River Barrel Distributing continues to develop its listing of Pacific Northwest breweries with the addition of Triceratops Brewing Firm and Sig Brewing Firm. Each are family-run breweries based mostly in Washington.
Triceratops Brewing was begun by companions Rob and Kelly Horn. Initially from Flemington, NJ, the Horns moved to Olympia, WA and opened their very own brewery in August 2014 after years of house brewing. Triceratops’ operations started within the household’s storage and with the final title Horn, the brewery title was a simple alternative. Three years later, the Horns opened a tasting room in Tumwater and have had a gentle circulate of nice clients, good pals, and craft beer lovers.
“We’re very completely satisfied so as to add Triceratops to our listing,” says River Barrel Distributing Gross sales Supervisor Joe Cohen. “Rob and Kelly brew clear, traditional kinds that attraction to a large market of beer drinkers.”
Up to now, Triceratops Brewing has earned 4 medals on the Washington Beer Awards for his or her Hawthorne Espresso Milk Stout, Pennsyltucky Vienna-style Lager, Revival Espresso and Motors Espresso Milk Stout, and Bohemian Raspberry Golden Ale.
Three varieties Cohen is wanting ahead to sharing with the Western Washington space are:
Collin James Irish Crimson Ale – Low in alcohol and bitterness, this Irish Crimson Ale is a well-balanced individuals pleaser. Frivolously hopped with the gentle, earthy, and considerably woody Fuggle selection, this beer entices the nostril with a wealthy, toffee-like aroma. In the meantime, notes of plum and raisin play with a barely bready and nutty taste offered by Irish ale malt and a contact of roasted barley.
Liquid Swords IPA – We launched our fashionable rotating IPA sequence again in 2016, and by drawing on the wide range of expressive hop varieties out there to brewers, haven’t made the identical beer since. Hazy or vibrant, fruity or piney, no two Chambers are alike, they usually by no means final lengthy.
Pennsyltucky Vienna-Fashion Lager – This clean, Vienna-style lager is impressed by the brewing traditions of Central Pennsylvania. Caramunich malt offers this traditional type a pleasant, roasty taste whereas the Cluster hops present somewhat chew and a contact of earthy bitterness.
About 30 miles NE of Triceratops’ taproom is Sig Brewing Firm. Begun in 2020, the family-owned location in Tacoma’s Historic Brewing District provides beers of practically each type in addition to a full menu of brick oven pizza.
“We love craft beer and are very proud to be a part of its area people,” says John Samuelson, Sig Brewing Founder . We had been lucky sufficient to rent a proficient head brewer in Jeff Stokes and opened our doorways within the spring of 2020. Our objective was to distinguish ourselves in as some ways as potential together with our beers, meals, and taproom.”
Sig Brewing focuses on experimental varieties together with fermented and soured beers in addition to hoppy beers and pilsners. Three manufacturers that will likely be distributed by River Barrel embrace:
Experimental Nectar IPA – A hazy/juicy IPA brewed with 2-row, wheat, and pilsner malts in tandem with some flaked oats and brown sugar. Mash hopped with NZ Cascade, whirlpooled with Nectaron, and DDH’d with a mix of Hopsteiner’s EXP 17701 and 17704 hops. Fermented with Omega Yeast’s Cosmic Punch yeast.
In Rainbows IPA – An unfiltered American IPA brewed with 2-row, particular pale, and spitz malt coupled with a contact of flaked oats. Kettle hopped with Bravo and Citra, and DDH’d with Mosaic and Comet. The proper IPA for gazing at rainbows. Fermented with Omega Yeast OYL-005 Irish Ale pressure.
Pilscifer: A New American Pilsner – Constructed on a malt base of pilsner malt with a contact of corn, wheat, oats, and vienna malt thrown in. We then kettle hopped Pilscifer with Adeena and dry hopped it with El Dorado. Crispy with a brand new world fruit flare and fermented with Fermentis 34/70 Lager yeast.
“I’m excited to be on board with River Barrel and hope that we are able to proceed to push boundaries and develop our model by way of this partnership,” says Stokes. “I’m most enthusiastic about rising our lager program and our barrel aged portfolio over time, but additionally completely satisfied to have the chance to get our core beers right into a a lot wider array of spots!”
River Barrel Distributing serves the Western Washington counties of King, Pierce, Thurston, Lewis, Snohomish, Kitsap, and Grays Harbor.
About River Barrel Distributing
River Barrel Distributing is a Western Washington space distribution firm supplying the Washington counties of King, Pierce, Thurston, Lewis, Snohomish, Kitsap, and Grays Harbor with a premier choice of craft beer, spirits, wine, mead and cider.
