Greece & USA: Greece’s Santorini Brewing to distribute beer in the U.S.

Santorini Brewing CO opened its doors in 2011 on the road to a quaint beachside town in Greece and created the Donkey beers. The brewery has an annual production capacity of 75,000 liters.

There are three styles of beer currently in production – Yellow, Red & Crazy Donkey. Only Crazy Donkey IPA is available for export, it is said to be the first Greece-brewed IPA in the U.S. market.

In late October 2013, Santorini Brewing Company has exported its first batch of Crazy Donkey IPA into the US through NY-based Athenee Importers, the country’s oldest family owned importer of premium alcoholic beverages from Greece into the US, reports Brewbound.

Crazy Donkey is Greece’s first IPA and is produced with five kinds of hops. The beer has 6.5% ABV and an IBU of 50. Crazy Donkey is sold in 750 ml glass bottles and retails for approximately $35-$40 a bottle. Crazy Donkey will be available in the United States in small quantities (less than 100 cases per shipment) throughout the winter months. Due to high local demand, the brewery will not export beer during the tourist season.

22 October, 2013