Loveland, Colorado March 7 , 2014- In keeping with their tradition of growth, Grimm Brothers Brewhouse announced that they will be releasing their best selling beer, Little Red Cap, in cans available this April. The 12oz cans will be sold in 6 packs in Colorado and Nebraska with plans to expand distribution to other states. 

 “We are excited to work with two other Colorado companies (Ball and Wild Goose) to expand our packaging options to fit our Colorado lifestyle.” Says Russell Fruits, Beer Evangelist at Grimm Brothers.  He went on to say “Canning allows us to take our beer places that we haven't been able to take our glass bombers.” Cans will not only allow their customers to take their beer where they like to play, but are also an easy way to practice the principle of pack it in, pack it out.

Little Red Cap, a clean tasting, full-bodied Dusseldorf Altbier, is available year round as part of the Legend series. Perhaps best known for a 2011 Gold and 2012 Bronze medal at Great American Beer Festival, Little Red Cap has won numerous awards and helped put Grimm Brothers on the map. Other Legend series beers include 3 Golden Hairs, Snow Drop, The Fearless Youth, and Master Thief. And plans to release The Fearless Youth in cans are already in the works for later this year.

To kick off the release Grimm Brothers will be having a Can Release Party at their taproom on April 12th.  The party will feature Little Red Cap beer can chicken as well as a canned food drive benefiting House of Neighborly Service.

About Grimm Brothers

Grimm Brothers Brewhouse was founded in 2010 by avid homebrewers captivated by the rich tradition of European beers. They knew that the long history of beer production in Germany and surrounding areas would give them plenty of tales to share with their customers. Inspired by the stories collected By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, they crafted their beers to tell not only the story of Craft Brewing, but the harrowing and dark tales handed down through the generations. Grimm Brothers operates a Tap Room at 623 N. Denver Ave., Loveland, CO offering their beer for on premises consumption and carry-out sale.

For more information about Grimm Brothers visit www.grimmbrosbrewhouse.com

ST. PAUL, Minn. – (March 5, 2013) – Summit Brewing Company today announces the release of Fest Bier, the fifteenth beer produced in its limited release Unchained Series. Fest Bier is Nate Siats’ third Unchained brew. It will be available in draught and bottles the week of March 10.

“My inspiration behind Fest Bier is tradition meets hybridization. Over the past year or so I’ve fallen in love all over again with pretty much every style of German beer. This beer is modeled after a cross between an Oktoberfest bier and a Wiesn bier,” says Brewer Nate Siats. “After making more robust brews for my first two Unchained beers, I wanted to make a light, clean, crisp, refreshing beer that still had plenty of flavor and a good aroma.”

The hops are alpha/aroma hybrids of their respective traditional varieties, providing extra aroma and flavor. Since the Unchained Series allows Summit brewers to select ingredients from anywhere in the world without restraint, Siats decided to import the base malts, Pils and Munich, from a small maltster in the Czech Republic. The Cara Munich malt was imported from Weyermann in Bamberg, Germany.

This is the first lager brewed in the Unchained Series. All four brews ofFest Bier were fermented and lagered in one of the new large-capacity fermentation tanks in the brewery’s cellar addition. The lagering time was doubled to eight weeks as compared to Summit’s other year-round and seasonal lagers, which get four weeks.

Ideally, Fest Bier should be poured into the traditional 1 litre Maß. The beer pairs well with brats, sausage, cheese, cheese curds, string cheese, pretzels, red cabbage, sauerkraut, warm potato salad, cold potato salad and chips.

Since Fest Bier turns any occasion into a festival, beer lovers are encouraged to take photos and videos of everyday situations being transformed into fests with the help of Fest Bier, tagging them with #Unchained15. View this video for an example.

Fest Bier

Malts: Czech Pils, Czech Munich, Cara Munich

Hops: Saphir, Sladek

ABV: 5.5%

IBUs: 30

Yeast: Munich Lager

About the Unchained Series

The Unchained Series, which saw its first batch in 2009, allows each of Summit’s individual brewers to showcase their creativity by allowing them to break free from the norm and create their own beer. “We’re fortunate to have eight phenomenal brewers at Summit,” said Mark Stutrud, founder and president of Summit Brewing Company. “The Unchained Series is a way for our brewers to showcase their artistry. There are no budgetary restraints, no outside influences from a sales team, and the brewers are free to collect ingredients from anywhere in the world. As long as it’s legal, they have complete autonomy.”

Summit Brewing Company

Founded in St. Paul, Minn. in 1986, Summit Brewing Company has stayed close to its roots, serving the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region. Summit’s beers are currently available in 18 states including Minnesota, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Arkansas and Wisconsin. Summit now produces 14 varieties of premium craft beer, including seven year-round, five seasonal beers, and the limited release Unchained Series and Union Series. Since its inception, the brewery has been a consistent pioneer in the craft beer movement.

March 6, 2014- Upland Brewing Company announced today Lightwave Belgian Pale Ale will be available on draft starting tomorrow, Friday March 7^th.

This fruity, funky Belgian pale combines the distinct flavors of Trappist yeast and Munich malt. Its medium body and zesty phenols are satisfying in the cool, showery days of early spring, and its slight cloudiness is what gives it its name. The broken waves of light that shine through a glass of this beer remind us that long days on the lake are drawing near! Lightwave is a very small batch beer and consequently will only be available at Upland locations in Bloomington, Indianapolis, and Carmel, IN.

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Upland Brewing Company, Inc. is a Bloomington, Indiana-based brewery established in 1998 that specializes in handcrafted ales and lagers.

Saturday March 8th will be the release date for a new beer, Jeux d'eau! We've been working on it since the fall of 2012 when we brought in nearly half a ton of beautiful muscat grapes which were  fermented with the beer in barrels, similar to the Fantasia. The release will be limited to three bottles per person and held during tasting room hours, 1 - 6 pm. 

Description:
Jeux d'eau follows the Fantasia in our effort to produce soured fruit beers borrowing from traditional Belgian lambics while maintaining a moderate profile that doesn't overstep, allowing the fruit to be showcased. In this case, we're talking about half a ton of muscat grapes sourced from Eola-Amity Hills. These were de-stemmed by hand and packed into several oak barrels, where we then added fresh wort direct from the brewhouse, along with our favorite mix of yeast and bacteria. After a lengthy cask fermentation and maturation, the beer was blended and bottle conditioned for several months to develop. The earthy nose is followed by a spectrum of flavors, most notably the distinct muscat character which seems just as suited to beer as it does wine.

Malt & hops: two-row pale, organic C-15, 2010 warm aged hallertauer
Yeasts: House saison and brettanomyces claussenii
Bacteria: lactobacillus deibruekii
Also: Eola-Amity Hills muscat grapes
Brewed: October 16th 2012, Bottled October 22nd 2013
Total yield: 107 cases and 4 kegs, 6.5% abv