system built approximately 2000. We have outgrown it and recently upgraded to a 60-bbl system. We removed it from service in June. The system does not include a boiler or any fermenters. We will load the equipment and strap it down for transport. You provide the truck. Setup includes: Lauter/Mash-tun with hot liquor tank on bottom, Kettle/whirlpool, Heat exchanger, pump, controls & brewstand, steam piping.

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New Belgium Brewing update: revenue, Shift, wildfire and water

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(Fort Collins, CO) – A hodge-podge of updates from New Belgium Brewing Company…

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A couple weeks back, multiple media reports shared that New Belgium was concerned about residue from summer wildfires contaminating the water supply it uses to make beer. Some context in this video…

 

 

Here is an update from New Belgium Spokesman, Bryan Simpson, as of last week:

Currently, we are using the city of Fort Collins’ main water supply, the same water all Fort Collins residents and businesses use. The city sources much of its water from the western slope and that source has not been impacted by the fire. Recently, the city started to draw waterfrom the Poudre River which does flow through the burn zone. During heavy rains, runoff from the burn will enter the river. The city will not draw water from the Poudre during those times. When the water is agitated, they can shut off the flow. They also have filtration systems in place to deal with any spikes.

New Belgium’s response so far has been to donate $10K to the restoration effort and create a contingency plan to test our source water independently. We are very confident the city will continue to provide the same excellent water quality all northern Colorado brewers have enjoyed for years.

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Is New Belgium revenue growth trailing off?

One interesting side note from New Belgium CEO, Kim Jordan’s recent DNC interview with NPR was the reveal that New Belgium hit $140 million in revenue in 2011. Data from New Belgium’s 2009 appearance in the INC 5000 in shows that revenue grew from $84.6 million to $127.6 million (or 51%). Revenue growth in the two years since? Down to 10%.

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New Belgium recently got a number of label approvals: New Belgium Imperial Coffee Chocolate Stout, New Belgium Biere de Garde and Trip Series Imperial Fresh Hop IPA.

More notably, one also just floated through for New Belgium Shift Pale Lager 12 oz. cans. The beer is currently packaged in 4-packs of 16 oz. cans and it has been a hot package in supermarkets this year (more on that this week). Is there a change afoot for packaging?

We’ll update as soon as we learn more about these labels.

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Avery Brewing hopes to eventually can a session beer

We’re trying to find sub-4 percent ABV beers with a lot of flavor. The end goal is to can them, but we’re still in the proving stage of 3Point5. And as for the small stout, they haven’t even let anyone out of the tasting group try it yet," he adds.

The company also hopes to eventually can duganA Double IPA.

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Denver Beer Co. expanding, adding barrel room

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(Denver, CO) – Denver Beer Co. announced its appropriation of neighboring building space soon to be called the Barrel Room at Denver Beer Co. Sized at 1700 square feet, this annexation will allow the brewery to continue to expand its production capacity and will also provide room for a second, more intimate tasting room and event space.

The new Barrel Room will include a 1000 square foot bar area and tasting parlor. Separated from the main Denver Beer Co. tasting room, the Barrel Room will offer a special beer menu and approximately 45 seats. A rustic setting crafted from reclaimed and recycled materials, the room will be lined with barrels of maturing beer and patrons will have the opportunity to sample unique and limited edition brews. The space will also be available to rent for special events and parties.

“The Barrel Room annex and expanded brewing capacity will allow us to experiment with distinctive recipes including specialty IPAs, wood-aged beers and eventually sour beers,” stated co-founder Charlie Berger. “We hope folks will enjoy the intimacy of the new space and the adventurous beer menu.”

In addition to the new tasting room, this expansion will allow the brewery to add four 15 barrel fermenters and one 15 barrel brite tank. These fermenters join the brewery’s existing fleet of six 7 bbl fermenters allowing the brewery to produce up to 3500 barrels per year. Though the brewery still plans for the majority of its beer sales to occur on premises, expanded brewing capacity will allow Denver Beer Co. to distribute to more draft accounts at local bars and restaurants.

The annexation of the neighboring space marks Denver Beer Co.’s second expansion since opening in August, 2011. “With our extra 700 square feet of production space we’ll be better able to serve demand from local restaurants and bars.” stated co-founder Patrick Crawford. “We are thrilled by the support from the Denver community which has warranted this need for increased production.”

The Barrel Room is slated to open in early winter 2012. Denver Beer Co. is currently taking draft requests from local bars and restaurants for winter 2012-2013.

Source: Denver Off the Wagon