Craft Brewing And Distilling News for August 30, 2012

•San Francisco’s Anchor Distilling Co. has added Peruvian craft pisco brand BarSol to its U.S. import portfolio. Made with grape wine and distilled in copper pot alembic stills, the BarSol range is produced at Peru’s historic Bodega San Isidro distillery. Anchor Distilling will import four BarSol expressions—BarSol Primero Quebranta ($24.99 a 750-ml.), BarSol Selecto Italia ($34.99), BarSol Acholado ($29.99) and BarSol Supremo Mosto Verde Italia ($39.99)—into major U.S. markets, including New York, California and Chicago, among others. With a portfolio of more than 300 specialty and craft offerings from 20 different countries, importer and distiller Anchor Distilling also handles the Don Cesar pisco range in the U.S.

•Durango, Colorado-based Ska Brewing has unveiled the first entry in its Seasonal Stout program, Autumnal Molé Stout. Rolling out September 22, Autumnal Molé Stout is brewed with cocoa nibs, spices and three types of chile peppers, including Mulato, Ancho and Hatch green chiles. The Southwestern-inspired beer is packaged in a black 12-ounce can, which features comic book-like imagery of the Mayan snake-god Kukulkan. Three new canned seasonal stouts will join Autumnal Molé Stout in the series, with the first launching in December of this year, the second in March 2013 and the last in June. Founded in 1995, Ska Brewing produces more than a dozen craft beers, including its flagship Pinstripe Red Ale. The brewery’s offerings are currently distributed throughout Colorado, Arizona, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina and Texas.

•San Luis Spirits, a craft distillery based in Drippings Springs, Texas, has introduced a new vodka brand—1876—into the Texas market. Named for the year the Texas State Constitution was ratified, 1876 is a small-batch, handmade offering distilled in copper pot stills. The vodka is currently available at select retail stores throughout the state priced at around $13.99 a bottle. A family-owned and operated distillery, San Luis also produces the super-premium Dripping Springs Vodka brand, as well as its flavored offshoot, Drippings Springs Orange.

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