The Beers of Spirit of Belgium 2005 We have a grand array of Belgian and Belgian-style beers to serve throughout the conference. The brewers, importers, and distributors of Belgian and Belgian-style beer play an important role not only in providing world class beers but also as building consumer awareness of the distinct styles that Belgium offers. Listed below are brewers, importers, and distributors who will have a presence at Spirit of Belgium 2005 along with their associated beers & brands. More beers being added... Check back often! fresh on tap* All McKenzie ales and lagers are brewed from the finest and freshest natural ingredients. We believe the best beer is pure and authentic, never cluttered with adjuncts or additives. Belukus Marketing, Inc Specialty Beers and Ales at their Best! Chimay Brewery - Brewed by the Cistercian Trappist monks of Chimay within their monastery since 1862. Chimay is an authentic Trappist beer - one of only 6 beers in Belgium to carry the appellation "Trappist". Chimay is clearly a unique experience. Visit their website at www.chimay.com. DeKoninck Brewery - The official beer of Antwerp was established in 1833. All beers from this brewery are full bodied top fermenting ales with a velvety smooth flavor. DeKoninck is a widely acclaimed and loved beer. Find more information about this brewery on their website www.dekoninck.be. Maredsous - Formulated by a Benedictine monk, production of this abbey ale has been entrusted by Duvel Moortgat since 1963. Abbey ales with three distinct flavor profiles, visit their website at www.maredsous.be. Allagash Brewing At Allagash Brewing Company we brew fine, hand crafted Belgian-style beers in small batches with a strong commitment to the craft of brewing. The brewery is located at 100 Industrial Way in Portland, Maine, and all of the Allagash beers are brewed and packaged at this location. This enables us to both remain in close touch with every batch of beer through each step of the brewing process and insure that each finished product is of the highest quality. 100 Industrial Way, Portland, Maine 04103 Phone 207-878-5385 Calhouns Brewery Calhoun's Restaurant and Brewing Co. has an eclectic American menu which is served all day Monday through Saturday and pairs great with our homemade beers. The menu includes a full range of great sandwiches, unique salads, specialty entrees, desserts, and daily specials. Try these great brews on tap: Honey Blonde American Wheat Downtown Amber Smokin' Scottish Plowman Porter Capitol City Brewing Company Capitol City Brewing Company currently produces about 6,000 barrels of fresh beer each year. With a barrel equaling 31 gallons, that's 186,000 gallons of beer. That makes us the largest brewpub operator in the Washington-Baltimore area. But we still remain a small craft brewery that gives each batch of beer the individual attention it deserves. Locations in downtown DC, Capitol Hill, Arlington VA, and Baltimore, MD. Clipper City Brewing Company Founded by Baltimore craft beer pioneer, Hugh Sisson, Clipper City Brewing Company is Baltimore's largest brewing facility producing hand-crafted draught and bottled beers. You can enjoy Clipper City products at your favorite bar or restaurant, or pick up a six pack at your local package store. Cheers! Founders Restaurant and Brewing Company If you are in the mood for a great meal, in a smoke free environment or if you simply want to have a beer while watching your favorite sports team on the big screen television in the upstairs lounge, stop by Founders’ Restaurant & Brewing Company. A family owned and operated restaurant and micro brewery. Legend Brewing Company Legend Brewing Company is a commercial microbrewery providing true premium beers to many of the best pubs and restaurants in Richmond and other areas of Virginia since January, 1994. Our mission is to bring to our customers the finest and freshest brews as flavorful alternatives to mass-marketed mainstream products. We're one of the few craft breweries in this region producing both lagers and ales, which require different yeasts and maturation conditions. All Legend beers are unpasteurized and made from only two-row and specialty barley malt, hops, water and yeast. 321 West 7th Street Richmond, VA (804) 232-8871 New Belgium Brewing Company From the coriander in Sunshine Wheat to the raspberries in Frambozen, New Belgium beers are inspired by Belgian brewers’ freedom to create. Belgians have long embraced fruits and spices as keys to opening up new beer sensations. Wild yeast strains, exotic leaves, and oaken barrels all play their part in making each beer flavorful and unique. Old Dominion Brewery Old Dominion Brewing Company, the Washington area's first micro brewery, was established in 1989 to produce fresh, full-bodied beers. We are a small, privately owned company located in Loudoun County, about three miles north of Dulles Airport. We currently produce twenty-two beers and one soft drink. Our beers are sold throughout Virginia, the District of Columbia and in selected areas of Maryland we distribute our own beer. 44633 Guilford Drive, Ashburn, VA 20147 Phone: (703) 724-9100 Fax (703) 729-6717 Brewery Ommegang In October of 1997, not far from the birthplace of baseball, ground was broken for what was to become America's most unique microbrewery. Based on traditional Belgian farmhouse architecture and set on a former hop farm in upstate New York, Brewery Ommegang was born with the philosophy that truly unique ales must be built from the ground up. Now brewing five award-winning Belgian-style ales and offering daily tours and tastings, plus a full calendar of special events, Brewery Ommegang is the place where brewing is an art and partaking is a passion. Tours and tastings available daily 11AM - 6PM (Memorial Day thru Labor Day) 12PM - 5 PM (Winter Hours) Phone 800-544-1809 Pizza Port & Port Brewing Company This Solana Beach landmark was started as a pizza joint, but is known county wide for its beer, now with locations in Carlsbad and San Clemente. The Pizza Port brews eight different kinds of ales, lagers and porters on a regular basis, along with a seasonal brew or barleywine for special occasions. The regular brews include: Amigo Lager, Carlsbad Cream Ale, California Honey Ale, Port Pale Ale, Sharkbite Red, Carlsbad Chronic, Wipeout IPA and Port's Porter. The Pizza Port also features cask-conditioned beer, which means you get the smooth creamy feel of a Guinness in all sorts of flavors. Good stuff. Richbrau - Richmond, Virginia One of Richmond's Best, Richbrau serves its lagers in a beautiful downtown area. Like Clockwork, every six weeks, new beers are birthed from the brew-vats. Red Menace, Shockoe Pale Ale and Belgian-Style White Ale just to name a few. Griffin Golden Ale, the Old Nick Pale Ale, the Big Nasty Porter or one of six seasonal brews on tap will make a beer-lover blush. Twelve billiard tables, foosball, darts and seven big-screen televisions may keep you upstairs, while the dancing always tempts you over to Club Richbrau. The main dining and bar area (first floor) suffices for sampling a few lagers with your buds. 1214 E Cary St, Richmond 23219 tel: (804) 644-3018 Rock Bottom Brewery & Restaurant - Arlington, VA & Bethesda, MD With a repertoire of over 200 recipes, we prepare our food with the highest quality ingredients blended with originality that only the Brewery Chef could create and a little comfort that'll remind you of home. We pride ourselves on providing a great dining experience in a casual, enjoyable environment. And we hope you will keep coming back for the best food and brew in town. Our Arlington location is in Ballston Common Mall, we are just 2 blocks from Ballston Metro (Orange Line.) And located at 7900 Norfolk Avenue in Bethesda (on the corner of Norfolk and St. Elmo) we are just 5 blocks from the Bethesda Metro on the Red Line. Russian River Brewing Company Russian River Brewing Company’s first batch of beer was brewed on May 1, 1997, at Korbel Champagne Cellars in Guerneville, California. In just five years of operation, the brewery has won several medals and awards. In 2002, Korbel made the decision to move away from the beer business. Brewer Vinnie Cilurzo and his wife Natalie have acquired the brand name and logo from Korbel and continue to brew Russian River Ales in downtown Santa Rosa, California. In addition, Vinnie and Natalie have teamed up with Jim Muto and Jerry Warner to open a small brew-pub serving Russian River ales and pizza. This increase in production will allow for distribution outside of the Northern California area. 725 4th Street, Santa Rosa, CA, 95404 - 707.545.BEER - Fax: 707.545.2338 Hours: Sun. through Thurs. from 11 a.m. to 12 a.m. - Fri. and Sat. from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Stoudts Brewing Company Stoudt Brewing Company is a renown, award-winning microbrewery. Tantalize your tastebuds with the full flavor of over a dozen hand crafted beers made on the premises. Take-out beer is available daily. Weekend tours are offered. Stoudt's beers are made from natural ingredients: finest malt barley, imported and domestic hops and yeast. Stoudt's is brewed in small batches to the standards set by Rheinheitsgebot - the 1516 German Purity Act. P. O. Box 880 Adamstown, PA 19501 (717) 484-4387. Sweetwater Tavern In addition to serving great food, Sweetwater Tavern serves handcrafted beers made in our own state-of-the-art onsite brewery. Our menu features fresh seafood, poultry and Certified Angus Beef prime rib and steaks prepared in new and exciting ways. 14250 Sweetwater Lane, Centreville, VA 20121 Tel: (703) 449-1100. 3066 Gatehouse Plaza, Falls Church, VA 22042 Tel: (703) 645-8100. Victory Brewing Co - Downingtown, PA Golden Monkey - The spirit of Belgian brewing lives in this lively, strong ale. Brewed to the 'tripel' style with authentic Belgian yeast, this golden ale is enchanting and enlightening. Starting with a lightly spicy nose, rich, fruity malt flavor then develops and lingers on the tongue. Though this brew is surprisingly light in body it is long on the intriguing flavors that remain the hallmark of the best Belgian-styled beers. Ask for Golden Monkey where ever you buy beer. Merchant du Vin Merchant du Vin Corporation 18436 Cascade Avenue South Suite 140 Tukwila, WA 98188-4713 phone: (206) 394-5959 fax: (206) 394-0082 info@mdv-beer.com Merchant du Vin-East 449 Pittsfield Lenox Road Suite 201 Pittsfield, MA 02140 phone: (413) 443-4868 fax: (413) 443-4514 Merchant du Vin sets the strictest standards for the beers that bear our importing label. All Merchant du Vin beers are "authentic"—meaning they are naturally made, without chemicals, additives, or preservatives (sometimes referred to as "adjuncts"). Secondly, the beer must be an outstanding representative of its style, and produced by a brewery of superb reputation. As a result of these standards, Merchant du Vin’s benchmark breweries appear on nearly every list of the top beers in the world. Lindemans, Duinen, Orval McKenzie Brew House - McKenzie Brew House is located just minutes from New Jersey and Delaware in beautiful Chadds Ford Pennsylvania. Call us at 610.361.9800 All McKenzie ales and lagers are brewed from the finest and freshest natural ingredients. We believe the best beer is pure and authentic, never cluttered with adjuncts or additives. Try our Artissan brews in Chadds Ford. All aged 2-6 months for peak flavor, hand bottled for assured quality. Try our 2003 Great American Beer Festival Bronze Medal Winner Farmhouse Saison or our Bavay Biere de Garde.