Stoudts Brewing Company <\/p>\n
The year is 1987. You can buy the top-selling Ford Escort for
\n$6,800, the world\u2019s population reaches 5 billion, Fox becomes
\nits own TV channel, and here in Pennsylvania, the first microbrewery
\nsince prohibition opens its doors. While 1987 had a
\nlot of good times, the biggest event for us was by far Stoudts
\nBrewing Co. selling its first beer (which happened to be the
\nGold Lager, still offered today) and starting a tradition that\u2019s still
\ngoing strong today, nearly 30 years later.
\nFounded by Carol Stoudt, who also happens to be the first
\nfemale brewmaster in the US since prohibition, Stoudts has
\nmade amazing beer since the time when craft beer wasn\u2019t a
\nphrase anyone knew. Stoudts Brewing Co. is located in rural
\nLancaster County and currently offers around 20 different beers
\nthroughout the year, brewing approximately 10,000 barrels of
\nbeer each year.
\nToday, Stoudts Brewing Co. is owned by Ed and Carol Stoudt,
\nand Brett Kintzer has taken over as the head brewer. Stoudts
\nis a true family brewery that offers some amazing beers and a
\ndedication to the craft that\u2019s hard to match.
\nYear-Round Beers
\nThe cornerstone of any good craft brewery is their year-round
\nbeers. These are the beers that breweries are known for and
\nsupport the weird and wild beers made throughout the rest of
\nthe year. For Stoudts, the lineup of year-round beers includes
\nfour different beers, two of which have won multiple Great
\nAmerican Beer Festival medals.
\nAmerican Pale Ale
\nWhile APA is a style of beer, Stoudts makes their American
\nPale Ale unique thanks to generous additions of Warrior and
\nCascade hops. American Pale Ale has been the best-selling
\nStoudts beer for ten years running, and for good reason. At
\n5.1% ABV and with a crisp, medium body, American Pale Ale
\nis everything you\u2019d want in an APA and more. The best thing
\nabout Stoudts APA? It\u2019s even available in cans, so you can take
\nit anywhere and have your beer protected from light and the
\nforces of evil*.
\nAmerican Pale Ale pairs perfectly with grilled beef, marinated
\nmeat, and is exactly the right beer for anything spicy.
\n*Protection against the forces of evil might be an exaggeration,
\nbut definitely from light, air, and best of all, cans are way better
\nto recycle!
\nScarlett Lady ESB
\nNamed after a red haired mind reader\u2026wait, that\u2019s ESP\u2026ok,
\nscratch that. Named after the reddish copper color this beer
\nhas, Scarlet Lady is an English-style extra special bitter (ESB)
\nthat\u2019s rich, malty, and full of hop aroma and taste.
\nScarlet Lady comes in at 4.8% ABV and pairs well with grilled
\nor smoked salmon. If white meat is more your thing, then you\u2019ll
\nlove this beer with ham and marinated pork loin, too.
\nPils German Style Pilsner
\nThe Germans know their beer, and specifically Pilsners are a
\nspecialty in the land of Oktoberfest. Pils from Stoudts Brewing
\nis brewed in the style of a traditional German-style Pilsner that
\nhas a delicate dry taste that\u2019s followed up with a firm bitterness.
\nLike any respectable German-style Pilsner, Pils is a brilliant
\nstraw yellow with a medium body and the ever-noticeable noble
\nhop aroma. Pils is 5.4% ABV, and is so good that Men\u2019s Journal
\nvoted it #3 for their best beer in America. You don\u2019t have to
\ntake my word for it either, as Pils has won 3 gold, a silver, and a
\nbronze medal at the Great American Beer Fest. Pils is the other
\nbeer from Stoudts that\u2019s available in the can, making it perfect
\nfor concerts, the beach, and space travel*!
\nPils pairs wonderfully with seafood, chicken, and for the more
\nadventurous eaters, it\u2019s a perfect compliment for calamari.
\n*Ok, maybe space travel is going a little too far, but some beer
\nwill be the first one in space, so why not Stoudts Pils?
\nGold Lager
\nThis is where it all started. The first beer brewed and sold by
\nStoudts Brewing back in 1987, Gold Lager is a Munich-Style
\nhelles lager that\u2019s been called one of the finest German-style
\nbeers brewed in America. Golden in color, Gold is brewed with
\na 2-row base malt along with three different types of specialty
\nmalts. With a healthy dose of noble hops to balance things
\nout, Gold is smooth, balanced, and exactly what you want in a
\nMunich-style lager.
\nGold Lager comes in at 4.7% ABV and has won a gold, three
\nsilvers, and a bronze medal from the Great American Beer Festival
\nas well as a World Beer Cup medal.
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\nGold Lager pairs well with roasted chicken and fish, and can
\neven pair nicely with sharp cheese and traditional German
\nschnitzel.
\nFourplay IPA
\nThe newest member of the year-round lineup, Fourplay is
\nan American IPA that\u2019s full-bodied and chock full o\u2019 hops.
\nThis beer\u2019s hop character is thanks to Apollo hops that lend
\na citrus and resinous character to the beer as well as a super
\nsecret, eyes only clearance, black ops hop variety 06300*.
\nThis experimental hop gives Fourplay orange, chocolate, and
\neven some coconut character. This is a beer that needs to be
\ntried to be believed.
\n*About that black ops thing, I might be exaggerating there
\na little bit too, but this is one interesting hop even if it\u2019s not
\ngrown in a CIA safehouse\u2026that we know of!
\nBig Beers
\nYear round beers are great, but it\u2019s the specialty beers that
\nbring out the interesting side of a brewery. Each of the beers
\nin Stoudts\u2019 Big Beers lineup are at least 7% ABV, topping out
\nat a huge 10% ABV.
\nDouble IPA
\nStoudts Double IPA is, as the name suggests, a big double
\nIndia Pale Ale. Coming in at 10% ABV and a whopping 90
\nIBUs, this beer is strong and full bodied, bringing with it some
\npretty intense hop characteristics thanks to multiple kettle
\nhop additions and a very generous dry hopping.
\nFat Dog
\nWhile this might be a little more than your typical oatmeal
\nyou have for breakfast, Stoudts Fat Dog is an imperial oatmeal
\nstout that tips the scales at 9% ABV. Fat Dog combines
\nthe smooth character of an oatmeal stout with the hoppiness
\nand alcohol you\u2019d expect from an imperial stout. Fat Dog is
\nbig, dark, with a roasted malt body and a coffee-like finish.
\nTriple
\nThe Belgians know a thing or two about beer. One of their
\ngreatest inventions is the Belgian Triple. Stoudts version of
\nthis Belgian wonder is strong and full-bodied, coming in at
\n9% ABV. This specially-brewed beer has a spicy, phenolic
\nflavor with some fruitiness that makes the overall taste complex
\nyet extremely enjoyable. Triple has a warm alcohol finish
\nthat balances out the inherent sweetness of the Belgian Tripel
\nstyle.
\nSmooth Hoperator
\nSticking with what they know best, Stoudts brewed Smooth
\nHoperator to be a strong lager that has a delicate malty body
\nthat, while present up front, is quickly overtaken by a strong
\nhop profile. Each barrel of Smooth Hoperator has 1.5 pounds
\nof hops added to it, giving Smooth Hoperator both hop aroma
\nand taste that\u2019s hard to beat.
\nSeasonal Beers
\nAlong with their year-round offerings and their big beers,
\nStoudts also has a full lineup of seasonal beers, too. These
\nbeers are brewed specifically for their own seasons and represent
\nthe style most commonly associated with that time of the
\nyear.
\nKarnival Kolsch
\nA perfect springtime beer if there ever was one, Karnival
\nKolsch is a German style ale that\u2019s brewed using 2-row malt
\nalong with some red wheat malt to give Karnival a great malt
\nbackbone. On top of this sits German hops that give the beer
\nboth aroma and flavor. While this beer comes off like a lager,
\nit\u2019s all ale.
\nKarnival Kolsch comes out in February each year and should
\nbe available into the beginning of summer, and is 4.8% ABV.
\nHefe Wheat
\nHefeweizens (German wheat beers) are one of the most
\nrefreshing beers possible for hot summer days. Stoudts version
\nof this classic is brewed with half wheat and half malted
\nbarley to give the beer a special body that you can\u2019t find
\nanywhere else. Like other hefeweizens, Hefe has aromas and
\ntastes that harken ideas of bananas and cloves.
\nHefe is 5% ABV, and is available starting in May and should
\nstick around throughout the summer months.
\nOktoberfest
\nWhat do you get when you make a beer that has a strong
\nmalt body, is amber in color, and has a floral yet not overwhelming
\nhop aroma? Other than simply an amazing beer,
\nwhat you also get is Oktoberfest from Stoudts. Brewed in the
\ntraditional German fashion, This beer, which is 4.5% ABV, has
\nwon 5 medals at GABF, and is available starting in August
\nthrough the fall months.
\nRevel Red
\nWrapping up the seasonal offerings from Stoudts, Revel
\nRed is a deep amber colored beer that has pungent (in a
\ngood way) hop profile that hints at citrus and dankness that is
\nsuperb.
\nRevel Red comes in at 6.2% ABV and is available starting in
\nNovember and stretches through the winter months.
\nStoudts Brewing Company is proudly distributed in the Pittsburgh
\narea by Vecenie Wholesale.
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