Presentation by Audrey Owczarzak
Craft Beer History
1800 B.C. “Hymn to Ninkasi” (Goddess of Beer) inscribed on
a tablet
1516 Reinheistgebot - Purity Law
1573 German Brewing: 150 different brewed beers written in
a book
1919 - 1933 Prohibition in America
Craft Beer History
1944 HMS Menesthesus converted into a brewery to supply
beer to troops
1982 Great American Beer Fest originated with 35 Beers
2012 2,347 Craft Breweries
2013 2800 Craft Breweries $14.3 billion in Sales
2014 3400 Craft Breweries $19.6 billion in Sales
2 - 6 SRM (Color) Very Pale
5 - 15 IBU (Bitterness) Very Low
3.2 - 4% ABV
Pairs with Pho
Popular: Session Premium Lager -
Full Sail Brewing Company
2 - 10 SRM (Color)
Very Pale
10 - 35 IBU (Bitterness)
Low to Medium
3.5 - 5.6% ABV
Pairs with Salads and
Seafood
Popular: Oberon - Bell’s
Brewery Inc.
6 - 12 SRM (Color) Pale
50 - 70 IBU (Bitterness)
Medium to High
6.3 - 7.5% ABV Medium
to High
Pairs with Spicy Tuna
Roll
Popular: Pallet Jack IPA
- Barley Brown’s Beer
10 - 17 SRM (Color) Red
55 - 85 IBU (Bitterness)
High
8.0 - 10.6% ABV
Pairs with Corned Beef
Hash
Popular: Rino Chaser
Pizza Port Brewing Co.
15 - 26 SRM (Color)
Medium to Dark
25 - 45 IBU
(Bitterness) Medium
4 - 6.4% ABV
Pairs with Grilled
Meats and Veggies
Popular: Moose
Drool, Big Sky
Brewing Company
39 - 40 SRM (Color)
Maxed Darkness
35 - 60 IBU (Bitterness)
Medium to High
5.7 - 8.9% ABV
Pairs with Grilled Lamb
Popular: Obsidian Stout -
Deschutes Brewery

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    Craft Beer History 1800B.C. “Hymn to Ninkasi” (Goddess of Beer) inscribed on a tablet 1516 Reinheistgebot - Purity Law 1573 German Brewing: 150 different brewed beers written in a book 1919 - 1933 Prohibition in America
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    Craft Beer History 1944HMS Menesthesus converted into a brewery to supply beer to troops 1982 Great American Beer Fest originated with 35 Beers 2012 2,347 Craft Breweries 2013 2800 Craft Breweries $14.3 billion in Sales 2014 3400 Craft Breweries $19.6 billion in Sales
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    2 - 6SRM (Color) Very Pale 5 - 15 IBU (Bitterness) Very Low 3.2 - 4% ABV Pairs with Pho Popular: Session Premium Lager - Full Sail Brewing Company
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    2 - 10SRM (Color) Very Pale 10 - 35 IBU (Bitterness) Low to Medium 3.5 - 5.6% ABV Pairs with Salads and Seafood Popular: Oberon - Bell’s Brewery Inc.
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    6 - 12SRM (Color) Pale 50 - 70 IBU (Bitterness) Medium to High 6.3 - 7.5% ABV Medium to High Pairs with Spicy Tuna Roll Popular: Pallet Jack IPA - Barley Brown’s Beer
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    10 - 17SRM (Color) Red 55 - 85 IBU (Bitterness) High 8.0 - 10.6% ABV Pairs with Corned Beef Hash Popular: Rino Chaser Pizza Port Brewing Co.
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    15 - 26SRM (Color) Medium to Dark 25 - 45 IBU (Bitterness) Medium 4 - 6.4% ABV Pairs with Grilled Meats and Veggies Popular: Moose Drool, Big Sky Brewing Company
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    39 - 40SRM (Color) Maxed Darkness 35 - 60 IBU (Bitterness) Medium to High 5.7 - 8.9% ABV Pairs with Grilled Lamb Popular: Obsidian Stout - Deschutes Brewery

Editor's Notes

  • #3 Small: Annual production of 6 million Barrels of beer or less Traditional: Majority of its total beverage alcohol volume in beers whose flavor derives from traditional ingredients and their fermentation Independent: Less than 25 percent of the craft brewery is owned by a beverage alcohol industry member
  • #5 Great American Beer fest is annually now over 2,000 Beers Sales are continuing to increase