Exciting new Brewery to open in NC

I wanted to take the opportunity to share some outstanding news.  I have been given the opportunity to be a partner in the Triangle's newest craft brewery-in-planning, Fortnight Brewing Company (also on Facebook and Twitter)!

In the few months that I have been in the area, I have been able to experience first-hand the eclectic and exciting craft beer community that exists here in North Carolina, and I am thrilled to know that we are moving along a path to become part of this outstanding group.

As more and more people are getting introduced to craft beer and the flavor that this often-overlooked beverage can have, we have found a niche in the market that needs to be filled.  At Fortnight Brewing company, we will be producing a line of English inspired beer that will include some session beer (low alcohol beer that is so full of flavor, you have to have several in a "session"), as well as some traditional cask-conditioned "real ale," not to mention the exciting seasonal and special releases we have planned!

I am excited because we will be able to combine some premium UK ingredients with fresh local ingredients to produce some great variants on traditional English styles.  We hope to produce everything from our session pale ale to an imperial stout, and everything in between.  Each beer we produce will be inspired by the long history of brewing in England, and incorporate the love and fire for craft beer that exists here in America.  If we can capture that in a pint glass, then we have succeeded.

It is going to be a fun process in the upcoming months as we continue with not only brewing beer, but in marketing and branding ourselves and navigating the sea of brewery regulations, with the goal of opening our doors by the end of 2012.

We have put together a team of professionals (including Stuart, Chris and Mo) that are all invested in seeing Fortnight succeed, and we are all learning more and more about the process every day.  We are excited to share our passion, and of course our beer, with the great local craft beer community.

I will continue to update this blog with my experiences not only in homebrewing, but in entering the NC craft beer market.  Also stay tuned for the new fortnightbrewing.com website where we will be posting all of our updates and upcoming events.

Already on the calendar are:
4/28 - Brewgaloo Festival
5/6 - Casks for a Cure 2
6/1 - Tasting at Bottle Revolution

We look forward to seeing you there and sharing a beer - Cheers!