"Beer it forward," the [U.S.] Brewers Association is encouraging 'craft' beer drinkers this week.
Today through Sunday, from 15-21 May 2017, it's American Craft Beer Week, and the BA —the organization which represents "small and independent" American breweries— is urging Americans to double-support those breweries this week. That is, buy a 'craft' beer for oneself and another for someone else.
For the twelfth consecutive year, small and independent brewers across all 50 states will be participating in American Craft Beer Week (ACBW), May 15-21. In the spirit of America’s craft beer culture, camaraderie, and collaboration, beer lovers everywhere are encouraged to #beeritforward and share a craft beer.
Presented by CraftBeer.com—the beer lover site published by the [U.S.] Brewers Association—American Craft Beer Week celebrates America’s 5,300 small and independent brewers through a host of events encouraging beer enthusiasts everywhere to engage in simple acts of craft beer kindness.
“Small, independent brewers are known for their commitment to their communities. They beer it forward year-round through grassroots initiatives and charity work that in turn have a significant impact on our local economies,” said Julia Herz, publisher of CraftBeer.com and craft beer program director at the Brewers Association. “This American Craft Beer Week, we invite the beer-loving public to embrace the theme, and find ways to ‘beer it forward’ as part of the fun.”
To help beer lovers make the right sharing choices, CraftBeer.com put together a handy chart to guide them through the expansive selection process. CraftBeer.com has you covered, simplifying the decision making into a few easy to follow steps.
New this year, CraftBeer.com will team up with Geeks Who Drink, a pub trivia organization, to incorporate ACBW into trivia at more than 800 locations across the country. Do not be intimidated to play, Geeks Who Drink is for all levels of beer knowledge and enjoyment. From Monday to Thursday, there will be one round of Pub Trivia dedicated to ACBW. Participating locations can be found on the Quiz Schedule.
Find a brewery to celebrate near you with CraftBeer.com’s Brewery Finder, join the conversation on Twitter with #beeritforward and #ACBW and look for updates on the CraftBeer.com Facebook page and find ways to celebrate on the official ACBW calendar.
Raise a Pint to Freedom
For the twelfth consecutive year, the Brewers Association has declared American Craft Beer Week (ACBW), a nationwide celebration of the small and independent craft brewers that make America’s beer culture so exceptional. The weeklong celebration provides a platform for craft brewers and beer lovers to celebrate craft beer.
From Monday, May 15 – Sunday, May 21, 2017, brewers across all 50 states will hold events including exclusive brewery tours, special craft beer releases, food and beer pairings, tap takeovers, and more. [...]
ACBW provides hundreds of thousands of beer lovers the opportunity to visit and support their local brewery and beer businesses. It’s the perfect time to recognize the ingenuity of the small and independent craft breweries that have made America’s beer culture the richest in the world. [...]
Visit the official American Craft Beer Week event calendar on CraftBeer.com for a full – and growing – list of local celebrations in all 50 states.
114TH CONGRESS
2nd SESSION S. RES. 473
Expressing appreciation of the goals of American Craft Beer Week
and commending the small and independent craft brewers of the United States.
______________IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 24, 2016
Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. LEAHY,
Ms. AYOTTE, Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. PETERS)
submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Now, therefore, be it
- Whereas American Craft Beer Week is celebrated annually in breweries, brew pubs, restaurants, and beer stores by craft brewers, home brewers, and beer enthusiasts nationwide;
- Whereas, in 2016, American Craft Beer Week is celebrated from May 16 to May 22;
- Whereas craft brewers are a vibrant affirmation and expression of the entrepreneurial traditions of the United States—
- (1) operating as community-based small businesses and cooperatives;
- (2) providing employment for more than 120,000 full- and part-time workers;
- (3) generating annually more than $3,000,000,000 in wages and benefits; and
- (4) often leading the redevelopment of economically distressed areas;
- Whereas the United States has craft brewers in every State and more than 4,400 craft breweries nationwide, each producing fewer than 6,000,000 barrels of beer annually;
- Whereas, in 2015, 620 new breweries opened in the United States, creating jobs and improving economic conditions in communities across the United States;
- Whereas, in 2015, craft breweries in the United States sustainably produced more than 24,500,000 barrels of beer, which is 2,800,000 more barrels than craft breweries produced in 2014;
- Whereas the craft brewers of the United States now export more than 446,000 barrels of beer and are establishing new markets abroad, which creates more domestic jobs to meet the growing international demand for craft beer from the United States;
- Whereas the craft brewers of the United States support United States agriculture by purchasing barley, malt, and hops that are grown, processed, and distributed in the United States;
- Whereas the craft brewers of the United States produce more than 100 distinct styles of flavorful beers, including many sought-after new and unique styles ranging from amber lagers to American IPAs that
- (1) contribute to a favorable balance of trade by reducing the dependence of the United States on imported beers;
- (2) support exports from the United States; and
- (3) promote tourism in the United States;
- Whereas craft beers from the United States consistently win international quality and taste awards;
- Whereas the craft brewers of the United States strive to educate the people of the United States who are of legal drinking age about the differences in beer flavor, aroma, color, alcohol content, body, and other complex variables, the gastronomic qualities of beer, beer history, and historical brewing traditions dating back to colonial times and earlier;
- Whereas the craft brewers of the United States champion the message of responsible enjoyment to their customers and work within their communities and the industry to prevent alcohol abuse and underage drinking;
- Whereas the craft brewers of the United States are frequently involved in local communities through philanthropy, volunteerism, and sponsorship opportunities, including parent-teacher associations, Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (commonly known as ‘‘JROTC’’), hospitals for children, chambers of commerce, humane societies, rescue squads, athletic teams, and disease research;
- Whereas the craft brewers of the United States are fully vested in the future success, health, welfare, and vitality of their communities, as local employers that—
- (1) provide a diverse array of quality local jobs that will not be outsourced;
- (2) contribute to the local tax base; and
- (3) keep money in the United States by reinvesting in their businesses; and Whereas increased Federal, State, and local support of craft brewing is important to fostering the continued growth of an industry of the United States that creates jobs, greatly benefits local economies, and brings international accolades to small businesses in the United States:
Resolved, That the Senate—
- (1) appreciates the goals of American Craft Beer Week, established by the Brewers Association, which represents the small craft brewers of the United States;
- (2) recognizes the significant contributions of the craft brewers of the United States to the economy and to the communities in which the craft brewers are located; and
- (3) commends the craft brewers of the United States for providing jobs, supporting United States agriculture, improving the balance of trade, and educating the people of the United States and beer lovers around the world about the history and culture of beer while promoting the legal and responsible consumption of beer.
DRAFT Magazine recently published a concise summary of the state of 'craft' beer, as it was revealed in numbers, percentages, and statistics during the 2016 Craft Brewers Conference.
- 1%:
The share, in dollars, of the total beer market controlled by craft beer.
- 12%:
The share of the total beer market by sales volume.
- 2.8 million:
The growth in the number of barrels of craft beer sold over 2014’s numbers.
- 25%+:
the percentage of breweries that increased their brewing capacity by 50 percent or more in 2015.
- $36.58:
The average price of a case of craft beer.[That's $8.92 per six-pack. That's low; I don't know where they're shopping!]
- 6,080:
The number, as of December 2015, of active TTB brewery licenses.
- 4,283:
The number, as of December 2015, of operating breweries.
- 1,797:
The number of owners holding licenses for breweries they likely plan to open within the next two years.
- 620:
The number of breweries that opened in 2015 (this is actually down from the all-time high of 881 in 2014)- 67:
The number of breweries that closed in 2015.
- 3,925:
The number of breweries in the U.S. producing between 0 and 7,500 barrels of beer each year. Together, these small breweries make up nearly 92 percent of the total number of beer producers in the country, but they only produce about 1.5 percent of all the beer we drink.
- 21:
The number of breweries in the U.S. producing more than 2 million barrels of beer each year. Though a fraction of the brewery total, these producers make 84 percent of all beer consumed in the country.
- 26.5%:
The percentage of supermarket beer sales, in dollars, owned by India Pale Ales. This means that more than a quarter of all craft beer sold at supermarkets is an IPA of some sort. The next closest style, “seasonal,” makes up about 14 percent of the dollar share.
- 199%:
The growth over last year, in sales, of session IPAs.
- 250%:
The growth, in sales, of “tropical-flavored” beer variants. (A little more about flavored beers: In 2015, sales of brews spiked with oranges and tea increased 70 percent and 719 percent, respectively. Apple-, raspberry- and blackberry-flavored beer sales decreased by an average of about 13 percent.)
- 45%:
The percentage of people over 21, according to a Nielsen survey, who said that whether a beer is made locally is “very important or somewhat important” to their purchase decisions. Narrow the respondents to those aged 21 to 34, and the percentage goes up to 53. Only 34 percent of respondents in the same study said that wine’s local production was at least “somewhat important” to them; 23 percent said the same about liquor.
- 16:
The number of states with 100 or more breweries.
- 21:
The number of states with at least two breweries per 100,000 drinking-age adults.
An American craft brewer is small, independent, and traditional.
- Small:
Annual production of 6 million barrels of beer or less (approximately 3 percent of U.S. annual sales). Beer production is attributed to the rules of alternating proprietorships.- Independent:
Less than 25 percent of the craft brewery is owned or controlled (or equivalent economic interest) by a beverage alcohol industry member that is not itself a craft brewer.- Traditional:
A brewer that has a majority of its total beverage alcohol volume in beers whose flavor derives from traditional or innovative brewing ingredients and their fermentation. Flavored malt beverages (FMBs) are not considered beers.
Enjoying the moment: toasting American Craft Beer Week —on Thursday, 19 May 2016, at 8 pm ET— nationwide and right here.
Brewers, beertenders, and craft beer aficionados around the country can take this opportunity to collectively raise their glasses to our great American craft beer culture and the brewing pioneers that opened the door to the diversity of flavors and choices that we enjoy today.
The American 'craft' brewing industry —and make no mistake, a business is what it is— congratulates itself this week during American Craft Beer Week (16-22 May 2016).
For the 11th year in a row, the [U.S.] Brewers Association has declared American Craft Beer Week (ACBW), the nationwide celebration of U.S. small and independent craft brewers. The weeklong tribute provides an opportunity for craft brewers to share their diversity, creativity and passion for the beverage they love with the greater craft beer community. From May 16 – 22, 2016, all 50 states will be holding events including exclusive brewery tours, special craft beer releases, food and beer pairings, tap takeovers and more to celebrate the ever-advancing beer culture in the United States.
In 2015, more than 60,000 beer lovers across all 50 states were also part of the ACBW Facebook Community. With over 4,100 craft breweries now open—an all-time high for our country—there’s even more to celebrate.
American Craft Beer Week is a fitting time to reflect on how craft brewers revolutionized not only the way beer is viewed, but also the landscape of American beer distribution and retail sales in a single generation. Consider that in 1980 there were a mere 42 brewing companies left after decades of consolidation producing, among them, a handful of different beer styles. Today we have more than 4,300 breweries—99% of them small and independent contributing myriad beer styles to a vibrant beer marketplace.
In the last four years alone, the snowballing interest in craft beer has resulted in a doubling of the number of breweries, while the mergers and acquisitions involving multi-national conglomerates and local favorites alike continue to create new challenges. There is little argument that craft beer is booming, but it’s imperative to understand how far we’ve come and do what’s necessary to protect the choices that our craft beer ancestors have enabled. Let’s celebrate and educate, all while inspiring others to join us—either through raising a well-crafted pint or pulling on those boots to brew themselves.
Today is the 70th birthday of Jack McAuliffe. Thirty-nine years ago, in 1976, McAuliffe opened New Albion Brewing, in Sonoma, California. It would be the nation's first-ever 'craft' brewery. 1
“In my opinion, Jack started the most important failed brewery,” said Maureen Ogle, a historian and author of Ambitious Brew: The Story of American Beer. “He demonstrated that the new brewing model could work and despite the fact that it didn’t last long and failed spectacularly, his influence played a significant role for the first successful batch of microbrewers.”
Thus it's fitting that today marks the first day of the 10th annual American Craft Beer Week, which runs through Sunday, 11-17 May, organized by the (U.S.) Brewers Association.
“American Craft Beer Week has provided independent beer fans across the country a chance to support their local breweries since 2006,” said Julia Herz, publisher of CraftBeer.com and craft beer program director at the Brewers Association. “With celebrations happening in all 50 states, this is truly an annual national event that recognizes all those involved in making craft beer from small breweries in the U.S. such a success.”
The Brewers Association defines a craft brewery as "small, independent, and traditional," 2 and these are heady times indeed for the non-profit advocacy group and its members. At the close of 2014, there were 3,418 'craft' breweries in the U.S., producing 22 million barrels of beer worth $19.6 billion dollars, accounting for 11% of all beer sold in the U.S.
In contrast to this U.S. beer-bunting, let's backtrack, and look to Great Britain, in 1933. That year, in the face of industrial unrest and poor declining beer sales (was that cause or effect?), its Brewers' Society launched a marketing campaign to highlight beer's benefit and social value to the nation.
The campaign had to raise the status of the product, so that it was important that "drawings of family groups should not depict a lower social order than that of a middle class family." The ads were signed off with the line, "Beer is Best". But surely the best posters, the ones that dais everything that ever needed to be said, were those that ran with a different three-word slogan of genius: "Beer. It's lovely!"Pete Brown. Man Walks into a Pub. 2004
A simple phrase, and, well, so lovely. So to the point. No patting-on-the-back selfie. Just the promise of beautiful bubbles at the end of the day. 3
But we have what we have. And it's American Craft Beer Week.4
Beginning on a Monday rather than a Sunday (European-like), it's a true seven-day week of celebration, unlike many of the city-only beer weeks that run, Ringo Starr-like, eight days a week, and often longer.
Choose this week to reflect upon the thirty-nine years of achievements of the 'craft beer' business since 1976: not for fomenting a beer revolution, but for the hard work, ingenuity, and, often, tasty results of the brewers, then and now.
Support the week by supporting an American 'craft brewery', however you may define it. Buy an American 'craft' beer.
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I was in a supermarket yesterday morning, straightening a display of beer that had been decimated over the weekend (a good thing), re-filling it with beer from a small, independent, local 'craft' brewery. Brewery X, I'll call it.
A man noticed, and asked me: "Are you a representative of Brewery X?"
"No," I replied, "but I'm with the wholesaler that distributes Brewery X beer."
"Well, I know Mr. S." the man continued. "He's the owner of Brewery X."
"I know him too," I replied.
"He's a good guy," the man said. "Yes, he is," I agreed.
The man nodded, walked a few steps to the beer cooler, and grabbed an 18-pack of Busch beer.
It's American Craft Beer Week® this week —sponsored, nationwide, by the Brewers Association. They, breweries, and drinkers alike may be celebrating, but there's still much work to do. Go out and do it: support your small, local, American brewery.
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From 12-18 May, it's American Craft Beer Week, organized by the Brewers Association (BA), a national advocacy group for "small and independent" breweries in the U.S.
A Country Brewnited During American Craft Beer Week®
Toasting Small and Independent Brewers with Celebrations in All 50 States
From May 12-18, 2014, beer lovers everywhere will toast the country’s craft beer renaissance during the ninth annual celebration of American Craft Beer Week (ACBW). With more than 2,800 small and independent craft breweries and hundreds more popping up across the country every year, the observance of ACBW is more significant than ever before. Across all 50 states, craft beer lovers, breweries, wholesalers and retailers will celebrate the culture and community of craft beer.
“American Craft Beer Week allows everyone to honor and toast the hard work and success of the craft beer community,” said Julia Herz, publisher of CraftBeer.com and craft beer program director at the Brewers Association. “Against many odds, craft brewers have used grassroots efforts to grow the industry one glass, one bottle, one can, one keg, one growler and one customer at a time.”
New this year, ACBW celebrates the many faces of craft beer. Presented in a video montage, brewers from all 50 states have united by taking “selfies” to best represent their brewery and state. All are encouraged to take their own “selfies” with craft beer from small and independent brewers and post on social media using hashtag #ACBW to help celebrate the week.
Untappd, the mobile-based social network that connects breweries with craft beer lovers, is also offering an American Craft Beer Week Badge for users who check in during ACBW events. Find an expanded list of U.S. beer weeks and join the conversation on Twitter with #ACBW and look for updates on the ACBW Facebook page. To find a local celebration, event or promotion, visit CraftBeer.com/ACBW.
Here's what I 'did' for American Craft Beer Week, 13-19 May 2013.
An American craft brewer is small, independent, and traditional.
- Small: Annual production of beer less than 6 million barrels. Beer production is attributed to a brewer according to the rules of alternating proprietorships. Flavored malt beverages are not considered beer for purposes of this definition.
- Independent: Less than 25% of the craft brewery is owned or controlled (or equivalent economic interest) by an alcoholic beverage industry member who is not themselves a craft brewer.
- Traditional: A brewer who has either an all malt flagship (the beer which represents the greatest volume among that brewer's brands) or has at least 50% of its volume in either all malt beers or in beers which use adjuncts to enhance rather than lighten flavor.
Brewers from the greater Washington, D.C. area gathered last evening at Mad Fox Brewing Company in Falls Church, Virginia, to celebrate American Craft Beer Week.
Each brewer brought one kegged beer from their brewery. The challenge was whose beer would be drained first by the pub's patrons. The winning brewery would receive the Dominion Cup, a large trophy fashioned from a keg, originally used for a similar competition when Dominion Brewery was still based in northern Virginia.
Now, there may be many pubs, restaurants, stores, and breweries in Washington, D.C., that are celebrating American Craft Beer Week this week. And, there may be some posting their calendars to Facebook, Twitter, and their own websites: things such as Happy Hour pricing on draft American craft' beers. But, not one has listed an event for today to the national American Craft Beer Week website.
was born out of the fierce desire to keep the tradition of craft brewing alive in Northern Virginia. We were longtime brewers from Old Dominion and bought back the brewhouse and moved it to its new location in Ashburn, VA. It is here that we're brewing some of the most outstanding pilsners and ales in the Washington, DC area.
My friend's 30th birthday festivities were held at another local brewery, Port City Brewing Company, in Alexandria, Virginia, which itself celebrated its first birthday earlier this past February.
Weeks 20,21
American Craft Beer Week will be celebrated 17 - 23 May, at breweries and pubs throughout the US.
From an email, here's what our friends are doing at Baltimore, Maryland's Max's TapHouse:
MAX'S 4TH ANNUAL AMERICAN CRAFT BEER FEST
MAY 17-23, 2010
NO ENTRANCE FEE
Max's will be hosting another American Craft Beer Fest celebrating American Craft Beer Week. We will be featuring over 70 special kegs during this week. We will also have special brewery nights each day.
BREWERY NIGHT LINE UP:
Monday 17-Troegs/Ommegang
Tuesday 18-Heavy Seas/Brewers Art
Wednesday 19-Harpoon/Victory
Thursday 20-Flying Dog
Friday 21-The Bruery/Lagunitas/Oskar Blues/Boulder/Great Divide/Weyerbacher
Saturday 22-Stillwater Ales/Oliver's/Evolution
Sunday 23-Smuttynose/Allagash
THE DRAFT BEERS LIST 90% DONE.As always beers may change due to things out of our control
Allagash Victor
Allagash White
Allagash Victoria
Avery Samuels
Boulder Cold Hop(Nitro)
Brewers Art Charm City Sour Cherry
Brewers Art Ozzy
Brewers Art Tiny Tim
Brewers Art Taurus
Evolution Haymaker
Evolution Summer Session
Flying Dog Barrel Aged Gonzo
Flying Dog Coffee Stout
Flying Dog Heller Hound Old Ale
Flying Dog Horn Dog(Nitro)
Great Divide Dunkel Weiss
Harpoon Leviathan Imperial IPA
Harpoon Raspberry UFO
Harpoon 100 Barrel Single Hop ESB
Heavy Seas Barrel Aged Below Decks
Hebrew Rejewvenator 2008
North Coast Brother Thelonious
Oliver's Cherry Blossom
Oliver's Hot Money Love
Ommegang Triple Perfection
Schlafly Dry Hopped APA
Schlafly Kolsch
Smuttynose Barleywine
Smuttynose Hanami
Smuttynose Imperial Stout
Smuttynose Maibock
Smuttynose Rouge
Southern Tier 2xipa
Southern Tier Oak Unearthly
Southern Tier Pale
Stillwater Cellar Door
Stillwater Stateside Saison
The Bruery Trade Winds Triple
Troegs Special
Troegs Special
Unita Barleywine 2008
Victory Altbier
Victory Citra
Victory Saaz Braumeister Pils
Victory St Boisterous
Victory Throwback lager
Weyerbacher India
Plus a bunch special kegs---------------
CASKS
Victory Storm King Stout
Troegs Java Head
Stillwater Cellar Door
Stillwater /Oliver's Collaboration
Oskar Blues Gubna
Heavy Seas Barrel Aged Below Decks
Flying Dog Raging Bitch
Evolution Lot #6
Plus a few others.......
On the heels of Philly Beer Week's triumphal 2 year run in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, several other US cities have done the same, or are actively planning similar events.
In my neck of the woods, there's Baltimore, Maryland which has scheduled an extended week of festivities for October 8-18, 2009. It's still in the planning stage. Details are on-line at www.baltimorebeerweek.com.
And, in Washington, D.C., a local beer distributor —Premium— has teamed up with OnTap Magazine to publicize DC Craft Beer Week, a 6 day schedule of events from 25 through 30 May. It concludes on Saturday with SAVOR, a national beer-with-food exposition, organized by the Brewers Association, an advocacy group for 'craft' breweries. [SAVOR update.]
[UPDATE 2009.08. Another DC Beer Week --note slightly different name-- has been announced for the week of 16 August 2009. The organizers are a different group.]
I celebrated American Craft Beer Week with one beer —one local beer— each day during the week of 11 - 17 May. Local for me is the Washington, D.C./Maryland/Virginia area.
Day Seven (17 May):
I finished the week of drinking locally, very locally, at home. A simple tomato sandwich, a slice 
I.P.A. is the unsexy acronym for India Pale Ale, a style of beer said to have been first brewed to survive the sea voyage to India, and the British troops stationed there. New scholarship says otherwise, but the name India Pale Ale remains in use for a deep-hued golden Pale Ale of fairly high alcohol with a good slug of hop bitterness and often high hop aroma.
With a slice of artisinal cheddar cheese, I might normally recommend a less aromatic, less alcoholic 'standard' Pale Ale, maybe one with a bit more nutty-malt character. but with the same dry finish that hops supply.
But the Snake Dog from Flying Dog, at 7.1% alcohol by volume (abv), did just fine. It's the dry finish of hops in a bitter, or in a pale ale, or in n I.P.A.— that is the flavor hook that connects to the sharpness of cheddar.
And as to the exercise of drinking locally?
Drinking a local beer each day of the week easy, ridiculously easy. What was difficult was choosing which local beer, of the many breweries I missed. And that ... that was the point of the exercise.
The first 6 local beers for the week:
I'm celebrating American Craft Beer Week with one beer —one local beer— each day during the week of 11 - 17 May. Local for me is the Washington, D.C./Maryland/Virginia area.
Day Six (16 May):
To Clipper City Brewing in Baltimore, Maryland, for the Real Ale & BBQ Fest.
The nine cask ales included the sneak preview of the first beer in the brewery's 22-ounce ('bomber') bottle line: Heavy Seas Big DIPA (as in Double I-P-A)
This was a very hoppy and strong India Pale Ale, clocking in at 10.6% abv alcohol by volume (abv), showing likewise strong flavors of cantaloupe melon and grapefruit. Owner Hugh Sisson told me that he expects the 'bomber' bottles and kegs to be available in late June/early July 2009.
When barley is mashed to extract sugars, it is crushed and mixed with hot water. That sweet liquid, called wort, is transferred to a kettle and boiled. A lot of sugar remains entrained in the mash, so brewers continue to 'wash' the barley bed until most of the sugar is extracted. This is a process called 'sparging'.
It wasn't always so. Hundreds of years ago, brewers would make a strong beer from the first wash, a weaker beer from the second wash —or runnings— and a very weak table beer from the third runnings. The invention of the hydrometer and other technological advancements increased efficiency and ended that practice.
In a nod to that tradition, Clipper City brewed its Big DIPA with only the rich first runnings. The brewers produced a second beer from the second runnings. As strong as the Big DIPA was (25+ °P original gravity), the 2nd beer was also surprisingly strong (17 °P original gravity). Called Little DIPA (of course!), it fermented out to 6 % abv. The beer will only be available at the brewery.
The entire line-up of nine casks was:
Food was catered by Andy Nelson's Barbecue. I would guess about 200+ attendees.
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