Batch #1000 Imperial Red - Special Release from Cape Cod Beer

This is being posted here because the beer release section says it is only for widely distributed beers.. and well... this isn't

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, May 16, 2012

Cape Cod Beer Announces Release of ​

BATCH #1000 - Imperial Red Ale​

On Wednesday May 16th, 2012, Cape Cod Beer will release its newest Specialty Beer, BATCH #1000, an Imperial Red. This brew was the 1,000th batch of beer brewed by Cape Cod Beer on their 15 bbl system located at their Phinney’s Lane brewery. “A big round number like #1000 required something special, explains Brewmaster Todd Marcus. Given that Cape Cod Red, our flagship amber ale, accounts for 50% of the beer we sell, we thought a tribute to the Red might be fun.” The Imperial Red Ale was made with exactly 1,000 pounds of malted grains, a blend that included Canadian Pale, German Viena, and English Wheat, Crystal and Black Malts. Like its inspiration, Cape Cod Red, Batch #1000 is well balanced with a blend of 6 different hops: Cascade, Chinook, Magnum, Mt Hood, Zythos & Willamette. This beer tops out at 8% alcohol by volume, coincidently, that’s 1 percentage point for each year that Cape Cod Beer has been in business. This well balanced Imperial Red finishes with a lingering warmth from the higher alcohol content – perfect for the cool spring nights.
Cape Cod Beer is releasing this beer in the middle of American Craft Beer Week, a week designated by the Brewer’s Association as a celebration of the over 1,900 craft breweries in the United States. Events are being scheduled across the country to celebrate small producers of craft beer and the recent growth of the craft segment of the industry. Batch #1000 means that Cape Cod Beer has produced over 3.72 million pints of beer on their current system. Add that to the batches made on their original system and it totals over 4 million pints of beer made right in Hyannis!
Batch #1000 will be available at the brewery starting on Wednesday May 16th, on Cask at Flynn’s Irish Pub in Bourne the same night, and in select locations on draught thereafter, which can be found by using our Beer Finder at FIND.CapeCodBeer.com
Cape Cod Beer is Cape Cod’s only microbrewery and has been making fresh local beer since April of 2004. The brewery is located at 1336 Phinney’s Lane, where self-guided tours and beer tastings can be enjoyed during their retail hours: Monday through Friday 10am to 6pm, as well as Saturday 11am to 3pm. Guided Brewery Tours are free of charge, and given on Tuesdays at 11am and Saturday at 1pm. Cape Cod Beer is available in over 225 restaurants and 120 package stores from Plymouth to Provincetown. To find Cape Cod Beer, use our Beer Finder found at FIND.CapeCodBeer.com
To learn more about Cape Cod Beer, please contact us at 508-790-4200 or see our website at CapeCodBeer.com.