The Brewers Association will be showcasing an innovative and creative range of high quality, style-diverse American craft beers at London Craft Beer Festival (LCBF) this August.
They will be joined by eight brewers/brewery owners who will be travelling to London to pour their beers and interact with beer lovers at the Festival.
The Brewers Association will be representing 23 American craft breweries and pouring approximately 66 different beers. All beers will be air-freighted for freshness and include long-standing favourites as well as those completely new to the UK market. They are united in being highly sought-after and featuring uncompromising quality, taste and flavour. The breweries and travelling representatives comprise:
Alesmith Brewing Co
Athletic Brewing Co
Belching Beaver Brewery
Chuckanut Brewery – Will (Brewmaster) & Mari (general manager) Kemper
Cigar City Brewing Co
Coronado Brewing Co – Rick Chapman, President
DC Brau Brewing Co – Alex Spencer, Lead Brewer
Destihil Brewery
Fremont Brewing
Hoppin Frog Brewing Co
Maui Brewing Co – Garrett Marrero, Founder/CEO
Migration Brewing Co
New Holland Brewing Co
Oskar Blues Brewery
Paradox Brewery – Devon Hamilton, Director of Operations
Port City Brewing Co
Roadhouse Brewing Co
Stone Brewing Co – Robert Kluntz, Head Brewer
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co
The Bold Mariner
The Bruery
The Virginia Beer Co – Chris Smith, Co-Founder/Owner
Uplope Brewing Co – Alexander Meyer, Head Brewer
Urban Artifact
Beers range in strength, style and flavour from award-winning non-alcoholic examples through to a quadruple oatmeal Russian imperial stout at 15.7%. Many beers are steeped in Belgian, British and German brewing traditions often with a unique, innovative American twist. IPAs in their many iterations feature heavily, as do a range of lager styles, spontaneously fermented and fruited sours, Barrel-aged big hitters and many others. There is a style to suit every beer or non-beer drinker alike
Lotte Peplow, Brewers Association’s American Craft Beer Ambassador for Europe, said: “The UK remains an important export market for American craft beer with 8.4% of all exports, the second largest individual market behind Canada.
“The fact that 24 American craft breweries want to send beer to London Craft Beer Festival and eight representatives want to travel indicates strong interest in the UK market and a commitment to growing their presence this side of the Atlantic. Participating in the Festival for the second time, the Brewers Association is looking forward to welcoming beer lovers to our new and enhanced American craft beer stand.”
For a chance to try American craft beers ahead of the Festival, the Brewers Association is organising a Tap Takeover and Meet the Brewers event at the Craft Beer Co, Covent Garden, London on Thursday 11th August from 6pm. Free to attend.
