Craft Brewing and Distilling News for November 15, 2013
November 15, 2013•Colorado’s New Belgium Brewing and Indiana’s Upland Brewing have collaborated on two sour ales, one light and one dark. The light blend, called Light Synth, is 50% New Belgium Felix (a blonde sour ale), 40% Upland Sour Reserve and 10% Upland Cherry Lambic. Its counterpart, Dark Synth, is a blend of 50% New Belgium Oscar (a dark sour ale), 40% Upland Dantalion Dark Wild Ale, and 10% Upland Raspberry Lambic. Upland will release 750-ml. bottled versions of both beers in early 2014.
•Craft spirits newcomer Coppercraft Distillery has opened its first manufacturing facility in Holland, Michigan. Co-founded by Walter Catton and Mark Fellwock, the new 9,000-square-foot distillery features a 350-gallon copper pot still and a sampling and serving room, which offers tastings and a seasonal cocktail menu. The Coppercraft facility currently produces the distiller’s eponymous vodka and rum expressions, both priced at around $30 a bottle. Production of a new gin range and citrus vodka is planned for next year, and a Bourbon entry is in the offing. Coppercraft Distillery also plans to expand the new facility, with 3,000-square-feet of space, a 750-gallon still and a 600-gallon open top fermentation tank set to be added in December.
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