(Petaluma, CA) – Lagunitas Brewing has had its fair share of challenges these past few months. Founder and owner, Tony Magee, explains how the brewery is turning to Anchor Brewing to help out with Lagunitas IPA production at a difficult time.
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We had a crazy strong 2011 4th qtr and are nearly MAXED! out right now. This could cause SERIOUS supply problems as Spring approaches…
January 24, 2012 5:14 pm
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…Our new brewhouse LauterTun was savagely attacked by a crane in the mid-Atlantic and that has delayed the start-up by a about a month….
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…workin on the new brewhouse install and all the plant improvements have been my whole life for the last year, so- for me- it’s personal!
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…don’t want to disappoint friends, customers, retailers, or distributors & since the cool new owners of Anchor have become our friends…
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…& since their brewers are totally the most experienced Craft Brewers anywhere on Earth- I asked them if they could help us somehow…
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…so we’re working with them right now to brew some IPA draft for us. Can you dig that? Anchor Brewing! Its’a STRAIGHT-UP honor…
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….that Anchor is willing to help us through this two-month hump. It is great to have such friends on this crazy competitive left-coast!
That is awesome to hear. Keep rockin’ Lagunitas, keep rockin’. And a great big Thank You to the folks at Anchor as well!
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Does this mean Lagunitas IPA kegs will be coming in 50L barrels with a Grundy valve?
So…does this mean that Lagunitas is now being contract brewed?