5/27/2011  Volume 233

Welcome to the Bi-Monthly Installment of the Fresh Beer Times.
Dedicated to letting you know where and when you can find the freshest beer in South Florida
In This Installment
New Accounts and Deals
Upcoming Events
New Arrivals
Cask Ales: Does Carbonation Matter?
The Bruery increases capital investment, makes lineup changes
Homegrown Stone

Scroll down to see our new sections for Featured Cheese and Beer Pairing as well as our "Cooking with Beer" Recipe of the week!

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Featured Beer and Cheese Pairing:

Hefeweizen and a Mild Goat Cheese (ex. Ayinger Brauweiss, Boulder Sweaty Betty, Magic Hat Circus Boy, Flying Dog In Heat Wheat, Penn Weizen etc.)


A Hefeweizen is a pale, spicy, fruity, refreshing wheat-based ale. The delicate flavors of the cheese and beer match up well. Neither has a level of intensity that will overshadow the other.

Featured Cooking with Beer Recipe of the Week

Shiner Bock Drunksticks

By: Joylicious.net 

Drunksticks

Difficulty: Easy/Medium

Serves: 2-3

Ingredients  

For Shiner Bock Drunksticks:
-1 lb chicken drumsticks (about 4-6) - preferably organic
-2 bottles Shiner Bock
-2 tablespoons garlic, chopped
-2 tablespoon shallot, chopped
-1 tablespoon sriracha -1 tablespoon dijon mustard
-1/4 cup sugar -1 tablespoon kosher salt
-2 tablespoon vegetable oil


For the Glaze:

-1 bottle Shiner Bock
-1/4 cup white sugar
-1/2 cup brown sugar
-1 teaspoons sriracha
salt to taste

Directions:

Rinse the drumsticks under cold water and pat dry with a paper towel. Set aside. In a large bowl add all the ingredients and whisk well until most of the sugar and salt has dissolved. Place the drumsticks in the marinade and marinate for 3 hours to overnight.

 

Preheat oven to 400F.  Line a large baking tray with foil.  Remove drumsticks from marinade, pat dry and place on the baking sheet. Bake for 20-30 minutes (depending on the size of your drumsticks) - you can use a meat thermometer or pierce the thickest part of the thigh with the tip of your knife (if the juices run clear it is done).

 

While the chicken is baking in the oven, you can prepare the glaze. In a large saucepan, add the beer, and sugars- place over medium high heat. Make sure the sugar is evenly dissolved and allow mixture to reduce to the consistency of maple syrup, about 10 minutes. Stir in the Sriracha and add salt to taste. Once the chicken drumsticks are done, toss them with the sauce and serve immediately. For original recipe 

Fresh Beer Represents:
Avery Brewing
Ayinger
Blue Point Brewing
Boulder Brewing
Belhaven Brewing Breckenridge Brewery
The Bruery
Cisco Brewers
Clipper City Brewing
Dogfish Head Brewing
Flying Dog Brewing
Gordon Biersch Brewing
Greene's Organic
Highland Brewing
Hoppin' Frog
Konig
Left Hand Brewing
Orval
Oskar Blues Brewing
Magic Hat Brewing Co.
Palm
Peak Organic Brewing Co. Pennsylvania Brewing
Red Brick Brewing
Rogue Ales
Saranac Brewing
Southern Tier Brewing Summit Brewing
Shipyard Brewing
Seadog Brewing
Steenbrugge 
Stoudt's Brewing
Stone Brewing
St. John's Brewing
Terrapin Brewing
Timmermans
Twisted Pine Brewing
Well's & Young's
Westmalle
Victory Brewing

LOCAL FLORIDA BEERS :
Inlet Brewing (Monk in the Trunk),
Gordash Brewing (Holy Mackerel)
Cigar City Brewing
Saint Somewhere
Tequesta Brewing
The Native Brewing Brands (ie. The Eleven, Native Lager and Thunderhead Red),  
 
Fresh Beer Kegs for your Home 
Total Wine and More carries a variety of Fresh Beer Craft Kegs for you to take home! This includes 1/6bbl (Slim) and 1/2bbl Kegs of many different styles and brands. Pre-ordering is necessary so please speak with your local Total Wine and More about available products.  
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Adam Fine - General Manager
954-629-7971

Ray Nickolaus - Sales and New Business Manager
561-339-0004

Chris Montelius - District Sales Manager : Miami-Dade County
407-375-4203

Blake Panichella - District Sales Manager : South Palm Beach and Broward County 561-847-5485
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Ryan Fischer - Sales : Broward County - East 
954-654-4512
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Kenny St. Cyr - Sales : Palm Beach County - North
561-723-0373
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Brian Torres
- Sales : Palm Beach County - South
561-370-5567
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Josh Brent- Sales : Miami-Dade County - Design District thru Aventura
954-654-3012
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Dave Crisafi - Sales : Miami Dade County - Midtown thru Coconut Grove and Miami Beach
305-219-4315
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Cesar Vazquez - Sales : Miami-Dade County - South
305-926-6581
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Rich Abrams- Sales : Monroe County 
423-956-3991

Ian Salzberg  - Minister of Beer Communications
561-876-3519
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Lauren Cifizzari - Herald of the Hops
508-963-9635
Adam Fine

Wow! What a week...American Craft Beer Week was! All I can say is incredible. Over 20 events from tastings and beer dinners to full out pub crawls. I wanted to say a big thank you for all of you craft beer lovers that made it out to one or more of our great events. A special thank you for all 77 of you that participated in our first "Ales on the Avenue" - Delray Beach Pub crawl.  A fantastic turnout!  I wasn't able to be at that one but I heard the G'Knight on the Randall with Lemon, Lime, Orange and Grapefruit peel, Lemongrass and Centennial hops was fantastic. Loads of fun was had by all!

But even after such a week, we here at Fresh Beer just keep on trucking and we've got two more Dogfish Head beer dinners lined up at two brand new craft hot spots in both Miami and Boynton Beach. Which way do you go? I have no idea...I'm trying to figure out myself!  And that is just the beginning...there are more events and tastings on the horizon not to mention new beer lines like Twisted Pine coming into the market. Just remember "The liver is evil, we must punish it!"  

 

Cheers,

 

Adam Fine
Director of Hoperations
New Accounts and Deals:  

 

THE YARDHOUSES - Have brought on a handful of new Fresh Beers for your enjoyment including Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock, Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous, PALM, Victory Golden Monkey, Red Brick Laughing Skull, Breckenridge Vanilla Porter, Magic Hat Circus Boy and a rotating seasonal selection of Southern Tier's Blackwater Series and Dogfish Head. Some serious moves taken by these beer hot spots! We're excited, are you?   

 

PALM BEACH COUNTY    
 
SPOTOS OYSTER BAR (4560 Pga Boulevard Palm Beach Gardens Fl, FL 33418) - Now has Blue Point Hoptical Illusion and Monk in the Trunk bottles!

 

TIKI WATERFRONT SEA GRILL (200 East 13th St # A Riviera Beach, FL 33404) - Now serving up Monk in the Trunk in bottles... you might not be able to see the lighthouse but there's now a little piece of Jupiter in Riviera.

 

SWAMPGRASS WILLY'S (9910 Highway A1a Alt # 711 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410-4937) - Now carries Mama's Lil Yella Pils, Cigar City Maduro Brown, Summit Horizon Red, Hoptical Illusion and Blue Point Summer Ale.

 

BRASS RING PUB (200 U.S. 1 North Palm Beach, FL 33408) - Now has Dales Pale Ale in a can... you know it ain't coming in a bottle!

DUFFY'S (4280 Northlake Boulevard, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33408) - Now has Magic Hat #9 on tap and Tequesta Brewing's Gnarly Barley Pale Ale.

 

GUANABANAS (960 North Highway A1a Jupiter, FL 33477) - Now serving Palm Ridge Reserve Whiskey along with other Florida products such as Gnarly Barley and Monk in the Trunk. FLORIDA, FLORIDA, FLORIDA!

DUBLINER (435 Plaza Real Boca Raton, FL 33432) - Is getting even more crafty, bringing in bottles from Victory of their Golden Monkey and Prima Pils!


BROWARD COUNTY

 

THE FRENCH QUARTER BAR & GRILL (2341 N Federal Hwy Pompano Beach, FL 33062) - Is a new craft beer spot serving Blue Point Toasted Lager on draft and will soon be adding more draft and bottles from Fresh Beer.

THE MARRIOT HARBOR BEACH RESORT (3030 Holiday Drive Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 ) - Now offers some of your favorite craft beers in a can to be enjoyed by the pool or on the beach. Magic Hat #9, Shiner Bock, Avery IPA, Ellie's Brown and Oskar Blue's Mama's Yella Pils. Gotta love the craft cans... going where no craft beer has gone before!


GERONIMO'S BAR AND GRILL (3528 South University DriveDavie, FL 33328) - Is getting pretty crafty with Stone IPA, Magic Hat #9 and Left Hand Milk Stout on draft for $5.25.  Bottles (and Cans) of Monk in the Trunk, Oskar Blues Dale's Pale Ale, Sea Dog Blue Paw, Rogue Dead Guy Ale are $5.00 each and bombers of Arrogant Bastard are $10.00! Stop in for a beer and stay for a meal!

MEGA DISCOUNT LIQUORS (9525 Westview Drive Coral Springs, FL 33076) - Has expanded their craft beer selection and are currently holding some Dogfish Head Black and Blue, My Antonia, Sah'tea and Hellhound on my Ale. Stop in and grab some before they're gone.

PRIMO LIQUORS (4815 Sw 148th Ave Southwest Ranches, FL 33330) - Has increased their craft beer portfolio and have Dogfish Head Chateau Jiahu in stock, stop by and grab some of this awesome limited production beer.

BEEF O'BRADY'S (8655 Stirling Road Cooper City, FL 33328) - Has added Left Hand Sawtooth Nitro to their impressive beer selection, stop by for a pint tonight.

TEXAS HOLD EM BBQ (1025 North Federal HighwayFort Lauderdale, FL 33304) - Now serving Shiner Bock on tap along with many other craft bottles like Shipyard XXXX IPA, Victory Hop Devil IPA, Storm King Imperial Stout, Monk in the Trunk, and Rogue Dead Guy Ale. BBQ and Good Beer... doesn't get much better.

JC WAHOOS (3128 North Federal Highway Lighthouse Point, FL 33064) - This brand new Fresh Beer account is starting off with Magic Hat #9 on tap and will be expanding their craft bottle selection soon!


MIAMI-DADE COUNTY        

 

LESTERS (2519 NW 2nd Ave Miami, FL 33127) - Wynwood's new beer and coffee bar. A laid back place to enjoy a beer and use their wifi. Check out their great selection of beers including Left Hand Milk Stout, Magic Hat #9, Narragansett, Monk In The Trunk, Shipyard Light, Oskar Blues Dale's Pale Ale, Red Brick Porter, Southern Tier 2XIPA, Victory Golden Monkey, Arrogant Bastard, and Cigar City Jai Alai IPA.

 

CENTRAL BEER GARDEN (3015 Grand Ave Miami, FL 33133) - Coconut Grove now has a 60-tap indoor beer garden bar. They're carrying Stone IPA, Palm, and Cigar City Maduro.

 

GRAZIE ITALIAN CUISINE (701 Washington Avenue Miami Beach, FL 33139-6209) - You can now enjoy some great beers from some of our favorite breweries including Palm, Native Lager and Westmalle Tripel while having some of the best Italian on South Beach.

 

TAURUS (3540 Main Hwy Miami, FL 33133) - This cool little bar in Coconut Grove has just added Avery IPA, Left Hand Milk Stout, Breckenridge Vanilla Porter, and Blue Point Toasted Lager to their menu.

 

MAYFAIR HOTEL (3000 Florida Avenue Coconut Grove, FL 33133) - One of the hottest hotels in Miami has embraced craft beer and added quite a few to their menu. Grab a bite in their restaurant and enjoy a Native Lager, Monk In The Trunk, Avery White Rascal, Cigar City Jai Alai, Ayinger Brau Weisse, Konig Pilsner, Shipyard Summer, Palm, or a Left Hand Milk Stout with it.  

 

DAMN GOOD BURGER (20 Biscayne Boulevard Miami, FL 33132-2900) - The newest burger place in Miami has an extensive list of craft beers and sodas from us. Try a Red Brick Laughing Skull, Narragansett, Terrapin Rye Pale Ale, Hazed N Infused, Blue Point Toasted Lager, Shiner Bock, Flying Dog Doggie Style Pale Ale, Flying Dog In-Heat Wheat, Cigar City Maduro Brown, Oskar Blues Dale's Pale Ale, Magic Hat #9, Magic Hat Circus Boy, Native Lager, Sea Dog Blueberry, Shipyard Summer, Monk In The Trunk, Konig Pilsner, Summit Horizon Red, Victory Headwaters Pale Ale or Palm with one of their great burgers.

 

W WINE BOUTIQUE (1328 Alton Road Miami Beach, FL 33139) - One of South Beach's finest wine stores has finally joined the craft beer game as well. Grab a fine bottle of wine and pick up one of these great beers: St. Somewhere Saison Athene, Southern Tier 2XIPA, Dogfish Head Midas Touch, Ayinger Brau Weisse, Orval, Westmalle Tripel, Red Brick Porter, Shiner Ruby Redbird, Cigar City Jai Alai, Stone Belgo Old Guardian, Rogue Hazelnut, Blanche de Bruxelles, Timmermans Framboise and Strawberry, Malhuer 12, Victory Golden Monkey and Palm.

 

Special Beers Being Added to Accounts:   

BX BEER DEPOT (2964 2nd Avenue North Lake Worth, FL 33461) - Has Dogfish Head Burton Baton in bottles. Also, Don't forget to stop by the Tiki on Friday Night to try Oskar Blues G'knight Imperial Red Ale, Tequesta Brewing's This Aint Your Mamma's Double IPA, Tequesta Brewing's Big Hitter Black IPA, Flying Dog Dog Schwarz Dark Lager and if you mention the Fresh Beer Times you'll get a discount on any To-Go bottles from Stone Brewing!

ABRAXAS (407 Meridian Avenue Miami Beach, FL 33139) - Is pouring Dogfish Head Hellhound on my Ale, Southern Tier Jah*va, Unearthly, Avery/Russian River's Collaboration not Litigation on draft and has bottles of Dogfish Head Burton Baton and Squall

WORLD OF BEER (101 N. Clematis Street Suite 100 West Palm Beach, FL 33401) - Now has Woodchuck Summer seasonal on draught!

HURRICANE GRILL & WINGS (7100 Fairway Dr Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418) - Will be pouring some Woodchuck Summer Seasonal Cider very soon!

JOJO'S RAW BAR AND GRILL (13889 Wellington Trace Suite A-20 Wellington, FL 33414) - Is featuring Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro for $4.95 per pint

FAT CATS (320 Himmarshee Street Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312-1706) - Will be tapping a keg of Southern Tier Mokah tonight for Happy Hour!

THE COTTAGE (522 Lucerne Avenue Lake Worth, FL 33460) - Now has Red Brick Laughing Skull on draft!

BLUE PIANO (4600 NE 2nd ave, Miami, FL 33137) - Is serving up Blue Point Summer Ale plus Summit Horizon Red, Cigar City Maduro Brown and Blue Point Hoptical Illusion all on draft.

Upcoming Events:   

 

May 31st 

For those Dogfish Head Fans, we are excited for a Dogfish Head Beer Dinner at Sweetwater Bar and Grill (1507 S. Federal Highway Boynton Beach, FL 33435) starting at 7:00pm. They'll be pairing up 4 courses with some delicious and limited Dogfish Head Beers... plus you'll be the first to try this year's Festina Peche. We'll have Nick, straight from the brewery, to walk you through the lineup and talk about these off-centered brews. On the menu we have the following delicious lineup:

Reception Beer: 60-Minute IPA


Course 1: Spicy grouper fish tacos with cilantro, peach coulis
Paired with Festina Peche

Course 2: Smokey lobster mac and cheese
Paired with Burton Baton

Course 3: Braised short ribs celeriac puree asparagus tips
Paired with Palo Santo

Course 4: Chocolate goat cheese slider on a basil raspberry brioche
Paired with a special beer from Dogfish Head's Vintage Secret Stash

Don't miss out on this unique opportunity... It's gonna be ridiculous. $50 not including tax and gratuity. For reservations contact Kevin at 561 628-3896 or [email protected], seats are limited. Food prepared by Head Chef Josh (Former Sous Chef of Todd English)

 

June 1st

Have you checked out Coral Gables newest Craft Beer Spot, The Local (150 Giralda Avenue Coral Gables, FL 33134), yet? Well... if not, its about time. They'll be hosting an extravagant Dogfish Head Food and Beer Pairing event featuring ONLY DOGFISH HEAD LIMITED RELEASE BEERS. Nick, straight from the brewery, will be down to walk you through the lineup. Starting at 7:30 and for $40+ tax & tip you'll get a chance to try this delicious menu: 

 

1st Course:

Smoked marlin

Citrus salad, avocado, coriander leaves, corn chips  

Paired with Hellhound on my Ale 

  

2nd Course 

Rabbit bratwurst

Potato salad, green pea, sauerkraut

Paired with Sah'tea

 

3rd Course 

Boneless lamb rib

BBQ baked nuts, Thai chilies, mint leaves  

Paired with Burton Baton

 

4th Course 

House made fudge

Blackberry pop rocks

Paired with Black and blue

  

Plus we'll have some SPECIAL VINTAGE DOGFISH BEERS available afterwards for your enjoyment... straight from the Dogfish Head Secret Stash. Call (305) 648-5687 to RSVP, Seats are limited.

 

June 3rd

Come on out to Total Wine (15980 Pines Blvd. Pembroke Pines, FL 33027) from 2-6pm where the Founder and Distiller of Palm Ridge Reserve Micro-Batch Florida Whiskey will be sampling and having a bottle signing. A signed bottle of Palm Ridge Reserve... if that's not a great idea for a Fathers Day gift, I don't know what is.

 

June 3rd

Join us at Waxy O'Connors (690 sw 1st Court Miami, FL 33130) from 8pm-10pm for a Magic Hat pint night. $5.75 gets you a frosty #9 in a sweet glass to take home (while supplies last)! To make the deal even sweeter ladies night starts at 9pm so come early and get your drink on!

 

June 4th  

If you missed them the day before, the folks from Palm Ridge Reserve will be out again at Total Wine (1906 Cordova Road Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316) from 12-4pm signing some bottles and sampling. Sampling some whiskey is definitely a great way to start off your Saturday. 

 

June 14th 

Shipyard and Sea Dog Beer Dinner at Rack's Downtown Eatery (409 Plaza Real Boca Raton, FL 33432)... stay tuned for more details.

 

June 17th

The Folks from Palm Ridge Reserve are at it again... they'll be serving up samples and signing bottles at Total Wine (850 North Congress Ave. Boynton Beach, FL 33426) from 1-5pm. Come and meet the masterminds behind this Florida micro-distilled whiskey.  

 

June 18th

The Founder and Distiller of Palm Ridge Reserve is visiting the newest Total Wine (960 South State Road 7 Wellington, FL 33414) and bringing some samples with them. Come on out, get a taste and get a bottle signed from 12-4pm! 

 

June 22nd

Terrapin Night at Cervezas (5835 Sunset Drive Miami, FL 33143). Starting at 7:00, they'll be Randalizing Wake n Bake with fresh cinnamon from the Domincan Republic and fresh vanilla. They'll also have some special, limited release beers including bourbon barrel aged Big Hoppy Monster (Big Sloppy Monster), Monk's Revenge, and the Side Project Indiana Krunkles all on draft. And then $1 off all Terrapin bottle products. It just keeps getting better...  

 

June 24th

If you haven't had a chance to meet them yet, the folks from Palm Ridge Reserve are doing a tour of the area (kind of like rockstars) and are stopping in at Total Wine (14750 Biscayne Boulevard North Miami, FL 33181) from 2-6pm to give you a taste of some of their Local Florida Whiskey and signing bottles. Stop in to meet em, get a taste and see what makes this spirit so special.  

 

June 25th

You know they have a great beer selection, but Sunset Corners Fine Wine & Liquors (8701 Southwest 72nd StreetMiami, FL 33173-3511) also has an awesome spirit selection. They'll be hosting the folks from Palm Ridge Reserve for a sampling of their Micro-batch whiskey and bottle signing from 12-4pm. Stop in to see what its all about!   

 

June 28th

The First of many Brewmasters Dinners at Il Mercato Cafe and Wine Shop (1454 East Hallandale Beach Boulevard Hallandale, FL 33009-4617) will be from from 6-9pm. More details TBA but mark it down on your calendars in the meantime! 

New Arrivals:     
        
Twisted Pine

TWISTED PINE BREWING COMPANY 

 

Hoppy Boy IPA - Hoppy Boy India Pale Ale is the flagship beer of Twisted Pine. It pours a hazy pale orange and has a dry, tart taste with an earthy bitterness. Pleasant grapefruit and citrus notes are provided by the addition of Cascade hops. This classic American IPA is brewed with medium caramel malts that play off the citrus and orange rind hop flavors to make this beer most enjoyable.

 

Billy's Chillies - This light-bodied ale has an amazing chili aroma that jumps out at you.  They infuse wheat beer with fresh Serrano, Habenero, Jalapeno, Anaheim, and Fresno chili peppers.  Surprisingly, the chili flavor is strong but not overpowering and comes through without lending too much heat. Billy's Chilies is a very drinkable beer and pairs especially well with food. It finishes dry with a spiciness that will leave you thirsty for more.

 

Raspberry Wheat - Raspberry Wheat Ale is an unfiltered wheat beer that is refreshing and perfectly balanced with a crisp tartness.  Raspberries meet the nose, leading way to a clean creamy texture.  Pours a golden color with a nice white head. The flavor is subtle, yet very distinct. A popular beer that will bring back your best summer memories all year 'round!

 

Big Shot Espresso Stout - Rated a 95 on ratebeer.com. Big Shot is a favorite of many coffee-loving beer drinkers. This thick Stout is playfully infused with espresso in every pint. It pours jet black with a rich creamy brown head with wonderful roasted coffee and grainy malt aromas. The earthy, dark chocolate flavors of the espresso showcase the flawless balance of the beer.



Cigar City
CIGAR CITY BREWING

110K + OT Batch #4 - Based loosely on Cigar City's Tocobaga Ale with a serious kick, this time they've crafted an agressively hop forward Imperial Red Ale which they tried to make different and stand out from Batch #3 by attenuating the beer this time for a flavor that leads itself to more balance and less of that cloyingly sweet profile that Batch #3 was known for. Cigar City thinks you will enjoy it, especially once you get your gold-toed work boots off and put those feet up. Whether you drink it from your gold chalice or the bottle is up to you..   

 

 

Cisco

CISCO BREWERS

 

Grey Lady Belgian-style Wit - The name "Grey Lady" comes from the nickname for the often-foggy island for which it is brewed. This hazy, Belgian-style Wit emits a complex, earthy nose with sophisticated notes. The sift, malty mid-palate has wicked good zesty hints but gives way to a delectably dry finish. Quenching!

 

Other returning favorites hitting the shelves:  

Southern Tier Mokah, Dogfish Head Sah'tea, Dogfish Head Squall and Avery's Samael's

Coming Soon: Dogfish Head Festina Peche

The Bruery increases capital investment, makes lineup changes

By: Beernews 

 

(Placentia, CA) - The Bruery announced that it is investing further in its brewery and shifting its focus even more on barrel-aged beers. In doing so, there is a casualty and a couple other changes.


Per a newsletter/news release just sent out...

 

"As we approach our 3rd anniversary, it's incredible to look back at the journey of these last few years. Our growth has been of a magnitude that we never could have imagined when brewing our first 15-barrel batch. As you might already know, we've been operating at capacity for over the last year and a half; a near doubling of capacity in January of this year has been a mere drop in the bucket. We've reached a fork in the road. One path is to open a much larger brewery that would satisfy demand over the long term, and accumulate millions of debt and bring on outside investors to get to that point. The other path is renewal of our original vision: a small, family-owned business making some of the most interesting, highest-quality specialty beers available in the market in our own unique way. After much debate, research and soul-searching, we've chosen the latter path - but on a grander scale.

 

We have just leased a temperature controlled warehouse space that we will be filling with thousands of oak barrels, allowing us to create some of our favorite beers such as Oude Tart, Melange #3, and a variety of other delicious and innovative beers. We're extremely excited for this cellar expansion both because it will allow our creativity to shine and because it will help us get our favorite beers into more glasses in more cities. Since day one at The Bruery, we've been making barrel aged ales with an eventual goal to fill shelves with these complex and full-bodied beers. Until now, we have only been able to do this on a limited basis, primarily reaching only those in our Reserve Society. This new investment will allow us to brew more, distribute more and get more specialty beer into the marketplace.  

 

With this change, we have had to make room in our brewing schedule to brew the beers that we'll be barrel aging. Unfortunately, Orchard White is the victim. While we have great love for Orchard White, we feel there are many great witbiers available and believe our limited resources are best spent elsewhere. Further, Rugbr�d will now only be available in the fall and winter, with Hottenroth taking it's place in the spring and summer beginning in 2012." For full article 

Homegrown Stone

By: Draft Magazine

For the past year or so, we've watched as Stone Brewing searched for a brewery location somewhere in Europe, but it's new developments closer to home that are making waves today. The prolific California brewery is slated to undergo huge expansions and developments over the next year, and there's even talk of constructing a Stone hotel.

Aside from its beer, Stone's probably best known in the industry for its focus on the slow food movement, showcased especially during its regular Fresh! dinners, when every ingredient is harvested or killed the day of the meal. So, it's a natural fit that the brewery recently purchased the lease to local farm La Milpa Organica. Located just eight miles from the brewery, Stone Farms will total 18 acres, and contribute to the "eat local" ethos of the Stone World Bistro. This comes at perfect timing as the brewery's slated to open a second bistro location in San Diego's Liberty Station some time next year.

 

But that's not all. Stone has also secured two leases on plots adjacent and across the street from the brewery. Part of the land will be set aside for the construction of a Stone hotel, which could be open for business as early as 2013. The other portion will be used as a separate brewing facility, which will probably be set aside for the production of experimental projects, including sour beers.

 

So that's the news from San Diego. Still no word on where Stone might end up in Europe, but it's clear the company is deepening its roots in its hometown. For original article or the The video announcement

Thanks for all who came out to Ales on the Ave and signed the Declaration of Beer Independence!
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