Elite Brands Welcomes Telluride Brewing Company!

We are proud to announce our partnership with Telluride Brewing Company, who will be bringing its gold medal-winning beer to Boulder/Denver.
Telluride Brewing Company began as the brain child of Tommy Thacher and Chief Brewer Chris Fish. Having only been in business for a little over a year, winning gold medals at both the International Beer Festival and the Great American Beer Festival for their Face Down Brown is quite an accomplishment.


Tommy and Fish have truly captured the spirit of Telluride with their brews.  They rely on sustainable brewing practices such as opting for cans over bottles, and sourcing their malt from a carbon neutral plant. Additionally they have embraced the local-centric attitude that is so indelible of the Colorado Mountain culture.  Fish explained how the brewery originally recruited locals to help can their Bridal Veil Rye Ale, and offered free beer for compensation.
Distribution will began in Boulder county in early November and will expand to Denver in early 2013.  Elite Brands is excited to partner with another award winning Colorado-based brewery and look forward to seeing distribution state-wide in the future! 

The Brews:

BRIDAL VEIL RYE PALE ALE

Brewed with a generous amount of German Rye malt and an abundance of American hops, our ale embodies an earthly flavor and finishes with a hint of spice. This powerhouse of an ale excites even the most dormant of tastes buds.
Beer Style: Rye Pale Ale
Availability: Year Round
Pairs well: With just about anything
A beautiful hybrid of an English and American style Brown that explodes with toffee, chocolate, and nut flavors… don’t be afraid to get down with the best Brown around!

Quick Stats

Alcohol By Volume: 5.5%

FACE DOWN BROWN

A beautiful hybrid of an English and American style Brown that explodes with toffee, chocolate, and nut flavors… don’t be afraid to get down with the best Brown around!

GABF Award Winners - 2012

Elite Brands would like to congratulate eight of our very special brewers for walking away with some fresh new bling from this year’s Great American Beer Festival.  The competition comprises a total of 84 categories touching virtually every niche within the beer drinking world.  Each and every beer is painstakingly analyzed, tasted and discussed to ensure that only the very best make the cut.  So hats off to our intrepid brewers for maintaining the gold standard; we are proud to be representing such creative and talented breweries.

We take great care in representing breweries that showcase a unique perspective on their craft and a commitment to quality and creativity.  Craft Brewers such as Russian River, The Lost Abbey and The Bruery among others represent a handful of companies that within the industry that are obsessed with quality and creativity in their beers.

Elite saw a total of five Gold Medal winners in our portfolio.  Green Flash took best American-Belgo Style Ale beating out 71 entries with Le Freak.  Le Freak is a modern ale created by converging two beer styles, Belgian Trippel and American Imperial IPA. They use of two yeast strains further marries the styles and American hops give the beer its modern flare. 

Mad River Brewing earned the Gold Medal in the Golden or Blonde Ale category beating out 67 entries in the category. Steelhead Extra Pale Ale took the price with its bright golden hued and medium body. The beer showcases a spicy/floral hop character and a very mild bitterness. 

Port Brewing  claimed a Bronze Medal with their Hot Rocks Lager in the Indigenous Beer category.  Hailing from the State of California, Port Brewing

The following is a comprehensive list of all the Great American Beer Festival winners within the Elite Brands portfolio: