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RateBeer released its ‘Best of’ results for the past year. Here are the winners by category announced yesterday:
Best Brewery in the World: Three Floyds Brewing
Best Beer in the World: Närke Kaggen Stormaktsporter
(Best Beer in the USA): Three Floyds Dark Lord
Best Beer Bar in the World: Kulminator (Belgium)
(San Diego, CA) – Lee Chase probably has a lot more to do with those five beers that were named in the Beer Advocate Top 25 than he’d ever take credit for . . . but since his decade-long tenure as Head Brewer at Stone Brewing, he has definitely left his mark on the brewing world one way or another. He has consulted with numerous breweries in the country including Alesmith and Port Brewing, and upcoming startups like Fullsteam and Lonerider Brewing. He’s also left an impact in India, Norway, and other parts of the world. Now, closer to home, he finally has his own project, along with his wife, Jennifer, Jeff Motch and Clea Hantman:
a brewpub and pizza place opening in Normal Heights tonight.
[1/30 Update: The beer will be released on March 1. "Our upcoming new canned good is a small-batch version of the beer that made Pilsen, Czechoslovakia famous. Mama’s is made with hearty amounts of pale malt, German specialty malts, and a blend of traditional (Saaz) and 21st century Bavarian hops. Our first canned lager, it’s also fermented at cool temperatures with a German yeast. This tasteful reality Czech is the perfect antidote for the watered-down versions of pilsner clogging America’s shelves. And Mama’s gentle hopping (about 35 IBUs) and low ABV (just 5.3%) mean we’re finally honoring consumer requests for a delicious but less-challenging beer. (Hey, we like a good low-dose session beer, too.) Look for our Gold Metal Winner on US shelves in March. Sadly, the Feds rejected our “Take Two and Call Us in the Morning” line on the can."]
(Pleasantville, NY) – I first reported on
in early June of last year. The beer boards went buzzing but the barrels had their own plans. There were rumors that it would potentially arrive in the fall but as fate would have it, the beer, translated in English as ‘Red and Brown,’ will finally be ready on Valentines Day.
More information (including beer description) from Owner, Scott Vaccaro’s, email attached below: