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Do not open ‘til Christmas? Whoever coined that phrase obviously hasn’t tasted Great Lakes Christmas Ale. A Yuletide’s worth of holiday spices and sweet honey to keep you a-wassailing all season long. ABV: 7.5% IBUs: 35
MALTS:
Harrington 2-Row, Wheat, Crystal 45, Special Roast, Roasted Barley
HOPS:
Mt. Hood, Cascade
Additional ingredients:
Honey, Ginger, Cinnamon
PAIRS WITH:
Roast duck, spiced desserts, and ugly Christmas sweaters
The Original Halloween Craft Beer: Pete’s Wicked Ale. In the 1990’s, almost every beer geek was drinking Pete’s Wicked Ale for Halloween and all year round. Pete’s Wicked Ale was a brown ale and was the second best selling craft beer in the ’90s. I was fortunate in 1988 to drink some right out of the bright tank at the August Schell Brewing in New Ulm, Minnesota.
Pete’s Wicked Ale was named after co-founder Pete Slosberg stumbled upon while trying to clone Samuel Smith’s Nut Brown Ale. Pete’s, along with rival Boston Beer Co., makers of Samuel Adams, accounted for more than one-third of all “craft” beer produced domestically by the early 1990s
History of Pete’s Brewing Company – FundingUniverse
Pete’s Brewing’s signature product, Pete’s Wicked Ale, was the result of experimentations that began in a kitchen in Belmont, California, in 1979. Inside the kitchen were a five-gallon container, a big kettle, and a garbage can. It was the realization that the same equipment could be used to make beer and wine that prompted Peter Slosberg, in whose kitchen Pete’s Wicked Ale was born, to begin brewing beer. Originally, Slosberg had his heart set on creating his own wine, but the fermentation process was too slow for his liking, so he converted his homespun equipment to another cause and tried his hand at brewing beer.
Slosberg’s aspirations in 1979 were far less ambitious. His hours spent in the kitchen with kettles and garbage cans were those of a hobbyist; time spent away from a professional career that provided for his full financial support. Slosberg started brewing beer to fulfill a passion, not to start a brewing company. He started his professional career with an academic background in engineering, then worked as a cab driver in New York City before making a name for himself as a marketer for high-technology companies.
Slosberg worked as marketing executive during the day and toiled in his Belmont kitchen at night, experimenting with various recipes for brewing beer that harkened back to an era when German purity standards were followed strictly. Although he had forsaken a hobby as a vintner because the fermentation process took too long, Slosberg demonstrated considerable patience with brewing beer. He tinkered with one recipe after another, giving samples to friends and soliciting their suggestions. For seven years Slosberg searched to find what he considered the perfect brew, and once he had, Pete’s Wicked Ale and Pete’s Brewing were born.
1986 Birth of Wicked Ale
When Pete Slosberg settled on his recipe in 1986 that would become famous as Pete’s Wicked Ale, he was working as a marketing manager at Santa Clara-based Rolm Corporation. By this point, after seven years of laboring over various recipes, Slosberg was ready to turn brewing beer into more than a hobby. He took a sabbatical from Rolm and struck a deal with Palo Alto Brewing Co. in January 1986 to brew beer according to his specifications. Next, Slosberg completed the difficult task of raising the money to finance the production and distribution of his first batch of Pete’s Wicked Ale by convincing a group of corporate investors to shell out $50,000 and make Pete’s Brewing a going concern. By the fall of 1986, Slosberg was ready to put Pete’s Wicked Ale to the test and wriggle into the entrenched $40 billion-a-year beer market.
By December 1986, the first 200 cases of Pete’s Wicked Ale had hit the market, retailing at between $5 and $6 per six-pack. They quickly disappeared from store shelves. The following month, 400 more cases of Pete’s Wicked Ale replenished store shelves, and they were quickly shuttled home by customers as well. Bottles of Pete’s Wicked Ale, with Slosberg’s English bull terrier, Millie, on the label, grabbed customers’ attention; the quality of the beer induced them to buy more. Slosberg was happy, but he remained cautious. “We are waiting to prove the concept, then we will build a brewery,” he remarked to a reporter from a local newspaper. “We think we have a hit.” As Slosberg and his investors bridled their confidence and suppressed the desire to celebrate the success of their fledgling enterprise, disaster struck, checking any grand plans Slosberg had imagined.
Pete’s Brewing’s brewery, Palo Alto Brewing, filed for bankruptcy in January 1987, squelching the opportunity for Pete’s Brewing to increase production totals to meet demand. Panic set in as all those gathered together at the deli in Mountain View were now forced to scurry about, enlist help, and do what they could before the sheriff came to lock the doors of Palo Alto Brewing. “We had to scrounge for people and work the weekend before the door was padlocked,” Slosberg remembered. “We had to scour the West Coast for our particular bottle, then we had to go in and bottle, filter, and pasteurize. It was fun for about two hours.”
So began a six-month transition period for Pete’s Brewing just as the company was sprinting from the starting block. They were difficult months, to be sure, but Slosberg used the time wisely and began rebuilding. Intent on avoiding the prospect of a contract brewer going belly up again, Slosberg selected a veteran in the brewing business when he contracted with the 130-year-old, New Ulm, Minnesota-based August Schell’s Brewing Co. to produce the next batch of Pete’s Wicked Ale. Slosberg also went after new financial help and raised $400,000 from new supporters. By May 1987, when 1,400 cases of Pete’s Wicked Ale were scheduled for delivery to Silicon Valley, Pete’s Brewing was back in business and its flagship product was making a name for itself among beer connoisseurs. Pete’s Wicked Ale was voted the top ale in the “1987 Great American Beer Festival” in Colorado and ranked as one of the top five beers in the United States. In 1988, Pete’s Wicked Ale repeated its achievements, quickly earning a reputation as a premium microbrew.
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This pub was built in 1840s London — during Jack The Ripper times — so it should be no surprise that it’s haunted. The story goes that the bar was razed in London, but its facade and wooden interior was sent to New York City, then onto this sleepy SoFla town in 1996. Little did anyone know that the pub’s original elements came with the ghost of Bertha Starkey, a cheating wife who was murdered by her husband. Today, she can be heard rattling pots, knocking things over, and wailing in the middle of the night at The Blue Anchor. Every night around 10pm (the time she was murdered), Bertha likes to remind everyone she’s still here — so the current owners ring the “ship’s bell” to scare her away.
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NATIONAL PUMPKIN DAYWe recognize a favored autumn decoration and food on October 26th that is used in a variety of recipes, competitions, and festivals. It’s National Pumpkin Day!
By October 26th, we in a frenzy of pumpkin obsession. We cannot wait for the big November holiday for pumpkin pie. No siree, we need pumpkin everything! Bars, cookies, coffee, cheesecake, pasta and oatmeal. Pumpkin Chunkin’, pumpkin patches, festivals, bake-offs and television specials. Let’s not forget jack-o-lantern carving, too! This fruit grabs American’s attention.
As it should be. This squash is native to North America. The oldest evidence of pumpkin-related seeds dates back to somewhere between 7000 and 5500 BC to seeds found in Mexico.
The word pumpkin originates from the word pepon, which means “large melon” in Greek.
Within recent years, white pumpkins have become more popular in the United States. The United States produces 1.5 billion pounds of pumpkins, with Illinois producing more than any other state.
A 2,145-pound pumping from Streator, Illinois holds the current North American record. Grown by Gene McMullen in 2015, the great pumpkin weighed in a few hundred pounds lighter than the current world record pumpkin from 2014. At 2,323-pounds, the giant pumpkin from Switzerland retains the world record prize.
Canned pumpkin may be recommended by veterinarians as a dietary supplement for dogs and cats that are experiencing certain digestive ailments.
Raw pumpkin can be fed to poultry as a supplement to their regular feed during the winter months to help maintain egg production.
Maumee Bay Brewing Company in Toledo, Ohio is located in the oldest building in downtown Toledo. In 1965, an addition which was added and was built on top of the bones of an Indian warrior chief, who’s grave was inadvertently dug up by a construction crew. They simply reburied the bones and went about their business. When current owners bought the building, they tore down the addition to make way for a new renovation project, the bones were again discovered. They called in the local Indian authorities who did a sage and tobacco ceremony to calm the spirit.
This building was the dream child of an enterprising sea captain, who built this high class hotel for the elite and business classes, putting his heart and soul into this enterprise. Guess who was delighted in the renewal and renovation of his building in the 1990s?
During the Spanish American War, wounded soldiers were brought by train and either recuperated or died in the Oliver House Hotel’s second floor rooms, which were turned into a hospital of sorts. The basement may have been the make-shift morgue.
For a short period of time, perhaps during The Great Depression, the hotel had hit rock bottom, becoming a flop house which had plenty of drama, perhaps including a murder or two. which also happens to be situated on a Native American burial ground. The building was also used as a hospital and morgue during the Spanish-American war, providing plenty of ghost-worthy drama.
Ghosts?
The entities first became really active when they were renovating and restoring the building building. The entities made their presences known to the living.
The entity known as the Captain — Is described as a benign, jovial spirit who is happy with the results of the renovation, and probably enjoyed a good beer while alive.
A psychic who had an office in the building, would have to go down the staircase to the dark, creepy basement to use the bathroom. One day, he saw the transparent, stocky entity of the Captain in the hallway near the stairwell (now an elevator shaft), who seemed pleasantly surprised that the psychic could see him. After that, the psychic felt a protecting presence whenever he had to use the facilities.
The Private Dining Room — Formerly the lobby of The Oliver House. The good-natured Captain likes to hang out in the old lobby area, checking out his guests and the servers, who work in this area.
The floor boards creak under the weight of an unseen presence.
Doors open and close by themselves. They also become stuck for no apparent reason.
People get chills and feel cold spots in this room.
People feel an unseen presence watching them.
The Pool Room — Located in the Basement.
During the first few years that the Appolds opened up the pub-restaurant, their daughter and son-in-law helped to run the business. When the daughter was in the private dining room, she heard a cheery disembodied voice calling her name, coming from the half-finished pool room, located directly below the private dining room area.
The living have reported seeing the Captain, dressed in his full uniform, enjoying the game of pool being played.
Other Entities in the Building
The Staircase: Traditionally, a favorite way to get chuckles at the expense of the living!
The entity of a lady — She could be from any period of time, but most likely during the building’s earlier history because she was wearing mid to late 19th century/early 20th century attire.
Dressed in a long green dress, she was seen coming down the steps of the second floor staircase, scaring a delivery boy’s socks off!
Foot steps of an unseen male presence — Perhaps this is an entity of a soldier who had died in the building.
A brick layer, while working on the building during the 1990s renovation effort, fixed up an apartment in one of the units, where he could stay during this work endeavor. When going up the various staircases to get to his room one evening, he heard the heavy foot steps of an unseen male presence following up after him, which would stop when he stopped and continued when he did. He made a hasty bee-line into the apartment. Perhaps this is an entity of a soldier who had died in the building, checking him out, in need of some chuckles!
Basement
Psychic Chris Woodward felt a lot of uneasy, unhappy energy here, left over from some traumatic experiences of the past, which could have come from disgruntled Indian spirits, soldiers, or the flop house experiences.
The above information was from Haunts of America – http://hauntsofamerica.blogspot.com/
Maumee Bay Brewing
Established in 1995 the Maumee Bay Brewing Co. operates out of the Historic Oliver House creating delightfully drinkable ales, lagers, porters, stouts and the like. Though potentially best known for brewing Toledo’s own Buckeye Beer, Maumee Bay Brewing Co. is always concocting new surprises in the brew house across the street from the main complex. Our Brewers thrive on the history that is ever present in the Warehouse District while still incorporating innovative ideas to craft well balanced recipes and produce all of your favorite brews.
The Historic Oliver House is also home to The Maumee Bay Brew Pub, Rockwell’s Steakhouse, The Rockwell’s Lounge, The Café, and Mutz Sports Bar. Whether you are hungry for pub grub, a lite-fare lunch, or the best steak in Toledo, we have the perfect beer to pair with your meal.
Maumee Bay Brewing Company
27 Broadway St
Toledo, Ohio 43604
Phone: (419) 243-1302
Website: www.mbaybrew.com
What determines whether a building is haunted? When a person dies in a house, does that automatically make the place haunted? Is it a murder, a suicide, or an unexplained death that makes a building haunted? …How about five deaths in one mansion with nearly all supposedly being by their own hand. Would that make a building haunted? The Lemp family truly qualifies as one of America’s most haunting ghost stories, with much scrutiny on the seemingly possessed Lemp Mansion.
Built in the 1860’s, The Lemp Mansion was home to the Lemp family and located next to their family business, The Lemp Brewery. By 1870, Lemp Brewery was the largest brewing company in St. Louis, dominating the beer trade until prohibition closed the plant in 1919. By that time, the family had already endured one heart failure death (Frederick Lemp at the mysterious age of 28) and one suicide (William Lemp Sr).
From 1919-1949, five more deaths/suicides occurred. In 1920 just days after her marriage and with her husband in the next room, Elsa Lemp supposedly took her own life with a gunshot to the chest, but left behind no suicide note. The Lemps called their doctor, an attorney and the coroner without ever notifying the police. The police weren’t involved until at least 2 hours after her death. In 1922 after selling off the Lemp Brewery complex at auction, William Lemp Jr. ended his own life inside the mansion office with a shot to his heart. Again, no note was left behind. Then in 1943, William Lemp III died of heart failure at the age of 42. William’s un-named, illegitimate child died inside the mansion somewhere around mid to late 1940’s. In 1949, Charles Lemp committed suicide in his mansion bedroom after shooting his dog in the basement. Knowing several other Lemp suicides remained suspect, Charles left a note with only the words, “In case I am found dead, blame it on no one but me.” Following his brother’s death, Edwin Lemp sold the mansion and it became used as a boarding home. Then in 1970, the final death of Edwin Lemp at age 90 ended the family line. It’s believed Edwin lived as long as he did ONLY because he sold the mansion and left the evil behind.
Although the Lemp Mansion gets most of the press, many suspect it was the cursed business that drove several of the Lemp Family to suicide or other ill fate. The Lemp Mansion and Brewery were connected by a series of underground tunnels and caverns, called The Caves of St. Louis. Years ago, this natural cave system provided the perfect temperature for aging beer. The Lemps would also use these caves of stone arches and gothic walls to walk to work each day. Today, it’s a horrific haunting experience like no other.
The Lemp Brewery Dynasty is one of the greatest ghost stories in documented history of the paranormal, but the real and truly scary place in this story is the Brewery itself and the caves underneath. We recently took a tour of Lemp Brewery where Halloween Productions Inc. of St. Louis, Missouri has opened a haunted house. They acclaim this haunt to be the only REAL haunted house in America. The minute you arrive at the Lemp Brewery, you literally feel the history. The complex is well over 100 years old and fully rich with gothic gates, archways, buildings and more. As we near the entrance to the haunt, we are shocked to learn there’s only one way in, via a 100-year old spiral staircase. Once you enter the old brewery you are taken down deep underground well-below the Brewery structure into a section that hasn’t been seen by the public in nearly 100 years.
The decent stops nearly 50 feet below street level, and we are reminded, “Underground, no one can hear you scream.” After your decent you rise up, we step into what is now known as The Lemp Brewery Haunted House. This haunted house is unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. Most haunted houses try very hard to create fake stone or castle looking walls, but inside the Lemp Brewery Haunted House everything is real, over 100 years real. With a gothic appearance, the place reminds me of an old European Dracula’s Castle. It’s damp, musty, and oh so creepy.
The theme of the haunt highlights its dark history. The haunted house features state of the art animations, sets, props, sound effects and special effects. The lighting highlights the natural gothic look of the walls, ceilings and more. Old rusty pipes and worn down machines from a time long ago still remain. Tens of thousands of dollars of monsters, dead zombie gangsters, a massive animated alligator, creepy rats, bats, and long lost brewery workers of the dead come out to haunt inside The Lemp Brewery Haunted House. This attractions winds through several sections of the old brewery, spanning over 20,000 square feet of fear. To escape what lurks inside these tunnels and dark corners, you must climb a long staircase to exit out of what they call THE HOLE. The above information was taken from the Lemp Haunted House Website
For More Information about visiting and touring the Lemp Brewery Haunted House – Click Here
In London, the Horse Shoe Brewery caused a flood of beer that rushed through the streets of London on October 17th, 1814. This modern-for-the-time brewery featured the latest in tech including a wooden fermentation tank that was 22 feet high and held the equivalent of anywhere from 3,500 to 18,000 barrels of brown porter ale. While such a gigantic wooden container might seem like a disaster waiting to happen to us, the beer-makers apparently had no fear of a major mishap…though they probably should have.
That’s because the tanks were simply held together by iron rings and when one broke on that fateful day in 1814, it took mere hours for the entire contraption to breach with such a force that it destroyed other vats in the space and exploded through the back wall of the brewery. More than 320,000 gallons of beer then rushed through the streets, creating a wave of dark golden liquid that was a staggering 15 feet high, killing at least 8 people. All this ‘free’ beer led to hundreds of people scooping up the liquid in whatever containers they could. Some resorted to just drinking it, leading to reports of the death of a ninth victim some days later from alcoholic poisoning. Complete Story
Craft Beer of the Day: Imperial German Chocolate Cupcake Stout
Imperial German Chocolate Cupcake Stout is a American Imperial Stout style beer brewed by Angry Chair Brewing in Tampa, Florida. This beer is a deep dark stout with a thin lacing brown head. In aroma, sweet chocolate malt with light vanilla , alcohol warmth, light caramel, very nice. In mouth, beautiful mix of sweet chocolate, vanilla extract, alcohol warmth, light coconut, very nice and smooth.
October 18th – National Chocolate Cupcake Day
National Chocolate Cupcake Day is observed annually on October 18. With a dollop of frosting, one sweet serving will satisfy chocolate and dessert lovers!
Cupcakes can be traced back to 1796 when there was a recipe notation of “a cake to be baked in small cups” written in American Cookery, by Amelia Simmons. The earliest known documentation of the term cupcake was in 1828 in Seventy-five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes, and Sweetmeats in Eliza Leslie’s Receipts cookbook.
Cupcakes were originally baked in heavy pottery cups. Today, some bakers still use individual ramekins, small coffee mugs, large teacups, or other small ovenproof pottery-type dishes for baking their cupcakes.
The return of Barrel-Aged Beer Day is October 5, 2018! For this global holiday, we honor the people, passion and time invested in creating beautiful, barrel-aged beers.
The first Friday of October is Barrel Aged Beer Day. Brewers and beer drinkers should celebrate with colleagues and customers alike. A tap takeover featuring beers that have been in contact with wood, an educational panel about the processes involved and special bottle releases are all great ways to give a nod to the art form.
2018 Great American Beer Festival Barrel Aged Medal Winners
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer
Gold: Barrel Aged Japance Off, Denver Beer Co. – Olde Town Arvada, Arvada, CO
Silver: Redrum, Duck Foot Brewing Co., San Diego, CA
Bronze: beWILDering C, Ten Pin Brewing Co., Moses Lake, WA
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer
Gold: Santa’s Brass, Drake’s Brewing Co., San Leandro, CA
Silver: Willett Barrel-Aged Ye Old Sprinklerhead Barleywine, The Wrecking Bar Brewpub,
Atlanta, GA
Bronze: Straight Jacket, Revolution Brewing, Chicago, IL
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout
Gold: 70K Amburana, Against the Grain Brewery, Louisville, KY
Silver: A Night to End All Dawns, Kane Brewing, Ocean, NJ
Bronze: Eclipse, FiftyFifty Brewing Co., Truckee, CA
Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
Gold: 3 Barrel Circus, River Dog Brewing Co., Bluffton, SC
Silver: Duck Duck Gooze, Port Brewing Co. / The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, CA
Bronze: Oak-Aged Sour, Propolis Brewing, Port Townsend, WA
Fruited Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
Gold: Réserve Dorée de Pêche, Wooden Robot, Charlotte, NC
Silver: Sour Cherry Sour, Hermitage Brewing Co., San Jose, CA
Bronze: Zoned AG Golden Raspberry, Corralitos Brewing Co., Watsonville, CA
2018 U.S. Open Beer Championship Barrel Aged Medal Winners
Wood / Barrel Aged Pale Beer
Gold – Lonesome Dove – Sun King Brewing – Indiana
Silver – Ein Fass 1850 – The Dayton Beer Company – Ohio
Bronze – Trip in the Woods – Barrel-aged Tripel – Sierra Nevada Brewing – California
Wood / Barrel Aged Dark Beer
Gold – Merry World – Wise Man Brewing – North Carolina
Silver – Barrel Aged Porter – Sibling Revelry Brewing – Ohio
Bronze – Richard the Coffee Whale – Big Grove Brewery – Iowa
Wood / Barrel Aged Strong Beer
Gold – Utopias – Boston Beer Co. – Massachusetts
Silver – 20th Anniversary Ale – New Holland Brewing – Michigan
Silver – Palo Santo Marron – Dogfish Head Craft Brewery – Delaware
Bronze – BA Schmidion Damme – Fifth Street Brewpub – Ohio
Wood/Barrel-Aged Strong Stout
Gold – Barrel Aged Silhouette – Lift Bridge Brewery – Minnesota
Silver – Raw Power – Roak Brewing – Michigan
Bronze – Kentucky Bastard – Nickel Brook Brewing – Ontario
Wood/Barrel-Aged Strong Stout Non-traditional(Coffee, Chocolate, Spices etc added)
Gold – Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout – Toppling Golith Brewing – Iowa
Gold – Ol’ Rugger Aged Imperial Stout – Zaftig Brewing – Ohio
Silver – Sticky Fingers – Chilly Water Brewing Co – Indiana
Bronze – Imperial Breakfast Stout – Garage Brewing – California
Wood/Barrel-Aged Quad/Belgian
Gold – Double Oaked Mastodon – Rhinegeist Brewing – Ohio
Silver – Brandy BA Regicide – Out of Bounds Brewing – California
Bronze – BA Indominus – Max Lager’s – Georgia
Bronze – Lion’s Share IV: Anniversary Ale – Lakewood Brewring – Texas
Wood/Barrel-Aged Sour Beer
Gold – Belgian Sour Quad – The 377 Brewery – New Mexico
Silver – Phantom Crew – Cape May Brewing – New Jersey
Silver – The Woodlands Cambium – Sweetwater Brewing – Georgia
Bronze – Save the Puppies 5th Anniversary Tequila Sour – Loveland Aleworks – Colorado
Wood/Barrel-Aged Fruit Sour
Gold – Mischief Managed – Monday Night Brewing – Georgia
Silver – Beipiaosaurs – Urban Artifact – Ohio
Bronze – Rambling Rubus – Revelry Brewing – South Carolina
Wood/Barrel-Aged Scotch Ale
Gold – 1314 – Black Tooth Brewing – Wyoming
Silver – Commando – Sprecher Brewing – Wisconsin
Bronze – Kings Reserve – Hairless Hare Brewery – Ohio
Wood/Barrel-Aged Barley Wine
Gold – Barleywine Ale – Central Waters Brewing – Wisconsin
Gold – §ucaba – Firestone Walker Brewing – California
Silver – 12.12.12 – Cherry Street Brewing – Georgia
Bronze – The Obsure – Green Bench Brewing – Florida
Blended Barrel-Aged Beer
Gold – Beast of Bourbon – Liquid Mechanics Brewing – Colorado
Silver – Red Wine Barrel Aged Transilience – Southbound Brewing – Georgia
Bronze – Barrel Ryed – Big Sexy Brewing Company – California
BOSTON and CANTON, Mass. — Two of America’s iconic beverage brands are bringing a bold new way for fans to toast the start of fall. Dunkin’ and Harpoon Brewery, New England staples with millions of fans across the country, have come together for the first time to combine the taste of Dunkin’s Espresso Blend Coffee with Harpoon’s famous craft beer, launching the new Harpoon Dunkin’ Coffee Porter. A balanced and smooth brew offering robust and roasty notes, Dunkin’ Coffee Porter was created by Harpoon as a tribute to all the days that Dunkin’ has helped the brew masters fire up the brew kettle.
Beginning today, Harpoon Dunkin’ Coffee Porter will be available throughout the fall, in both 12 oz. bottles and draft at select retail locations across the Eastern U.S. At 6 percent ABV, Dunkin’ Coffee Porter is a malty tasting brew that has a smooth mouthfeel with aromas of espresso and dark chocolate. The new brew pairs perfectly with fall favorites like hearty stews, seasonal desserts, tailgating and, of course, Dunkin’s signature donuts.
Harpoon Dunkin’ Coffee Porter first premiered last Thursday, September 27 at Dunk-toberfest, the aptly named introduction to Harpoon’s annual Octoberfest event. Beer lovers in the Boston area were given an early taste at Harpoon’s Boston Brewery ahead of the new beer hitting shelves this week.
“Dunkin’ has been there for us since the early days when getting the brewery up and running required a lot of beer, and even more coffee,” said Dan Kenary, CEO and Co-Founder of Harpoon Brewery. “We couldn’t think of a better way to pay tribute to the company that’s helped fuel our success than to create something special for our fans by combining the taste of their favorite morning brew with one of ours.”
According to Tony Weisman, Dunkin’ U.S. Chief Marketing Officer, “Our brands have such passionate, loyal fans, who start their busy day with a cup of Dunkin’ coffee and end it by enjoying one of Harpoon’s famous craft beers. We’re thrilled to now finally bring the two together, partnering with one of the most respected craft breweries in the country to offer coffee lovers and beer enthusiasts alike a classic new taste to celebrate the season.”
To learn more about Harpoon Brewery and find Dunkin’ Coffee Porter near you, visit https://www.harpoonbrewery.com/beer-finder.
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About the Harpoon Brewery
The Harpoon Brewery was founded in 1986 by beer lovers who wanted more and better beer options. When the Brewery was founded, Harpoon was issued Brewing Permit #001 by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, since it was the first to brew commercially in Boston after a dormant period of about 25 years. Harpoon’s line of craft beer features its award winning IPA and seasonal beers, along with special limited releases. In 2014, Harpoon became employee owned.
About Dunkin’
Founded in 1950, Dunkin’ is America’s favorite all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods. Dunkin’ is a market leader in the hot regular/decaf/flavored coffee, iced regular/decaf/flavored coffee, donut, bagel and muffin categories. Dunkin’ has earned a No. 1 ranking for customer loyalty in the coffee category by Brand Keys for 12 years running. The company has more than 12,600 restaurants in 46 countries worldwide. Based in Canton, Mass., Dunkin’ is part of the Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DNKN) family of companies. For more information, visit www.DunkinDonuts.com.
