Widmer Brothers Brewery
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| Location |
929 N Russell St Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
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| Opened | 1984 |
| Barrels per year | 450,000 barrels in 2011 [2] |
| Owner(s) | Publicly owned (NASDAQ: BREW) |
Widmer Brothers is an American brewery founded in 1984 in Portland, Oregon by brothers Kurt and Robert H. Widmer.[2] It is the 9th largest brewing company in the United States as part of the Craft Brew Alliance, Inc.[3]
Details
In 1986, the Widmer Brothers introduced their Hefeweizen to America.[4] It has since gained much popularity throughout the states.[citation needed]
In November 2007, Redhook Ale Brewery and Widmer Brothers officially announced plans to merge, forming a new company called Craft Brewers Alliance, which was later renamed as Craft Brew Alliance in 2012.[5] The merged company retained both the Redhook and Widmer brands. The two had already been working closely for several years through a licensing agreement whereby Redhook brewed and distributed Widmer beers on the east coast.[6][7] Anheuser-Busch, which previously held a substantial minority stake in both companies, continued to hold one in the new company.
Beers
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This is an incomplete listing of Widmer beers, past and present, and their types.[8]
Year-Round
- Drifter, Pale Ale
- Drop Top Amber, Amber / Red Ale
- Hefeweizen, American Wheat ale / Hefeweizen
- Nelson Imperial IPA, Imperial IPA
Seasonal
- Brrr Seasonal Ale, Winter warmer
- Citra Blonde Summer Brew, Blonde Ale
- Okto Festival Ale, Märzen
- Pitch Black IPA, IPA
Limited Release
- Barrel Aged Brrrbon (Vintage), Winter warmer
- Galaxy Hopped Barleywine, Barleywine
- Kill Devil Brown Ale, Brown Ale
- Lemongrass Wheat Ale, Wheat Wine Ale
- Marionberry Hibiscus Gose, Gose
- Oatmeal Porter, American Porter
- Raspberry Russian Imperial Stout (Vintage), Russian Imperial Stout
- Rotator IPA: Falconer's IPA, IPA
- SXNW: South By Northwest, Spiced ale
Retired
- 100th Harvest Glacier Lager, Lager
- Alt, Altbier
- American Bitter Ale, English Bitter
- Belgian Wit, Witbier
- Blonde Ale, Blonde Ale
- Bourbon Bock, Bock
- Broken Halo IPA, IPA
- Brown Ale On Nitro, Brown Ale
- Brown Porter, American Porter
- Cherry Bomb, American Strong ale
- Deadlift, Imperial IPA
- Der Uber Tuber, Fruit / Vegetable Beer
- Doppelbock, Doppelbock
- Ginger Brown, Spiced beer
- Halo, American Double / IPA
- Hooligan, Pale Ale
- Hop Jack Pale Ale, American Pale Ale
- Hopnosis, Double IPA
- KGB Imperial Stout, Russian Imperial Stout
- Milk Stout, Sweet Stout
- Muscat Love, Fruit / Vegetable Beer
- Northwest Red Ale, Red Ale
- O'Casey's Irish Stout, Dry stout
- Old Embalmer, American Barleywine
- Noggin Grog Imperial Wit, Witbier
- Okto, Red Ale
- Rotator IPA: O'Ryely IPA
- Rotator IPA: Shaddock IPA
- Rotator IPA: Spiced IPA
- Rotator IPA: X-114 IPA
- Saison Christophe, Saison
- Sled Crasher, Winter Warmer
- Snowplow Milk Stout, Sweet Stout
- Sommerbräu, Kölsch
- Spring Run IPA, IPA
- Springfest, Altbier
- Three Kings, Strong Ale
- Tripel Threat, Tripel
- Ur Alt, Altbier
- W'05, American IPA
- W'06 N.W. Red Ale, American Red Ale
- W'07 Pale Ale, American Pale Ale
- W'08 Crimson Wheat, Pale Wheat Ale
- W'12 Dark Saison, Saison
- Widberry, Fruit Beer
- Winternacht, Altbier
References
- ↑ Craft Brewing Industry Statistics
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Widmer Brothers Brewing Company: Information from Answers.com
- ↑ Brewers Association | Brewers Association Releases 2010 Top 50 Breweries Lists
- ↑ http://www.lemonyourwidmer.com/Home_Page.html
- ↑ Redhook, Widmer Brothers will merge, but keep brands - seattlepi.com
- ↑ Widmer, Redhook Combine to form 2nd largest U.S. Craft Brewer | OregonLive.com
- ↑ Widmer & Redhook Unite
- ↑ Widmer Brothers Brewing Company - Portland, OR - Beers - BeerAdvocate
External links
Coordinates: 45°32′28″N 122°40′35″W / 45.541044°N 122.676344°W
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