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Craft Beer Brewers Hop to it to Meet Customer Demand
Small craft brewers are bucking the recessionary trend, increasing production to meet demand from thirsty (and discerning) consumers who are making room in their tight budgets for the specialty suds.
Business is booming at Ontario Street’s Flying Bison Brewing Co.
“We’re up close to 100 percent over a year ago,” said Tim Herzog, a founder of Flying Bison. “It has been absolutely amazing to watch.”
Flying Bison opened in 2000 with four 20-barrel tanks. As demand increased, tanks were added. The brewery now has seven 40-barrel tanks, two 20-barrel tanks and three conditioning tanks. They are always full, Herzog said.
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Pumpkin Ales are a Distinctly American Brew
Written by Kara Yorio for northjersey.com
America: Baseball, apple pie and pumpkin ale.
It’s time for the seasonal brew that is a distinctly American style, a domestic craft beer that, for some, says fall as much as colorful foliage or hay rides and corn mazes.
“It just ties into the whole harvest, fall, Oktoberfest time of the year,” says Hugh Cohen, general manager of The Office in Ridgewood, which has three pumpkin flavors on tap. “It’s a great flavor profile for a beer. A lot of people who normally wouldn’t drink beer will taste this.”
What’s on tap?
Area bars are serving pumpkin ales alongside Oktoberfest beers. Here is what some have on tap (note: beers on tap can change day-to-day so call ahead if looking for something specific):
THE OFFICE BEAR BAR AND GRILL
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Brooks on Beer: Jack McAuliffe, Craft Beer Pioneer
Written by Jay R. Brooks for the Bay Area News Group and mercurynews.com
When you look at the pioneers of the craft beer movement, many trailblazing men and women spring to mind. But this weekend marks an important anniversary: Former Navy engineer Jack McAuliffe incorporated his New Albion Brewery, the first modern microbrewery, in Sonoma on Oct. 8, 1976.
I’ve written about McAuliffe before, but his brewery marks one of two major milestones in the short history of craft beer in America. The other, of course, was Fritz Maytag’s purchase of San Francisco’s only remaining pre-Prohibition brewery — Anchor Brewery, which dates back to 1896.
Brewery from scratch
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