9/14/2012                                                                                                     
Craft Can Culture

It's no surprise that craft beer cans are popping up around town and creating quite the hype.  We can finally bring cans to the pool and not have to worry about the "no glass" rule. We can ensure that our beer will keep the quality because the light won't be hitting it,  and will cost less. We can "Crush in like Quint" from the movie, Jaws, with a Narragansett lager can.

In November of 2002, the Oskar Blues Brewery in Lyons, Colorado made the news that  it was the first small craft brewery to put beer in a can. Some people prefer a bottle for the mere novelty of it; that's not the case anymore (no pun intended). These canning lines are making their way in to breweries more and more recently. Today, more than 200 craft brewers are canning 600 different beers this year, Craftcans.com says.

Some of the newest Craft Can Creations (I'm getting good with these alliterations) are Crazy Mountain Brewery (Vail, CO), Breckenridge Brewery (Breckenridge, CO), Shipyard Brewing (Portland, ME), Intuition Ale Works (Jacksonville, FL) and dare we say it, Cigar City Brewing (Tampa, FL) (coming out with cans soon enough).  Exciting; our second Florida local beer in cans!

Cheers,

  

Brown Specialty Team

UPCOMING EVENTS
09-15-2012, 6:00 PM, JACKSONVILLE 

2012 Beaches Summerfest Date: Sept. 15 Time: 6-10pm Location: Courtyard Marriott Oceanfront in Jacksonville Beach Limited Attendance Featuring beer from our Florida Breweries: Swamp Head: Midnight Oil, Stumpknocker Saint Somewhere: Pays du Soleil, Lectio, and Athene. Beer Schwag raffle giveaways! Drink like a local! ...�

09-15-2012, 7:00 PM, ORLANDO 

Please join us for: A Taste for Learning Date: Sept. 15 Location: Rosen Shingle Creek Time: 7:00pm--10:00pm 100% of every dollar given for sponsorships, tickets and auction items goes directly to scholarships and is doubled by a challenge grant. Business casual attire $200 per couple / $125 per person Featuring the following beers from Merchant Du Vin: Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout Samuel Smith Organic Cider Lindemans Framboise Orval Trappist Ale Ayinger Brau-Weisse ...�

09-15-2012, 8:00 PM, WINTER PARK 

Cigar City Tap Takeover on Sept 15 starting at 8 pm!! Featuring 8 Surprise Draught Lines At Odin's Den Winter Park, FL. ...�

09-18-2012, 6:00 PM, ORANGE PARK 

Brewers Pizza Taste of Colorado Night Tues, Sept 18, 6-9pm Featuring: Left hand, Crazy Mountain, and Twisted Pine ...�

09-18-2012, 6:30 PM, PENSACOLA 

World of Beer in Pensacola Shipyard and Sea Dog Pint Night! Buy a pint of Shipyard Pumpkinhead or Sea Dog Blue Paw, and keep the glass! ...�

09-18-2012, 8:00 PM, SARASOTA 

Highland brewery night at the Blue Owl in Sarasota. 6 Highland brews on draft!. Giveaways throughout the night, from 8--10pm. Meet Kirsten, the brewery rep! Good times ahead! ...�

09-20-2012, 07:00 PM, FLEMING ISLAND 

Thursday, Sept 20 at Taps Bar and Grill - Shipyard Pumpkinhead Pint Night; 7pm - 9pm Buy a pint, keep the glass! While supplies last. ...�

09-22-2012, 08:00 AM, AVONDALE 

The Avondale 5k race is happening on Sept 22 in Avondale. Most of the businesses along the street will be have tables for the runners post run. The Florida Creamery is an ice cream shop that sells every flavor of Capt Eli's sodas. They will be making floats with the sodas and offer samples of the of the flavors without ice cream as well! More info about the race at: http://www.1stplacesports.com/avondale.html...�

09-22-2012, 6:00 PM, KISSIMMEE 

Vintage Vino Presents... Cigar City Brewing Craft Beer & Cheese Pairing Saturday, September 22nd at 6pm, $20 Featuring: Dos Costas Oeste, Guava Grove, Tocobaga, Oblique, Jai Alai, and Hotter than Helles. Join us for Limited Edition Local Beers, paired w/Hand Selected Artisanal Cheeses ...�

09-22-2012, 8:00 PM, SARASOTA 

FREE Highland brewery tasting at the Broadway Bar in Sarasota! Join us to try some delicious North Carolina brews! 8-10pm $5 burgers on the grill plus regular menu. ...�

09-24-2012, 6:00 PM, JACKSONVILLE 

Kickbacks Taste of Colorado with beers from: Left Hand, Crazy Mountain, Twisted Pine Starting at 6pm ...�

09-25-2012, 7:00:00 PM, LAKELAND 

Event: Fresco's Bell's Beer Dinner Date:9/25 Time:7:00pm Location: Fresco's Description: Beer Dinner with five courses family style Beers: Oberon, Two Hearted, Kalamazoo Stout, Best Brown, Amber Limited to only 10 people...but more dinners to come!...�

09-26-2012, 7:00 PM, LAKE MARY 

A Casual dining experience of Beer and Bites specifically paired at Pint in Lake Mary. Multiple cheese courses, and more details to come! ...�

09-28-2012, 5:00 PM,  MIDDLEBURG

Friday, Sept 28, Foremost Liquors Craft Beer Tasting of some various craft beers! From 5pm--8pm. ...�


NEW AND RETURNING PRODUCTSBeerfinder
VISIT OUR BEERFINDER TO FIND THESE PRODUCTS  
Lazy Magnolia Southern Pecan

Intense gold-colored beer of a medium bitterness inspired by the German Marzen. Its malted scent is immediately clean. Soft and bitter, its toasted and smoked aftertaste make this beer perfect for Rome's typical cuisine. 5.5% ABV.
Lazy Magnolia Deep South  

A crisp, clean beer with the perfect balance of hops and malt. Its body and clean finish are ideally suited for all seasons, and the brew is moderately hopped for a great aroma and impressive finish. 5.21%
ABV
Birra D'Amare Chiara
 Light lager beer of a straw color, clearly inspired by Czech-German Pils beer. It is produced with the best raw ingredients, giving it a good bitter content and a marked scent of hop. Alcohol, body and aroma blend perfectly, giving life to a clean and dry taste. 4.9% ABV (bottle only).
Birra D'Amare Rossa
Red, double-malt, deep amber-colored beer, clearly inspired by German Bock beer. It shows a clean, soft and enveloping body, where a strong toasted malt flavor stands out. The froth is compact and creamy. 6.3% ABV (bottle only).
Birra D'Amare Nera
Dark, with an impenetrable color, inspired by German Swhartz beer. With its intense fragrance, it has an aroma of toasted-burnt malt, ranging from chocolate to a touch of liquorice and coffee. 5.5% ABV (bottle only).
Birra D'Amare Kuasapa
Copper-colored beer inspired by American Pale Ale. In this version, American hops meet European hops, giving birth to particular and intriguing scents and sensations. Its strong bitterness is well merged with the marked alcohol content, leading to a full and balanced body. 6.3% ABV (bottle only).


Birra D'Amare Roma
Intense gold-colored beer of a medium bitterness inspired by the German Marzen. Its malted scent is immediately clean. Soft and bitter, its toasted and smoked aftertaste make this beer perfect for Rome's typical cuisine. 5.5% ABV (bottle only).
Other returning favorites:
*Check with your Brown sales representative for availability or products not available in certain areas 
BEER NEWS

By: Stephen Dubner

 

The college football season kicked off this weekend. There were lots of superhuman feats and exciting outcomes, from a fresh-faced Alabama team beating No. 8 Michigan by 20 points to Michigan State's Le'Veon Bell running and catching for more yards than the entire Boise State team in the Spartans' 17-13 win.

 

But there's one thing you don't find at these games, which is a staple of the rest of top-shelf sports action: beer. You can buy it at just about any big sporting event. But colleges and universities have long eschewed the practice, saying alcohol created an undesirable atmosphere in their stadiums or didn't fit their values. Kai Ryssdal talks with Stephen J. Dubner from Freakonomics Radio about a new experiment in selling beer at college games, which has had a surprising result.

  

For full article  

By: The Alicia Kelso 

 

The craft beer industry has experienced staggering growth for the past five years, including a 14 percent jump in sales in the first half of this year.

 

At the National Restaurant Association Show's International Wine Spirits and Beer Show in Chicago in May, Technomic's David Henkes said that beer mentions have increased 65 percent on top chain menus since 2006, "driven by craft."

 

This is compared to the domestic light beer category, which has been flat during the last couple of years.

 

  For full article

Munich Breweries Face Beer Bottle, Keg Shortage Ahead of Oktoberfest

By: Huffington Post 

 

Is it possible that people are drinking too much beer in Munich? That's what some breweries are claiming -- there's a shortage of bottles and crates. While there is plenty of beer, there's simply nowhere to put it. The solution, the German brewers hope, is that people return their empties so they can be reused.

 

"Dear Munichers - bring back your crates," Heiner M�ller, manager of the Paulaner and Hacker-Pschorr brewery, told Munich's TZ newspaper. They are short tens of thousands of bottles. Kegs are also in short supply.

 

 

 For full article 
VOLUME 2
Follow us on TwitterVisit our blogView our videos on YouTube
Central Florida
In This Issue:
Upcoming Events
Can Selling Beer help College Fans Drink Less?
Pizza Operators Leverage Growing Demand for Craft Bee
Munich Breweries Face Beer Bottle, Keg Shortage Ahead of Oktoberfest
Beer & Bacon Pecan Bars
____________________
Featured Beer Cocktail

"Pumpkin in My Pumpkin"

-Lop off the top quarter of a small pumpkin and scoop out the seeds and fiber
-Bake pumpkin on 350 degrees F for about 20 to 25 minutes or until the lip begins to brown.
-Let pumpkin cool and pour in a bottle of your favorite pumpkin ale!

____________________
Featured Recipe

Beer & Bacon Pecan Bars

By: Jackie Dodd, The Beeroness 

 

Difficulty: Easy

 

There is nothing more fall than pecan pie. So why not spice it up with some bacon, and of course beer.

    

Ingredients:  

For the Crust  

 

-1 stick plus 2 Tbs unsalted butter

-2 cups flour

-1/4 cup brown sugar

-1/2 tsp salt

-2 Tbs water

 

For the Filling

 

-1 cup stout

-1 stick butter

-2 cups copped pecans

-2 cups brown sugar

-1/2 cup light corn syrup

-1/4 cup heavy cream

-2 eggs

-5 strips of bacon, cook and chopped

   

Directions:  

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a food processor add the flour, 1/4 cup brown sugar, and salt, pulse to combine. 

 

Cut the butter into cubes and add to the food processor. 

Process until butter is incorporated into the flour mixture. 

 

Add the water and process to combine.   

Add additional water, 1 tsp at a time if there is flour that still hasn't been dampened.

 

Line a 9 x 13 inch baking pan with parchment paper (this will make it easier to remove from the pan) and dump the shortbread into the pan. 

 

Press into the bottom of the baking pan in one even layer.

 

Bake at 350 for 12 minutes of until a light golden brown.

 

In a pot over medium high heat, add the stout, cook until reduced by half. 

 

Add the butter and stir until melted, remove from heat. 

Add the sugar, pecans, cream, corn syrup and stir until melted.

 

 Once the mixture has cooled to room temperature, add the eggs and stir until combined.

 

Pour the filling over the crust, sprinkle with cooked bacon and bake at 350 until the filling no longer jiggles when you gently shake the pan, about 25-30 minutes.

 

________________

Visit the product section of Brown.com
to view our portfolio

products
Visit the Retailer Section of Brown.com to see where we can sell these products: 
Where we distribute

CONTACT US AT:

 

Email

[email protected] 

 

Phone

561-655-2337

 

Website

Brown.com 

 

Join Our Mailing List