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Weekly Newsletter Vol.100
Odell Brewing Introduces New Year-Round Beer, Rupture, a Fresh Grind Ale
Fort Collins, CO. – Odell Brewing has released their latest year-round beer, Rupture, a Fresh Grind Ale. Rupture introduces a unique process where whole-flower hops are ground up on-site at the brewery moments before they’re added to the beer.
“It’s no secret that we love hops. While we work with both whole flower and pellet hops across our other beers, Rupture gave us an opportunity to try something really different,” said Brendan McGivney, COO. “By grinding the hops, we unlock an unparalleled amount of hop aroma. We built the recipe around highlighting that aroma, letting the hops take center stage without overwhelming bitterness.”
To achieve this unique flavor profile, Odell installed a custom-built hammer mill at the brewery, a piece of equipment that’s typically only operated by hop merchants. “It’s a wildly inefficient process, but once we tried the test batches, we knew it was worth the effort,” said Brewing Manager, Bill Beymer. “What we grind that day, we use that day. There’s a bit of a ticking clock that starts as soon as you rupture the lupulin. To get the hops at their peak, you need to move fast. It’s a lot like coffee. We all know fresh ground beans make for a more complex cup of joe. Rupture applies those same principles to hops.”
Rupture embodies Odell’s commitment to get the most out of each and every hop and follows in the footsteps of other innovative hop-forward beers like Odell IPA, Myrcenary Double IPA, and Drumroll American Pale Ale. Rupture comes in at 6.0% ABV and is now available across Odell’s 15-state footprint.
Introducing Rupture: A Fresh Grind Ale – Press Play
About Odell Brewing – Odell Brewing is an independent, family and employee owned regional craft brewery. Since 1989, the culture of family and collaboration has thrived, fostering a brewery full of beer-centric people. It is this passion for beer that inspires Odell Brewing to create quality, hand-crafted and innovative brews. Odell Brewing is committed to providing exceptional service to its customers while making positive contributions to their co-workers and community through its outreach and charitable giving programs. Odell Brewing was named the “Best Medium Sized Company to Work For” in Colorado in 2015 and is the 27th largest craft brewery in the United States.
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What’s Brewing Bergseth Bros.
Weekly Online Newsletter Vol.99
Since 1860, August Schell Brewing Company has been perfecting German Craft Beers. Their Oktoberfest is a shining example of their perfection!
OKTOBERFEST
BEER STYLE: Marzen, Oktoberfest
ALCOHOL BY VOLUME: 5.5%
CHARACTERISTICS: Brewed with the perfect balance of Pale, Munich, and Cara Pils malt with Liberty and Perle hops to create a rich, smooth taste.
With its bright copper-orange color, it is quite symbolic of the autumnal shift of the season. A slightly higher strength, and warm malt body make it the perfect companion for the crisp fall weather in Minnesota. The use of Munich and Vienna malts give the beer its toasty malt backbone, and melanoidin-rich flavor and aroma. It has a soft malt sweetness, pleasant mouthfeel and a slight spiciness. Hop character is subdued, as the malt takes center stage with this beer.
Another new exciting sampler pack from August Schell Brewing Company – Harvest Brews Seasonal Sampler
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What’s Brewing Bergseth Bros.
Weekly Online Newsletter Vol.98
Today, I wanted to talk about one of my favorite seasonal beers – Samuel Adams Octoberfest… This beer is talked about more often than any other seasonal beer we have in house; retailers are asking for it mid-summer! Samuel Adams Octoberfest is one of the largest seasonal beer offerings in the world and the largest Oktoberfest beer in the world. Samuel Adams Octoberfest has a 27% share of the fall seasonal segment, significantly more than any other fall seasonal brand.
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Samuel Adams OctoberFest Tasting Video with Jim Koch
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What’s Brewing Bergseth Bros.
Weekly Online Newsletter Vol. 97
It’s hard to think about but cool fall weather is just around the corner. I look forward to Bison tailgating and NFL Sunday’s with a Märzen style beer more than the weather. As the leaves turn amber to copper color so does the beer in my glass. This color of beer is reminiscent of traditional styles of Okotberfest Beer or Märzen style. We have several brands of Oktoberfest beers to choose from, traditional Paulaner Wiesn to the number one selling Oktoberfest in the world Samuel Adams. I’ve attached a list below that contains the multitude of Oktoberfest & Pumpkin beers that we have available this fall.
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Beer Style Spotlight: German-Style Marzen / Oktoberfest
Below is a description of this style of beer courtesy of Beeradvocate.com
Märzen / Oktoberfest
Description:
Before refrigeration, it was nearly impossible to brew beer in the summer due to the hot weather and bacterial infections. Brewing ended with the coming of spring, and began again in the fall. Most were brewed in March (Märzen). These brews were kept in cold storage over the spring and summer months, or brewed at a higher gravity, so they’d keep. Märzenbier is full-bodied, rich, toasty, typically dark copper in color with a medium to high alcohol content.
The common Munich Oktoberfest beer served at Wies’n (the location at which Munich celebrates its Oktoberfest) contains roughly 5.0-6.0% alcohol by volume, is dark/copper in color, has a mild hop profile and is typically labeled as a Bavarian Märzenbier in style.
Average alcohol by volume (abv) range: 4.0-7.0%
Below is our 2017 offerings of Oktoberfest & Pumpkin Beers – some of these products are still in route.
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What’s Brewing Bergseth Bros.
Weekly Online Newsletter Vol.96
I can hardly believe it’s been seven years already for Fargo Brewing Company. I remember back to my retail days meeting with four young entrepreneurs with a dream of starting a brewery in Fargo, North Dakota. We sat in the break room and tried samples of the beers they hoped to contract brew. I would be lying if I did not say I was a little skeptical of their aspirations.
There was no brewery in Fargo at this time, let alone a brewery in North Dakota that produced commercially. Well, they proved all of the skeptics wrong, including myself. Their dream became a reality from the start-up days of contracting brewing to building a brew house, canning line and aging program.
They have continued to grow each year in terms of production, quality, community involvement and accolades. Raise a pint and celebrate Fargo Brewing Company’s Past 7 years and bright future ahead!
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