E-Malt.com News article: USA, CA & NC: AleSmith Brewing Company’s beers coming to North Carolina

Mims Distributing Company, a beer distributor that services a nine-county area in and around the Triangle in North Carolina, has announced that it will be bringing brands from AleSmith Brewing Company, located in San Diego, Calif., to its distribution area beginning May 14, Brewbound reported on May 20.

According to Ratebeer.com, AleSmith is the world’s top brewer and its agreement with Mims Distributing Company marks the first time that that the beer will be available in the Southeastern region of the United States; Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont and parts of Rhode Island are the only other states on the East Coast to offer the brand.

“We are excited to announce that we will be helping AleSmith make its Southeast debut right here in the Triangle,” said Chip Mims, CEO of Mims Distributing Company. “It is an honor to be able to add the ‘top brewer in the world’ to our craft beer portfolio. As North Carolina’s craft beer scene continues to grow, we are confident that the Triangle is the perfect fit for AleSmith ales.”

AleSmith Brewing Company’s beers have been recognized with numerous awards for taste and quality. To date, the brewery has won 16 medals from the Great American Beer Festival® and nine medals from the World Beer Cup®. This year, RateBeer.com compared more than 240,000 beers from more than 16,000 brewers worldwide and rated AleSmith’s IPA, Barrel-Aged Wee Heavy and Old Numbskull among the world’s top 100 beers. Additionally, AleSmith’s Decadence 2012 was rated among the top 0.1 percent of new releases in 2013 out of more than 44,000 beers.

The craft beer industry is exploding in North Carolina, and the state boasts the largest number of craft breweries in the South – more than 100 breweries and brewpubs. The Research Triangle area specifically is gaining recognition as one of the nation’s top beer regions, with a growing beer culture and number of craft breweries. AleSmith is following in the footsteps of several other well-known brands, including Anchor Brewing and Lagunitas Brewing Company, who have selected the region as the best market to launch new products.


21 May, 2014