Imperial Coffee Chocolate Stout available on shelves now
PORTLAND, Ore. (November 18, 2015) –Zupan’s Markets and Coalition Brewing announce the second release in their Farm-to-Market collaboration series with Imperial Coffee Chocolate Stout. This brew celebrates local, sustainable and artisanal processes and features ingredients from Caffé Umbria and Woodblock Chocolate.
“We are thrilled to have had the opportunity to collaborate with Coalition Brewing on a second beer that showcases the delectable flavors the Northwest has to offer,” said Zupan’s CEO and President Mike Zupan. “Adding quality ingredients from Caffé Umbria and Woodblock Chocolate truly sets the flavor profile of this beer apart.”
Imperial Coffee Chocolate Stout is complex, supremely drinkable and a great beer for the winter season. Flavors of black barley and Chilean caramel malt are combined with Italian espresso and molten cacao from Tanzania to bring this beer to life.
Zupan’s Markets currently has Imperial Coffee Chocolate Stout on its shelves for purchase. A portion of the brew is being barrel-aged in a Bull Run Distilling whiskey barrel for a special release in the fall of 2016.
Beer Profile:
Malts: Flaked oats, Black barley, Chilean caramel, Chocolate
Hops: Nugget, Willamette
Other Ingredients*: Caffé Umbria Gusto Crema (15lbs), Woodblock Chocolate 70% cacao from Tanzania (20 lbs)
Coalition Brewing is a 10-barrel brewery and tasting room in Southeast Portland. Born out of a serendipitous chance encounter between owners Kiley Hoyt and Elan Walsky, both began as home brewers and received formal brewing education through the Siebel Institute in Chicago. Coalition Brewing’s handcrafted ales reflect traditional brewing techniques and Northwest innovation. They strive to provide patrons with balanced, unique, and highly drinkable beers. For more information, visitwww.coalitionbrewing.com.
Courtesy Of Zupan's Markets
About Zupan’s Markets
Founded by John Zupan in 1975, Zupan’s Markets is a local and family-owned gourmet market that has served Portland’s food-loving community for 40 years. Zupan’s Markets has four locations that focus on quality, selling everything from the best meats and wines to the freshest produce, baked goods, gourmet deli products, specialty foods, flowers and more, always emphasizing locally-sourced, artisan products when possible. For more information, visit www.zupans.com.
Chico, CA—November 18, 2015—Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is launching Otra Vez, an incredibly refreshing gose-style ale that will join the brewery’s year-round lineup. Craft drinkers can find Otra Vez on retail shelves starting January 2016.
Otra Vez means “another time,” and for Sierra Nevada that time is early
California when beers were made from local ingredients. The brewery
trialed various native produce searching for great flavors. Prickly pear
cactus flourishes in the state’s arid deserts, and grapefruit fills the
Central Valley’s flats. Together their fruity-tangy blend makes Otra
Vez, whose tartness is true to the gose style, pop with character.
“We wanted to make one of the easiest drinking craft beers out there,
and funny enough Otra Vez has been a bear to get just right,” said Ken
Grossman, Sierra Nevada’s founder. “We brewed several test batches a
week for nearly a year, and even delicate changes made a big difference.
Then it all clicked with perfect balance and complexity. We think folks
will really enjoy it.”
Otra Vez clocks in at a sessionable 4.5% alcohol by volume, and its
extremely low bitterness allows the prickly pear cactus, grapefruit and
pinch of coriander to shape a bright and refreshing finish.
Courtesy Sierra Nevada Brewing Co
Otra Vez will be available throughout Sierra Nevada’s nationwide
distribution footprint in 12-ounce bottles, 12-ounce cans and on
draught. Craft drinkers can track it and other Sierra Nevada beers down
using the brewery’s Beer Locator.
About Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Founded in 1980, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is one of America’s premier
craft breweries, highly regarded for using only the finest quality
ingredients. The pioneering spirit that launched Sierra Nevada now spans
both coasts with breweries in Chico, California and Mills River, North
Carolina. Sierra Nevada has set the standard for craft brewers worldwide
with innovations in the brewhouse as well as advances in
sustainability. It is famous for its extensive line of beers including
Pale Ale, Torpedo®, Hop Hunter® IPA, Nooner® Pilsner, Otra Vez™, Kellerweis®, Porter, Stout and a host of seasonal, specialty and limited release beers. Learn more at www.sierranevada.com.
(Enterprise,Oregon) – We’re happy to announce the continuation of our
experimental beer program with our latest addition: Big Burn Imperial
IPA.
Originally we we’re set to brew this beer during the month of September-
when the boys from Point Blank Distributing in Portland we’re scheduled
to hang at the brewery for a couple days. Turned out that Mother Nature
wasn’t quite up for that- as much of Wallowa County (and Eastern
Oregon) was battling blazes from multiple wild fires.
So after that was all over, and the flames we’re put out by our
fearless and hardworking wildland fire crews- it was time to brew some
beer- hence the name Big Burn Imperial IPA. With some huge aroma from
Mosaic, Simcoe, and Citra hops, Production Manager/Brewer Josh Evans
says, “Big Burn takes everything you love in an northwest style IPA and
makes it’s bigger”. Coming in at 8.5% and a respectable 80 IBU’s, Big
Burn is a remarkably drinkable beer that’s true to style.
You can find Big Burn Imperial IPA in the finest taprooms and
pubs in Portland, Bend, SW Washington, Seattle, and Eastern Oregon.
About Terminal Gravity Brewing:
Founded in 1997, Terminal Gravity Brewing Company sits in the
foothills of the Wallowa Mountains in Enterprise, Oregon. TG first
entered the Oregon beer market with its TG IPA and quickly changed the
beer scene in Oregon in the late 90’s. Since than, TG has continued to
be a part of the growing craft beer movement in the Northwest. With a
wide selection of bottled beers, draught varieties, and seasonal
specialties, Terminal Gravity Brewing distributes its beer in Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, and Hawaii.
TG’s brewers work on an 18 bbl. system and brew a humble 6,000 barrels
of beer per year. For more information please connect with us on social
media!
SEATTLE, Wash. (Nov. 17, 2015) Beer fans near and far will soon be able to enjoy Reuben’s Brews.
This
month, the Ballard brewery signed an agreement with Bellingham’s
Dickerson Distributors to bring Reuben’s bottles and draft beer to
Whatcom, Skagit, Island and San Juan Counties.
“We’re
excited to be working with Dickerson,” says co-founder and head brewer
Adam Robbings. “Like us, they’re a small, family-owned business and it’s
important to us to support family-owned businesses whenever possible.
We’re working on steadily expanding our distribution around the Pacific
Northwest and I know they’ll do a great job of getting our brews to more
beer lovers.”
Distribution of Reuben’s Brews
in King, Kitsap, Pierce, Snohomish and Thurston Counties is already
managed by Click Wholesale Distributing.
The
brewery is also expanding into another new market – one close to
Robbings’ heart. Last week, the first shipment of a few pallets of
Reuben’s Brews beer arrived for distribution in the United Kingdom.
“My
friends and family back in the UK have been asking to get our beer and
we finally managed to do it!” says Robbings, a native of the London
area. “We’re working with Left Coast Distribution on putting together a
UK-wide launch. That’s still in process, but watch this space!”
Reuben’s
is continuing to work on expanding its distribution around the Pacific
Northwest, but it’s going to be a gradual process. The brewery’s
production has expanded from 830 barrels last year to an estimated 2,500
barrels this year and is expected to hit around 6,000 barrels in 2016.
“Although
we have and will continue to increase production, we’ll always be a
small brewery that puts the beer first,” explains Robbings. “We’d love
our beer to be available throughout the Pacific Northwest, but can’t get
ahead of ourselves. We need to be thoughtful and realistic about
expanding distribution and only do it when we have the beer and
resources to do it properly.”
About Reuben’s Brews
Reuben’s
Brews is a small, family-owned brewery located in the Ballard
neighborhood of Seattle, WA. Since we opened in 2012, our beer has been
awarded several local, regional, national and international awards. We
won a gold and a bronze medal at the 2015 Great American Beer Festival
awards, have been awarded 30 World Beer Championships medals, and were
named Mid-Sized Brewery of the Year at the 2015 Washington Beer Awards.
Our expanded taproom and production brewery opened in May 2015. For more
information, visit www.reubensbrews.com or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
WHAT
Art Larrance, director of The Oregon Brewers Festival,
and Jeff Dense, Professor of Political Science at Eastern Oregon
University, will release the results of a study estimating the economic
impact of the 2015 Oregon Brewers Festival. Dense and a team of students
and volunteers administer on-site interviews at the annual summer
event. Both gentlemen will be available to discuss the survey results
and answer any questions.
WHEN Tuesday, Nov. 24, 5pm
WHERE
Cascade Brewing Barrel House, 939 SE Belmont St (the event will take place one hour prior to Cascade Brewing’s weekly Tap It Tuesday live barrel tapping, so feel free to stick around for the show!).
WHY
The
Oregon Brewers Festival has done this study for the past five years to
determine what economic impact the Oregon Brewers Festival, and craft
beer tourism, have upon the Portland economy. Respondents are queried on
demographic factors, along with estimates of OBF related expenditures
in tourism-related categories, including transportation, lodging, meals,
gasoline purchases, non-beer related recreation, beer purchased to take
home, and expenditures at the OBF.
Past years’ economic impact numbers:
2014 = $32.5 Million
2013 = $31.2 Million
2012 = $30 Million
2011 = $23.2 Million
ABOUT THE OREGON BREWERS FESTIVAL
The
Oregon Brewers Festival was founded in 1988 as an opportunity to
expose the public to microbrews at a time when the craft brewing
industry was just getting off the ground. Today, that industry has
succeeded, especially in Oregon, where (as of July 1, 2015) 194
brewing companies operate 234 brewing facilities in 72 cities in Oregon.
Portland has 61 breweries — more than any other city in the world – and
the Portland metropolitan area is the largest craft brewing market in
the US with the most number of breweries at 91. The Oregon Brewers
Festival always takes place the last full weekend in July. The 29th
annual event will take place July 27 through July 31, 2016. For more information, visit www.oregonbrewfest.com.
Bend Oregon brewery is ranked on national list for third year in a row; included in “Best Culture Jobs” list
Bend, Oregon (November 17, 2015) –Deschutes Brewery
is excited to announce that it has again been selected as one of
OUTSIDE’s Best Places to Work. This is the third year running that the
craft brewery has received this honor. Each year, OUTSIDE recognizes the
top 100 companies in the United States that help their employees strike
the ideal balance between work and play. These companies encourage
employees to lead an active lifestyle, are eco-conscious, and prioritize
giving back to the community. Deschutes Brewery was also included on
OUTSIDE’s Top 10 “Best Culture Jobs”
based on its employee-ownership, community involvement and
philanthropy, and its proximity to outdoor recreation for employees.
Pat Gerhart, human resources director for the brewery, said, “We are
employee-owners at Deschutes, so we work hard to ensure the company’s
ongoing success. We balance this with a healthy helping of play as we’re
lucky enough to be located in a year-round recreational paradise. Being
sustainably minded and giving back to the community are part of our
core values as well. ”
As co-owners, Deschutes Brewery employees are committed to using fewer
resources and making continuous improvements to reduce their impact on
the environment while still making damn tasty beer. Giving back to the
community has always been in Deschutes Brewery’s DNA which is why the
donate $1 per every barrel of beer sold to nonprofits to help fulfill
the goal of building a healthier society (amounting to more than
$335,000 in 2015). This year, the brewery created Street Pub to bring
its pub experience to communities around the country. One hundred
percent of the proceeds from these events helped raise an additional
$300,000 for its nonprofit partners.
To find the best places to work in the United States in 2015, OUTSIDE
started by creating five company categories that reflect the magazine’s
values and focus: Adventure/Travel, Wellness, Culture, Gear, and Media.
OUTSIDE then conducted a rigorous vetting process in partnership with
the Best Companies Group to assess the policies, practices, and
demographics of hundreds of companies. Outside’s Best Places to Work
2015 was driven by employee reviews of their workplaces, taking into
account factors like corporate culture, role satisfaction, work
environment and overall employee engagement. The Best Places to Work
list represents the cream of the crop: companies that are empowering
their employees to live bigger, better lives.
“The companies recognized in this year’s Best Places to Work list are
the gold standard for stellar work environments that seek to empower
their employees both in and out of the office,” said OUTSIDE Online
Editor Scott Rosenfield. “The new categories in this year’s list serve
to highlight outstanding workplaces in distinctive fields—making it all
the easier for our readers to find their dream jobs.” The complete list of Best Places to Work winners is featured online at www.outsideonline.com/dreamjobs.
About Deschutes Brewery: Named as OUTSIDE’s Best Places
to Work for three years in a row (2013-2015), Deschutes Brewery was
founded in 1988 as a brew pub in Bend, Oregon. Family and employee
owned, the brewery is known for brewing a diverse line-up of award
winning beers including the popular Black Butte Porter, Mirror Pond Pale
Ale, and Fresh Squeezed IPA. From the beginning, the focus has been on
crafting the best beer and food using only the finest ingredients. In
2008, the brewery opened a second pub in Portland’s Pearl District.
Deschutes Brewery now ships beer to 28 states, the District of Columbia,
and around the world from its main brewing facility located on the
banks of the Deschutes River. To find out more, visit www.DeschutesBrewery.com.
About OUTSIDE: OUTSIDE is America’s leading
active lifestyle brand. Since 1977, OUTSIDE has covered travel, sports,
adventure, health, and fitness, as well as the personalities, the
environment, and the style and culture of the world Outside. The OUTSIDE
family includes OUTSIDE magazine, the only magazine to win
three consecutive National Magazine Awards for General Excellence, The
Outside Buyer’s Guides, Outside Online, Outside Television, Outside
Events, Outside+ tablet edition, Outside Books, and now Outside GO, a revolutionary, 21st-century adventure-travel company. Visit us online and on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter.
ABOUT THE BEST COMPANIES GROUP: Best Companies Group
works with national and local partners around the country and
internationally to establish and manage “Best Places to Work,” “Best
Companies,” and “Best Employers” programs on a national, statewide,
regional and industry basis. Through its thorough workplace assessment,
utilizing employer questionnaires and employee-satisfaction surveys, BCG
identifies and recognizes companies who have been successful in
creating and maintaining workplace excellence.
For the seventh time New Belgium makes the list, coming in at 35th
Ft. Collins, Colo. – Nov. 17, 2015 –Outside
has selected New Belgium Brewing as one of the “Best Places to Work
2015”. The magazine ranked the brewery 35th out of 100 selected
organizations. This is the seventh time that New Belgium has made the
list. New Belgium is an employee-owned company, with co-workers becoming
owners after a year of employment. In addition to employee-ownership,
other factors that help give New Belgium this “best places to work”
distinction include its many on-site amenities such as a gym, climbing
wall, volleyball courts and cyclocross dirt-bike track. Co-workers also
receive a free shift beer after work and are rewarded for giving back,
getting paid time off for volunteer work.
“Not only is the beer world a fun one to be a part of, but the
environment here is hard to beat,” said Bryan Simpson, media relations
director for New Belgium. “We are total believers in fun as a core
value, but we also work incredibly hard. It’s a powerful dynamic, that
is only enhanced by being employee-owned.”
Each year, Outside recognizes the top 100 companies in the United
States that encourage their employees to lead an active lifestyle, are
eco-conscious and prioritize giving back to the community. The entire
list of winners appears online at www.outsideonline.com/dreamjobs.
“The companies recognized in this year’s Best Places to Work list are
the gold standard for stellar work environments that seek to empower
their employees both in and out of the office,” said Outside Online
Editor Scott Rosenfield. “The new categories in this year’s list serve
to highlight outstanding workplaces in distinctive fields—making it all
the easier for our readers to find their dream jobs.”
To find the best places to work in the United States in 2015, Outside
started by creating five company categories that reflect the magazine’s
values and focus: Adventure/Travel, Wellness, Culture, Gear and Media. Outside
then conducted a rigorous vetting process in partnership with the Best
Companies Group to assess the policies, practices and demographics of
hundreds of companies. Outside’s Best Places to Work 2015 was driven by
employee reviews of their workplaces, taking into account factors like
corporate culture, role satisfaction, work environment and overall
employee engagement. The Best Places to Work list represents the cream
of the crop: companies that are empowering their employees to live
bigger, better lives.
For more information about New Belgium Brewing, visit NewBelgium.com. The complete list of Best Places to Work winners is featured online at OutsideOnline.com/DreamJobs.
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,
one of World Blu’s Most Freedom-Centered Workplaces, and a Certified B
Corp. In addition to Fat Tire, New Belgium brews ten year-round beers;
Ranger IPA, Rampant Imperial IPA, Shift Pale Lager, Slow Ride Session
IPA, Snapshot Wheat, Sunshine Wheat, 1554 Black Lager, Blue Paddle
Pilsner, Abbey Belgian Ale and Trippel. Learn more at NewBelgium.com.
About OUTSIDE: Outside is America’s leading active lifestyle brand. Since 1977,Outside has
covered travel, sports, adventure, health and fitness, as well as the
personalities, the environment, and the style and culture of the world
Outside. The Outside family includes Outside magazine, the
only magazine to win three consecutive National Magazine Awards for
General Excellence, The Outside Buyer’s Guides, Outside Online, Outside
Television, Outside Events, Outside+ tablet edition, Outside Books, and now Outside GO, a revolutionary, 21st-century adventure-travel company. Visit us online and on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter.
ABOUT THE BEST COMPANIES GROUP: Best Companies Group works with
national and local partners around the country and internationally to
establish and manage “Best Places to Work,” “Best Companies,” and “Best
Employers” programs on a national, statewide, regional and industry
basis. Through its thorough workplace assessment, utilizing employer
questionnaires and employee-satisfaction surveys, BCG identifies and
recognizes companies who have been successful in creating and
maintaining workplace excellence.
ESCONDIDO, CA – Some things are just too good for the world to be deprived of them. This is true for Stone Brewing Co.’s rerelease of the delicious and wildly popular beer that was introduced last year in 22-ounce bottles as Stone Xocoveza Mocha Stout.
It was an instant hit. Because craft beer enthusiasts voiced fervent
adoration via social media and online forums, Stone was inspired to
embrace the joyous spirit of giving and rebrew this milk stout infused
with cocoa, coffee, peppers, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg. Starting this
week, the beer is making a comeback in 12-ounce six-packs and on draft
at select retailers, restaurants and bars nationwide.
First brewed in 2014 with San Diego homebrewer Chris Banker, this
Mexican hot chocolate-inspired creation was named the champion of
Stone’s annual homebrew competition. Thanks to the adoring public, this
creamy, spiced stout has gone from initially being a one-time offering
to a yearly limited release. While returning with new, winter-influenced
packaging and a new name, “Stone Xocoveza for the Holidays & the
New Year,” the tasty, complex recipe remains the same.
Courtesy of Stone Brewing CO
“Since this beer first arrived on store shelves and on tap, Stone fans
and team members have clamored for more,” said Stone CEO &
co-founder Greg Koch. “We felt compelled to bring back one of our most
popular and beloved beers as a way of thanking those who voiced their
opinions. Now, Stone Xocoveza for Holidays & the New Year will be a
yearly tradition we can all eagerly anticipate.”
When re-creating Banker’s original recipe, unconventional brewing
ingredients were used to emulate the rich, robust flavors of Mexican hot
chocolate. Cocoa and milk sugar added during the brewing process gives
the beer another level of sweetness. Coffee provided by San Diego-based
roaster Mostra Coffee, pure cocoa from Southern California’s ChocoVivo and
vanilla give the beer a rich, roasty flavor. Cinnamon, nutmeg and a
small dose of pasilla peppers create a medley of piquant aromas. The
malt bill offers the beer a strong backbone for all those flavors and
aromas, while English Challenger and English East Kent Golding hops
provide the perfect amount of bitterness to harmonize with the flavorful
diversity.
Stone Xocoveza for the Holidays & the New Year may be enjoyed fresh
or stored at proper cellaring temperatures for months or even years.
Over time, the malt character will evolve, making the cocoa and coffee
flavors more prevalent.
Quick Facts Stone Xocoveza for the Holidays & the New Year
Name: Stone Xocoveza for the Holidays & the New Year URL: stonebrewing.com/xocoveza Stats: 8.1% ABV, 50 IBUs Availability: Limited 12-ounce six-packs and draft, beginning November 16 Hops Bill: English Challenger, English East Kent Golding National Distribution:AK,
AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD,
ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN,
TX, VA, VT, WA and Puerto Rico International Distribution: Australia; Alberta and British Columbia, Canada; Hong Kong; Japan; Singapore; Korea; Sweden; and United Kingdom Find Beer: stonebrewing.com/xocoveza#extra
Tasting Notes provided by Brewmaster Mitch Steele
Appearance: Pours black with a thick brown head. Aroma: Intense
cinnamon, cocoa and coffee are followed by nutmeg and peppers. As the
beer warms up, the flavor combinations evolve and the cocoa and vanilla
notes really start to open up. Taste: Cocoa
and cinnamon are at the forefront. The coffee, nutmeg and vanilla
follow, and the fruitiness and heat of the pasilla peppers come through
nicely on the finish. Palate: Full bodied and very smooth with a light bitterness. The sweetness adds a lot to this beer without being syrupy. Overall: When
we first brewed this beer in 2014, I think everyone on the brewing team
was blown away by its multiple layers of flavor. The inspiration came
from Mexican hot chocolate combined with coffee. We loved how
wonderfully this beer showcases the spices, cocoa and subtle coffee
roast flavors, so much that we were excited to bring it back as an
annual Stone special release.
Suggested Pairings provided by Stone Craft Beer Ambassador "Dr." Bill Sysak
Appetizers: Bacon-wrapped figs, roasted pecans sprinkled with cinnamon, jalapeño poppers, candied salmon, coconut shrimp Soups & Salads: French onion, beef stew, pork chili, butternut squash, clam chowder Entrees: Chicken mole, coffee-dusted filet, vegetarian green curry, stuffed poblano chilies, mushroom stroganoff, lamb chops Cheeses: Camembert, Hook’s EWE CALF to Be KIDding, Beehive Cheese Big John’s Cajun, Point Reyes Original Blue, Maytag Blue Desserts: Cinnamon rolls, pecan pie, chocolate lave cake, tiramisu, vanilla ice cream float Cigars: Alec
Bradley Prensado Robusto Corojo, Casa Magna Colorado Extraordinario,
Rocky Patel 15th Anniversary Robusto, La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor, Padrón
1964 Anniversary Series Maduro
About Stone Brewing Co.
Founded by Greg Koch and Steve Wagner in
1996, San Diego-based Stone Brewing Co. is the 9th largest craft brewer
in the United States. Stone has been listed on the Inc. 500 | 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies list 11 times, and has been called the “All-time Top Brewery on Planet Earth” by BeerAdvocate
magazine twice. The multifaceted company will be the first American
craft brewer to own and operate its own brewery in Europe, and is also
building a production brewery and destination restaurant in Richmond,
Virginia. Brewing at both locations is anticipated to begin in spring
2016. Known for its bold, flavorful and largely hop-centric beers, Stone
has earned a reputation for brewing outstanding, unique beers while
maintaining an unwavering commitment to sustainability, business ethics,
philanthropy and the art of brewing. For more information on Stone
Brewing Co., please visit stonebrewing.com or the company’s social media sites: Facebook, Google+, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter and The Stone Blog.
Ft. Collins, Colo., November 16, 2015– New Belgium Brewing
joins the mutiny against gluten by hoisting pints of its new Glütiny
ales. The brewery’s latest year-round offerings, Glütiny Pale Ale and
Glütiny Golden Ale, give discerning craft beer drinkers uncompromised
choices in the gluten-reduced category. The two beers will be available
in New Belgium markets mid-January, 2016.
Courtesy of New Belgium Brewing
Glütiny Golden Ale
New Belgium dosed Glütiny Golden Ale with Nugget, Goldings and Cascade
hops, and then dry-hopped it again with Cascade. These bright, floral
hops lend grapefruit and subtle herb notes to the wash of bready-sweet
malts. An addition of oats adds a layer of smoothness to the mouthfeel.
At 5.2 percent ABV and 20 IBUs, Glütiny Golden Ale is a sessionable,
flavorful ale that starts sweet and ends crisp.
Courtesy of New Belgium Brewing
Glütiny Pale Ale
Glütiny Pale Ale has a hefty dose of exotic Equinox hops, which bring
out guava, papaya and stone fruits lending to a sweet, slightly toasty
malt flavor. Additional hops include chinook, cascade and crystal. The
beer starts with a light sweetness that slides into a balanced
bitterness. The mouthfeel is juicy with a crisp finish. Glütiny Pale Ale
comes in at 6 percent ABV and 30 IBUs.
For both beers, New Belgium’s brewers used an enzyme to break down the
proteins that trigger a reaction from gluten-sensitive consumers. The
beers are technically gluten-removed rather than gluten free, but fall
well within the FDA’s guidelines of less than 20ppm. All New Belgium
gluten-reduced beers will come in under 10ppm.
“When we started experimenting with the recipes, we wanted to create
beers that our most adventurous craft beer drinkers would enjoy” said
Bryan Simpson, spokesperson for New Belgium Brewing. “We didn’t want to
compromise on flavor, mouthfeel or body. These beers deliver the full
flavored experience craft drinkers expect foremost with the added
benefit of being gluten-reduced.”
New Belgium’s Glütiny ales retail for a suggested price $9.99 a six pack.
For more information about New Belgium Brewing, visit NewBelgium.com. You can also follow New Belgium on Facebook at Facebook.com/NewBelgium and Twitter @NewBelgium.
Courtesy of New Belgium Brewing
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,
one of World Blu’s Most Freedom-Centered Workplaces, and a Certified B
Corp. In addition to Fat Tire, New Belgium brews ten year-round beers;
Ranger IPA, Rampant Imperial IPA, Shift Pale Lager, Slow Ride Session
IPA, Snapshot Wheat, Sunshine Wheat, 1554 Black Lager, Blue Paddle
Pilsner, Abbey Belgian Ale and Trippel. Learn more at NewBelgium.com
Seattle, WA, November 13, 2015: After one
of the most stunning summers on record, the cold and dark of winter is
finally returning to the Northwest. Sure, we all still enjoy an IPA, but
with the longer nights our Cascadian tastes turn towards the fuller,
darker and sweeter beers of winter. Now is the time for Pike Auld
Acquaintance.
Pike Auld Acquaintance
is a dark and toasty amber ale with refined spices brewed to complement
holiday foods. This festive and flavorful seasonal beer has subtle
spices and aromatic orange notes to please your nose and palate. Pike
Auld Acquaintance is lower in alcohol than most winter warmers, so you
can enjoy one or two during those long, northwest winter nights. Hoppy
holidays from Pike Brewing Company.
2015’s Pike Auld Acquaintance label honors the venerable beer writer, Michael Jackson. An
Englishman, Michael started writing seriously about beer in 1976 and
wrote until the time of his death in 2007. He was passionate about
introducing people to beers they had yet to try and many people credit
him with rekindling interest in beer via his books, articles and TV
show. Michael was also one Pike Brewing Founder and Owner, Charles’,
close friends. He christened The Pike Pub as “a shrine to beer!”
MALT VARIETIES: Gambrinus ESB, Maris Otter, Bairds 70/80, Special B, Skagit Valley Dark Munich, Malted Wheat, Carapils, Flaked Rye
HOP VARIETIES: Nugget, Comet, Cascade
IBU: 28
ABV: 6.50%
OG: 1.068
Pike Auld Acquaintance is available now as a limited, seasonal release. You can find it in 22 oz. dinner bottles and on draft. Take a look here for stores, bars and restaurants that carry Pike Brewing Company beer.
Courtesy of Pike Brewing CO
About Pike Brewing Company:
The
Pike Brewing Company is an independent and family owned craft brewery
located in the historic Pike Place Public Market neighborhood. It was
founded in 1989 by craft
beer pioneers, Charles and Rose Ann Finkel. Pike Brewing handcrafts
beers of character including the Pike Pale Ale, Pike IPA, Naughty
Nellie, Space Needle IPA, Kilt Lifter, Monk’s Uncle, and XXXXX Stout
along with seasonal offerings such as Harlot’s Harvest,
Old Bawdy, Auld Acquaintance, Derby Lager and Octopus Ink. The Pike Pub
is known for local, sustainable and seasonal pub fare and for housing
the world-famous Micro-Brewery Museum, illustrating 9,000 years of beer
history.
