Florida Keys Craft Beer Quest Scavenger Hunt

What a great way to start your Key West Brew Fest (http://ift.tt/1uwLaSo)!  Starting at the Florida Keys Brewing Co. (http://ift.tt/1OcQpxs) located in Islamorada (200 Morada Way, Islamorada, Florida 33036), you can pick up the contest information and further details.

From there, you will receive fun clues to complete specific tasks.  It is free to participate and will culminate at the Florida Keys Brewing Co. booth during the Key West Brew Fest main event on Saturday, September 5th from 5:00 – 8:00 PM.

This is how it works.

1. It starts 9/2 at 1pm and ends 9/5 at 8pm. This means you have 4 days to complete the challenge at your leisure.
2. It costs nothing. Take photos and receive tokens from participating bars.
3. Once you have completed the quest stop by our booth at the Key West Brewfest main event on Sat. 9/5 from 5-8pm to collect your prizes.
4. Have fun and drink local.

For updates and more information about this scavenger hunt, please visit the Florida Keys Craft Beer Quest Scavenger Hunt Facebook Page (http://ift.tt/1hXuLmU).

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“Beer Chicago” exhibit taps into Windy City’s beer, tavern, and brewery history

Chicago was built by immigrants seeking new opportunities, and one of the notable crafts brought with them was beer brewing. German-Americans established Chicago’s first brewery in 1833, and the Town of Chicago became official at a tavern that year after a gathering and vote of 12-1. Beer has been a component of Chicago’s colorful fabric ever since, continuing today with the emergence of the home brewing trend and a vibrant craft beer industry. “Beer Chicago” provides a unique and engaging historical look at beer culture, taverns, and breweries and the city’s seemingly unquenchable thirst for beer. Learn about different beers brewed in the Chicago area, explore the science of beer making at a hands-on activity station, and encounter the “bartender” at an interactive video kiosk as he shares knowledge about Chicago saloon and tavern history. Free admission. Hours: STWThF 1-5 pm; Sat. 10am-5pm. Location: Elmhurst Historical Museum, 120 E. Park Ave., Elmhurst, IL  http://ift.tt/1JuljwR or call 630-833-1457.

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Jester King 分桃 (Fēn táo) Release

This Friday at 4pm at our tasting room we’re releasing Jester King 分桃 (Fēn táo), our barrel-aged sour beer re-fermented with peaches from the Texas Hill Country!

Limit 2 bottles per customer per day. $16/500ml. Approximately 5,000 bottles are available.

In celebration of the release of 分桃 and the marriage equality ruling this summer, we’re selling the rainbow barrel shirt seen in the photo. The shirt is $20 and 100% of the profit will be donated to Out Youth in Austin.

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Second Annual VIVA LYONS Fundraising Events Celebrate Colorado Flood Recovery in Lyons, CO.

Longmont, CO — The Second Annual VIVA LYONS, a series of community based events presented by Oskar Blues Brewery, will take place throughout the funky small town of Lyons, CO, Sept. 7^th to 12^th as a celebration of the town’s resiliency and recovery from the flood that swept through Lyons and the Front Range in 2013.

Proceeds from VIVA LYONS events support the Lyons Economic Development Commission’s revolving loan fund via the Can’d Aid Foundation.  The foundation was started in response to the 2013 flood and continues to support recovery efforts by working directly with the Town of Lyons. Many of the businesses involved in this year’s VIVA LYONS events received funding from CAN’d Aid that proved crucial in allowing them to keep their doors open in the aftermath of the disaster.

“VIVA LYONS is about local businesses coming together to celebrate the amazing comradery and progress of this creative small town while drawing attention to the strength of the community.” said Diana Ralston, Executive Director of the Can’d Aid Foundation.

VIVA LYONS events include the following:

Sept. 7, Oskar Blues Grill & Brew will host a Labor Day Cookout from 12-4 p.m. with live music from Arthur Lee Land and the tapping of VIVA LYONS Strong Red Lager – a specialty beer brewed for the occasion.

Sept. 8, a Bluegrass Pick will be held at Oskar Blues Grill & Brew at 7 p.m.

Sept. 9, The Livin’ the Blue Dream Lawn Party, sponsored in part by Blue Dream Gifts will take place from 6-8 p.m. at River Bend. Click HERE for Tickets.

A screening of the film “The Rider & the Wolf” will be shown at Oskar Blues Grill & Brew at 8:30 p.m. Click HERE for Tickets.

Sept. 10, guests can enjoy a five-course beer dinner featuring brews from Oskar Blues and City Star Brewing at LYONS FORK. Tickets available at 303-823-5014.

Sept. 11, events will include Happy Hour at Spirit Hound Distillers from 4-7 p.m. and a performance by VIVA LYONS All-Star Bluegrass Band (featuring members of The Infamous Stringdusters) at Oskar Blues Grill & Brew at 8 p.m.  Click HERE for Tickets.

Sept 12 is the last day of events, including a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house from 1:30-3 p.m. at Mosaic Clarifier; live music by Sounds of Lyons at Sandstone Park from 3:30-6 p.m. and a concert by VIVA LYONS All-Star Funk Band featuring Eddie Roberts (The New Mastersounds) at Oskar Blues Grill & Brew. Click HERE for Tickets.

The 2014 inaugural VIVA LYONS was a collaboration between Oskar Blues Brewery, CAN’d Aid Foundation and the Governor’s office which featured a free concert with The Infamous Stringdusters and drew more than 3,000 music lovers to the Town of Lyons.  Since its inception in September 2013, CAN’d Aid Foundation has given nearly $800,000 to flood recovery and more than 1 Million dollars to meaningful projects nation-wide. Click HERE for Tickets.

2014 Colorado United Day brought together volunteers from all over the state for a dedicated workday that continued ongoing disaster relief efforts in many communities. At the end of the day, Governor Hickenlooper addressed the crowd at VIVA LYONS, as the culminating event to this united statewide effort.
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About CAN’d Aid Foundation: 

The CAN’d Aid Foundation was formed as an immediate response to the massive flooding that devastated our hometowns of Lyons & Longmont, CO, in September 2013. To date, CAN’d Aid has donated nearly $800,000 for flood recovery and more than 1 Million dollars to charitable causes focused on outdoor rec, arts & culture and recycling initiatives across the country. Shakin’ things up in the world of non-profits, the public charity features funky, fractured, grassroots grants to fund worthy projects from coast to coast. By putting our own spin on what charitable giving looks like, we’re able to stay nimble, respond quickly and stay true to our roots.

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Loveland Oktoberfest Set for Sept. 18 and 19

PRESS RELEASE

 

Loveland Oktoberfest Set for Sept. 18 and 19, Returns to Grimm Brothers Brewhouse with Loveland Craft Beers, Food Vendors, Music, and Games

 

LOVELAND, CO – September  2, 2015– Loveland Oktoberfest returns to Grimm Brothers Brewhouse this year with a two day format instead of one. “We want to give people a chance to come out and have a good time on Friday or Saturday or both if they want to” said Russell Fruits with Grimm Brothers Brewhouse.

 

The event will feature beer from seven Loveland craft breweries including Verboten, Loveland Aleworks, Crow Hop, Big Beaver, Buckhorn, Big Thompson, and of course Grimm Brothers. Beer will be sold in several locations and allowed anywhere inside the fenced area. Food vendors will include Gunter’s Bavarian Grill, The Road Grill, Bottlecap BBQ, and Styria Bakery. Live local music will begin on Friday evening with a polka band from the CSU Music Department called Neue Polka Colorado. Saturday’s line up will feature Denver polka band Steve Rock’s Tanzkapelle and local favorites Cable Ten and Harvestmen. Wear your dirndl and lederhosen for the best dresses contest at 2:00 on Saturday and hold those steins high for the stein hoisting contest at 4:30. Other games will be run by the Loveland, Big Thompson Kiwanis Club and include hammerschlagen, Loveland Mobile Mini Golf, corn hole, carpet ball, ladder ball, washer toss, and more. All money raised from playing games will go directly to Kiwanis Club.

 

“This is going to be a lot of fun, I’d highly encourage people to bring friends and family and come and enjoy this community event.” said Rose Schlosser with Grimm Brothers. “There will be something for everyone to enjoy.”

 

Loveland Oktoberfest will be celebrated on Friday September 18^th from 3:00 – 9:00 PM and Saturday September 19^th from 12:00 – 9:00 PM at 623 Denver Ave. Loveland, CO 80537. The event is free to attend and all ages are welcome.

 

For more information, including schedule of events and volunteering and sponsorship opportunities, please visit LovelandOktoberfest.org or contact Rose Schlosser at rose@lovelandoktoberfest.org

 

For media inquiries please contact:

Rose Schlosser, Grimm Brothers Brewhouse, rose@grimmbrosbrewhouse.com, 970-308-4202

 

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Heavy Seas Announces Stoop Sitter – A Baltimore Collaboration

BALTIMORE, MD — Heavy Seas is excited to announce Stoop Sitter, a collaboration beer between Baltimore area brewers, to be released during Baltimore Beer Week 2015 (October 9^th – 18^th). This offering will be draft-only and Heavy Seas will donate $3 for every sixth-barrel and $5 for every 50L keg sold to Ocean Research Project (oceanresearchproject.org).

According to Heavy Seas Brewmaster, Christopher Leonard, “Approximately 18 months ago, I formed a social/semi-technical group of local brewers in the Baltimore area. We get together a few times a year to bond, talk about trends or technical issues, and just catch up in general. At the moment, the group includes brewers from Heavy Seas, Red Brick Station, Key Brewing, Pratt Street Ale House, DuClaw Brewing, The Brewer’s Art, Gordon Biersch Baltimore, Jailbreak Brewing Company, and Union Craft Brewing.  We call ourselves the Legion of Foam and open our “membership” to any/all vigilante professional brewers.”

He continues, “Last spring we decided to brew a collaboration beer, called Stoop Sitter, to be ready for Baltimore Beer Week. We brewed it at Union Craft Brewing. This year we’re brewing it at Heavy Seas on September 10^th. My hope is that it will continue to be an annual project, brewed to a different recipe and in a different brewery each year.”

In classic Baltimore fashion, this year’s beer is stylistically an eclectic mix just like the brewers who collaborated to brew it. With the smoothness of a lager, the complexity of an ale, a firm bready malt backbone, and a spicy-bold blend of German and American hop flavor, Stoop Sitter is not exactly an altbier, festbier, or an American amber ale. However, it is decidedly delicious and unequivocally Baltimore in every way.

Style: Baltimore Brew

ABV: 6.1%

IBU: 28

Hops: Perle, Spalt, Cascade

Malts: 2-row, Munich, Vienna, Biscuit, CaraMunich

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New Belgium Brewing to Tweak Abbey and Trippel Recipes

Two of New Belgium Brewing’s longest running beers, Abbey Belgian Style Dubbel and Trippel Belgian Style Ale, are being reimagined and updated for a new era. Both beers started life as homebrew recipes more than 25 years ago and new developments in hop and malt manufacturing have been incorporated. Subtle recipe tweaks will allow the malty and hoppy characteristics of each beer to shine through. A new yeast strain will help balance the esters and phenol while emphasizing the Belgian character of these beers. Although these are among the first Belgian-inspired craft beers produced in the U.S., New Belgium brewers could not resist tinkering with these classics. Internal sensory panelists affirmed the results a success.

“As an American craft brewer founded on Belgian tradition, we have a deep respect for our history and our roots,” said NBB Specialty Brand Manger, Lauren Salazar. “And of course, there’s a ‘New’ in our name for a reason. As brewers of craft beer, we need to embrace growth and change and continue to push ourselves to make the best beers possible. We think these changes exemplify the very best of old world Belgium and new craft technique.”

In addition to Munich malt, Trippel now incorporates Pilsener malt and one additional hop, Hallertau Mittelfrüh, for an herbal and spicy Nobel hop nose. Trippel is classically smooth and complex, with notes of fruit and spice before a pleasantly warm and crisp finish. Alcohol has increased slightly to 8.5%, 40 IBUs.

Abbey has eight different malts including caramel, Munich, chocolate and now oats for mouthfeel. The addition of Caramunich and Special W malt add rich tones of chocolate and dark caramel with hints of dried cherries, burnt sugar and figs. Sweet and roasty up front, followed by a slightly bitter finish, Abbey is a true-to-style representation of the monastic beers of Belgium. Alcohol rests at 7%, 20 IBU.

For a short time, both new and old versions may be found side-by-side on shelves. Beer drinkers can identify the new versions by their expiration dates; any Trippel with a Best Buy date of 4/17/16 or later is the new version; any Abbey with a Best Buy date of 6/19/16 or later is the new version as well.

ABOUT NEW BELGIUM BREWING
New Belgium Brewing, makers of Fat Tire Amber Ale and a host of award-winning craft 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. New Belgium is also a Certified B Corp. In addition to Fat Tire, New Belgium brews ten year-round beers; Ranger IPA, Rampant Imperial IPA, Slow Ride Session IPA, Snapshot Wheat, Shift Pale Lager, Sunshine Wheat, 1554 Black Ale, Blue Paddle Pilsener, Abbey Belgian Ale and Trippel. Learn more at www.newbelgium.com.

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