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(Easton, PA) – The brewery sent out a newsletter yesterday with a smorgasbord of items. Among the most prominent was the news of the purchase of 3000 lbs. of Simcoe hops for use in brewing its most highly-rated beer, Double Simcoe. The brewery also announced that it will be expanding distribution. Read below for more (and click over to their website so that you can receive these updates as well).

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QUAD, the only US beer to make the top 10 picks in a blind tasting by a NY Times panel of 40 Belgian-style and Belgian beers is back in stores now for a limited time only. Rated higher than Roquefort 10 by this same panel, QUAD is a little to the malty side of balance with notes of fig or date on the palate, along with some of that Belgian fruitiness you expect. Ages extremely well. Peaks at about 1 to 2 years.

Blasphemy! is also in markets or on the way now. This sister beer to QUAD (aged in bourbon barrels) has added old-world complexity from the oak. Available in 12 oz and 22 oz bottles.

Our annual Open House extravaganza is Saturday March 29th from Noon to 2:30 p.m., we hope to see you here. Check out our website for more details on this.

Weyerbacher beer will soon be distributed in Florida! As soon as registration is complete, probably mid-April, you’ll see our brews down in the Sunshine state. Georgia is next on the list, hope to be there by the start of summer.

Our new bottling line is awesome! 200 cases per hour (for now), with 300 cases possible! We’ve order more Fermenters as well, and we are well situated to supply the ongoing demand for our brews as strong growth continues in 2008.

Finally, the best news. We’ve been able to obtain 3000 lbs of Simcoe Hops! After lengthy searches we were able to obtain this quantity, which added to our current inventory should last us ’til the end of 2008 or early 2009, at which time the 2008 crop will be in. It’s not yet certain that we’ll get all we asked for of the ’08 crop, but for now Double Simcoe keeps on pouring! Raise a pint won’t you?