Appalachian Brewing – 2015 Specialty Beer Schedule, New Craft Soda & Harrisburg Beer Week

From Appalachian Brewing:

In addition to limited small batch brews like Appalachian Groke, ABC features a full calendar of specialty releases available to all of our brewpubs throughout the year.

*All dates are approximate, and changes may be made to our specialty lineup at any time!

• April: Anniversary Maibock
• May: Mad Cameron Belgian Wit
• June: Hinterland Hefe Weizen       
• July: Volks Weizenbock
• August: Greenaway Farm Fresh Hop Pale Ale (brewed with PA-grown hops)
• September: Rutty Buck Pumpkin Ale
• October: Batch No. 666 Halloween Beer
• November: Grinnin’ Grizzly Holiday Spiced Ale
• December: Pennypacker Porter

OG: 17 | ABV: 8 | IBUs: 18

This reddish golden ale is a unique mixture of beer and a small percentage of the Petit Verdot ‘pomace’ of a Bordeaux style wine. In other words — ‘Pomace’ is the crushed remains of grapes left over after the juice is extracted in the winemaking process, and we used it in the beer! As a result, the beer takes on some of the sweetness and color of the grapes. Hints of blackberry and molasses give this beer a crisp and unforgettable wine-like finish. To ‘Groke" is to stare at someone while they imbibe, in the hopes that they’ll share!

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A nearly year-long project came to fruition recently when we began bottling our Appalachian Craft Soda at our new facility in Mechanicsburg! 

For fans of our soda varieties, such as Original and Diet Root Beer, White Birch Beer and Ginger Beer – don’t worry… our change in location won’t mean any difference in taste. What you will begin to notice is some newly-designed packaging, including a shiny new label.

Watch our Root Beer being bottled HERE!

Appalachian Craft Soda is available at our brewpubs, as well as hundreds of shoppes and grocery stores across the region, including Weis Markets, Wegmans, Walmart, Karns and Giant Food Stores.

(Pictured above: Jim Bailoni, Jack Sproch, Shawn Gallagher and Artie Tafoya)

Dear Friends,

From the very beginning, Appalachian Brewing Company has always been about the beer. When we opened the doors to our original brewery and brewpub in Harrisburg in 1997, we made a commitment to brewing fine handcrafted ales and lagers using only the highest quality ingredients we could find. We’ve never wavered from that, and with the recent introduction of our innovative new Craft Collection line of flagship brews, I don’t think anyone will ever question ABC’s commitment to the art of brewing.

In that spirit – we’re proud to be the presenting sponsor of the Inaugural Harrisburg Beer Week, (HBW) happening April 24-May 2. Organized by an energetic group of women who love craft beer, this fast-approaching week will feature tons of fun events across the greater Harrisburg area. A list of events ABC is participating in can be found further down in this brewsletter, and include: PA Flavor, Lager 101 and The Little Big Beer Festival!