Backwoods Brewing Launches New Small-Batch Series of Limited-Release beers -The Hidden Stash Series

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Carson, WA (February 9, 2017) - Backwoods Brewing Company is launching a new small-batch series of limited-release beers. The Hidden Stash Series will feature unique, wood-aged beers that will be available in draft and 22oz bottles at Backwoods’ brewpub and though local beer purveyors. The first beer in the series is the Snuggle Up Stout, a bourbon wood-aged Russian Imperial Stout.

“We’ll be launching the Snuggle Up Stout on Valentine’s Day,” said Kevin Waters, Brewmaster at Backwoods. “It’ll be on draft and in bottles only at the pub at first. We’re very happy with how this first beer in the series turned out and can’t wait for everyone to try it!”

The Snuggle Up Stout has notes of bourbon, vanilla, fig, dark chocolate, toffee and roasted barley. “The complexity of this beer is amazing! By far, the best aged beer we’ve come out with yet,” said Waters. “We tried some new tricks and just went all out on this brew, knowing it was first and foremost an experiment. We taste-tested the beer every day to see how it progressed. It got to a point where we decided it couldn’t get any better, so we brought in the bottling crew.” The Snuggle Up Stout clocks in at 12% ABV and 20 IBU.

People who are fans of craft beer or work in the beer industry know that everyone is always wanting something “new” and “special”, or something that you can only find at the pub. “We’ve always wanted to be able to stretch our legs when it comes to creativity,” said Waters. “This allows us to have creative freedom, and give our fans something super limited and special to try. It’s a two birds, one stone type of deal.”

The second beer in the series will combine Backwoods’ Double Cutt IIPA with tequila. “We’re making a tequila wood-aged IIPA,” said Waters. “The citrus notes from the IIPA should blend nicely with the smooth fruit and spice notes of the tequila. This will be our first go at it, so I’m sure there will be some complex flavors that we’ll discover along the way. That’s all part of the fun, though.”

Backwoods plans on releasing three different wood-aged beers per year. As of now, the third beer for 2017 is yet to be determined.

The Hidden Stash Series will officially launch on Valentine’s Day, next Tuesday, February 14^th, at Backwoods Brewpub in Carson, WA. The Snuggle Up Stout will officially start pouring at 5 PM, with bottle sales commencing at that same time.

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About Backwoods Brewing Company - Backwoods is located in the heart of the Columbia Gorge, in the small town of Carson, WA. It was founded by the Waters family in 2012, as a single-barrel brewpub. They now operate on a 20-barrel system in their new Stevenson facility, making beer for both draft and package. Their focus is on balanced beers, such as the flagship Logyard IPA. Backwoods works with local producers to source their hops, grain and yeast. The brewpub in Carson is open daily, from 11:30 - 9 PM, and welcomes all ages.

Local Craft Breweries Support First Ever Sequential Thru Hike of the Continental Divide and Pacific Northwest Trails

Seattle, WA (3/3/16) – Local resident and longtime beer industry professional Ryan Rosen announces that he will sequentially thru-hike the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) and Pacific Northwest Trail (PNT).  The estimated mileage of this thru hike is 4,000 miles during six months of backpacking. By completing the CDT, Ryan will earn the coveted Triple Crown of long distance hiking, a feat accomplished by less than 300 people. By hiking the two trails sequentially, he aims to become the first person to connect the three respective termini of these two trails in one season. He will traverse from Mexico to Canada entirely on foot along the route of the CDT through New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. From the northern terminus of the CDT in Glacier National Park he will cross Montana, Idaho and Washington on the PNT to Cape Alava on Washington’s Olympic Coast. Ryan sets foot from Antelope Wells, New Mexico on April 8, 2016.

Ryan is an experienced long distance hiker who has covered thousands of trail miles on complete thru-hikes of the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Vermont’s Long Trail and Washington’s Wonderland Trail. Ryan is a Virginia native and has lived and worked in Seattle since 2010. Utilizing his expertise and conditioning, Ryan will cover an average of 25 miles a day along the 3,000 mile CDT and 1,200 mile PNT through 6 states, 30 national forests, 5 national parks and 24 wilderness areas.

To support this endeavor, Ryan is working with craft breweries from the Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Colorado:

Backwoods Brewing, Carson WA

Boneyard Brewing, Bend OR

Everybody’s Brewing, White Salmon WA

GoodLife Brewing, Bend OR

Payette Brewing, Boise Idaho

Pier Coffee, Seattle WA

Trinity Brewing, Colorado Springs CO

Two Beers Brewing, Seattle WA

Walking Man Brewing, Stevenson WA

 “We are really excited to support Ryan’s spirit of adventure and resolve to accomplish a hike of this scale.  To us, he is a true ‘Walking Man’ and I’m looking forward to following his progress as he returns home to Washington,” said Tabatha Wiggins of Walking Man Brewing.

Ryan will be posting photos from along the trail to the Instagram handle @embracethebrewtality and maintaining a trail blog so followers can see his progress and discover more about his journey (theverylongfuse.wordpress.com) He will be hosting a presentation on planning a long distance thru-hike at Walking Man Brewing in Stevenson, WA at 6pm on Thursday, March 24th. Also, kick off Ryan’s adventure at the Two Beers taproom The Woods in Seattle at 4pm on Saturday, March 26th.

For more information about this endeavor or if you are interested in sponsoring a section of the hike, please contact Ryan Rosen at Ryan9000@gmail.com or (804) 335– 6394.