Bruisin’ Ales: Small Biz of the Month for April 2010
Big thanks to the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce for putting out this new radio spot on 98.1 the River, Mix 96.5, 105.9 The Mountain, and ESPN 1310 and 970. Cheers, y’all!
HUGE congratulations to our North Carolina breweries that took medals at the World Beer Cup last week!
Category 6: Spiced Beer >> SILVER: Lemongrass Wheat
OuterBanks Brewing Company
Kill Devil Hills, NC
Category 62: Sweet Stout >> GOLD: Mike Stout
Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery
Farmville, NC
Category 66: Old Ale >> SILVER: Irish Walker Barleywine
Olde Hickory Taproom
Hickory, NC
Category 69: American-style Imperial Stout >> SILVER: Sexual Chocolate
Foothills Brewing Company
Winston-Salem, NC
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The list below represents medals given to the brands of Tryon Distributors from the World Beer Cup that just took place last week at the Craft Brewers Conference in Chicago. Check http://www.worldbeercup.org/winners.html to see the entire list. (Thank you, Chris Mincey!)
All of these beers can be found at Bruisin’ Ales! Come try an award-winner!
Category 4: Rye Beer (22 Entries)
| BRONZE Hoss Rye Lager Great Divide Brewing Co. Denver, CO |
Category 5: Fruit Beer or Field Beer (86 Entries)
| BRONZE Ephémère Apple Unibroue Chambly, Canada |
Category 12: Experimental Beer (51 Entries)
| BRONZE Red & White Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Milton, DE |
Category 15: American-Belgo-Style Ale (46 Entries)
| SILVER Ommegang Biere de Mars Brewery Ommegang Cooperstown, NY |
Category 19: Aged Beer (20 Entries)
| SILVER Gonzo Imperial Porter Vintage 2007 Flying Dog Brewery Frederick, MD |
Category 27: Vienna-Style Lager (28 Entries)
| BRONZE Heavy Seas Marzen Clipper City Brewing Co. Baltimore, MD |
Category 41: Belgian-Style Witbier (47 Entries)
| GOLD Allagash White Allagash Brewing Co. Portland, ME |
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SILVER Ommegang Witte Wheat Ale Brewery Ommegang Cooperstown, NY |
Category 42: Belgian- and French-Style Ale (57 Entries)
| BRONZE Fluxus ’09 Allagash Brewing Co. Portland, ME |
Category 46: Belgian-Style Dubbel (29 Entries)
| GOLD Ommegang Abbey Ale Dubbel Brewery Ommegang Cooperstown, NY |
Category 48: Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale (33 Entries)
| BRONZE Fin du Monde Unibroue Chambly, Canada |
Category 49: Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale (46 Entries)
| BRONZE Brooklyn Local 2 The Brooklyn Brewery Brooklyn, NY |
Category 52: Classic English-Style Pale Ale (29 Entries)
| BRONZE Heavy Seas Pale Ale Clipper City Brewing Co. Baltimore, MD |
Category 61: Robust Porter (64 Entries)
| SILVER Founders Porter Founders Brewing Co. Grand Rapids, MI |
Category 62: Sweet Stout (25 Entries)
| GOLD Duck-Rabbit Milk Stout The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery Inc. Farmville, NC |
Category 63: Oatmeal Stout (34 Entries)
| BRONZE Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout Anderson Valley Brewing Co. Boonville, CA |
Category 67: Strong Ale (26 Entries)
| SILVER Dirty Bastard Founders Brewing Co. Grand Rapids, MI |
Category 79: Golden or Blonde Ale (50 Entries)
| GOLD Heavy Seas Gold Ale Clipper City Brewing Co. Baltimore, MD |
Category 82: American-Style India Pale Ale (104 Entries)
| SILVER Centennial IPA Founders Brewing Co. Grand Rapids, MI |
Kick-off for Oskar Blues new imperial IPA—GUBNA! Join us in the tasting room tomorrow with reps from Colorado’s award-winng, canned apocalypse brewery Oskar Blues from 5-7pm. On the flight tomorrow:
Mama’s Little Yellow Pils
“Oskar Blues’ newest beer is an uncompromising, small-batch version of the beer that made Pilsen, Czech Republic famous. Unlike mass market “pilsners” diluted with corn & rice, Mama’s is built with 100% pale malt, German specialty malts, and Bavarian hops. While it’s rich with Czeched-out flavor, its gentle hopping (35 IBUs) and low ABV (just 5.3%) make it a luxurious but low-dose (by Oskar Blues standards) refresher.”
Dale’s Pale Ale
“America’s first hand-canned craft beer is a voluminously hopped mutha that delivers a hoppy nose, assertive-but-balanced flavors of pale malts and hops from start to finish. First canned in 2002, Dale’s Pale Ale is a hearty (6.5% and 65 IBUs), critically acclaimed trailblazer that has changed the way craft beer fiends perceive canned beer.”
Old Chub
“This jaw-dropping Scottish strong ale (8% ABV) is brewed with bodacious amounts of malted barley and specialty grains, and a dash of beechwood-smoked malt. Old Chub features a skim-milk mouthfeel, semi-sweet flavors of cocoa and coffee, and a kiss of smoke. A head-turning treat for malt heads and folks who think they don’t dig dark beer.”
Gordon
“Our “Velvet M-80” is a luscious, double-red ale with a gooey aroma, a sticky mouthfeel, a malty middle and unctuous hop flavors. Gordon also sports a surprisingly comfortable finish for a beer of its hefty size (8.7% ABV, 60 IBUs). It’s brewed in tribute to Gordon Knight, a Colorado craft beer pioneer and Vietnam vet who died fighting a 2002 wild fire outside of our Lyons hometown.”
Gubna
“Emphasizing that complexity of character can arise from simple elements, this ale is made with 3 malts and 1 hop. Its light amber color and slightly spicy malt character are derived from the use of German Dark Munich Malt and Rye Malt respectively. North American 2-row barley combines with the other grains to lay the foundation for the hop onslaught to come. Summit hops are used exclusively in the boil for bitterness, flavor and aroma but it doesn’t end there. Post-fermentation dry hopping allows the 10% ABV monstrosity to gently coax the citrus rind and grapefruit aroma to join the 100 IBUs already present. This beer will greet you with a pungent citrus blast, provide a spicy yet round middle and finish with a brisk, clean bitterness.” (10% ABV)
We’re honored! Thanks, Asheville!
Let me tell you something. When you’re tired and freaking out over more snow coming this weekend, you know what helps? Waking up to RateBeer’s annual RateBeerBest 2010 to find that your store is holding tight at the #3 spot for Best Beer Retailer Worldwide. Yeah, that helps! Wow, we’ve been busting it out again in 2009, but I’d be lying if I didn’t think we might slip a spot or two with all the new openings of stores that (kinda) follow our business model. We are so incredibly honored and thank you immensely for supporting your local, INDEPENDENT craft beer retailer.
And let’s not forget all the other NC winners! North Carolina is a GREAT state for craft beer! Cheers to craft beer! Beerlanthropy®, y’all.
–The Thirsty Monk (Asheville) #41 Beer Bar
–Barley’s Taproom & Pizzeria (Asheville) #27 Beer Restaurant
–Tyler’s Taproom (Raleigh) #36 Beer Restaurant
–Mellow Mushroom (Asheville) #41 Beer Restaurant
–Highland Brewing (Asheville) #26 Brewery to Visit
–Wedge Brewery (Asheville) #43 Brewpub (confusing, but we’ll take it)
–Duck Rabbit (Farmville) #43 Best Brewery
–Duck Rabbit (Farmville) #2 Best Beer/Dark Lager (Schwartzbier)
–Brawley’s Beverage (Charlotte) #35 Retailer
–Sam’s Quik Shop (Durham) #49 Retailer
