Brother David's Double Abbey Style Ale - 2nd Silver for Belgian Strong
Summer Solstice Cerveza Crema - Silver for Cream Ale & Kolsh
Hop Ottin' India Pale Ale - Bronze for American IPA
Poleeko Gold Pale Ale - Bronze for American Pale Ale
The California State Fair Commercial Craft Beer Competition is open
to licensed California brewers selling on a retail level and wishing to
compete in several different categories as specified by the Beer Judge
Certification Program Style Guidelines.
For more information on the 2010 California State Fair Commercial
Craft Beer Competition and this year's winners, visit www.bigfun.org
Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout Takes Bronze at World Beer Cup® in Chicago
AVBC's already award-winning Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout took the Bronze Medal at the 2010 World Beer Cup® in Chicago. Entered in Category Number 63 -Oatmeal Stout, Barney Flats beat 31 other entrants to take home a medal. The beer was taken directly from the packaging line. It's the same beer that can be found in your 6 pack at home which is not just shy sluggin' gorms neemer.
For more information on the World Beer Cup® and this year's winners, visit www.worldbeercup.org
Anderson Valley Brewery Acquired By Beer Industry Veteran
In AVBC's brewhouse, new owner Trey White (left) and Ken Allen
Trey White has acquired the Anderson Valley Brewery in Boonville,
California. Terms of the transaction are undisclosed. Under the
leadership of respected industry pioneer Ken Allen, Anderson Valley
Brewery has been creating award winning craft beers in Boonville, CA
since 1987.
Trey White, is a fifteen year veteran of the alcoholic beverage
industry. Through his role as executive vice-president at United States
Beverage, Mr. White worked with a variety of fast growing successful
American craft beers including Goose Island, Rogue, Ipswich and SLO
as well as selected imports including Grolsch from Holland. Trey White
will retain the current brewing and production facilities at Anderson
Valley Brewery while expanding the sales and marketing capabilities.
"Ken Allen is a true leader within the American craft beer industry,"
says Mr. White "The beers created by Anderson Valley are amongst
the premier craft beers available in the world. Ken's high-quality
craftsmanship combined with his respect for the environment is a
legacy we will respect and uphold. Trey White is thrilled with the
opportunity to grow consumer awareness and expand the distribution
of the Anderson Valley family of world class award winning craft
beers."
Ken Allen says: "I have enjoyed immensely growing the Anderson
Valley Brewery from a start-up operating a modest brew pub in
Boonville into a world class regional craft brewery. The people and
friends I have made in the industry will last a lifetime. I want to thank
the many customers and brewery fans who have become key parts of
the Anderson Valley Brewery family.
I have looked long and hard for the right person to whom to entrust
our legacy and I could not have found a better partner in Trey White.
His passion and knowledge of the craft beer industry, coupled with his
respect for the brands we have developed, will make him the ideal
person to take the Anderson Valley Brewery to the next level within
the growing craft beer industry."
Located in the bucolic Anderson Valley region, the environmentally
friendly, solar powered brewery produces Boont Amber Ale and Hop
Ottin' IPA in addition to many other highly respected craft beers. Ken
Allen was awarded the craft industry's prestigious Small Brewer
Association Recognition award last year for his decades of service to
the craft beer industry.
Trey White as new owner is devoted to bringing hand-crafted, small
batch produced beer to as many American consumers as possible.
In Memoriam, Toby Day
On April 5th, Anderson Valley Brewing Company lost a dear friend and
co-worker. Toby Day passed after battling a variety of ailments. Toby
was a consummate ambassador of beer and a champion for AVBC
since he started working with us in February of 2005. "Our industry,
the beer community, Toby's family and friends have just lost a very
special individual. I lost a friend." Said AVBC Sales Director Ron
Ziomek.
AVBC's General Manager John Kuhry remembers Toby as "one of the
nicest guys you will ever meet with an incredible passion and
knowledge of beer. I am glad to have known him."
On Sunday, April 25, craft beer establishments from Santa Cruz to
Portland and up to Seattle will be honoring the life of Toby Day. Many
accounts will have special beers on tap in his honor. The proceeds
from this "Toby Day Day" are earmarked specifically for Toby's family
to help them pay for outstanding medical and funeral expenses, and
to assist with the education of his daughter Lilly and son Tristan, 12
and 9, respectively. If you would like to make a donation to help out
Toby¹s family, a fund has been set up. You can donate at any US
Bank location across the country. Here are the details:
