We’re ending American Craft Beer Week 2012 with a big, exciting day in the Tasting Room!

We’ll be offering limited tastings of all four of our Barrel Roll beers, we’ll have live music throughout the afternoon and we’ll end it all by watching the solar eclipse!

Here’s how it’s all going down:

Barrel Roll Tastings:
12 Noon: Barrel Roll No. 04, Hammerhead
1PM: Barrel Roll No. 03, Pugachev’s Cobra
2PM: Barrel Roll No. 02, Humpty Bump
3PM: Barrel Roll No. 01, Immelmann

Barrel Roll tastings will be limited so get here early if you’d like to stake your claim!

Live Music:
2PM: Summer Twins
3PM: Naïve Thieves
4:30 – 6PM: Saint Sea Hat

…and since we’ll all be here havin’ a good time, you may as well stay and take in the annual Solar Eclipse! We’ve even ordered some uber cool “Eclipse Shades” for your viewing pleasure (we’re all going to look so cool!). The eclipse starts at 5:28PM and we’ll hand out the shades beginning at 5:15PM to the first 100 people in line.

And with that, we’ll bid adieu to American Craft Beer Week 2012. Thanks (in advance) for celebrating with us!

Until next year…cheers!

We’re celebrating American Craft Beer Week Saturday with a special Homebrew Demonstration in the Tasting Room on 5/19 beginning at 10am. Come spend the morning (and into the afternoon) with our Cellermen and join them as you brew a special batch together.

The Homebrew Demonstration will be held at Hangar 24 Craft Brewery – 1710 Sessums Drive, Redlands, CA 92374. No reservations are necessary – just join us, and stick around as fan favorite Hangar 24 Polycot goes on tap at 11am.

Cheers!

This week’s music on the Hangar 24 patio features Bob & Lisa, an acoustic rock, folk and soul band. They’re on live from 6-9PM.

To see a schedule of upcoming music performances at Hangar 24, please visit our Tasting Room page.

Cheers!

A huge thank you and congratulations to all of the entrants in our 3rd Annual Homebrew Competition. We tasted over 300 beers on Saturday and so many of them were great! We are also so grateful for our judges and steward volunteers. This competition wouldn’t happen without you – thank you.

…..and the winners are:

Category 1: Light Lager
Gold: Dan Eastwood – “Lager Logger” – Standard American Lager
Silver: Scott Satterthwaite – “Helles 838” – Munich Helles
Bronze: Jim Jorgensen – “Munich Helles” – Munich Helles

Category 2: Pilsner
Gold: Brad Nixon – “Crown Town Pilsner” – German Pilsner
Silver: Mike Arbogast – “Glucklich Pils” – German Pilsner
Bronze: Steve Keefe – “German Girl” – German Pilsner

Category 3: European Amber Lager
Gold: Jim Jorgensen – “Vienna Lager” – Vienna Lager
Silver: Scott Satterthwaite – “DG’s Marzen 820” – Oktoberfest
Bronze: Brad Nixon – “Modelo Rojo” – Vienna Lager

Category 4: Dark Lager
Gold: Mike Shoemaker – “Munich Dunkel” – Munich Dunkel
Silver: Scott Satterthwaite – “Schwarz of Wisdom 820” – Schwarzbier
Bronze: Dan Berisford – “Dark Matter” – Schwarzbier

Category 5: Bock
Gold: Jim Jorgensen – “Jims db db” – Doppelbock
Silver: Janet Shoemaker – “Doppelbock” – Doppelbock
Bronze: Jim Jorgensen – “Maibock” – Maibock/Helles Boc

Category 6: Light Hybrid Beer
Gold: Sean Frates – “Cream Ale” – Cream Ale
Silver: Al Trevisan – “Granddad’s Kolsch” – Kolsch
Bronze: Pete Heringer – “SWO Kolsch” – Kolsch

Category 7: Amber Hybrid Beer
Gold: James Hilbing – “Cat’s Paw Common Ale” – California Common Beer
Silver: Jim Dodgen – “Mountain Common” – California Common Beer
Bronze: David Murray – “Alt Rte” – Dusseldorf Altbier

Category 8: English Pale Ale
Gold: Stephen Setran – “Dreaded ESB” – ESB
Silver: Pete Heringer – “SWO Special Bitter” – Premium Bitter
Bronze: Jonathan Smith – “Fuggles Bunny” – ESB

Category 9: Scottish & Irish Ale
Gold: Hal Ward – “80 Shilling” – 80 Shilling Ale
Silver: James Hilbing, Mike Truman, Kurt Rump – “Wee Heavy #2” – Strong Scotch Ale
Bronze: Wes Snodgrass “Irish Red Ale” – Irish Red Ale

Category 10: American Ale
Gold: Paul Happach – “Big Bill Brown” – American Brown Ale
Silver: Ryan Truax – “Pacific Pale-isades” – American Pale Ale
Bronze: Jerry Marshall – “Red Eye” – American Amber Ale

Category 11: English Brown Ale
Gold: Brock Hall – “Little Hobo” – Mild
Silver: Mike Snellings – “Dirty Brown Ale” – Northern English Brown
Bronze: Jerry Marshall – “English Brown Ale” – Northern English Brown

Category 12: Porter
Gold: Lance Shipman – “Baltic Porter” – Baltic Porter
Silver:
Bronze: Bob Reynolds & Ryan McHugh – “Whisker Dip” – Robust Porter

Category 13: Stout
Gold: James Hilbing – “Imperial Stout #4” – Russian Imperial Stout
Silver: Brian McCauley – “Domestic Import Stout” – Foreign Export Stout
Bronze: Jeff Stark – “Root Down” – Russian Imperial Stout

Category 14: India Pale Ale
Gold: Pete Heringer – “SWO India Pale Ale” – American IPA
Silver: Roger Lawler – “Thor’s Happy Hammer” – Imperial IPA
Bronze: Stan Hydinger – “Axis I-IPA” – American IPA

Category 15: German Wheat & Rye Ale
Gold: Jonathan Leventhal – “Holzfaller” – Dunkelweizen
Silver: Brad McCauley – “Hefe-Rye-Zen” – Weizen/Weissbier
Bronze: Erick Villar – “Weiz-Azz” – Weizen/Weissbier

Category 16: Belgian & French Ale
Gold: Scott Gaastra – “Half-Wit” – Witbier
Silver: James Hilbing – “Multi-Grain Tripel” – Belgian Specialty Ale
Bronze: Vincent Presogna – “Easter 2011 Farmhouse Ale” – Belgian Specialty Ale

Category 17: Sour Ale
Silver: Chris Anderson – “Peche Lambic” – Fruit Lambic

Category 18: Belgian Strong Ale
Gold: Jake MacDonald – “Cross Country” – Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Silver: Dan Eastwood – “Horny Blonde” – Belgian Blond Ale
Bronze: James Hilbing – “Belgian Blond #6” – Belgian Blond Ale

Category 19: Strong Ale
Gold: James Hilbing – “Old Ale” – Old Ale
Silver: Phil May & Matt Irmscher – “Clueless Bastard” – American Barleywine
Bronze: Ramiro Vejar – “Damned Strong Ale” – American Barleywine

Category 20: Fruit Beer
Gold: Jeff Shultz & Ben McDaniel – “Schwartwalder Porter” – Porter w/ Cherry & Cacao
Silver: Wes Snodgrass – “Watermelon Wheat” – Wheat Beer w/ Watermelon & Orange Peel
Bronze: Laura McCabe-Patke – “Orange Cranberry Wheat” – Wheat Beer w/ Orange & Cranberry Extract

Category 21: Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer
Gold: Ryan Markley – “Monster Breakfast” – Russian Imperial Stout w/ Coffee
Silver: Robert Hemphill – “Fresca Cerveza” – Ale w/ Cilantro, Garlic, Serrano & Lime
Bronze: Al Trevisan – “Green Chile Blonde Ale” – Blonde Ale w/ Agave Nectar & Green Chile

Category 22: Smoke Flavored/Wood-Aged Beer
Gold: Kyle Weniger – “Rauch The Casbah” – Rauchbier
Silver: Ralf Gottshalk – “Dragon’s Blood” – Wood-Aged Beer
Bronze: Andy Bergsma – “Dark Side of Mars” – Wood-Aged Beer

Category 23: Specialty Beer
Gold: Jeremy Hynd & Steve Rosolio – “Ale of the 7Cs” – East India Porter
Silver: David Bartlett – “Columbus IPA” – IPA w/ Trappist Yeast
Bronze: Chris Anderson – “West Coast Tripel” – Belgian Tripel w/ American Hops & Agave Nectar

Best of Show
1st: Jake MacDonald – “Cross Country” – Belgian Dark Strong Ale
2nd: Brad Nixon – “Crown Town Pilsner” – German Pilsner
3rd: James Hilbing – “Old Ale” – Old Ale

Jake will be invited to brew his winning recipe here at Hangar 24 with our team and the beer will be sent off to the GABF (Great American Beer Festival) competition in October and will be entered in the Pro-Am category. We’ll keep you posted!

Score sheets and medals will be available for pickup at the brewery until Sunday, May 27. After that, anything not picked up will be mailed back to contestants.

Until next year, Cheers!

Ameican Craft Beer Week is a growing celebration which honors American Craft Beer and the American Craft Brewer. As a nod to the movement, Hangar 24 Craft Brewery has a series of special events throughout the week. The schedule is as follows:

Saturday, May 12 - Hangar 24′s 3rd Annual Homebrew Competition. (we’re jumping the gun a little on the celebration!)
We’ll announce this year’s winner and have last year’s Pro-Am beer on tap – Anja, a Belgian Pale Ale originally brewed and submitted by Scott Gaastra.

Monday, May 14 – Belgian Summer Ale release in the Tasting Room. Hangar 24′s second official Seasonal Release is a complex, refreshing ale with an intriguing tartness. Be one of the first to taste it!

Hangar 24′s Winter Warmer will also be on tap starting Monday, 5/14. Winter Warmer just won gold in the Specialty Beer category at the 2012 World Beer Cup. Come in and give it a try!

Wednesday, May 16 - Live music on the Hangar 24 patio from 6-9PM performed by Bob and Lisa and Orange Wheat “Creamsicle” – Hangar 24′s Orange Wheat served on Nitro with the addition of vanilla beans. “Creamsicle” goes on tap at 11am!

Thursday, May 17 – Because our brewery expansion started a bit later than expected and we already have an aggressive brewing/release schedule for 2012, we didn’t have the capacity for a special 2012 American Craft Beer Week beer this year….so we’re bringing back last year’s in hopes that it will offer some sort of consolation. 2011 Rye India Black Ale goes on tap 5/17 @ 11am!

Friday, May 18 - Twin Engine Cask Night…American Craft Beer Week-style

Saturday, May 19 - Join us for a special Homebrew demonstration in the Tasting Room beginning at 10 am and fan favorite Polycot will go on tap.

Sunday, May 20 – It’s a Hangar 24 Barrel Roll tasting day…throughout the day! Join us to try each of the Barrel Aged beers that we’ve released thus far. We’ll have limited tastings of each beer during the following times:
12 Noon: Hammerhead
1PM: Pugachev’s Cobra
2PM: Humpty Bump
3PM: Immelmann

And we’re closing out American Craft Beer Week with special Sunday Live Music on the Patio:
2-3PM: Summer Twins
3-4:30PM: Naive Thieves
4:30 – 6PM: Saint Sea Hat

We hope you’ll join us celebrate craft beer and the craft beer culture.

Cheers!

This week’s cask (tapped 5/12 @ 4PM) features Hangar 24′s Orange Wheat with coriander and nutmeg, conditioned with honey.

Hangar 24 Craft Brewery located in Redlands, CA earns a 2012 World Beer Cup® gold medal in the Specialty Beer category for their Winter Warmer.

Redlands, CA – May 8, 2012 – Brewers from around the world received awards from an elite international panel of judges in the 2012 Brewers Association World Beer Cup® in San Diego, CA on May 5th. The ninth bi-annual competition boasted the strongest field of entrants on record, with 799 breweries from 54 countries and 45 U.S. states entering 3,921 beers is 95 beer style categories.

Hangar 24 Craft Brewery received the gold medal for their Winter Warmer in the Specialty Beer category. Winter Warmer is a Strong Ale brewed with maple syrup, cinnamon and spruce tips handpicked from the local San Bernardino Mountains.

Brewers Association President, Charlie Papazian said, “[The World Beer Cup®] is called ‘The Olympics of Beer Competition’ for good reason. The event brings together great brewers from all corners of the globe. Plus, the awards are highly regarded. A brewer who wins a World Beer Cup® gold award knows that their winning beer represents the best of that beer style in the world.”

“We’ve always been very proud of the quality and flavor of our beers,” said Ben Cook, Owner and Master Brewer of Hangar 24 Craft Brewery, “and it’s always great to be recognized by other industry professionals. The entire Hangar 24 Family and I are honored to receive such a prestigious award.”

In 2012 Hangar 24 adopted Winter Warmer into their Local Fields Series and renamed it simply, Warmer. Hangar 24’s Local Fields a series comprised of six specialty beers each brewed only once per year with locally sourced ingredients.

“This series a great way to showcase the use of local Southern California ingredients and what they can do in beers,” said Kevin Wright, Hangar 24’s Head Brewer. “Using local ingredients has always been part of Hangar 24s core values and this win is great news for our Local Fields series.”

While Winter Warmer is typically available only in the cooler months, Hangar 24 will offer the beer in their Tasting Room located at 1710 Sessums Drive in Redlands, CA during American Craft Beer Week (May 14-20). Warmer will be available in 22oz. bottles this December.

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The Overeasy

This week’s cask (tapped Friday, 5/4 @ 4PM) features Hangar 24′s Chocolate Porter with chipotle, habanero and lime, conditione with dark candy syrup.

Can you believe it’s already been four years since our Grand Opening!? Believe it or not, it has and that means it’s time to celebrate together once again!

This year’s Anniversary Celebration is Saturday, June 9th, 2012
12 – 8 PM (alcohol service stops at 6:30PM)
Hangar 24 Craft Brewery (1710 Sessums Drive, Redlands, CA)
We’ll have great beer, local food and live music featuing Strangebrew, Kelly McGuire, and the famed band Cracker!
(For up to date Anniversary Party details, click HERE and check back often as information is being added!)

It’s no secret to us that Hangar 24 wouldn’t be here and successful at year 4 without the support of our friends, family, community and others. We are ever so grateful for the support we receive which gives us the continuing ability to not only make great beer, but also return the favor. We’re proud to announce that proceeds from this year’s Anniversary Party will benefit the Childhood Cancer Foundation of Southern California.

As many of you know, it takes an army of people to man our Anniversary events so we’re currently rallying the troops! Volunteering for our Anniversary Party is definitely work, but it’s always fun and certainly benefits a great cause.

If you’re interested and able to volunteer, please send an email with your Name and t-shirt size to kroush@hangar24brewery.com no later than Monday, May 7th. All emails will be responded to with a confirmation email explaining the times of your shift by the last week in May.

All volunteers must meet and understand the following requirements:

- All volunteers must be 21 years of age or older.
- Volunteers must be available between the hours of 10:15am and 8pm on Saturday, June 9th and will be assigned a 4.5 hour shift. A confirmation email will be sent during the last week of May describing your assigned shift and check-in proceedures.
- While we understand that it’s fun to work with old friends, we ask you to embrace new ones! We’d love to guarantee that we’ll pair you up with your friend, but we simply can’t. Suggestions are welcome, but accommodation cannot be guaranteed.
- It is expected that volunteers will not drink alcohol before or during their shift.
- Volunteers will receive complimentary admission to the Anniversary Party during the specified check-in times for their shift.
- We will be providing you with a Hangar 24 Volunteer t-shirt. Aside from that, we recommend comfortable clothing and close toed shoes (the party’s in the dirt!).

We hope you’ll join us either as a volunteer or just to hang out for this special day benefiting a great cause! And, just in case you needed more convincing, we’ve included a few photos from last year’s event.