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09-07-2006, 04:48 PM
Clipper City Brewing Company - September 2006 News
Free Brewery Tour and Tasting -
Our next scheduled brewery tour will be given this Saturday, September 9, at 1 pm & again at 2:30 pm. As usual, there will be complimentary samples after the tour. We will have a preview of this year's Winter Storm. For directions go to the website - www.ccbeer.com We hope you can join us!
Brews News -
Craft beer continues to show very high growth in the market - this year to date the growth is 13.5%! Hooray Craft Beer!
Clipper City Ales were selected "Best Local Beer" in Washingtonian magazine in July. Loose Cannon was selected Best IPA at a special IPA tasting at Mahaffey's Pub (Baltimore) in July with some pretty stiff competition. Oxford Hefeweizen and Oxford Raspberry were both given Silver Medals in the 2006 World Beer Championships in the Hefe Weizen and Flavored Wheat Beer categories. Congrats to our brewers!
2006 Winter Storm is scheduled to be released on October 5 - see details below for a special kick off function! Also, beginning now, Winter Storm will be replacing Red Sky in the Heavy Seas Sampler 12-Pack.
Coming Events:
We are really busy these days - all of these events feature some of our beers!
Fri, Sat, Sun, Sept 8-10, Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis, MD. Seafood Festival - Featuring Small Craft Warning and Oxford Hefeweizen. For details go to www.mdseafoodfestival.com. A very nice way to spend a day.
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Sat, Sept 16, Baltimore, MD - Second Annual Baltimore Crab & Beer Festival - MAJOR GIG!!! Noon to 6 pm, Harbor Point, Fells Point - Baltimore. Come and enjoy that most Baltimore of events - the All You Can Eat (and drink) Crabfeast. Set in downtown Baltimore, overlooking the harbor, with live music and great beer (we're doing it of course!). A day not to be missed. Opportunities for corporate tents as well. For tickets and info go to www.mdcrabfest.com
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Wed., Sept 20, Baltimore, MD at Max's on Broadway, Fells Point - www.maxs.com (410)675-6297 - Heavy Seas Pint Night 5 to 8 pm
Tues, Sept 26, Great Falls, VA, Old Brogue Irish Pub Autumn Beer Tasting and Dinner 7 beers and a special dinner - featuring BaltoMarzHon in honor of Oktoberfest, a rare keg of 2005 Below Decks Barleywine, and a firkin of 2006 Winter Storm! Clipper City's Hugh Sisson will be guest speaker. For more info contact Jim Moore at Old Brogue - (703)759-3309 or go to www.oldbrogue.com. 760 Walker Rd #C, Great Falls, VA 22066
Tues, Sept 26, Baltimore, MD at One Eyed Mike's, Fells Point - (410)327-9823 - Heavy Seas Pint Night 7 to 10 pm, 708 S. Bond St, Fells Point, 21231 www.oneeyedmikes.com
Thur thru Sat, Sept 28 - 30, Denver CO - Great American Beer Festival. We will be there with several beers on tap. If you are there, look us up!
Sat, Sept 30, Md Microbrewery Festival, Union Mills, MD (near Gettysburg, PA) 11 am to 7 pm at historic Union Mills Homestead, 3311 Littlestown Pike, Westminster, MD - Live Music, Food, Crafts and 8 Breweries. Call (410)848-2288 for tix and info.
Sat, Sept 30, Lehigh Valley Brewfest, Riverside Park, Easton, PA Rain or Shine - call (570)992-5546 or go to www.lvbrewfest.org for details.
Sun, Oct.1, 11 am to 6 pm, Baltimore, MD - Mt. Washington Village Wine, Cheese, and Jazz Fest (and Beer Too!) - cross over the Kelly Ave. Bridge off Falls Rd. in Baltimore - Live jazz, local wines, good cheeses, and our beers! A good day. www.mtwashingtonvillage.com
Sat & Sun, Oct 7 & 8 Fells Point Fun Fest. Baltimore, MD An annual Baltimore tradition - always good for a chuckle and a beer! Located in the heart of historic Fells Point at the foot of Thames and Broadway.
Sat, Oct 7, Shirlington, VA, Capital City Oktoberfest, noon to 7 pm - for info go to www.capcitybrew.com or call (703)578-3888
Sat, Oct 7, Durham, NC, World Beer Fest - for info go to www.allaboutbeer.com
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Mon, Oct 9, Baltimore, MD - Winter Storm Kick off Cruise on the Clipper City Tall Ship - okay folks, here is a GREAT deal. For a measly Ten Bucks you get a two hour cruise on the Clipper City Tall Ship PLUS you get to drink the new 2006 release of Winter Storm. The catch - we can only take about 110 people. YOU MUST BOOK IN ADVANCE by calling (410)539-6277 The cruise will be from 6 to 8 pm and boarding will begin at 5:45. for directions to the ship go to www.clippercity.com. There are also good instructions there for parking. Please join us as we kick off this fabulous beer and start a new tradition with our sister company (at least in spirit) the Clipper City Tall Ship
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Thurs, Oct 12, Baltimore, MD - Bo Brooks Beer Dinner - Bo Brooks Restaurant, 2701 Boston St, Baltimore, (410)558-0202, $50 all inclusive, a spectacular pairing of seafood and our beers, Hugh Sisson will be guest speaker. Menu details being finalized now but save the date and book your reservations now.
Sat, Oct 14, Baltimore, MD - MD Brewers Oktoberfest, Timonium Fairgrounds - This is the largest Maryland beer festival of the year and features great music, food, and over 50 great MD brewed beers. Not to be missed! For info and tix go to www.mdoktoberfest.com
Sat, Oct 14, Adamstown, PA - Stoudts 15th Annual Great Eastern Invitational Beer Festival - several sessions so book in advance. Call (717)484-4387 or go to www.stoudtsbeer.com
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Tues, Oct 17, Cambridge, MA - Cambridge Common Beer Dinner - a truly creative menu matching six different Heavy Seas beers to fine cuisine. Features will include a keg of 2005 Below Decks Barleywine and the first time release for the Boston area of Winter Storm. Clipper City's Hugh Sisson will be on hand to do the presentation. Cambridge Common is one of the Boston area's best craft beer establishments and we are excited to be working with them for this event. 1667 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138. For details call (617)547-1228. www.cambridgecommonrestaurant.com
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Merchandise:
For a complete catalog of available merchandise go to the webpage at www.ccbeer.com This months featured special - Winter Storm long sleeve t-shirt only $14.95 (normally 19.95) while supplies last!
Distribution:
We have been adding many new members to our distribution family. For a complete listing please go to our website at www.ccbeer.com Below are the newest members - Welcome aboard! Pease contact these folks directly to find our beers in your area!
In Massachusetts we are now represented by Craft Brewer's Guild - (978)777-5525
In Indiana we are represented by Cavalier Distributing of Indiana - (317) 358 1970
NEW!! In the State College, PA area we are represented by W. R. Hickey - (814) 238-3057
NEW!! In Kentucky we are represented by Beer House Distributors - (859) 431-6618
NEW!! In North Carolina we are represented by Tryon Distributing, LLC - (800) 378-7966
Coming Soon:Upstate New York, and a new company in Rhode Island
Directions to Clipper City Brewery:
1. Take Baltimore Beltway (I-695) to Exit 9 - Hollins Ferry Road (located between I-95 & I-295)
2. Head outside the Beltway (West/South)
3. Take the third left (look for sign)
4. We are located in the first building on your right
Is there a beer store or restaurant near you that sells craft beer but doesn't have Clipper City or Heavy Seas? Email us at info@ccbeer.com give us the name and address of the retailer, and we'll see what we can do to get them some beer. Or you can contact the distributor (this is generally faster!) Their contact info is on our webpage - www.ccbeer.com
Comments, questions and suggestions are always welcome. If you have received this email by mistake and wish to be removed from our list simply reply by email to hugh@ccbeer.com and put REMOVE in the subject line. If you have received a duplicate mailing please reply and put DUPLICATE in the subject line. We make every effort to honor all requests. Feel free to distribute this to your friends. Thanks to all for your continued support.
Hugh J. Sisson
General Partner for Clipper City Brewing Co., LP
Free Brewery Tour and Tasting -
Our next scheduled brewery tour will be given this Saturday, September 9, at 1 pm & again at 2:30 pm. As usual, there will be complimentary samples after the tour. We will have a preview of this year's Winter Storm. For directions go to the website - www.ccbeer.com We hope you can join us!
Brews News -
Craft beer continues to show very high growth in the market - this year to date the growth is 13.5%! Hooray Craft Beer!
Clipper City Ales were selected "Best Local Beer" in Washingtonian magazine in July. Loose Cannon was selected Best IPA at a special IPA tasting at Mahaffey's Pub (Baltimore) in July with some pretty stiff competition. Oxford Hefeweizen and Oxford Raspberry were both given Silver Medals in the 2006 World Beer Championships in the Hefe Weizen and Flavored Wheat Beer categories. Congrats to our brewers!
2006 Winter Storm is scheduled to be released on October 5 - see details below for a special kick off function! Also, beginning now, Winter Storm will be replacing Red Sky in the Heavy Seas Sampler 12-Pack.
Coming Events:
We are really busy these days - all of these events feature some of our beers!
Fri, Sat, Sun, Sept 8-10, Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis, MD. Seafood Festival - Featuring Small Craft Warning and Oxford Hefeweizen. For details go to www.mdseafoodfestival.com. A very nice way to spend a day.
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Sat, Sept 16, Baltimore, MD - Second Annual Baltimore Crab & Beer Festival - MAJOR GIG!!! Noon to 6 pm, Harbor Point, Fells Point - Baltimore. Come and enjoy that most Baltimore of events - the All You Can Eat (and drink) Crabfeast. Set in downtown Baltimore, overlooking the harbor, with live music and great beer (we're doing it of course!). A day not to be missed. Opportunities for corporate tents as well. For tickets and info go to www.mdcrabfest.com
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Wed., Sept 20, Baltimore, MD at Max's on Broadway, Fells Point - www.maxs.com (410)675-6297 - Heavy Seas Pint Night 5 to 8 pm
Tues, Sept 26, Great Falls, VA, Old Brogue Irish Pub Autumn Beer Tasting and Dinner 7 beers and a special dinner - featuring BaltoMarzHon in honor of Oktoberfest, a rare keg of 2005 Below Decks Barleywine, and a firkin of 2006 Winter Storm! Clipper City's Hugh Sisson will be guest speaker. For more info contact Jim Moore at Old Brogue - (703)759-3309 or go to www.oldbrogue.com. 760 Walker Rd #C, Great Falls, VA 22066
Tues, Sept 26, Baltimore, MD at One Eyed Mike's, Fells Point - (410)327-9823 - Heavy Seas Pint Night 7 to 10 pm, 708 S. Bond St, Fells Point, 21231 www.oneeyedmikes.com
Thur thru Sat, Sept 28 - 30, Denver CO - Great American Beer Festival. We will be there with several beers on tap. If you are there, look us up!
Sat, Sept 30, Md Microbrewery Festival, Union Mills, MD (near Gettysburg, PA) 11 am to 7 pm at historic Union Mills Homestead, 3311 Littlestown Pike, Westminster, MD - Live Music, Food, Crafts and 8 Breweries. Call (410)848-2288 for tix and info.
Sat, Sept 30, Lehigh Valley Brewfest, Riverside Park, Easton, PA Rain or Shine - call (570)992-5546 or go to www.lvbrewfest.org for details.
Sun, Oct.1, 11 am to 6 pm, Baltimore, MD - Mt. Washington Village Wine, Cheese, and Jazz Fest (and Beer Too!) - cross over the Kelly Ave. Bridge off Falls Rd. in Baltimore - Live jazz, local wines, good cheeses, and our beers! A good day. www.mtwashingtonvillage.com
Sat & Sun, Oct 7 & 8 Fells Point Fun Fest. Baltimore, MD An annual Baltimore tradition - always good for a chuckle and a beer! Located in the heart of historic Fells Point at the foot of Thames and Broadway.
Sat, Oct 7, Shirlington, VA, Capital City Oktoberfest, noon to 7 pm - for info go to www.capcitybrew.com or call (703)578-3888
Sat, Oct 7, Durham, NC, World Beer Fest - for info go to www.allaboutbeer.com
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Mon, Oct 9, Baltimore, MD - Winter Storm Kick off Cruise on the Clipper City Tall Ship - okay folks, here is a GREAT deal. For a measly Ten Bucks you get a two hour cruise on the Clipper City Tall Ship PLUS you get to drink the new 2006 release of Winter Storm. The catch - we can only take about 110 people. YOU MUST BOOK IN ADVANCE by calling (410)539-6277 The cruise will be from 6 to 8 pm and boarding will begin at 5:45. for directions to the ship go to www.clippercity.com. There are also good instructions there for parking. Please join us as we kick off this fabulous beer and start a new tradition with our sister company (at least in spirit) the Clipper City Tall Ship
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Thurs, Oct 12, Baltimore, MD - Bo Brooks Beer Dinner - Bo Brooks Restaurant, 2701 Boston St, Baltimore, (410)558-0202, $50 all inclusive, a spectacular pairing of seafood and our beers, Hugh Sisson will be guest speaker. Menu details being finalized now but save the date and book your reservations now.
Sat, Oct 14, Baltimore, MD - MD Brewers Oktoberfest, Timonium Fairgrounds - This is the largest Maryland beer festival of the year and features great music, food, and over 50 great MD brewed beers. Not to be missed! For info and tix go to www.mdoktoberfest.com
Sat, Oct 14, Adamstown, PA - Stoudts 15th Annual Great Eastern Invitational Beer Festival - several sessions so book in advance. Call (717)484-4387 or go to www.stoudtsbeer.com
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Tues, Oct 17, Cambridge, MA - Cambridge Common Beer Dinner - a truly creative menu matching six different Heavy Seas beers to fine cuisine. Features will include a keg of 2005 Below Decks Barleywine and the first time release for the Boston area of Winter Storm. Clipper City's Hugh Sisson will be on hand to do the presentation. Cambridge Common is one of the Boston area's best craft beer establishments and we are excited to be working with them for this event. 1667 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138. For details call (617)547-1228. www.cambridgecommonrestaurant.com
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Merchandise:
For a complete catalog of available merchandise go to the webpage at www.ccbeer.com This months featured special - Winter Storm long sleeve t-shirt only $14.95 (normally 19.95) while supplies last!
Distribution:
We have been adding many new members to our distribution family. For a complete listing please go to our website at www.ccbeer.com Below are the newest members - Welcome aboard! Pease contact these folks directly to find our beers in your area!
In Massachusetts we are now represented by Craft Brewer's Guild - (978)777-5525
In Indiana we are represented by Cavalier Distributing of Indiana - (317) 358 1970
NEW!! In the State College, PA area we are represented by W. R. Hickey - (814) 238-3057
NEW!! In Kentucky we are represented by Beer House Distributors - (859) 431-6618
NEW!! In North Carolina we are represented by Tryon Distributing, LLC - (800) 378-7966
Coming Soon:Upstate New York, and a new company in Rhode Island
Directions to Clipper City Brewery:
1. Take Baltimore Beltway (I-695) to Exit 9 - Hollins Ferry Road (located between I-95 & I-295)
2. Head outside the Beltway (West/South)
3. Take the third left (look for sign)
4. We are located in the first building on your right
Is there a beer store or restaurant near you that sells craft beer but doesn't have Clipper City or Heavy Seas? Email us at info@ccbeer.com give us the name and address of the retailer, and we'll see what we can do to get them some beer. Or you can contact the distributor (this is generally faster!) Their contact info is on our webpage - www.ccbeer.com
Comments, questions and suggestions are always welcome. If you have received this email by mistake and wish to be removed from our list simply reply by email to hugh@ccbeer.com and put REMOVE in the subject line. If you have received a duplicate mailing please reply and put DUPLICATE in the subject line. We make every effort to honor all requests. Feel free to distribute this to your friends. Thanks to all for your continued support.
Hugh J. Sisson
General Partner for Clipper City Brewing Co., LP