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Upslope Named Best Pale Ale by Maxim Magazine
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| January 20, 2010 - Boulder, Colorado -- Upslope Pale Ale has been awarded Best Pale Ale by Maxim Magazine. In its upcoming February issue, the magazine's cover feature, "The 25 Best New Beers In America" highlights Upslope as Best Pale Ale among other "top new brews of our nation's beer renaissance."
After sampling hundreds of new American beers, Maxim writer, Mike Dawson, declared Upslope Pale Ale to be among ... "the 25 tastiest, most life-affirming concoctions to hit the shelves recently." Chosen as Best Pale Ale, Maxim's review of Upslope goes on to say, "These guys opened shop in late 2008, and they already own our taste buds thanks to their pale. It's the most palatable craft beer we've gulped in a while. Check the ingredients: 'Snow melt, malt, Patagonian hops, yeast.' We're officially down with Upslope."
Still feeling the rush of bringing home two bronze medals from the Great American Beer Festival in September, Upslope is thrilled to add Maxim's recognition to the young brewery's momentum. "We're honored by Maxim's distinction as Best Pale Ale and couldn't be more pleased to be considered among the ranks of such breweries as Oskar Blues, New Belgium and Great Divide," said Matt Cutter, Founder of Upslope.
Upslope Brewing Company, a new microbrewery located in Boulder, Colorado, taps into today's on-the-go beer enthusiast's active lifestyle by offering superior quality hand-crafted ales in cans. The teaming of fine ales in cans allows Upslope's products to be fresh, mobile, and easily part of an active lifestyle. Shared with friends after a long mountain bike ride, enjoyed at the end of skinning up and skiing down a snowy trail, or ordered in a local pub, Upslope is a natural fit for the active beer consumer.
Upslope is pleased to join Maxim magazine in the challenge thrown down to its readers in its "Best New Beers in America" feature, "We dare you to take a slug and not smile!" |
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Oskar Blues Brewery Strikes Black Gold As Maxim Magazine Announces Ten FIDY in 25 Best New Beers In America
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| January 17, 2010 - LONGMONT, CO - Oskar Blues Brewery’s voluptuous Imperial Stout in a can was named in MAXIM Magazine's February cover feature "Top 25 Best New Beers In America". The avant-garde craft brewery, which aroused the craft-beer-in-a-can craze, continues to push the boundaries of what is expected out of a canned beer.
Mike Dawson, the author of the article says, "The beer pros at Oskar Blues have struck black gold. This canned, oh-so-drinkable skull-crusher is thick and black like Texas tea, smells like sweet pipe tobacco, and has deep notes of maple bacon, cherries, and mesquite".
In addition to "The Top 25 New Beers In America" Ten FIDY has been tagged with accolades that nearly stand up to the viscosity of the behemoth in a can:
· "The biggest, baddest, boldest beer in a can" from Celebrator Beer News
· "2008 Beer of the Year" The Denver Post
· "100 Rating" – Ratebeer.com
· "A-Rating" – Beeradvocate.com
Oskar Blues limited winter release, Ten FIDY, is approximately 10 percent ABV and made with an enormous amount of two-row malt, chocolate malt, roasted barley, flaked oats and hops. The gargantuan grain bill creates inimitable flavors of chocolate-covered caramel and coffee that hide a hefty 98 IBUs underneath the smooth blanket of malt.
Ten FIDY is conveniently packaged in 12-ounce cans and sold in 4-pack carriers. It is sparingly available each year from October through February. The suggested retail price of this limited release is $14.49 per 4-pack. Oskar Blues Brewery’s Imperial Stout accompanies an impressive line-up of boundary busting canned beer getable in 25 states. For more information about where to purchase Oskar Blues beer visit http://www.oskarblues.com/about-us/beer-locator. |
| December 28, 2009 - (Probrewer.com) - Big QC Day, the industry's first large-scale analytical testing program for breweries of all sizes will take place again this January. Launched three years ago by White Labs, the goal was to encourage beer testing by offering convenience and a low price.
White Labs can accomplish this goal by collecting a large number of samples simultaneously.
Big QC Day 2010 includes all of the following tests: alcohol, IBUs, calories, color, pH, density, real extract, real & apparent attenuation, total VDK (diacetyl precursor), wild yeast, aerobic & anaerobic bacteria – and more
White Labs provides this annual Big QC Day to promote Quality Control testing and make it affordable for all brewers ranging from the largest to the "pico"-sized.
Brewers can order Big QC Day testing online at www.whitelabs.com (follow the links to Big QC Day or simply click the Big QC Day postcard image) or by calling 888-5-YEAST-5 (888-593-2785) by the Feb. 5, 2010, deadline. |
| December 23, 2009 - (Probrewer.com) - Brewery Ommegang is beginning another expansion of its facility to keep up with demand for its Belgian beers.
The first phase of the $1.8 million project will include the construction of an 8,000 square foot warehouse. Currently Ommegang has to warehouse its products off-site in New Jersey and California. The new warehouse will also provide additional warm cellaring space for the bottle conditioning and will free up space for production.
Recently, the demand has been so high for Ommegang's beers that for a time it was being brewed in Belgium and shipped to the United States.
The next phase of the expansion will see the creation of a new bottling hall, store, restaurant and office space. |
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Twisted Pine to Host Extraordinary Food and Beer Event
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| December 22, 2009 - What: Twisted Pine Brewing Company is opening up its doors to cooks in Boulder, asking them to create memorable dishes incorporating Twisted Pine Beer as an ingredient. The event will feature 20 unique beer dishes, a contest judged by 3 local famed chefs and of course, plenty of delicious handcrafted beer. Attendees will have the opportunity to bump shoulders with brewers, chefs, foodies and beer geeks from across the Front Range.
When: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Where: Twisted Pine Brewery 3201 Walnut St Suite A Boulder CO, 80301
Why: As the American palate becomes more sophisticated, more and more chefs across the country have begun incorporating beer into their dishes as a way of making them more complex and interesting. Beer has long been used as an ingredient in Belgian, English, Irish and German cooking but is coming to the forefront in American Dining as well. The Kitchen, in Boulder, even has a "beer sommelier" on staff to help you select the right beer to go with your meal. This event gives the general public the opportunity to experience firsthand the marriage of craft beer and food in ways that we never could have imagined. Proceeds will be donated to the Emergency Family Assistance Association.
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| December 22, 2009 -
(Probrewer.com) - Flying Virgin America just got a little bit hoppier.
The airline has partnered with San Francisco's 21st Amendment Brewery to provide Brew Free! or Die IPA on its flights.
"This is a huge day for beer drinkers looking for a full flavored craft beer while flying aboard Virgin America," Shaun O'Sullivan, brewmaster and co-founder of the 21st Amendment, said in a release. "The 21st Amendment's innovative approach of putting craft beer with unique flavors in cans partners perfectly with Virgin America, a brand synonymous with innovation, creativity and an emphasis on the customer's experience."
Because this is the digital age, the partnership started on Twitter.
"The great side note and cool little twist about this story is the whole thing started on Twitter. I was flying aboard a Virgin America flight and tweeted about the amazing in-flight experience and later inquired about the possibility of getting the 21st Amendment beer on Virgin America's planes. One thing led to another and now we're drinking 21st Amendment's craft beer at 35,000 feet. Social networking, planes and beer go together," O'Sullivan said |
| December 22, 2009 - (Probrewer.com) - Given the demand throughout Europe for American craft beer, what may be the ultimate "export" is on the drawing board at Stone Brewing Co. in San Diego.
The brewery announced that they are looking at the possibility of constructing a brewery somewhere in the Europe. The company is in the process of putting out a Request for Proposal to gauge interest.
"We're approaching this with no assumptions other than we'd like to consider any and all options," said Greg Koch. "Many of the countries of Europe have great brewing traditions. Some countries are also currently experiencing a bit of a resurgence of small, independent breweries. We look forward to joining in the fight in Europe by doing our part to add to the growing trend towards unique, flavorful artisanal beers, as opposed to the mass-blandification efforts characterized by megabrand sameness." |
| December 15, 2009 - (Probrewer.com) - Anheuser-Busch InBev has turned over the iconic Bevo Mill building and windmill in south St. Louis to the city.
David Gilbert and Patrick Viehmann operate the restaurant at Bevo Mill and had leased the property from the brewer. A-B InBev has transferred the land to the city for a dollar, Gilbert said, and lease payments will now go to the city of St. Louis.
"InBev is pretty much selling off all Busch properties, which is what we all kind of expected," he said. "There are advantages to leasing from the city, which can help with improvements to maintain the historic character of the building."
August Busch Sr. built the restaurant and five-story windmill in 1917 along Gravois, halfway between his home at Grant's Farm and the brewery. Busch used the restaurant to entertain associates and as a private dining hall.
Since the restaurant was a retail beer outlet, the brewery had to stop operating it under new rules following Prohibition's repeal.
The German-inspired restaurant, where female workers wear traditional dresses and male employees don lederhosen, was closed to all but private parties from 2001 through 2006, but then Gilbert and Viehmann reopened it as a restaurant.
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The Perfect Winter Warmer
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| December 10, 2009 - Boulder, Colorado - The 2009 Northstar Imperial Porter has officially been released and is tasting better than ever. The beer is available in 22 oz bottles throughout Colorado and Texas. Our porter is brewed using traditional Baltic-style Porter ingredients. Notes of chocolate and toffee dominate the palate while a combination of American and British hops balance this beer out.
"Baltic porters make wonderful winter beers. With their deep, almost black color and robust flavor, the style, especially the Imperial Porter, provides a welcome winter warmer," says Bob Baile, President and Brewmaster of Twisted Pine. This is the perfect beer for après ski or just resting by the fireplace at night.
The beer comes in at 9% alcohol by volume, which you would never know from how smoothly it drinks. To reach this desired flavor, brewers literally pack as much grain into the mash tun as it can hold. "It takes a lot of extra time and effort," says brewer Jeff Buckley, "but the end result is something that is truly unique and special."
Twisted Pine has been brewing the Northstar Imperial Porter since 2002. It has only grown in popularity since its inception and has received rave reviews, earning a World Beer Cup Silver Medal in 2006 along with a "96" rating on Ratebeer.com.
The night before the release Twisted Pine held a vertical tasting of 5 vintages of this beer, with bottles dating back to 2004. This is certainly a beer that was built to age, with the older vintages being the clear crowd favorites by the end of the tasting.
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Based in Boulder, Colorado Twisted Pine Brewing Company has been handcrafting beer since 1995. They are the brewers of such favorites as "Hoppy Boy IPA," "Raspberry Wheat Ale" and "Billy’s Chili’s." All beers are 100% malt based, batch-brewed and unpasteurized. You can find more information at www.twistedpinebrewing.com |
| November 03, 2009 - (Probrewer.com) - The world's first cooperatively owned and operated brewpub, Black Star Co-op Pub & Brewery, is hosting an event to unveil their new Austin location with a beer social on November 14th. The company has organized a professional design team of volunteer member-owners with experience in architecture, construction, and engineering to plan the build-out and finishing of the property.
The beer social event for media and members is to introduce the worker-managed brewpub concept, as well as to show off the future home of the co-op. The brewery is located 4 miles from the University of Texas, 12 minutes from downtown Austin, and in close proximity to several transit options
The company states that they have a membership of more than 1,000 people. |
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