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La Trappe Isid’or has been specially developed to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the only Trappist brewery in the Netherlands. The jubilee beer is named for Brother Isidorus, the first brewer of La Trappe.
La Trappe Isid’or is a mildly sweet amber beer with a caramel note. The beer is a little bitter to the taste and has a fruity finish. La Trappe Isid’or owes its special aroma to the Perle hop, which we grow ourselves. The ideal serving temperature is 10-12 degrees Celsius (50-53.6 degrees Fahrenheit).
Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream has announced its partnership with the largest nonprofit small business lender in the United States, the Accion U.S. Network. Brewing the American Dream is the core philanthropic program of Samuel Adams, and by affiliating with Accion they will be positioned to help thousands of craft food and beverage entrepreneurs “start, strengthen and grow their businesses.”
Here is the release from Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream:
Please allow me to unite this 2014 Allagash Confluence Ale with this gorgeous glass for today's Pint Break. As we join together to celebrate this Belgian-style ale, let's embrace its marriage of two yeast strains, leaving a strong, loving and devoted finish.
Allagash created Confluence Ale using in-house Belgian-style yeast in congruence with their own Brettanomyces strain. The two beautiful yeast strains come together to create barnyard bliss. Yee-ha!
Tallgrass Brewing Company in Manhattan, Kansas, has quadrupled its capacity with a new 60,000 square-foot brewing facility. The brewery will be able to produce 30,000 barrels in 2015 and the brewhouse can accommodate production of approximately 100,000 barrels, according to a release from Tallgrass. Boulevard Brewing Company, in Kansas City, Missouri, is currently the co-number 12 craft brewery in America (as per the recently released list of Top 50 Breweries by the BA).
The Brewers Association has released its list of the Top 50 Breweries of 2014. The BA's new definition of what comprises a craft brewery caused the most changes to the list, as D.G. Yeungling and Son, Inc. took the top spot from the longtime number one Boston Beer Company. This reflects the BA's decision to include brewers who use traditional ingredients like corn in their beers, but otherwise meet the association's criteria on size and independence. The full list can be found here.
Here is the release from the Brewers Association:
Boulder, CO •March 31, 2015—The Brewers Association (BA)—the not-for-profit trade group representing small and independent craft brewers—today released its annual lists of the top 50 craft and overall brewing companies in the U.S., based on beer sales volume. Of the top 50 overall brewing companies, 42 were craft brewing companies¹.
The Brewers Association has released its list of the Top 50 Breweries of 2014. The BA's new definition of what comprises a craft brewery caused the most changes to the list, as D.G. Yuengling and Son, Inc. took the top spot from longtime number one Boston Beer Company. The full list can be found here.
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When Fritz Maytag took full control of Anchor Brewing in 1965, he sought to make a beer that was “true, traditional, honest and good.” For more than a decade, Maytag failed to convince other small family-owned breweries in California to follow this same path. Eventually, these smaller brewers were bought out or shut down.
Then along came admirers like Jack McAuliffe and Ken Grossman, among others, and a movement was born.
Oskar Blues Brewery has announced the acquisition of Perrin Brewing Company in Michigan. It appears Oskar Blues founder Dale Katechis is pursuing a craft beer approach to acquiring smaller brewers in different regions. This follows a successful expansion to Brevard, N.C. two years ago. Fireman Capital, a family office based in Boston, and West Side Distributing are sources of financing, according to an interview with Katechis at Brewbound.com. Here is the full release:
Oskar Blues Brewery and Perrin Brewing Company Take Craft Collaboration to the Next Level
The Local Shelf Beer Mystery Box Exchange doesn’t want your whales. LSBMBE takes a different route from the usual beer trading that takes place online. It's so easy to get wrapped up in the latest special release or that one "shelf whale,” that readily available local beers may get forgotten. Those are exactly the beers the LSBMBE wants to celebrate.
Every round, each member is given an assignment: ship a box of locally brewed and regularly available beer to another swapper. That's it. An air of generosity surrounds the group and each box typically contains a host of "extras," such as brewery-branded glassware or limited releases.
“The idea of the very first event I organized was to close the gap between beer lovers,” said Joe Harris, founder of the LSBMBE. “I wanted to expand the beer horizons of individuals beyond their own communities and states. I live in Texas and I want to be able to enjoy what my friends drink in Ohio. I think that’s the essence of trading, but we get lost in hunting rare beers and forget about all the variety out there. It’s just awesome to open a box and find a bunch of beer that you can’t buy where you live.”
