Hop Culture's Juicy Brews Late Night at Cinderlands Beer Co.
We’re excited to be joining Hop Culture for another Juicy Brews fest in March—this one in Pittsburgh hosted by our friends at Cinderlands Beer Co. JUICY BREWS LATE NIGHT will be held at Cinderlands’ new product facility in the Strip District of Pittsburgh on March 2. The fest will have unlimited pours from 20+ breweries, as well as music and a killer menu of late night-inspired bites from Cinderlands’ kitchen. Tickets are already sold out, but we hope you grabbed one—if so, we will see you there!
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Hop Culture's 12 Best New Breweries of 2018
Whoa. It's crazy to think we only started this little side project back in February. We're beyond humbled to be included in Hop Culture’s list of the 12 Best New Breweries of 2018! Thanks to Hop Culture and all of you for showing us so much love this year.
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Now Hiring! Milwaukee Tasting Room General Manager
NOW HIRING IN MILWAUKEE! Thank you to everyone who has already reached out about employment opportunities at our new tasting room in Milwaukee. We are now looking for applications for Tasting Room General Manager for our new location on the East Side. This GM will be the leader of our Milwaukee taproom and be responsible for hiring, training, and managing staff, overseeing day-to-day operations and inventory, coordinating in-house events, and creating an exceptional taproom experience for people to relax, engage, and enjoy themselves (among many other duties). If you feel you have the experience and are interested in applying, please send an email with cover letter & CV to haciendamke@doorcountybrewingco.com. If you are interested in other positions at our new taproom, please hold off on sending us an email just yet—we will be posting details on other positions and how to apply soon.
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Release of The Floor is Guava Cans
Introducing THE FLOOR IS GUAVA. Forget that it’s nearly December and snow is falling from the sky. We just canned up a new tropical milkshake IPA brewed with Azacca & El Dorado hops, milk sugar, and pink guava. If you’re a fan of our peach milkshake IPA, Whatever Feels Right, then this is your beer. TFIG combines a creamy, pillowy mouthfeel from lactose & oats + a slight tartness from the guava + grapefruit, stone fruit, and pineapple notes from the hops.
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Milwaukee, Let's Party!
Hacienda Beer Co. is coming to Milwaukee! As of Tuesday, November 20th, we are the newest addition to Milwaukee’s East Side neighborhood. We are excited to announce that we will be opening a Hacienda Beer Co. taproom at 2018 E. North Ave. mid 2019.
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Release of Smallish – Petite Barrel Fermented Saison
Next Monday, 11/19, we will be releasing bottles of Smallish, a petite saison fermented and aged entirely in oak barrels with a blend of our house saison yeast strain, Brettanomyces and Lactobacillus. Since starting Hacienda, we’ve been eager to produce low ABV mixed fermentation beers—and Smallish is the first of many to come. Smallish was brewed back in April, spent over 4 months in used white wine barrels, and finally conditioned for the last 3 months in bottles. Sitting at just 4% ABV, Smallish is funky, tart, and drinkable—a perfect beer to pair with a glutinous Thanksgiving meal. The funk and acidity of Smallish are rounded out by hints of candied lemon, cherry, rye, and oak. 750 mL bottles of Smallish will be sold at our taproom upon opening at 1pm on Monday, 11/19. We will also be selling bottles of Smallish for on-site consumption. If you are heading up to Door County for Thanksgiving, be sure to swing by the taproom and grab a couple bottles to share with family and friends.
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Hop Culture's Winter Juicy Brews Invitational: 1980's Après-Ski Party
We’re excited to announce that we will be join 20+ other breweries in Brooklyn, NY on Saturday, 12/8 at Hop Culture’s Winter Juicy Brews Invitational! Grab your Pit Vipers and ski poles—this year's theme is a 1980's Après-Ski party. The fest will have unlimited pours, food trucks, a DJ spinning tunes, and winter-themed merch and glassware from designer Sam Taylor. Additional details & tickets here.
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First Koelschip Fill & Spontaneous Fermentation
This week, for the first time, we transferred our first batch of wort into our new koelschip. We opened up the windows of our koelschip cabin to let the cool air flow through the small building. The wort naturally cooled overnight and native microflora settled into the beer. The next morning, we transferred the cooled wort into barrels for extended aging. Five days later, there was clear evidence of spontaneous fermentation, as the barrels were overflowing with an active fermentation. If everything goes as planned, the beer in these barrels will be ready in 1-2 years. Be patient with us.
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Release of Vertigogo Cans
We finally have some beautiful labels for one of the first beers released under our Hacienda label, Vertigogo—our milk stout brewed with espresso & cinnamon. We just finished canning a little over 80 cases—plenty to go around. Come grab some in the taproom now!
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Release of It Just Does Weird Things Cans
We finally have labels for It Just Does Weird Things, our juicy IPA dry hopped with Mosaic, Citra & El Dorado. And today, we are releasing 4-pack cans. This has quickly become a crowd favorite, and we will be brewing this several times over the next month—so there will surely be plenty to go around. Cheers.
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Koelschip Cabin Renovation
Last winter, we started renovating the old cabin next to our beer garden to house a coolship. It’s been a long time coming, but this week we’re finally giving it a go. Stay tuned for scenes from our first koelschip fill and spontaneous fermentation brew.
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Release of L'automne – Our Fall Seasonal Saison
This Friday, to celebrate peak fall color here in Door County, we will be releasing bottles of our fall seasonal saison, L’automne. The 2018 version of L’automne was brewed with buckwheat, earl grey tea & orange peel, fermented with our house saison yeast strain, and refermented in the bottle with a blend of Brettanomyces. The result is a rustic, earthy & floral beer with notes of orange, hay, & black tea and a complex malt profile.
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Bhramari Above the Clouds Fest
We are super excited to announce that we are sending some beer out to Asheville for Bhramari Brewing Co.’s Above the Clouds Fest—a celebration of hazy & hoppy beer. The fest is Sunday, Oct. 7 and will feature live music all day, whole hog BBQ, & a selection of hazy/juicy IPAs from around 30 breweries. It’s going to be a rad time. Ticket details can be found HERE. Thanks for the invite Bhramari!
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Release of Rano Pano – Norwegian-Inspired Farmhouse Pale Ale
Today we are releasing another farmhouse ale fermented with Norwegian kveik—RANO PANO, a Norwegian-inspired farmhouse pale ale dry hopped with a unique blend of German and American hops. This hop combo gives a complex array of fruity notes layered with the citrusy/spicy notes from the kveik.
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The Mix Tape: A Beer Dinner at Parador with Hacienda Beer Co.
We are teaming up with our friends at Parador for a special ticketed multi-course beer dinner on Thursday, Sept. 20 – The Mix Tape. We are bringing four of our recent bottle-conditioned beers—Le Printemps, L’été, Motel Citroën, and Rano Pano. Parador is putting together a sampling of their all-time favorite tapas, including Steak and Egg, Queso de Cabra, and Chocolate Bomba, along with a few new jams. There are only a limited number of seats available—so act now to ensure yourself a spot. Dinner starts at 6:45pm on 9/20, and doors open at 6:30pm. Tickets are $75 and available for purchase here.
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Half Acre Far + Away
We couldn’t be more excited & honored to be invited to pour our beer alongside so many incredible beer producers for Half Acre’s Far + Away on October 13. Far + Away will provide a weekend of enjoyment and alignment among brewers and makers from outside Illinois, within the abundant creative energy Chicago has to offer. We can’t wait to see you there.
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Release of DDH Everything Eventually with Vic Secret Cans
We just finished canning a new double dry hopped version of Everything Eventually — this one featuring the Australian hop Vic Secret. Just like for Everything Eventually, we first dry hopped the beer with Citra — then we added an additional dry hop with Vic Secret. The result is a beer with a ton of passionfruit, grapefruit, pineapple & pine aroma/flavor. Cans are now available for to-go purchase in the taproom. We will also be unveiling this tropical paradise land of a beer at Great Taste this weekend & at our pre party at Mint Mark. Cheers.
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Great Taste of the Midwest Plans
Join us in Madison on the weekend of Aug. 10–12 for the Great Taste of the Midwest. We will be partying at Mint Mark on the night before and morning after the fest—AND we are bring a bunch of Hacienda rarities!
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Release of L'été – Our First Bottled Mixed Fermentation Saison
The time has come for the release of this year’s L’été, our summer seasonal saison. For 2018 L’été, we selected a small number of our favorite barrels containing aged mixed fermentation saison. The result is a dry beer with a complex Brett expression and subtle acidity, with notes of ripe pineapple, lemon, hay, funk, and oak. The beer in this year’s blend was fermented and aged entirely in used red or white wine barrels with a mixed culture of Brettanomyces and souring bacteria. AND this marks our first time bottling a mixed fermentation beer. After bottle conditioning with additional Brett for nearly 4 months, we absolutely love how this beer turned out. It’s everything we love about mixed fermentation saison.
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Release of The Only Time is Party Time Cans
Today, we are releasing cans of The Only Time is Party Time, our milk stout brewed with toasted coconut and cold brew coffee. It’s tasting extra smooth and delicious. Due to a few issues with our canning line, we only have a handful of cases available.
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