New Glarus Brewing
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| New Glarus Brewing Co. | |
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| Location | New Glarus, Wisconsin United States |
| Owner | Deborah and Dan Carey (independent) |
| Year opened | 1993 |
| Active Beers | |
| Spotted Cow | Blonde ale |
| Native Ale | Ale |
| Fat Squirrel | Brown ale |
| Uff-da | Bock |
| Edel-Pils | Pilsner |
| Hop Hearty Ale | India Pale Ale |
| Wisconsin Belgian Red | Fruit beer |
| Raspberry Tart | Framboise |
| Totally Naked | American lager |
| Staghorn Octoberfest | Märzen/Oktoberfest |
| Black Wheat | Dunkel Weizen |
| Tail Wagger Barley Wine | English Barley wine |
| Unplugged Imperial IPA | American double India pale ale |
| Unplugged Smoked Rye Bock | Smoked beer |
| Unplugged Sour Brown Ale | Flanders Oud bruin |
The New Glarus Brewing Company is an American brewery founded in 1993 in New Glarus, Wisconsin.
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[edit] History
New Glarus was founded in 1993 by Deborah Carey (making her the first woman in the United States to found and operate a brewery) and her husband Dan Carey, an experienced brewer. They started their first beer in June of that year and began selling in December. They brew a variety of beers. The brew kettles of the brewery were recovered from a brewery in Germany that was going to be demolished, its old copper brew kettle sold for scrap. when the retiring brew master found out that his beloved brew kettle was going to live on, he sold the copper equipment (estimated value $2 million) to the Careys for the scrap value (just over $2,500)
[edit] Beers
By far the most popular variety is Spotted Cow, a blonde ale sweetened with a hint of corn. The Wisconsin Belgian Red is also very well-received. It is a fruity Belgian lambic-style ale flavored with cherries from Door County. This beer has has won numerous awards in beer competitions around the world, and consistently ranks in the 100th percentile (highest possible average rating) among the critical beer drinkers at RateBeer.com. The Uff-da Bock is also popular, being a bit stronger than most bocks.
New Glarus Brewing Company brews a total of eight regular beers that are available year-round. In addition, the company produces four seasonal varieties which rotate; for example, a spring-time wheat beer and an Oktoberfest lager. Occasionally available are "Unplugged" beers, experiments by owner Dan Carey, which are produced in extremely limited quantities.
Other beers include: Native Ale; Fat Squirrel, an American Brown ale; Edel-Pils; Hop Hearty Ale, an American India Pale Ale; Raspberry Tart, a Framboise; Tail Wagger, a Barley wine; Road Slush Stout; and Copper Kettle Weiss.
[edit] Awards
New Glarus has been one of the most award-winning brewers of its size. Some of their awards include[1]:
- Brewery of the Year (Midsize) - 2006 - Great American Beer Festival
- Brewery of the Year (Midsize) - 2005 - Great American Beer Festival
- Best Small Brewery in America - 2003 - Great American Beer Festival
- Wisconsin's Favorite Microbrewery - 2002 - Wisconsin Trails Magazine
- Top Ten Breweries of the Year - 1999 - All About Beer Magazine
- Top Ten Breweries of the Year - 1995 - American Beverage Tasting Institute
They have also won awards at all of the last four biannual Brewing Industry International Awards in London.[2] Additionally, brewmaster Dan Carrey has also been awarded brewer of the year in 2005 and 2006 at the Great American Beer Festival.
[edit] Availability
New Glarus beers are distributed throughout Wisconsin. Most larger liquor stores carry Spotted Cow and a few other varieties. Wisconsin Belgian Red and Raspberry Tart are only available in 750 mL bottles and quarter-barrels; the rest are sold in standard 12 oz bottles, by six- and four-packs or cases, and in quarter- and half-barrels. Most bars, if they carry New Glarus on tap, will have Spotted Cow. Currently, the brewery does not distribute outside the State of Wisconsin so they can focus on the quality of their product. New Glarus beers are distributed by Frank Beer Distributors of Middleton, WI.
