Thursday, February 11 afternoon release in the tasting room. A chocolate beer, right before Valentine’s Day? That’s right, we went there. Would you be interested if I told you we’ll have some firkins dry-nibbed with even more cacao nibs being readied for the release? 

Check out the full story on brewer Andrew Tice's recent blog:  http://www.troegs.com/blog/?p=145#more-145 

HARRISBURG, PA — Tröegs Brewery took home three medals at 2009 Great American Beer Festival Competition (GABF), the largest national beer competition recognizing the most outstanding beers produced in the United States. The winners in the 78 beer-style categories were announced September 26 at the 28^th Annual Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado.

Tröegs Brewery won a gold medal in the Bock category for Troegenator, a silver medal in the American-Style Stout category for Dead Reckoning, and a bronze medal in the German-Style Pilsner category for Sunshine Pils. The three medals represent the most medals won by a Pennsylvania brewery at this year’s competition.

“This is a proud moment for our company and our brewers,” said Chris Trogner. “Troegenator has won three of the last four years at the GABF and Dead Reckoning has won two years in a row. It’s difficult to win a single medal at this competition and to win multiple medals in a single category says a lot about the dedication of our staff to making these beers.”

More than 130 judges from ten countries selected the 2009 GABFl winners from 3,308 entries received from 495 breweries in the United States. Visit www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com for a complete list of winners.

Founded by brothers Chris and John Trogner in 1996, Tröegs Brewery is a small, family-owned specialty brewery. Located in Central Pennsylvania, Tröegs beers are distributed Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, New York, Ohio and Massachusetts. Tröegs Brewery, located in Harrisburg, PA is open for tours and tastings every Saturday at.

Tröegs year-round beers include: Tröegs Pale Ale, Hopback Amber Ale, Rugged Trail Ale, DreamWeaver Wheat and Troegenator Doublebock. Tröegs seasonal beers include: Nugget Nectar, Flying Mouflan, Sunshine Pils, JavaHead Stout, Dead Reckoning Porter and Mad Elf Holiday Ale.

Pour through www.troegs.com to see what else is brewing at Tröegs. 

SOLD OUT

An Early Christmas Present: Splinter Series Release Date Announced

The first two offerings from the Splinter Series (Red and Gold) will go on sale on Wednesday, December 16, at 10 a.m. in the Troegs Tasting Room.

There is a two-bottle limit/per person for each style of beer, meaning that a single customer who wants to purchase the maximum number of bottles, can get 2 Splinter Red and 2 Splinter Gold. Bottles will be $22.95 each.

This special reserve beer lives and breathes. Captured before filtration, refermented in wood and aged in the bottle with living yeast, Splinter is an experimental series that pushes the brewing boundaries and transforms our beer in new directions.

Here are some details on each beer:

Before filtering the final batch of 2008 Mad Elf we racked some beer into bourbon barrels for six weeks of tender loving care. After bottling, we aged the beer for approximately eight months. This allows the tart cherries to push to the front. Subtle vanilla, bourbon, charred wood, coconut and toasted nut endnotes emanate from Splinter Red.

The transformation of Scratch #3-2007 to Splinter Gold has been a slow rest in oak wine barrels dosed with brettanomyces. During a two-year aging period the horsey flavors of the brett combined with the Westmalle yeast used during primary fermentation to create a complex blend of flavors. Bone-dry and 12% abv, Splinter Gold is highly carbonated.

Both these bottling runs are extremely limited (300 bottles only) and will only be available at the Troegs Brewery Giftshop/Tasting Room.