Brews Report

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Founders Black Rye is Back!

This year, Founders Brewing is kicking off their seasonal calendar with an old favorite. Brewed for the first time in 2006 and only sticking around for about a year, Founders’ Black Rye is coming out of the recipe vault for 2015. Black Rye is a balanced blend of both German- and American-grown hops, premium 2-row barley and heavily kilned rye and wheat malts. It clocks in at 7.5% ABV and 78 IBUs. There’s no style category that can contain this beer—it’s a true Founders original.

To celebrate the kickoff of Founders seasonal calendar, we’ve got a brand new sponsored badge for you to unlock! Check-in to a Founders Black Rye any time between January 6 and February 6, and the Back in Black Rye badge is yours.

Learn more about Black Rye on foundersbrewing.com and be sure to connect with Founders Brewing on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!

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Monday, January 5, 2015

New Belgium Brewing’s Spring Seasonal, Portage Porter, Salutes the Pursuit of Spring Runoff

Ft. Collins, Colo., January 5, 2015 – The snowfall from winter leads to great runoff in spring and New Belgium Brewing’s spring seasonal, Portage Porter, celebrates the melting off and returning to the water. The snowmelt can create intense rapids that cause thrill seekers to portage their boats, especially along the rocky banks of the Cache la Poudre river, the local source of water and fun that runs by New Belgium. To honor these water warriors who anxiously await the spring, New Belgium’s Portage Porter is coming out ahead of the warm weather, and is available now through March 2015.

At six percent ABV and 24 IBUs, this beer is a perfect bridge style for the spring season. Portage Porter takes the buoyant aromas of roasted coffee, chocolate and almonds, and steers them toward a silky-smooth mouthfeel, rolling one sip into another. This American porter rings true to traditional style expectations, with a New Belgium twist. Added American-style hops further the original rich, roasty complexity while keeping the hop bitterness in balance. The beer pours an opaque brown, has an upfront sweetness and a creamy medium body that is easy drinking and refreshing. It features Pale, Munich, Black and Chocolate malts, along with Target and Nugget hops.

“With New Belgium Brewing so close to the Cache la Poudre river, there’s a lot of us at the brewery that love to kayak and paddle,” said New Belgium’s Collaboration Business Analyst, Tye Eyden. “This time of year is great because the snowmelt begins and the rivers start to rise. But, often times, that will bring precarious conditions and rapids that we might have to portage around. Portage Porter pays tribute to that awesome experience – the obstacles are part of the fun!”

Portage Porter is available in 12 oz. bottles. Pricing varies by location.

To find New Belgium beers near you, use the New Belgium Libation Location tool: http://ift.tt/13UoZKF.

For more information about New Belgium Brewing, visit www.newbelgium.com. You can also follow New Belgium on Facebook at http://ift.tt/1pjNhp9 and Twitter @NewBelgium.

About New Belgium Brewing Company

New Belgium Brewing, makers of Fat Tire Amber Ale and a host of Belgian-inspired beers, is recognized as one of Outside Magazine’s Best Places to Work and one of the Wall Street Journal’s Best Small Businesses. The 100% employee-owned brewery is a Platinum-level Bicycle Friendly Business as designated by the League of American Bicyclists, and one of World Blu’s most democratic U.S. businesses, and a Certified B Corp. In addition to Fat Tire, New Belgium brews nine year-round beers; Ranger IPA, Rampant Imperial IPA, Shift Pale Lager, Snapshot Wheat, Sunshine Wheat, 1554 Black Lager, Blue Paddle Pilsener, Abbey Belgian Ale and Trippel. Learn more at www.newbelgium.com.

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U.S. Breweries: Please Complete the 2014 Beer Industry Production Survey - Via Brewers Association

January marks the collection period of the Brewers Association’s Annual Beer Industry Production Survey (BIPS). U.S. breweries should have already received a bright green survey in the mail. The survey can also be completed online. The production data survey provides the foundation for the craft beer industry statistical analysis of the calendar year and provides […]

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2015 NABBF @ Ashley's - Ticket Discount Promotion

Over 200 craft beers exclusively brewed in Belgium are on their way to the 2015 North American Belgian Beer Festival. Taking place February 7th in Westland, Michigan, guests will have the opportunity to sample these as the NABBF is the largest pure Belgian beer festival in the country. The event, sponsored by the Consulate General of Belgium/Flanders Investment and Trade, includes vertical tastings of rare Trappist beers, true abbey biers, Flemish red ales, traditional gueuze lambics, big Belgian quads and more. Brewers directly from Belgium and other Belgian beer experts will be on hand to answer questions and explore these beers. In Belgium, they say “Beer is not a beverage. It is an experience.”

Check-in with Untappd and you could unlock a $5 discount when you purchase a ticket to the 2015 NABBF. All you have to do is check-in within a 250 mile radius of Ashley’s (Westland) location and you could be randomly chosen to receive the discount! Remember to add your location to your check-in to ensure it qualifies.

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Brad Clark - Via Brewers Association

What’s your current position at your brewery, and how did you get started in the craft brewing industry? I am overseeing and brewing at both our production brewery and brewpub [Jackie O’s Pub and Brewery in Athens, Ohio.]. Most of my time is spent at the production facility, but a portion of each week is […]

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Friday, January 2, 2015

Playalinda Brewing Company’s Freshly-Tapped New Year Beer

Building off the synergy created by it’s November 2014 launch, Playalinda Brewing Company is elated to announce some of it’s freshly-tapped beers for the New Year. Particularly noteworthy brews include:

“The Smokey Hot Mess” (ABV: 4.6% IBU: 50) that is spiced with smoky peppers and cask conditioned.

“There She Gose” (ABV:4.5% IBU: 12) refreshing, salty-sour German-style Gose with coriander undertones

“Chocolate Porter” (ABV: 7.5% IBU: 15) Brewed with different varieties of cocoa from three different regions of the world.

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Winking Lizard 2015 Beer World Tour

Founded in 1983, Winking Lizard Tavern has been serving up a friendly, unique atmosphere, with high quality food, and, of course, great beers. Each year, The Lizard takes its patrons on a world tour of beer, featuring a different monthly selection of breweries from around the world. This year, the tour will have more than 375 beers to choose from as well as a seasonal rotating bottle list and expanded draft selections.

To celebrate this year long tour, we’ve teamed up with the Winking Lizard to bring you 12 very special badges - one a month for all of 2015! Each month will feature a specific brewery or group of breweries. To unlock each badge, simply check-in to any three (3) beers from the current month’s featured brewery (they don’t have to be different) at any of the Winking Lizard locations listed here. Be sure to add the Winking Lizard location to your check-in to get your badge.

The Winking Lizard Tavern Tour of Beers kicks off in January, so be sure to check out the list of monthly breweries below to find out which you need to check-in to earn that month’s badge!

To learn more about the Winking Lizard, check out winkinglizard.com and be sure to connect on Facebook and Twitter.

MONTHLY BREWERY SHEDULE

January 2015