Resolute Brewing Takes Home First GABF Medal For Execrator Doppelbock

COLORADO— Resolute Brewing Company was honored with its first Great American Beer Festival® (GABF) medal at the 2022 competition, a silver in the German-Style Doppelbock category for Execrator Doppelbock.

Brewing Doppelbock is a balancing act to produce full-bodied, dry-finishing lager that yields flavors of roast, toast, and dark fruit. “There is such a variety of lager styles, but behind the majority of them is an emphasis on drinkability,” says Head Brewer Kyle Larkin. “We love hops but we also love beers that we can have pint after pint, and that’s the space our lagers fill. Beyond that, they are challenging to brew and a good way to test ourselves as there is nothing to hide behind. Our dedication to dialing in our process and putting out the best beer we can paid off with our recent GABF win.” 

Resolute Brewing’s expression of this style was inspired by Tröegs Independent Brewing’s Troegenator. “This was one of my favorite beers during my tenure with Troegs and still continues to be. So my aim was to capture the same flavors but in my way. And the result couldn't have been better,” Larkin adds. "Execrator was forged upon a base of German Munich and Caramunich malts, along with floor-malted Pilsner malt from Leopold Bros. Malting in Denver. After a long hibernation, this strong lager has emerged rich and malty, oozing with notes of sweet caramel, toasted dark bread, and warm dates."

Among the total 9,904 commercial brewery entries in this year’s competition, the German-Style Doppelbock or Eisbock category had 47 entries. Resolute is one of 18 brewing companies to receive their first GABF recognition in 2022. 

Taste Execrator Doppelbock at both of Resolute’s locations in Arvada and Centennial while supplies last. A batch of this lager is currently resting in Bourbon barrels, to be released in coming months.

Media inquiring about Resolute Brewing can contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com. 

Find Resolute Brewing online at resolutebrewingco.com. 

Ska Brewing Launches Distribution In Wyoming

DURANGO, CO— Ska Brewing and Western Distributing Company announced a new distribution partnership this week, with plans to kickoff sales in this new territory at events in Casper on Thursday and Friday. Residents and visitors in the Cowboy State can now find Ska beer on tap and in cans from Laramie to Casper to Jackson and beyond. 

After 27 years and now as one of Colorado’s five largest craft breweries, Ska is quite frankly flabbergasted that they haven’t poured proper beers for their neighbors in the north until now. 

“Sharing the border with Wyoming, we travel there often for our outdoor pursuits— and it was starting to get weird not offering our beer there,” says Ska Brewing Co-Founder and CEO Dave Thibodeau. “After making the connection with Western Distributing a while back, this expansion of our reach out West feels like a long time coming.” 

Meet Ska Brewing’s beers and some of its characters at these kickoff events:

Thursday, October 13, 2022

4-6pm: Ska tastings at Discount Liquor, Mesa Liquor and 2nd St. Liquor and Wine

7pm: Featured Ska taps at Gaslight Social during the Bumpin Uglies show

Friday, October 14, 2022

4-6pm: Ska tastings at Liquor Shed and Poplar Wine and Spirits

6pm: Ska tap takeover at Frontier Brewing for The Brewery Comedy Tour

If you would like to attend one of these events for your coverage or have media inquiries about Ska Brewing, contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com. 

Reach out to Zac Atkinson at zac.atkinson@westdist.com for information about carrying Ska brands at your establishment. 

ABOUT SKA BREWING

Based in Durango, Colorado, Ska Brewing was founded in 1995 and produces more than a dozen award-winning beers fueled with Ska music, and lots of it. Pioneers in the canned craft beer movement, Ska Brewing is known for an array of styles in 12 oz cans that include True Blonde, Modus Hoperandi and Rue B. Soho. For information, music, and a good time, visit www.skabrewing.com.

Autumn Arrives With Lone Tree Brewing Vanilla Caramel Amber

LONE TREE, CO— It’s Vanilla Caramel Amber season at Lone Tree Brewing, where this autumnal favorite makes its return in cans for the sixth year. Look for this beer in canned 6-packs across Colorado and Kansas this season. 

Originally developed on Lone Tree Founder John Winter's homebrew system, this beer’s rich caramel and vanilla flavors are created with crystal malt and Madagascar vanilla beans— and no other adjuncts either. The base beer is a traditional American Amber with a good helping of hops to balance out the sweetness of the vanilla. This cold month staple is a drinkable 6% ABV.

Find Vanilla Caramel Amber as a rotating tap at the Lone Tree tasting room and select locations this fall and winter, and in cans across the brewery footprint in Colorado and Kansas. Locate Lone Tree beer with their website beer finder.  

Media inquiring about Lone Tree Brewing Company can contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com. 

ABOUT LONE TREE BREWING COMPANY

Lone Tree Brewing Company was the first brewery in Lone Tree, Colorado that opened near Park Meadows Mall in 2011. The neighborhood-focused, family-friendly brewery and tasting room regularly hosts community events that gather around a stylistically diverse lineup of flagship, seasonal, and limited release beers. Lone Tree’s cans are sold across the state of Colorado, and in select locations in Kansas. Its draft beer is poured at many bars and restaurants across its distribution footprint as well. Find the brewery online at lonetreebrewingco.com.

Fall is Here and Winter is Coming: Ska Brewing 2022 Mexican Style Lager Dark and Euphoria Pale Ale Releases

DURANGO, CO— The leaves are turning and the beers at Ska Brewing are getting darker in color. It’s officially autumn in Southwest Colorado, marked by the release of Ska’s two cold month seasonals: Mexican Style Lager Dark and Euphoria Pale Ale. 

Mexican Style Lager Dark hit Ska’s World Headquarters in Durango last week and is now available across its United States distribution footprint. Ska first introduced this dark lager in cans in January of 2021 to round out the winter months with a dark variant of the famed summer seasonal Mexican Logger. It’s a smooth and slightly sweet beer that’s balanced with mild bitterness, subtle caramel flavors, and a touch of roast on the finish. Just as Mexican Logger has come to signify the coming of spring in Durango, Mexican Style Lager Dark joins Ska’s long-established Euphoria Pale Ale as a lantern leading to winter.

2022 marks Euphoria Pale Ale’s sixteenth year in a can. This winter ale’s story begins at Purgatory Ski Resort for which the recipe was originally crafted, and travels to Silverton, Colorado where the brewery teams up with Venture Snowboards to create a custom, Ska-themed snowboard each year.  The brewery will announce this season’s snowboard giveaway details on social media. 

Euphoria Pale Ale returns to Ska on Thursday, October 13 with a celebration to include live music by Chuck Hank beginning at 5pm. The beer will be released to all of Ska’s distribution markets this week as well. 

Contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com with media inquiries about Ska Brewing. 

ABOUT SKA BREWING
Based in Durango, Colorado, Ska Brewing was founded in 1995 and produces more than a dozen award-winning beers fueled with Ska music, and lots of it. Pioneers in the canned craft beer movement, Ska Brewing is known for an array of styles in 12 oz cans that include True Blonde, Modus Hoperandi and Rue B. Soho. For information, music, and a good time, visit www.skabrewing.com.

Global Depalletizer Market Growing; Ska Fabricating To Showcase Depalletizers At Pack Expo International

CHICAGO, IL— Ska Fabricating will showcase the International Microbus and the Full Height Automatic (FHA) 3000 Depalletizer with Industrial S-Grip lowerator at Pack Expo International, one of the largest gatherings in the packaging community offering packaging and processing solutions for every industry, in October 2022.  

Market researchers predict the global depalletizer market is anticipated to rise at a considerable rate between now and 2028. Ska Fabricating offers one of the world’s largest selections of depalletizer and repalletizer products— aided by the acquisition of GR-X Manufacturing earlier this year— that can be customized to support automation across industries. 

Ska Fabricating released the original version of the Microbus depalletizer earlier this year in the United States and Canada, and will now offer an international configuration capable of handling six of the world’s common pallet sizes. The International Microbus (left photo above) uses a hand crank or hand-held drill to raise the Pallet Lift Carriage until a layer of containers is level with the Deadplate. Then a belt-driven actuator (sweep) pushes the layer onto the 44” OD (Orbital Discharge) Rotary Table, which accumulates the containers, aligns them and feeds them into a Rinse Cage. Both the rotary infeed table and the automated sweep can be folded away, further reducing this already small machine's footprint on the production floor. Get more information about this innovative multi-pallet depalletizer here.

Also on display at this trade show will be the Full Height Automatic (FHA 3000) Depalletizer (right photo above). This machine is designed to support flexible configurations using its multiple discharge, decline, and pallet loading conveyor options, allowing it to be tailored to customer-specific requirements. The FHA 3000 was engineered with the flexibility to unload a wide range of container types including plastic containers, aluminum cans, or fiberboard tubes, among others, with a lift capacity up to 1,000 lbs. The FHA 3000 will be showcased alongside the Industrial S-Style Side-Grip Lowerator which offers customers tool-less adjustability during product changeovers and a small footprint, saving valuable floor space. Find more details about this versatile depalletizer here. 

Press assets for both machines are available here.

Find Ska Fabricating in booth location LU-7657 at Pack Expo International at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois from October 23-26, 2022. 

Contact Elise Wright, Manager of Marketing and Events for Ska Fabricating, if you would like to connect with Ska Fabricating during the show: ewright@skafabricating.com. Media inquiring about Ska Fabricating can contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com.

ABOUT SKA FABRICATING

Ska Fabricating builds heavy-duty, automated packaging line equipment that is hand-crafted to make life easier for businesses that rely on their packaging lines. Ska Fab  specializes in depalletizers, palletizers, custom conveyance systems, rinsing, drying, automated fill level detection and rejection, and date coding products. A team of skilled engineers handles every project with care, creating customized layouts and ensuring customers receive the absolute best outcomes for their production goals, space, and budget.

With the acquisition of GR-X Manufacturing, Ska Fab has expanded their capabilities for nearly all facets and verticals of the packaging market, including an even wider range of industries, container types, and line speeds.
Ska Fab’s customers receive on-time deliveries of the highest quality, most reliable products on the market. With 10+ years of experience and thousands of happy customers across the globe, Ska Fab is dedicated to helping businesses of all sizes meet their high standards of quality and get their products packaged and onto the shelves. Find Ska Fab online at skafabricating.com.

Living The Dream Brings Back Zap! Smash! IPA in 2022

LITTLETON, CO.—  Zap! Smash! IPA by Living The Dream Brewing is now available for the second year, this time across Colorado through distribution with Colorado Craft Distributors. 

“This beer and its label are a bit of a departure from our usual lineup,” says Living The Dream Brewing Founder Jason Bell. “Branching out with a more unique hop profile and working with local malt from Root Shoot Malting, we wanted to create a label that was just as unique as the beer.” 

Zap! Smash! is an experimental IPA that came out of a partnership with Whole Foods in 2021. It was crafted with Zappa Hops, named in honor of Frank Zappa, and Colorado-grown Root Shoot Malting Genie Pale Malt. This refreshing 5.4% IPA yields flavors of mango, passionfruit, citrus, and pine. It will be available in canned 6-packs at the Living The Dream taproom, and across Colorado through Colorado Craft Distributors, while supplies last. 

Contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com with media inquiries about Living The Dream Brewing. Download press assets here. 

ABOUT LIVING THE DREAM BREWING CO. 

Living the Dream Brewing is a craft brewery established in 2014 in Littleton, our home base for adventure in Colorado. Built on a foundation of brewing beer using only the finest ingredients, Living the Dream celebrates the people, places, and activities of the Centennial State. Live the life you've imagined, and join us at livingthedreambrewing.com.

Lone Tree Brewing 10th Annual Hop Zombie Day Is October 29

LONE TREE, CO— Hop Zombie will make its tenth annual appearance at Lone Tree Brewing on October 29. 

Hop Zombie Imperial Red IPA is deep red in color, with bold hop and rich malt flavors. In 2017, the beer was awarded a silver medal at the 2017 Great American Beer Festival® in the Imperial Red Ale category. It typically sells out in (less than) one day. 

Hop Zombie will tap at Lone Tree Brewing on Saturday, October 29, 2022 at 11am. Cases, 6-packs, and individual cans will also be available for purchase at the tasting room while supplies last. This year, Lone Tree Brewing Mug Club members get 25 percent off cans. 

Hop Zombie’s tenth anniversary artwork sports a ‘Back to the Future’ motif, with custom glassware, t-shirts, and even golf polos available for purchase. The first ten devoted souls who arrive in the wee hours of the morning to get in line for this release will receive a free limited edition Hop Zombie glass.

Media interested in attending, or inquiring about the last decade of Hop Zombie Day traditions can contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com. 

ABOUT LONE TREE BREWING COMPANY

Lone Tree Brewing Company was the first brewery in Lone Tree, Colorado that opened near Park Meadows Mall in 2011. The neighborhood-focused, family-friendly brewery and tasting room regularly hosts community events that gather around a stylistically diverse lineup of flagship, seasonal, and limited release beers. Lone Tree’s cans are sold across the state of Colorado, and in select locations in Kansas. Its draft beer is poured at many bars and restaurants across its distribution footprint as well. Find the brewery online at lonetreebrewingco.com.

Freshtober Fest by The Empourium Returns To Denver’s Berkeley Neighborhood October 15, 2022

The Empourium Owners Sara and Greg Fetzer

DENVER, CO— The Empourium Brewing Co. brings back its beloved celebration of fresh hop beers to the Berkeley neighborhood for the third year on Saturday, October 15 from noon to 6pm.

Freshtober Fest 2022 will feature ten breweries pouring their fresh hop expressions (the brewery list is below), The Hucklebearers at 12:30pm and Westword’s best new band of 2022 Traveling Rose Band at 3:30pm, eats from local favorite food trucks Little Red’s Kitchen and Pho King Rapidos. The Empourium will also host its annual denim drive to support The St. Francis Center. It’s all going down on the brewery patio that’s expanded into 42nd Street for the day. 

The Empourium will also bring back its fresh hop beer Now & Forever, made with El Dorado hops from Hop Head Farms that were overnighted to the brewery for supreme freshness. This beer will return in a can with new label art for 2022.

Tickets cost $45 and include a festival glass and beer tokens for beers poured on the patio. Guests can also purchase full pints inside of the tasting room that can be taken back outside. Bring your friends, bring your jeans, and come ready to taste the season’s freshest hops all in one place. 

Freshtober Fest 2022 Breweries

Barquentine Brewing

Berkeley Alley Beer Co. 

Call to Arms Brewing

FlyteCo Brewing

Goldspot Brewing 

Hogshead

Joyride Brewing

Odell Brewing 

The Empourium Brewing Co. 

Uhl’s Brewing

Media interested in attending or with questions can contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com. 

ABOUT THE EMPOURIUM BREWING CO.

Located in the heart of Denver’s Berkeley Neighborhood, The Empourium is a gathering place for all— patrons and beer styles alike. Armed with true to style recipes and local pride, owners Greg and Sara Fetzer, Mike Cugini, and Justin Vallely focus their efforts to craft a warm, lively community hub centered around balanced, sessionable beers guaranteed to bring people together. Visit The Empourium at 4385 W. 42nd Avenue or online at theempourium.com.

Sauvage Spectrum and Peach Street Distillers Debut Bourbon Barrel-Aged Red and Red Wine Barrel-Aged Bourbon For Wine Fest in Palisade, Colorado

PALISADE, CO— A Peach Street Distillers bourbon barrel-aged red wine made by Sauvage Spectrum, Devil’s Prey, and a rendition of Peach Street Distillers Colorado Straight Bourbon aged in Sauvage Spectrum's Red Wine soaked Oak Barrels, will be available Thursday September 15 to officially kick off Palisade Colorado’s annual Wine Fest weekend. 

ABOUT THE WINE 

Devil’s Prey is Sauvage Spectrum’s first foray into barrel-aged red wine. “We couldn't think of requesting the help from a better local partner,” says Winemaker and Co-Founder

Patric L. Matysiewski about his neighbors Peach Street Distillers. For Peach Street who are passionate about expressing the bounty of Colorado’s small farms in their final products, Sauvage Spectrum’s request was well-received. 

To create Devil’s Prey, Matysiewski and his team took their most approachable red wine and aged it on Peach Street barrels for three and a half months. The experience begins with dark fruit jam and Bourbon aromas, followed by notes of dark cherries, tobacco, vanilla, brown sugar, and a hint of spice.  

“This project is called Devil's Prey due to the fact the innocent wine lay victim to the spirit,” says Matysiewski. “Normally upon evaporation of wine or spirit you'd call that the "Devil's Cut", but here we take advantage of the Bourbon flavors from the previously used Peach Street barrels to help infuse some local flavor into this ever popular and growing style of wine. The flavors previously housed in the barrel actually seep back into the product as the wine starts to evaporate from the oak.” 

ABOUT THE BOURBON

Peach Street Spirits transferred their handcrafted three-year-old Colorado Straight Bourbon into a freshly emptied Devil's Prey-soaked Oak Barrel for an additional 6 months of aging to craft this novel spirit. This single barrel, number 753, was then packaged as a single barrel celebration of this season's Colorado Wine Fest and in collaboration with Sauvage Spectrum Devil's Prey release. The resulting bourbon boasts a rich mahogany hue that’s several shades darker than Peach Street Colorado Straight Bourbon’s traditional amber hue, with notes of  dark cherry, vanilla and jam balanced by sharper edges of rye and spice, and a touch of sweet corn.

As drinkable as they are prime for a few years of aging, these storied and full-bodied bottles are ones to savor in good company. If you’d like more information about this collaboration or either of these beverage expressions, contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com. 

ABOUT PEACH STREET DISTILLERS

Peach Street Distillers was founded in 2005 in the heart of Colorado’s fruit and wine region, Palisade Colorado, where the high desert meets the mountains. The warm days and cool nights in Palisade make the local fruits and grains unimaginably delicious. Living the very definition of “craft” Peach Street does everything the hard way to turn these fermentable raw materials into extraordinary spirits. Peach Street Distillers is Colorado’s oldest independently owned and operated distillery. Visit the distillery online at peachstreetdistillers.com for more about the spirits and the spirits squad.

ABOUT SAUVAGE SPECTRUM 

Representing a juxtaposition between the wild untamable elements of grape growing and the artisan craft of winemaking coming together to create nuanced wines.  Hand-harvested, estate-grown fruit from our sustainably farmed 60 acres of vineyard. We grow 26 varietals, researching and developing the land and vines to produce one-of-a-kind nuanced wines for your enjoyment.  Our team not only farms the land and grows the grapes, but also vinifies the wine with nominal interference in the cellar to truly express the unique high desert terroir. Our range of clean, ethically produced wines have little to no sulfite additions and are always gluten-free, 100% vegan, and non-GMO. If you have enjoyed Colorado wine before, you have most likely tasted our grapes. Now we present them to you as the Grapegrower intended. Find the winery online at sauvagespectrum.com.

Ska Distributing Adds WeldWerks Brewing Co. To Portfolio

DURANGO, CO— Ska Distributing is excited to expand its portfolio of beers available across Southwest Colorado with the addition of WeldWerks Brewing Co. The infamous Juicy Bits Hazy IPA as well as WeldWerks’ rotating offerings will hit shelves this week. 

Ska Brewing and WeldWerks have long been industry friends and fellow judges at the Great American Beer Festival, where they discovered their shared commitment to beer quality and consistency. "Partnering with Ska for distribution to Southwest Colorado was a natural fit for us at WeldWerks,” says Alex Paine, Director of Sales. “They know that market better than anyone. Their attention to quality and relationships align perfectly with our focus on expanding our Colorado footprint.”

Years into their friendship when Ska was researching and developing The Hazy IPA, they looked to WeldWerks Juicy Bits as one of the best industry examples of the style. This cult-followed hazy was one of the first beers in this style category in Colorado, and it was  chosen in the 2019 Best Beers in America survey conducted by Zymurgy Magazine; among many other recognitions.

“The mission of our distribution company is to bring otherwise unavailable beers to our rural community,” says Ska Brewing Co-Founder and CEO Dave Thibodeau. “We like to bring them the best of the best.” 

WeldWerks Juicy Bits IPA and other rotating beers from the Greeley-based brewery will be available through Ska Distributing beginning this week. Those interested in carrying WeldWerks can contact justin@skabrewing.com.

For more information about Ska Distributing, contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com. 

ABOUT SKA DISTRIBUTING

Ska  Distributing Company is the premiere craft distributor for Southwestern Colorado, committed to serving independently owned companies. In addition to Ska Brewing’s award-winning beers, The Hard Seltzer, and non-alcoholic Skagua, they distribute other beers from Bristol Brewing, Bruz Beers, La Cumbre Brewing Co., Left Hand Brewing Co., Lone Tree Brewing Co., Stone Brewing, and Telluride Brewing. Ska services on and off-premise accounts in Durango, Telluride, Ridgway, and Ouray. Find Ska online at skabrewing.com.

ABOUT WELDWERKS BREWING CO.

Established in 2015, WeldWerks Brewing Co. is an award-winning craft brewery located in Greeley, Colorado recognized for brewing an array of beer styles including Juicy Bits, one of the most highly regarded IPAs in the country. Comprised of a passionate group of individuals dedicated to bringing innovative and quality craft beer to the community it serves, WeldWerks Brewing has garnered numerous medals and acclaim on the way, including being named the best new brewery in the country by USA Today in 2016 and multiple medals at both the Great American Beer Festival and World Beer Cup. The brewery’s charitable arm, the WeldWerks Community Foundation, is a 501c3 nonprofit that supports local nonprofits through events like The WeldWerks Invitational. At WeldWerks, being “dialed-in" is a way of life, helping to ensure outstanding excellence in craft beer, service and beyond. For more information about WeldWerks Brewing Co, visit www.weldwerksbrewing.com.

Brick Store Pub To Showcase 14 Beers Made With Riverbend Craft Malt

DECATUR, GA— Brick Store Pub will host what might be Georgia’s largest consumer-facing showcase of craft malt to-date on September 20, featuring a tap takeover of 14 beers brewed with malt from Riverbend Malt House. 

WHAT

Craft breweries across the Southeast have united to build this one-of-a-kind tap list that includes a wide array of beer styles made with Riverbend 6 and 2-Row barley varieties, wheat, rye, and corn malt in their grain bills. Participating breweries include Arches Brewing Co., Beacon Brewing Co., Bhramari Brewing, Cherry Street Brewing, Creature Comforts Brewing Co., Crooked Can Brewing Co., DSSOLVR, Hopstix, Mythk Brewing, NoFo Brew Co. & Distillery, Sceptre Brewing Arts, Sideward Brewing, Southern Brewing Co., and Trimtab Brewing Co. The beer list will include two cask ales.

Also of note at this event will be a presentation that covers a behind the scenes look at recent research and development projects at the malt house by Riverbend Malt House Co-Founder Brent Manning. This will include a hot steep demonstration of several new products. This talk begins at 3:30PM.

“This event allows beer lovers to experience first-hand the difference that artisanal malt makes on a beer’s flavor and aroma,” says Neil Callaghan, Beer Director for the Brick Store Pub.  “Many of our guests’ favorite breweries have been using Riverbend’s malted barley and grains for years, and with this event we can shine a spotlight on the ingredients that make these beers so wonderful.  We’re excited to showcase beers from some of Georgia’s most talented brewers and some out-of-state breweries not often poured in the state and raise a glass to Riverbend.”

WHERE & WHEN

Brick Store Pub

125 E Court Square

Decatur, GA 30030

Tuesday, September 20, 2022 

Craft malt presentation by Brent Manning at 3:30pm

Media interested in covering this event can contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com. 

ABOUT BRICK STORE PUB

Since 1997, the Brick Store Pub has been celebrating craft, community and culture to it’s Decatur, Georgia neighborhood.  With an internationally renowned beer program featuring thousands of vintage ales and lagers and a kitchen offering beer-inspired cuisine, the Brick Store Pub has carved a distinctive niche for itself over its quarter century history.  It is currently ranked as the #1 Beer Bar in North America by RateBeer.com and has been recognized by dozens of media outlets as an international beer destination.

ABOUT RIVERBEND MALT HOUSE

Riverbend Malt House is on a quest to connect Southeastern family owned farms and fermenters. Co-Founders Brent Manning and Brian Simpson launched Riverbend, the first craft malthouse east of the Mississippi River, in Asheville, North Carolina in 2010. Buoyed by a 70,000 foot production facility and state of the art equipment, Riverbend Malt House helps breweries and distilleries large, small, and in-between stand out with flavor, locality, and community in an increasingly competitive landscape— all the while challenging the status quo of corporate, big-agriculture malt. The malt house was just named number 2804 on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in America. Learn more at riverbendmalt.com.

Shop Early & Local, Sip Oktoberfest at Lone Tree Brewing Company’s Craft Market on September 10

LONE TREE, CO— Celebrate autumn with a pour of Lone Tree Brewing’s Oktoberfest at the brewery’s returning Craft Market this Saturday, September 10 from 11am to 4pm. This annual tradition includes more than 20 Colorado-based craft vendors, live polka music, a stein hoisting competition, and food from the Schnitzelwirt food truck.

This event is free to attend and open to the public, with offerings from food products like sauces and dips, honey, fresh-pressed juice and even wine slushies; to crafts including wooden jewelry, macrame art, and pottery; and more. There is a complete list of these local vendors on Lone Tree’s Facebook page. 

Sip while you shop. This Oktoberfest celebration features Lone Tree’s expression of this German-style lager, a 5.5% ABV malt-forward, amber-colored beer with rich toast and bread flavor, minimal bitterness, and a dry finish. Read more about Lone Tree Oktoberfest in this press release. Also tapping for the occasion after a hiatus is Lone Tree’s Cranberry Saison and a Stroopwafel-flavored firkin.

This tradition includes live, traditional polka-style music from the 3-piece Denver Polka Band that will play from 2 to 6pm. 

For more information about Lone Tree Brewing, contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com. 

ABOUT LONE TREE BREWING CO. 

Lone Tree Brewing Company was the first brewery to open in Lone Tree, Colorado in Denver’s South Metro area in 2011, and has remained a local staple for a decade. Lone Tree creates community around a stylistically diverse lineup of flagship, seasonal, and limited release beers that are sold in cans and on draft across Colorado, and in select locations in Kansas. Find the brewery online at lonetreebrewingco.com.

Ska Fabricating Launches International Microbus

DURANGO, CO— Next week at drinktec, the “world’s leading trade fair for the beverage and liquid food industry,” Ska Fabricating will launch the International Microbus, the world's smallest footprint semi-automated depalletizer, at their booth in Hall C3, Stand 233. 

The Microbus, which was released earlier this year in the United States and Canada, will now be offered in an international version capable of handling six of the world’s common pallet sizes. The Microbus uses a hand crank or handheld drill to lift the Pallet Lift Carriage, which is raised until a layer of containers is level with the Deadplate, then a belt-driven actuator (sweep) pushes the layer onto the 44” OD (Orbital Discharge) Rotary Table, which accumulates the containers, aligns them and feeds them into a Rinse Cage. Both the rotary infeed table and the automated sweep can be folded away, further reducing this already small machine's footprint on the production floor.

The International Microbus was engineered and priced with smaller production volumes, budgets and spaces in mind. This is now available for purchase. Get more information about this innovative multi-pallet depalletizer here, or reach out to the Ska Fab team at sales@skafabricating.com. 

Contact Emily Hutto with press inquiries about Ska Fabricating, and download press assets here.

ABOUT SKA FABRICATING

Ska Fabricating builds heavy-duty, automated packaging line equipment that is hand-crafted to make life easier for businesses that rely on their packaging lines. We specialize in depalletizers, palletizers, custom conveyance systems, rinsing, drying, automated fill level detection and rejection, and date coding products. A team of skilled engineers handles every project with care, creating customized layouts and ensuring our customers receive the absolute best outcomes for their production goals, space, and budget

With the acquisition of GR-X Manufacturing, we have expanded our capabilities for nearly all facets and verticals of the packaging market, including an even wider range of industries, container types, and line speeds.

Our customers receive on-time deliveries of the highest quality, most reliable products on the market. With 10+ years of experience and thousands of happy customers across the globe, we are dedicated to helping businesses of all sizes meet their high standards of quality and get their products packaged and onto the shelves. Find Ska Fab online at skafabricating.com. 

For The Love of Ska Music: Ska Brewing Kicks Off Anniversary Weekend with The Art of Nan Coffey Art Show Opening

DURANGO, CO— Ska Brewing will kick off its 27th anniversary weekend with an exclusive opening for The Art of Nan Coffey Art Show at the brewery’s World Headquarters on Friday, September 2, 2022.

It’s epic serendipity that San Diego-based Nan Coffey connected with Ska Brewing CEO Dave Thibodeau, and it’s all because of each of their adoration for the old school American Ska band Fishbone. 

Here’s the backstory: Ska’s Arizona sales rep just so happens to be friends with Fishbone’s new manager, who just so happened to be talking about a collaboration with Coffey, who just so happened to be talking with kindred ska and punk rock-aligned craft brewers-Fall Brewing- about hosting said collaboration, when Ska Brew Dave and Fall Brewing Dave ran into each other at the 2022 Craft Brewers Conference. That was when the stars began to align. 

Thibodeau, who’s been an unabashed fan of Coffey’s work for a few years now, says all of these signs from the universe pointed in the direction of Ska’s anniversary party. “I get to meet my total heroes from the music world at our anniversary party, and now we get to add art to that kindred fandom.” 

The Art of Nan Coffey debuts on Friday at 4pm at Ska Brewing World Headquarters on the second floor. Free and open to the public, the show will include more than 100 pieces from original paintings to limited edition prints and more; some of which even incorporate images of Ska’s beers. Coffey will be in Durango for the first time to help kickoff the 27th Anniversary weekend, and she’ll be joined by her friends from Fall Brewing among 30 pouring breweries at the sold out Brewer’s Invitational on Saturday, September 3. Hepcat will headline with special guests Rude Girl Revue and Denver Vintage Reggae Society.

For more information about Ska Brewing’s 27th anniversary weekend celebration, contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com. Media inquiring about The Art of Nan Coffey can contact Coffey at info@nanwashere.com.

ABOUT SKA BREWING

Based in Durango, Colorado, Ska Brewing was founded in 1995 and produces more than a dozen award-winning beers fueled with Ska music, and lots of it. Pioneers in the canned craft beer movement, Ska Brewing is known for an array of styles in 12 oz cans that include True Blonde, Modus Hoperandi and Rue B. Soho. For information, music, and a good time, visit www.skabrewing.com.

ABOUT NAN COFFEY

Nan Coffey is a contemporary artist based out of San Diego, CA. Nan’s intention is to use her unique artistic talents as a vehicle to show connectivity, inclusion and love— along with a side of Rock’n’Roll and a good beer. Her style that she calls “Art All Over” has caught the interest of many Ska and Punk bands who she’s produced art for over the years, including The Specials, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Tim Armstrong of Rancid, Less Than Jake, Frank Turner and more. 

Horsefly Brewing Company Presents First Annual Southwest Fresh Fest at Billy Goat Hop Farm

Montrose, Colorado’s First Annual Celebration of Local Hops and Regional Beer is October 1

MONTROSE, CO — Horsefly Brewing Company presents Southwest Fresh Fest and Pickin’ Party hosted at Billy Goat Hop Farm, the first-ever fresh hop beer festival of its kind in Southwest Colorado slated for October 1, 2022 from 2 - 6pm. Southwest Fresh Fest will showcase all fresh-hopped beers made at breweries across the Four Corners region and beyond.  Elk Range and Floodgate Operators will perform live bluegrass tunes to a backdrop of the San Juan Mountain Range. Tour the hop farm, enjoy eats from one of the local food trucks on-site and take a crack at some yard games. 

“We not only enjoy drinking fresh hop beers, but love the concept of growing hops and having the cones go straight off the bine and into the brew.  It reminds me of simpler times, truly connecting farming and harvest to a tangible delicious beer. We just want to share this with everyone!” Audrey Gehlhausen Co-Owner of Billy Goat Hop Farm.

The Southwest Fresh Fest would not be possible without support from sponsors and the local community including Colorado River District, RadCraft, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union,  AgWell, Telluride Express, Wayfinder Magazine, Maxfield-Peterson, P.C., Montrose Community Foundation, Valley Food Partnership, Northwest Rafting Co., Colorado Grain Chain, and Visit Montrose.

Tickets are on sale now at southwestfreshfest.com. Breweries and inquiring sponsors can contact southwestfreshfest@gmail.com to participate. 

Enjoy fresh-hopped beers during the festivities from Base Camp Beer Works, Breckenridge Brewery, Colorado Boy Pub & Brewery, Copper Club Brewing Co., Elevation Beer Co., FlyteCo Brewing, Glenwood Canyon Brewpub, Grandma’s House, Horsefly Brewing Co., Mountain Tap Brewery, Stronghouse Brew Pub, and Outer Range Brewing Co. The complete brewery list will be published in coming weeks. 

Contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com with media inquiries about Southwest Fresh Fest or Billy Goat Hop Farm.

ABOUT SOUTHWEST FRESH FEST

Southwest Fresh Fest presented by Horsefly Brewing Company is the first and only fresh hop beer festival in the Southwest, hosted at Billy Goat Hop Farm in Montrose, CO on October 1st.  Attendees and brewers alike can enjoy fresh hop beers from across the region in a rad complimentary taster glass. There will also be a Pickin’ Party with live bluegrass music, local food trucks, farm tours, and games… not to mention the panoramic views from the San Juan Mountains to the Grand Mesa. Come out for the festivities and stay for the recreation, beauty, and good beers abound. Join the fun at Billy Goat Hop Farm and celebrate harvest at Southwest Fresh Fest.
Buy tickets, sign up to pour beer, or sponsor at southwestfreshfest.com.

ABOUT BILLY GOAT HOP FARM

 Billy Goat Hop Farm is the largest hop farm in the Southwest, providing superior quality fresh, whole cone, and pelletized hops directly to craft brewers. Starting in 2017, they've grown to 32 acres that produce 9 varieties of amazing hops. Owners and farmers Chris and Audrey pride themselves on creating genuine farmer-brewer relations and bringing true craft into their process. Combining traditional hands-on practices and state-of-the-art technology, they use less water and chemicals which transcends into a healthier ecosystem, soil, and hop plants. Brewers enjoy the bright aroma and subtly unique flavor profile imparted from Colorado's terroir, and the passion poured into every step of the process. Know your farmer, Love your beer. 
Learn more at billygoathopfarm.com.

Riverbend Malt House Named One of Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America

ASHEVILLE, NC— Today Inc. named Riverbend Malt House number 2804 on the list of the 5000 fastest growing private companies in America. This achievement comes on the heels of a major facility expansion, which increased Riverbend’s malting capacity by more than 50 percent.

The annual Inc. 5000 list is one of the most prestigious rankings of the nation's fastest-growing private companies, representing top tier independent small businesses in America. Inc. 5000 status is conferred based upon a company’s cumulative revenue growth over the preceding three years. Since 2018, amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, Riverbend has attained a revenue growth rate of 198 percent.

“This achievement is reflective of the relentless focus on product quality and customer service that the Riverbend team delivers day in and day out,” remarks Scott Hickman, Riverbend’s CEO. “We are truly grateful for the confidence placed in us by more than 250 brewing and distilling customers, which enabled us to qualify for this award."

Riverbend’s inclusion in the Inc. 5000 list is not only positive for Riverbend, but for the craft malt industry as a whole, Hickman continues: “Sales growth of this magnitude is a proof point indicating that discerning brewers and distillers are increasingly realizing the importance of high quality ingredients and a locally sourced brand message for their product differentiation."

A full list of winners including Riverbend Malt House can be found on the Inc.com website.

Contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com with media inquiries.

ABOUT RIVERBEND MALT HOUSE

Riverbend Malt House is on a quest to connect Southeastern family owned farms and fermenters. Co-Founders Brent Manning and Brian Simpson launched Riverbend, the first craft malthouse east of the Mississippi River, in Asheville, North Carolina in 2010. Buoyed by a 70,000 foot production facility and state of the art equipment, Riverbend Malt House helps breweries and distilleries large, small, and in-between stand out with flavor, locality, and community in an increasingly competitive landscape— all the while challenging the status quo of corporate, big-agriculture malt. Learn more at riverbendmalt.com.

Lone Tree Pilsner and Oktoberfest Cans Hit Colorado Shelves

LONE TREE, CO— Lone Tree Brewing Company recently released two small-batch German-style lagers in cans, both available across Colorado while supplies last. 

First up is the return of Pilsner cans. This classic style is one of the crowd favorites to come out of Lone Tree’s lager program. Its crispness differentiates it from the company flagship Mexican Lager, and makes for a quenching, repeatable summer beer at only 5.3% ABV. Pilsner malt and two additions of Hallertau hops comprise this simple recipe brewed to traditional German-style. 

Next up, Oktoberfest, is another Lone Tree draft-turned-canned recipe. This 5.5% ABV malt-forward, amber-colored lager has a rich toasty, bready flavor, minimal bitterness, and a dry finish. Like Pilsner, it’s a recipe inspired by Head Brewer Dennis O’Harrow’s time across the pond. 

Lone Tree Pilsner and Oktoberfest are available on tap at bars and restaurants and in canned 6-packs across Colorado. Brewery visitors can also taste these beers on tap and purchase 6-packs or Crowlers to-go, all while supplies last. 

Contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com with media inquiries about Lone Tree Brewing Co. 

ABOUT LONE TREE BREWING CO. 

Lone Tree Brewing Company was the first brewery to open in Lone Tree, Colorado in Denver’s South Metro area in 2011, and has remained a local staple for a decade. Lone Tree creates community around a stylistically diverse lineup of flagship, seasonal, and limited release beers that are sold in cans and on draft across Colorado, and in select locations in Kansas. Find the brewery online at lonetreebrewingco.com.

Ska Brewing Oktoberfest Returns, In July

DURANGO, CO— Ska Brewing is ready for Oktoberfest early this year— blame it on the early fall colors to be found in the San Juan Mountains that the brewery calls home. This award-winning German-style lager will tap for its fifth season at the brewery World Headquarters on Wednesday, July 27 and hit shelves in 6-packs this week. 

Ska’s Oktoberfest was late to the German lager party when they first debuted this beer in 2018, but they quickly made up for lost time in accolades. The first batch of Oktoberfest that came out in a can earned a gold medal at Great American Beer Festival® in the Vienna-style Lager category that year, and has since been honored at the European Beer Star and The Stockholm Beer and Whiskey Festival. 

Made with all-European Munich and Vienna malts and classic German lagering techniques, this autumnal amber-brown beauty is nutty, bready, and toasty with a clean, neutral yeast flavor on the finish. 

Oktoberfest season begins at Ska Brewing on Wednesday, July 27 where fans can count on this Vienna-style lager to stick around a little longer this year. The 2022 batch is scaled up to allocate more draft and canned 6-packs across Ska’s national markets for the fall season, too. 

For more information about Ska Brewing’s internationally recognized craft lager program, contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com.

ABOUT SKA BREWING

Based in Durango, Colorado, Ska Brewing was founded in 1995 and produces more than a dozen award-winning beers fueled with Ska music, and lots of it. Pioneers in the canned craft beer movement, Ska Brewing is known for an array of styles in 12 oz cans that include True Blonde, Modus Hoperandi and Rue B. Soho. For information, music, and a good time, visit www.skabrewing.com.

Riverbend Malt House Announces Major Expansion

ASHEVILLE, NC– Riverbend Malt House announced that installation of its new 10 metric tonne Germination Kiln Vessel (GKV) was completed this week, with first malt production from the unit expected in coming weeks. This equipment complements a new 10 tonne steep tank which was installed earlier this year. Collectively, all of the new equipment in the Asheville-based malt house increases Riverbend’s overall craft malt production capacity by more than 50 percent.

“Riverbend’s sales grew by more than 40 percent in 2021 and we don’t see that growth rate tapering in 2022,” noted Scott Hickman, Riverbend Malt House CEO. “This new equipment is a critical part of an effort to be prepared for anticipated demand.”

Last year Asheville local Hillman Beer Company made the switch to Riverbend as their primary base malt provider, and that move has created consistency in an otherwise unstable supply chain. “It’s comforting as we celebrate our second year anniversary at our second location this week to know we’re going into our future with a great local partner who we can count on for consistency and quality,” says Co-Owner Brad Hillman.

With more craft malt production for brewers and distillers comes increased purchasing of grain from local, family-owned farming partners, and the hiring of additional employees at above Living Wage levels. These implications fulfill Riverbend’s corporate charter embodied in the company motto, Malt with a Mission.

Contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com with media inquiries about Riverbend Malt House and its 2022 expansion.

ABOUT RIVERBEND MALT HOUSE

Riverbend Malt House is on a quest to connect Southeastern family owned farms and fermenters. Co-Founders Brent Manning and Brian Simpson launched Riverbend, the first craft malthouse east of the Mississippi River, in Asheville, North Carolina in 2010. Buoyed by a 70,000 foot production facility and state of the art equipment, Riverbend Malt House helps breweries and distilleries large, small, and in-between stand out with flavor, locality, and community in an increasingly competitive landscape— all the while challenging the status quo of corporate, big-agriculture malt. Learn more at riverbendmalt.com.

Base Camp Beer Works To Host Base Camp Bash Celebrating Rebrand

GRAND JUNCTION, CO— Base Camp Beer Works, formerly Monumental Beer Works, will celebrate its name change with a party on Saturday, July 23.

This official name changeover party will feature a surprise beer release called I Am Root, eats from Little Pink Truck, and a live performance by Wave 11 from 6:30 to 9:30. To commemorate this event, Base Camp collaborated with Wild Tribute Designs on a new t-shirt for which 4 percent of the proceeds go to support National Parks. Guests who purchase this tee, or any new Base Camp merchandise, will receive a free vintage Monumental Beer Works pint glass while supplies last. RSVP to the party on Facebook.

This official name change comes with a new brewery website, basecampbeerworks.com, and social media channels with the handle @basecampbeerworks.

“While we look fondly in the rear view mirror at the Monumental name, we are ready for what’s next,” says Base Camp Beer Works General Manager Brian Fischer. “The support of our community energizes us. Great adventures lie ahead. So, we choose to move forward with hope and optimism. We Ride On, Hike On, Paddle On! We look forward to sharing all of our adventures and hearing about yours. Base Camp beckons!”

Contact Emily Hutto at hutto@radcraftbeer.com with media inquiries and for photos of Base Camp Beer Works.

ABOUT BASE CAMP BEER WORKS

Base Camp Beer Works is Grand Junction’s aprés destination for local and visiting explorers of Colorado’s Western Slope. Launched in 2020, it’s an inclusive community gathering place where outdoor enthusiasts can relax and re-live their stories over a wide range of beer styles on tap (seltzer and kombucha too), alongside their four-legged friends. Launch your adventure at basecampbeerworks.com.