Press Release:
(Stockholm, SWEDEN) – No-Li Brewhouse was awarded distribution in Sweden by the Swedish government at last fall’s Stockholm Beer & Whiskey Festival. No-Li’s award-winning Crystal Bitter ESB and Born & Raised IPA ship in two weeks.
American craft breweries exported more than 110,000 barrels of beer in 2011, valued at an estimated $23.4 million. Sweden is the second largest export market for U.S. craft beer. Regionally, Western Europe is the largest destination for American craft beer exports.
“It’s such an honor!” said No-Li Brewhouse co-founder John Bryant. “The Swedish government hand-selects what products come into their country and No-Li has caught their eye.”
No-Li ended 2012 impressively, earning accolades as a top brewery to watch in 2013 by Draft Magazine and Crystal Bitter named one of 21 top US Beers of the Year and Best of the Northwest by the Seattle Post Intelligencer, said Mark Irvin, No-Li’s brew master and co-founder. The brewery also earned several international awards. In its freshman year, Irvin and No-Li beers earned a gold medal at the 2012 Great American Beer Festival, gold and silver medals at the 2012 Japan International Beer Competition, two silver medals at the 2012 Brussels International Beer Competition and a bronze medal at the 2012 European Beer Star Competition.
About No-Li Brewhouse
What was formerly known as the Northern Lights Brewing Company was renamed No-Li Brewhouse last April. Co-founder and master brewer, Mark Irvin, and craft beer industry veteran, Bryant, both with deep roots in Spokane, are the force behind the company. In addition to Spokane, No-Li is now distributed in Colorado, Maryland and Washington D.C. No-Li’s Born & Raised spirit reflects a deep-seeded connection from the nation’s capital, to the Front Range of Colorado and across the Continental Divide into the great Pacific Northwest.
No-Li produces 22-ounce bottles as well as draft brands in four styles: Silent Treatment Pale, Born & Raised IPA, Crystal Bitter, Jet Star Imperial IPA and Wrecking Ball Imperial Stout. For more information, visit www.nolibrewhouse.com.