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Thanksgiving Traditions
We have a lot to be thankful for this year. I am thankful for the Shmaltz Brewing He'brew Jewbilation 17 that came out to drink in time for the first day of Chanukah, and to have friends and family smile at the humorous expressions on the bottle. "A beer with real shtick!" I am thankful for Founders All Day IPA to help me get through the entirety of Thanksgiving day, along with the many loud clanks in the kitchen and shouts at the football games. I am thankful for Samuel Smith's Organic Chocolate Stout to give samples around the table dinner and watch their expressions as they say, "Oooh, this tastes just like chocolate!" and then declaring, "AND it's organic?" I am thankful for my friends who share one of their highly prized beer bottles (come on Cigar City Hunahpu...) with me and vice versa at my "Friendsgiving" meal the Sunday following Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Brown Distributing. We hope you enjoy your delicious turkey and craft beers with your loved ones.
Cheers,
Brown Specialty Team
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11/22/13, 7:00 PM, ORLANDO
Featuring Founders Porter, Red's Rye, All Day IPA, Dirty Bastard, Centennial IPA, Rubaeus, and more on draught! ...>
11/22/13, 5:00 PM, ALTAMONTE SPRINGS
World of Beer Altamonte will be hosting a Florida Craft Tap Takeover to commemorate the permanent dedication of their corner tap wall to Florida craft beers! Glassware and brewery swag giveaways along with a special firkin from Swamp Head and an assortment of Florida craft brews both year-round and one-off kegs from: Swamp Head, Cigar City, Pensacola Bay, Green Room, Engine 15, 7venth Sun, Pinglehead and Mile Marker. ...>
11/23/13, 7:00 PM, BRANDON
Five local Swamp Head Brewing beers on tap including a special keg of Gainesville Green. ...>
11/25/13, 6:00 PM, ST. PETERSBURG
7venth Sun Brewery will be featured on draught. Keep the Drink Like a local glass while supplies last. 1 per customer. ...>
11/27/13, 7:00 PM, PALM HARBOR
Guys and girls wear your best mustache and have a chance to win $100 gift card and Shipyard Prizes. We will tapping a Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin Firkin at 7pm (The only one on the West Coast of Florida). There will also be a few other Shipyard beers on tap. we'll see you at HOB for a couple pints! ...>
11/29/13, 6:00 PM, TAMPA
Mellow Mushroom will be tapping some limited 7venth Sun Brewery beers on draught on Black Friday, because we all know after the crazy shopping we really need a beer. ...>
11/29/13, 11:00 PM, BRANDON
Six 7venth Sun beers on tap including Grievance and Guilty Pleasure. ...>
12/04/13, 7:30 PM, CLEARWATER
Dinner starts at 7:30pm. $40 Mug Club Members / $50 Public (Price includes 18% Gratuity). Evening will feature 5 beer varieties paired perfectly with a delicious menu
from executive chef David Squillante. Call for tickets: 727.466.4916 ...>
12/06/13, 7:00 PM, LAKELAND
He'Brew Hop Manna, Messiah Nut Brown, and Genesis Session Ale will be poured on draught as well as a couple seasonal beers to top it off. Celebrate the holidays with a brewery with real schtick! ...>
For all events, please see our event calendar.
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NEW AND RETURNING PRODUCTS
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Boulder Shake Chocolate Porter
A twist on the traditional robust American Porter, Shake Chocolate Porter is black in color with rich, dark chocolate aromatics and flavors and subtle coffee-like notes. This unique brew blends five different grains, including Chocolate Wheat, that along with cacao nibs create a devilishly delicious chocolate finish with a velvety mouthfeel. 5.9% ABV
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Breckenridge Nitro Vanilla Porter
Silky, Smooth, & Sessionable. Our remarkably complex, wildly popular ale combines hints of chocolate, caramel, and coffee with an inventively delicious twist, for good measure. A vortex of flavors made even more alluring by a blast of nitrogen. 4.7% ABV
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Left Hand Fade to Black Volume 5
This Rye Ale boasts a deep dark brown body with an off white head. This dark brew envelopes your nose with aromas of dark coffee, maple wood and hints of dark agave nectar. The flavor is an intense evolution that starts off with nut bread flowing into molasses followed by a taste of licorice. This lands on spicy rye notes all before being washed away by earthy hop, leaving behind a slight black pepper sensation. 7.8% ABV
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Rekorderlig Strawberry-Lime Cider
Rekorderlig Strawberry-Lime Cider was the first to explore this unique flavour combination. Serve over ice with fresh mint leaves or strawberries and a wedge of lime for a fresh, zesty experience. 4.5% ABV
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Rekorderlig Wild Berries Cider
Bursting with the freshest fruit flavors Rekorderlig Wild Berries Cider is best served over ice for a juicy experience. For the ultimate experience add fresh blueberries and raspberries.
4.5% ABV
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Rekorderlig Pear Cider
Made from the purest Swedish spring water, Rekorderlig Pear Cider is best served over ice with a wedge of zesty lemon and orange for a distinctively crisp experience. 4.5% ABV
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B. Nektar Dwarf Invasion
The mead is inspired by a cherry lambic. We use Michigan wildflower honey as the base for this mead, and add tart Michigan Balaton cherry juice and then dry hop it with Styrian Golding hops. The taste is sweet, tart, acidic, with a mild bitterness from the hops. The aroma is pure heaven. 6.0% ABV
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Green's Gluten Free Enterprise Dry-hopped Lager
Made from gluten-free ingredients - millet, sorghum, rice, buckwheat, hops, water, and yeast (with no wheat or barley) - it is dry-hopped with West Coast USA hops for an appealing floral finish. It is golden pale in color, the nose is a mix of citrus-floral aroma sensations, clean with a light malt taste, but with an herbal, hoppy aftertaste. Body and mouthfeel are light and refreshing. 4.1% ABV
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Innis and Gunn Scottish Porter
This comforting Porter is the winter warmer in our seasonal range. We delved into the history books to conceive this recipe. As well as the flavor packed crystal wheat and roasted malt, we also added treacle to the brew which gives it a lingering, bitter-sweet star anise character. 7.4% ABV
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Peak Maple Collaboration
Peak Maple Collaboration is a truly local project. It's a new twist on our previously brewed Maple Oat Ale. We worked with local farmers and small businesses to craft this beer with Maine-grown organic oats from GrandyOats and Vermont-produced organic maple syrup from Butternut Mountain Farms. The Maple Collaboration is a copper-colored brew with a dynamic mouth feel from the organic oats and a subtle richness in the finish from the organic maple syrup. The beer is in support of Chefs Collaborative, the nation's leading environmentally conscious culinary organization. 6.7% ABV
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Red Brick Vanilla Gorilla
Vanilla Gorilla, Brick Mason Series #8, has developed a cult following over the years. The original recipe was simply our Red Brick Porter with Madagascar Vanilla beans added. Over the years we've brewed different variations including the use of cherry wood smoked malt, aging in Jack Daniels barrels, peated malt and even smoking the vanilla beans at Fox Bros., a local BBQ joint. One thing you can always count on with our Vanilla Gorilla is a delicious vanilla porter with a creative twist. 7.5% ABV
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Summit Unchained 14: Biere de Garde
For Unchained 14, Summit brewer Jeff Williamson brings you Bière de Garde - a classic French farmhouse style ale that is rarely seen fresh locally. Using the best French and Belgian malts, Jeff's brew entices you with a malt aroma of toffee, cherry and other goodies. The malt theme carries through to the taste, offering up more toffee, cherry, figs, caramel, and a hint of biscuit. A subtle hop spiciness plays amongst the flavors and it finishes crisp and dry. This hearty ale pairs well with bon fires, roasted meats and good friends. 7.3% ABV
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Look out for new and returning favorites like Bell's Christmas Ale, Bell's Winter White Ale, Boulder Never Summer Ale, Breckenridge Christmas Ale, Highland Thunderstruck Coffee Porter, Highland Cold Mountain Winter Ale, Hoppin' Frog Frosted Frog Christmas Ale, and Summit Winter Ale.
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 Dissecting Walmart's Ability to Sell Craft Beer
By: Chris Furnari
Walmart, the largest retailer in the world, has said it wants to double its alcohol sales by 2016. One area of the store Walmart would like to see customers spending more time is the beer aisle. The company is hoping it can grab a significant chunk of the off-premise U.S. beer market, which IRI - a Chicago-based market research firm - pegs at $29.7 billion dollars for the 52-week period ending Nov. 3. To prove its commitment to category, Walmart has added 100,000 sq. ft. of refrigerated space across its 3,500 locations that sell alcohol in the last 18 months. While much of that space will likely be dedicated to selling larger domestic brands from Anheuser-Busch InBev and MillerCoors, as well as major imports from Heineken and Crown, Walmart does want to improve the selection in its craft sets. "We tailor our assortment to each store individually," said Danit Marquardt, the director of corporate communications for the company. "We want to make sure we offer the right brands for our customers in each market we serve." For full article |
IPA Nation: How this ale became craft beer's most popular style
By : Tom Rotunno In the red hot world of craft beer, one style of beer is hotter than all the rest-the India Pale Ale. The style, which is known for its strong hop character, dates to the 1800s and its popularity has seen peaks and valleys before. But the modern day IPA is currently the king of craft beer. It is the fastest-growing and best-selling style of craft beer by nearly any metric. According to market research group IRI, which tracks off-premise beer sales, IPA sales were up 36 percent in the first half of 2013. Another market research firm, GuestMetrics, which measures on-premise sales, said the IPA style was the fastest-growing beer category in 2012, posting unit growth of 39 percent.
Then there is the Great American Beer Festival, the world's largest beer competition. Since 2001, the most-entered category has been the American-Style IPA, which saw 252 entries in 2013. But while IPA may reign supreme today, it wasn't always the case.
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Woody Harrelson co-owns the world's first organic vegan beer garden 
By: Curt Hopkins
Actor celebrated the opening of his 'Sage Plant Based Bistro and Beer Garden' in Culver City early last month. Woody Harrelson, already co-owner of a Canadian tree-free paper company, is expanding his green business empire, with the opening of Sage - the world's first organic vegan beer garden.
The Culver City location, which debuted last month to rave reviews, expands on the original Sage Vegan Bistro located in Echo Park and started by Harrelson's close friend Chef Mollie Engelhart.
"I loved the concept of an organic beer garden, but I didn't invest in the concept, I really invested in Mollie," Harrelson told HuffPo. "She's amazing. All that you see, hear and taste has everything to do with her and nothing to do with me. I just believed in her, put money in. A lot of people think, 'vegan?' but they don't realize this is the ultimate comfort food."
Sage's menu includes such mouth-watering options such as the Jamaican Jerk Burger, Raw Tacos, Goatless Greek Quinoa Kale Salad, vegan pizzas, and a very large selection of organic, vegan-friendly beer.
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Featured Cocktail:
The Sparkling Brew
In this great cocktail from Graham Case, Bar Manager and Mixologist at Blackberry Farm, a Belgian-style ale lends depth of flavor to this otherwise light drink.
Ingredients: - 1/4 fl. oz. (7 ml) St. Germain - About 3 fl. oz. Sparkling wine - About 3 fl. oz. Ommegang Hennepin or as needed -Fresh blackberries for garnish Directions:
Pour the St. Germain into a coupe glass or flute glass and fill halfway with sparkling wine. Finish with Ommegang Hennepin and garnish with blackberries. Serves 1. *If you are looking for something more tart, try Bell's Oarsmen for the beer ingredient.
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Featured Recipe
Cranberry Wit Sauce
By: Homebrew Chef
Cranberry and orange pair so naturally together. By using a Wit beer, you bring in the light orange flavors with a hint of coriander, making this cranberry sauce welcome on any Thanksgiving table or as a side sauce for beer brined chicken
or turkey.
Ingredients
- 1 Orange (Valencia or Navel), zested and sliced
- 1 Tangerine, zested and sliced
- 2 Cups Wit (ex. Ommegang Witte, Avery White Rascal, Cigar City Florida Cracker, etc)
- 1/2 Cup Belgian Rock Candy Sugar or white sugar
- 1 tsp. Coriander, Whole, toasted and cracked with the bottom of a pan
- 1/2 Cup Honey, Wild Flower
- 1 Pinch Sea Salt
- 12 Ounces Cranberries, fresh (1 Bag)
Directions
In a large saucepan, add sliced citrus (giving a good squeeze and reserve the zest for later), Wit, Rock Candy or sugar, coriander and salt and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring until the sugar has dissolved, about 4 minutes. Remove the sliced citrus, add the honey, zest and cranberries; reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer until the cranberries have popped and the sauce has thickened, about 15 minutes. Serve immediately or chill until ready to serve. The sauce can be made 2 days before if time or kitchen space is not available the day of.
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