USA, CA: Six Rivers Brewery and Mad River Brewing Co. released collaborative ale

Mad River Brewing Co. and Six Rivers Brewery have released a collaborative specialty ale to commemorate Mad River's 22nd anniversary, The Times-Standard reported on September, 29.

The limited-production brew is available on draught at both breweries.

Wee Heavy Ale is fondly named for each of the brewery's head brewers: Dylan Schatz of Mad River Brewing Co. and Carlos Sanchez of Six Rivers Brewery, who together top out at more than 600 pounds.

”Wee Heavy is a style of beer similar to the Scotch ale, yet stronger. It is dark amber in color and just over 8 percent alcohol,” said Sanchez in a press release.

Sanchez said he and Schatz came up with the idea of collaborating on a beer at the Craft Brewers Conference in San Francisco where a few other collaboration beers were served.

Both breweries are medal winners of the Great American Beer Festival, the industry's gold standard beer competition. Mad River Brewing Co. even took home the top awards of Small Brewery and Brewer of the Year in 2010.

Six Rivers Brewery has created a splash in a different way. Their involvement with last year's Los Angeles Fashion Week opened a lot of doors. The brewery regularly receives invitations to high-profile events such as celebrity parties and product launches. Six River's Bluff Creek Ale was served in the celebrity suite at this year's Emmy awards.

”Over the last year Talia (Nachshon) and I have focused our energies on expanding our brand awareness and increasing statewide distribution. We have also added beers like the Raspberry Lambic to our bottling lineup. The response has been incredible,” said Meredith Ripley, co-owner of Six Rivers Brewery with Nachshon.

05 October, 2011