Not only will supporting Lock City Brewing, but we’ve got some great rewards for our contributors! Gear, beer, memberships, and experiences – we’ve got it all! Be the first to support the next best thing in craft beer! Once Lock City expands beyond these markets, regional distributors will be selected to carry our beer. Lock City beers will be self-distributed throughout Fairfield and New Haven Counties. Self- distribution is the key to maintaining profitability until we grow large enough where scale of production will offset the 25% loss of profit margin that is expected when using distributors. ***As co-founders Michael and Patrick will manage the daily routines of the brewing process. Patrick will have the responsibility of sales and marketing. Patrick skills include sales, marketing and managing effectively. Patrick has 10 years experience owning and operating his own audio and visual company. Patrick Casciolo is co-founder and head of sales and marketing. Michael will have the responsibility for brewing the craft beer. These skills include: quality control and financial management. He has the organizational and technical experience to make this business a success. Michael has 15 year of Accounting and Finance experience currently working as Controller and 3 years as an avid home brewer. Michael Bushnell is co-founder and head brewer for Lock City Brewing Company. We don’t plan for large production bottling/canning until we have grown enough to warrant it. The feedback will allow us to make adjustments for future batches to potentially one day add to our product line. In addition the tap room will be used for tasting test batches to get customer feedback. The brewery tap room will sell all beers that we produce in the form of growlers for take home consumption and pints for on-site consumption. We will continuously spend the time to research and develop other styles and variations of current styles for production release. We have designed the following recipes: Hefeweizen, Bohemian Pilsner, Pumpkin Ale, Various IPA’s, Porter, Stout, Sours, and barrel-aged ales. We have several formulated and market tested recipes waiting for release once we have the capacity to brew them. We will release new beers each year, along with seasonal beers, contracted recipes with local bars and restaurants who want to maintain naming rights to beers we brew for them. Our goal is to maintain a diverse craft beer portfolio. Once we have doubled our monthly barrel capacity, by year two of operations, we will begin to release other ale styles for distribution. With the light alcohol content and refreshing flavor this is a beer that one can drink all day long. This is an American Blonde Ale with a wonderfully light body and highlights of fruity, citrousy notes! What makes this beer special is how well-balanced and crushable it is. Although this ale is full of flavor with floral hop aroma, you won’t find the strong bitterness common to many high IBU American pale ales.īlonde Ale: 4.9% ABV, 33 IBU, 3 SRM. This IIPA is made with loads of late addition hops that provides great aroma and is surprisingly easy on the palate for a 75 IBU beer. Artfully crafted, very hop forward and light bodied American inspired India Pale Ale. Imperial India Pale Ale: 8.2% ABV, 85 IBU, 6 SRM. The descriptions of these two beers are as follows: These beers will be released simultaneously. Our priority is to maintain the highest quality in our beers.Īs a retail and distribution brewery, the two initial beers to hit the market will be an Imperial India Pale Ale and a hoppy Blonde Ale. We have many high quality craft beers that are and will be well received in the market place. To help guarantee our success, Lock City Brewing Company is creating a business in several small stages to help ensure our position within the market place. Lock City Brewing Company is a unique company in that its goal is to not only reinvent simple and full flavored craft brewed beer, but also to create a sense of community through craft brewing education, innovation, activities/festivals and community ownership. Lock City Brewing Company is scheduled to begin operations by the end 2016. As the business grows and brand recognition increases, we will expand the brewing capacity and add new beers to our brewing arsenal. With a focus to create quality artisan craft beer, our initial craft beer portfolio will include a variety of beers including pale ales, stouts, porters, and other popular styles. L ock City Brewing Company is a new retail and distribution brewery located in Southern Connecticut.
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