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Groundhog Day!!

Revisiting favorites

Freedom Beverage

Big Belgians

Egret Vineyards

IPAs for Days

Underrated Grapes

Fortnight Brewing

ABC Whites

Mystery Brewing

Anniversary Tap Takeover!

Its been an exciting start to the year at Crafty!

In January we began partnerships with Tryon Distributing in Charlotte,

Mutual Distributing & Preyer Brewing in Greensboro Winston, and

Fullsteam in Raleigh-Durham to clean and maintain their draft lines! Left

to themselves, beer lines naturally become plagued with mineral deposits

and micro-organisms, producing off-flavors in the beer, discoloration, and

clumps of beer stone. Crafty cleans all lines every two weeks according to

the Brewers Association Guidelines to ensure the pint consumed tastes

exactly as the brewer intended.

If youre lucky enough to have scored tickets to Super Bowl 50 to support

our Panthers, check out the Michelob Trailer, built by SME (of Mooresville,

NC) and the draft system installed by yours truly! It was an honor to be

part of such a projectcheck out pics on page 4. Keep Pounding!

And be on the look out for Untapped for Business We will have our full

beer selection listed with descriptions on Untapped as well as a tab on our

Facebook page and embedded menu on our website, plus notifications on

your Untapped and FB if you have favorited Crafty!

Cheers to another great month and see you at Crafty!

Cheers & beers,

~ the Crafty Family

Weve all heard the term thrown around whenever someone encounters a beer that just seems off. The term skunked has somehow been adopted by many as a catch-all term to describe a perceived flaw in a beer but it has a very specific meaning and origin. The industry standard term for a skunked flavor is in fact lightstruck. It comes from the fact that the iso-humulones derived from alpha acids that impart the often sought after hop bitterness to a beer are sensitive to UV light exposure. When UV light passes through a beer it breaks apart those molecules and some of the resultant compounds bind with sulfur compounds to create a new chemical similar in structure to the aroma particles found in skunk spray, hence the loveable nickname.

Unfortunately, this is a relatively quick and irreversible process and is usually much more noticeable in lighter styles with fewer other bold flavors to mask. The type of packaging also impacts the rate at which skunking occurs. Clear glass blocks no UV light, green glass blocks only about 30% of UV light, brown glass can block up to 98% of UV light but the only packages that truly offer 100% protection are cans and kegs. Cardboard cases and tall bottle holders help to mitigate this effect. So keep an eye out for direct exposure to natural and fluorescent light when shopping for beer and when in doubt, go for a can.

Heres a diagram for the science savvy:

We met several of their employees at the NC Craft Brewers Conference

last December really nice and knowledgeable folks. They love their jobs.

Current Brews

Phileas Fogg (Outer

Light Collab): Saison

w/ Juniper, Sage, Chili

Badlands (Jack the

Radio Collab):

Black Rye IPA

Berlin Bros Xmas:

Russian Imperial Stout

with Fruit & Spices

Batch #500:

Barleywine

Sophocles: Brown Ale with Brettanomyces

(Barrel-Aged/

Conditioned Series)

Erik Lars Myers is Founder, CEO, and Head Brewer of Mystery,

serves as President of the North Carolina Brewers Guild,

and is author of North Carolina Craft Beer and Breweries.

To start Mystery, Erik successfully raised $44,259 dollars

on Kickstarter in July 2010 with 243 backers

all in less than 2 months.

The Pub House is open daily and the brewery by

appointment only.

Head over to Hillsborough for a visit and congratulate

them on four years since they released their first beer!

http://www.mysterybrewing.com

Innately predisposed to be smooth

when Poured Hard, this nitro coffee

porter builds a pillowy, toffee-sweet

head. Coffee and flavors of

caramelized sugar, cacao and hints

of blueberry lead to a light, smoky

finish.

Its impossible to forget your first

squeeze. Once a year, as the

newest humulus lupulus harvest

arrives at Tregs, they blend these

super-fresh hops into an Imperial

Amber Ale. Excessively dry-hopped,

Nugget Nectar is an explosion of

pine, resin and mango.

Sunday Morning Stout, 11.3% ABV, is

an American Imperial Stout aged in

bourbon barrels. The result? A

beautiful ebony pour with a large,

creamy, off-white head that lasts and

lasts. The aromas of roasted coffee

and bourbon awaken your senses

while their flavors blend with hints of

chocolate, roasted malt, vanilla and

caramel.

#KeepPounding

For the more information: check our website (www.craftybeerguys.com), our Facebook page, or email Chris at chris@craftybeerguys.com.

Answer the following question and return to Crafty for 50% off a regular priced draft beer. Limit 1 per person.

Childress Vineyards

Celebrate Valentines Day with Dinner in the Bistro 5:30-9pm

http://childressvineyards.com/events/

Annual Yadkin Winter Reds Event

http://visityadkin.com/yadkin-winter-reds-event.html

D9 Brewing Release Party - Systema Naturae Wild Sour Ales Cornelius, NC from 7-10pm http://www.d9brewing.com/events/2016/2/5/systema-naturae-devilwood-apricot-release-party

Lake Norman Valentines Brew-Ha-Ha Tour Cornelius, NC from 10:45am-4pm http://charlottespecialevents.com/brew-ha-ha-tours/

Asheville Beer Expo Asheville, NC from 1-4pm http://avlbeerexpo.com/

Queen City Brewers Festival Charlotte, NC from 1-9pm http://qcbrewfest.com/

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