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| Photo courtesy berghoffbeer.com |
The Chicago-based craft brewery, Berghoff Brewery, announced plans to expand distribution of their line of craft beers to the Florida market for the first time. Partnering with Cavalier Distributing, the beers will become available throughout Florida beginning Monday, February 2. The official launch will take place at Tony’s Studio B in Lakeland on Thursday, January 29. Cavalier will distribute:
- Germaniac (Kotbusser Style Pale Ale) Pale – American Pale Ale | 6.3% ABV
- Reppin’ Red – Amber Ale/Red Ale | 6.2% ABV
- Straight-Up Hefeweizen – Hefeweizen | 5.2% ABV
- Oak-Aged Stock Ale – Stock Ale |10% ABV; and
- Craft sodas in flavors of Root Beer, Orange, and Black Cherry.
“With
a 127 year history rooted in the Midwest and growing popularity among
craft beer
consumers, we're excited to introduce our recently reformulated craft
beers to a new market of drinkers," said Berghoff Brewery owner Ben
Minkoff. "We've been closely following the craft beer boom in Florida
over the past five years and think our beers will
do well in supplementing this growing market," says
owner Ben Minkoff, whose family has owned General Beverage Distributors
for the past 80 years and purchased the Berghoff brand in 1994.
Berghoff plans to
open Berghoff Brau Haus, a 20,000 square-foot brewpub in Orlando on
International Drive in the fall of 2015.
Official Launch Event/Photo Opportunity
Thursday, January 29
8:30 p.m.
Tony’s Studio B
213 East Bay Street, Lakeland, FL 33801
Live music by Banditos
About Berghoff Brewery
Berghoff Brewery is owned by Ben Minkoff and family.
In June of 2013, Berghoff Brewery re-launched its entire line of beers with reformulated recipes and new labels. Minkoff consulted with brewing experts Randy
Mosher and John Hannafan to
create the top-notch German-style beers brewed at Berghoff Stevens
Point production facility, located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.
The first batch of Berghoff beer was brewed in 1887 by Herman
Berghoff and his three brothers, Henry, Hubert and Gustav. Demand for
their beer grew with astonishing speed, and by 1890, the brothers were
producing 90,000 barrels of lager annually. During
World War I, the brothers cemented their brewing company’s place in
American history, changing their slogan from “a real German brew” to “a
real honest brew” in honor of their adopted homeland. In a bold show of
American ingenuity, Berghoff produced soft
drinks, including a root beer and a malt tonic throughout Prohibition,
and was the first to return to production and sale of alcoholic beers
when the Volstead Act was repealed, pouring at The Berghoff, the first
liquor license to be re-granted in Chicago.
For more information about Berghoff, visit www.berghoffbeer.com.
About Cavalier Distributing
Established in 1992
by Founder and President George Fisher, Cavalier Distributing is one of
just a handful of U.S. distributors with a portfolio comprised
exclusively of specialty imports and American craft beers. Headquartered
in Cincinnati, the company employs more than 200 people dedicated to
bringing better beers to consumers throughout Ohio, Indiana and Florida.
The Florida operations are based in Lakeland.
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