Brendan is the guy who makes your beers here at Aleworks. When he’s not here, he’s busy with his family or off going to see a concert. If you hear ska or punk on the radio in the brewhouse, you know he’s running the sound system that day.
Brendan enjoys a pint of IPA once his shift is over. Chat him up sometime.
So this Monday we canned up a fresh batch of our American Sour Ale with Raspberries. Our canner is from Twin Monkey’s Beverage System. It allows us to fill 14 16oz cans per minute with ease and reliability.
We use aseptic fruit sourced from Oregon Fruit based out of Salem Oregon. The fresh, bright flavor comes from farms in the Wilamette Valley and the puree is shipped directly to us here at the brewery. Puree has all the flavor of the fruit without having to deal with possible contamination from seeds and pulp. It also allows us to have a consistent product to serve to our customers.
This beer started out as a pilot batch for our 2nd Fest of Ale in 2014. It was voted as a favorite among the attendees at the festival. We originally released a full sized version of it back in January of 2015. This beer is highly labor intensive as we have to go out and personally toast the coconut ourselves at a local commissary kitchen. Toasting the coconut is only half of the fun of making this beer. While the toasting smells awesome and is a little break from the daily grind in the brewhouse, the filtering of the coconut shavings out of this beer takes 4x as long when we transfer it to kegs. It’s a slow and laborious process through our specially designed filtration system. It can’t be rushed, or else we’ll clog up the whole filter and have to clean/sanitize everything again.
This beer is made with love in Loveland, and we hope you enjoy this hand-made fine ale.
Meet our beertender Kimmey. She’s been on the team here at Aleworks for over a year. She's from Loveland and helps run Kimmey's Awesome Trivia on Thursday nights. In her free time you'll most likely see her at some live music event. Her favorite beer is IPA.
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We're excited to announce that the Fort Collins band the Catcalls will be our featured band for the Fest of Ale #6. These women have a powerful sound, with enticing guitar licks and captivating vocals.
So we won a medal at the 2018 World Beer Cup. Loveland Aleworks took bronze in the fruit beer category for our Guava Sour Ale in the fruit beer category. Thanks to all of our fans, far and wide. This beer is available up and down the front range of Colorado in 22oz bombers. Find out where to purchase by going here, or searching the map below.
Our 6th annual Fest-of-Ale party will take place here at the brewery on July 7th from 4-10pm . We will have 3 food trucks, live music, & 12 unique small-batch beers. Tickets are $25 which includes a complimentary tasting glass with unlimited samples, raffle prizes, games, and fun.
There will be 2 flights of 6 specialty beers available. One flight will represent the Thompson Education Foundation, while the other will represent the Larimer Humane Society. Attendees will have a chance to sample all the brews and then vote for their favorite flight. The winning organization will be invited to collaborate on a large batch brew, and receive $1 donation from every pint sold of that ale once released in the taproom later in the year.
We tweaked the recipe for this beer by adding a different hop bill and also adding more flaked oats and flaked barley. The result is a beer with more body, greater juicy fruit aroma, and a tiny bit higher ABV. Still a low perceived bitterness and extremely drinkable beer.
We've been busy here in the brewhouse packaging up a fresh batch of American Sour Ale with Peaches. A well-balanced tart kettle sour with hints of passionfruit aroma and peach flavor. Finishes with a subtle sweetness. A refreshing and delicious straw-colored sour ale.
