Craft Brewing And Distilling News for August 26, 2013
August 26, 2013•Dover, Delaware’s Dominion Brewing is set to release its Octoberfest seasonal this month. It will be available on draft and in six-packs across the brewer’s distribution footprint. Brewed in the style of a traditional German Maerzen, Octoberfest (6% abv) features three different varieties of hops—Tradition, Saaz and Hallertau—and eight malts. Octoberfest joins a Dominion seasonal lineup that includes Cherry Blossom Lager, Beach House Golden Pilsner, Baltic Porter and Millennium Ale. Fordham Brewing purchased the Old Dominion Brewing Co. in 2007 and brought the company to Dover two years later, forming the Fordham and Dominion Brewing Co.
•Cambridge, Vermont-based Boyden Valley Winery and Spirits has introduced its new Vermont Ice Apple and Maple Crème liqueurs. They’re available at select retail stores in New England or on the company’s website, with expanded distribution across the country slated for September. Vermont Ice Maple Crème Liqueur is priced at $27.99 a 750-ml., while the Ice Apple Crème Liqueur is $29.99. Distilled in small batches, the liqueurs are created using apple brandy made from local apples—including Northern Spy, Macintosh and Empire varieties—blended with the company’s own Ice Cider for the Ice Apple liqueur and estate-made maple syrup for the Maple Crème liqueur. Boyden, which claims to be the first craft distiller in the country to focus on cream liqueurs, also produces a number of red, white and fruit wines.
•Burlington, Massachusetts-based Clown Shoes Beer is set to launch the 2013 vintage of its Genghis Pecan fall seasonal next month. A pecan pie porter made with 200 pounds of roasted pecans, the 7%-abv brew is released once a year, with this year’s edition featuring a bolder pecan flavor. Established in 2009, Clown Shoes also produces six year-round offerings, as well as an array of specialty and seasonal labels, and currently has a footprint of around 28 states.
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