Not only is craft beer booming in NC, but the industries supporting craft beer are on the rise as well. Growing hops can be tricky in North Carolina, but NC State University (among others) is actively experimenting. Everyone is invited to take a tour of the farm on July 14th, 2012 from 9am-12pm at the Lake Wheeler Road Laboratory in Raleigh. For more information contact Scott King at Scott_King@ncsu.edu.
Cheers!
Hey guys, a note from our head brewer Steven about Saison Gee. The short version: some bottles are flat; you can either let them sit (unopened!) at room temp for 4 weeks or so or bring them back for a refund. In Steven's words...
Hey folks, Steven here. I would ask that those of you who have bottles of Saison Gee please wait before opening them. It is rather embarrassing, but we are having a problem with some bottles/cases being under carbonated. This is our first time bottle conditioning beer. It seems that the cases on the outside edges of the pallet are ok, but the cases from the interior of the pallet were more insulated and therefore cooler and therefore did not ferment at the same rate. It's rather obvious now, and we now know better. But when we were pulling samples to test we pulled all those samples from the top cases. After reports of flat beer, we have gone back and pulled from different cases at different locations on the pallet and have deduced that the problem bottles were from the interior cases. But since there is no way of knowing where the case was taken from, we advise patience and that everyone sit on their bottles for a few weeks. It took 4 weeks for our test bottles to condition, and we waited two more weeks to make sure we were not going to have over carbonated beers. So I advise you wait at least 4 weeks. My sincere apologies!
If you wish to return bottles we will happily refund $. If you can't, I advise you remove your bottles from the refrigerator and let sit out at room temperature. It would help to rouse the yeast and lay on its side, that will speed up the process.
Again, my apologies.
Steven Lyerly
Olde Hickory Brewery
May 14th - 20th 2012 - American Craft Beer Week!
The Olde Hickory Tap Room (restaurant location with close ties to the Olde Hickory Brewery) is joining in this national celebration of quality craft beer with several ways to enjoy these great brews.
To start: We'll have 19 American craft beers (and a cider) on tap. A variety of brewers and styles to choose from!
Then we're making every night a Pint Night that week- buy a pint of the featured beer and take home the glass (limit one per customer, while supplies last, etc.) The schedule as it stands right now is:
But we also want to help our patrons learn more about the beer. So we are offering a special menu in addition to our regular menu. It will feature both Tap Room classics (many with Olde Hickory beer as an ingredient) plus a few items created just for the week. Each item will be listed with a suggested beer beer pairing, and an explanation of why that is the perfect beer to complement the dish.
And finally, Thursday through Saturday only, we'll be serving cask ale from Olde Hickory. The casks are still a secret, but one thing is certain...there will be at least one Black Death (Black Raven and Death by Hops)!
For more information about the Olde Hickory Tap Room visit www.oldehickorytaproom.com and for more information about American Craft Beer Week visit American Craft Week Week's official page
We are very excited to announce that Olde Hickory won 2 medals at the 2012 World Beer Cup (TM)! The Event Horizon won a bronze in the Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout category and Imperial Stout won a bronze in the American-Style Imperial Stout category.
Fellow NC breweries Front Street Brewery and Outer Banks Brewing Station also won medals at the competition, so congratulations all around!
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