FiftyFifty Brewing Company

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FiftyFifty Brewing Co.
Industry Alcoholic beverage, Restaurant
Founded2007
Headquarters,
United States
Products Beer
Website fiftyfiftybrewing.com

FiftyFifty Brewing Co. is a brewpub in Truckee, California. Known for their barrel-aged beers, their production surpassed one thousand barrels of aged beer along with a further volume of fresh beer in 2012. [1]

Contents

Beer

Totality Imperial Stout is an imperial stout produced regularly by the company. Yearly, some of this beer is set down in a variety of barrels for six months of aging to make Eclipse Barrel Aged Imperial Stout. [2] Barrels include those previously used for aging brandy, Buffalo Trace Whiskey, and Four Roses Single Barrel among others; there are eleven barrel-types used in all. [2] Bottles are then sold direct from the brewery on futures contract several months before the year's release. [3] [4] Bottles not sold in futures are sent out for distribution or served on premises.

Awards

NameStyleHonors
Donner Party Porter Porter 2012 World Beer Cup Bronze
FiftyFifty Imperial StoutImperial Stout2009 Great American Beer Festival Bronze, 2008 Great American Beer Festival Bronze
TotalityImperial Stout2011 Great American Beer Festival Bronze

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References

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  2. 1 2 Brooks, Jay R. (3 November 2014). "Brooks on Beer: Tahoe's brewery scene". DigitalFirst Media. Contra Costa Times. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
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