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(Tampa, FL) – As some of you may be aware, we’ve been steadily trickling out bottles of Brandy Barrel-aged Hunahpu…The post Cigar City Sets up Voucher System for Brandy Barrel Aged Hunahpu’s appeared first on thefullpint.com.

[Credit: Devils Backbone Brewing] Press Release: (Lexington, VA) – Fresh from their record-setting performance at the major brewing competitions in 2012, Devils Backbone Brewing Company is embarking on a $3.25M expansion project to increase production capacities at both the Basecamp Brewpub in Nelson County, VA and the Outpost Brewery in Lexington, VA. In 2012, Devils Backbone took home a remarkable eight medals at the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) and won the overall award for Small Brewpub and Small Brewpub Brewer of the Year. This recognition for the company’s world-class beers, coupled with a national shift by consumers towards craft beer, has maxed out Devils Backbone’s current capacity and fueled the need for expansion. According to Founder Steven Crandall, the brewery is expanding well ahead of schedule: “Just an year and half in, we’re already exceeding our original ten year projection and we haven’t even ventured far outside the Virginia Heartland!” At the Outpost, the Company will be breaking ground on a new 13,000 square foot building that will serve as a packaging hall, warehouse and administrative space. The brewery is also adding new fermentation and filtration equipment, which will nearly double the annual capacity of the brewery to 40,000 barrels per year. Crandall notes that the brewery just completed an expansion from 12,000 to 21,000 barrels last November. A 300% increase in cooler space will allow the brewery to maintain the quality of stored inventory and new workspace will accommodate the additional personnel require to support the growing business. The project at the Basecamp Brewpub, the brewery’s birthplace in Nelson County, will increase fermentation and cooler space in the brewery to allow for greater production of small batch specialty brews. The kitchen will also benefit from the expansion, gaining operational and storage space. This space is critical for the growth of festivals, camping, plays and events on Basecamp’s 100-acre property. As for the future, Crandall is optimistic: “The craft beer industry in the United States has seen tremendous growth over the last few years led by some outstanding craft breweries and it is expected to continue its rapid growth for the foreseeable future. We are excited to be a small part of this creative industry. Most of all, we are happy to play a role in putting Virginia on the brewing map, to provide fun and fulfilling careers for our employees, and most importantly to continue creating unique, award winning craft beer locally for our loyal fans.”

We’re taking a week off of ranking the most buzz worthy craft beers this week to bring you a very special edition of Craft Beer P…The post Craft Beer Power Rankings Memorial Day Weekend 2013 Edition appeared first on thefullpint.com.

Supporter Press Release: (Lexington, VA) – Devils Backbone Brewing Company [a BeerPulse sponsor] is pleased to announce the second annual release of their collaboration with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Striped Bass Pale Ale. Devils Backbone and their partnering distributors have raised $50,000 for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s educational awareness programs since the project’s inception last year. Devils Backbone Founder Steve Crandall and his wife Heidi are stewards of the land. The streams and springs on their farm in Nelson County, VA are fenced off from livestock with water troughs built by the helping hands of the Virginia’s conversation program back in 1985. The Crandall’s take great pride in preserving their land and natural habitat in ways that preserve the Chesapeake Bay. The abundant water sources in the mountains around their home and Devils Backbone’s breweries eventually run to the bay, so the Striped Bass Pale Ale project is personal for them. Striped Bass Pale Ale was fittingly spawned on an island in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay while fishing for stripers in near gale force winds. Steve Crandall, a fully committed outdoorsman, wanted to create a beer that would satisfy your thirst while enjoying the outdoors but also help protect local waters. The crisp American Striped Bass Pale Ale is packaged in aluminum cans with recyclable toppers to be packable, portable and 100% recyclable. Devils Backbone Brewing Company’s commitment to clean water and a healthy environment gives them and their distributor-partners in Virginia, DC and Maryland, a unique opportunity to support the efforts of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. The program received support from five of their distributor partners: Virginia Eagle Distributing (Verona, VA); Brown Distributing (Richmond, VA); Hoffman Beverage Company (Virginia Beach, VA); Guiffre Distributing (Alexandria, VA); and Katcef Brothers, Inc (Annapolis, MD). Chesapeake Bay Foundation, whose mission to “Save the Bay” extends thru out the Bay’s watershed and into the Blue Ridge Mountains, is actively working with the region’s landowners, businesses, residents, and local governments to restore and protect water quality in Virginia’s streams, rivers, and the Chesapeake Bay. Striped Bass Pale Ale has an active QR code on the can that leads the consumer to an informative page for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the need for “clean water.” Devils Backbone Brewing Company is a regional Craft Brewery with two locations in the Virginia Heartland. The Basecamp Brewpub, a full service restaurant with on-premise brewery, opened its doors in 2008 and the Outpost, a full-scale production facility, began operations in 2012. Steven Crandall founded the company and Jason Oliver leads the brewing operations. At their Basecamp Brewpub, they have crafted well over 100 different styles of beer, approximately 15 of which have been scaled up for production and distribution from the Outpost facility. The company currently distributes its beers through wholesalers across the State of Virginia, Washington DC and in parts of Maryland. In its four-year existence, the company has been awarded 22 medals at the Great American Beer Festival and the World Beer Cup. Additionally, the Company was named 2010 Champion Brewery and Brewmaster Small Brewpub at the World Beer Cup and 2012 Small Brewpub and Small Brewpub Brewer of the Year at the Great American Beer Festival. Their best-selling Vienna Lager won gold medals at both the 2012 World Beer Cup and the 2012Great American Beer Festival.

Press Release: (Loveland, CO) – Grimm Brothers Brewhouse, never one to be told what to do, will debut Over My Dead Body India Pale Lager (IPL) on Friday, May 31st, 2013. This will be a draft only release and generally available at that time in our Taproom and throughout our market. “An IPL is not a typical beer for us”, stated Don Chapman, President of Grimm Brothers. “We’re more focused on German styles and in fact I’ve been known to say that we’d brew a beer like this ‘over my dead body’. Things change, I’m still alive.” The IPL recipe was developed by Grimm founder Aaron Heaton and was championed by Director of Marketing/Adult Supervision (yes, that’s his real title), Paul Ferguson, who participated in the brewing. “We decided to let the marketing guy take a shot at a brew”, added Chapman. “Lead Brewer, Michael Becker had a firm hand on the controls at all times.”, Ferguson emphasized. “My roll was closer to head cheerleader than quarterback. It was hugely fun and we managed to create a great beer!” According to Heaton, “It’s close to an American IPA but uses our signature lager yeast instead of an ale yeast. With the softer and more rounded character of this yeast, we emphasize the up-front grapefruit and other citrus notes to showcase the hops. A touch of malt and caramel and a light zing from the bitterness brings balance, but don’t be fooled, this is a hop forward IPL using Centennial, Citrus, Cascade, Amarillo, and Sorachi Ace” The name, Over My Dead Body, was inspired both by Chapman’s earlier sentiments and by the Grimm Brothers’ Fairy Tale, The Three Snake-Leaves (Die drei Schlangenblätter). It’s a clever tale of deceit, betrayal, and ultimate redemption. About Grimm Brothers Grimm Brothers Brewhouse is one of the premier craft brewers of Northern Colorado. Founded in July, 2010, Grimm Brothers is a two time Great American Beer Festival medal winner and Gnarly Barley Brew Festival People’s Choice award winner three years in a row. Located in Loveland, Colorado, Grimm Brothers specializes in German Style Ales and Lagers brewed in the traditional manner but with innovative American freedom. Grimm Brothers operates a Tap Room at 623 N. Denver Ave., Loveland, CO offering our fine beers for on premises consumption and carry-out sale and is widely distributed throughout Colorado.

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According to data recently obtained from the Maine Department of Public Safety’s Liquor Licensing and Inspection Unit, output by Maine breweries in 2012 increased by more than 20 percent for the third year in a row. Over a three-year period, from the end of 2009 through 2012, beer production by Maine breweries has increased from 4.1 million gallons to 7.9 million, or by more than 90 percent. More >> Bangor Daily News.