Tin Roof Announces Juke Joint IPA will be year Round and In Cans!

 

 

Press Release from Tin Roof:

 

 

TIN ROOF BREWING COMPANY ANNOUNCES JUKE JOINT IPA TO BE AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND AND IN CANS

 BATON ROUGE, LA (MARCH 5, 2014) - Tin Roof Brewing Co. wrapped up the Carnival season with a big announcement- their popular Spring seasonal, Juke Joint IPA, is back for good and will now be available in cans as well as on tap.  

Juke Joint was first released last year as a Spring seasonal, and the beer quickly became a fan favorite.  Taps will start popping up over the next week or two, and the cans should hit store shelves around mid-March.    

"We’ve recently added capacity allowing us to expand our product line” said Jon Smith, Tin Roof Sales Director.  “Juke Joint was a big hit last year, and I’m a huge IPA fan, so making it available year round and in cans was a no brainer.”

 Tin Roof is in the midst of an expansion which includes additional fermentation tanks, storage tanks, and a new brewhouse.  They’ve also expanded their warehouse to allow for more can storage and a tap room which is slated to open in the coming months. 

Tin Roof Brewing Company was founded in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and began operations in November 2010.  The company now distributes their products across Louisiana and in parts of Mississippi.  For more information, follow Tin Roof on Twitter, find them on Facebook and Instagram, or visit www.tinroofbeer.com.

6 Pack of Questions with Rick Dobbs from Unreal

When you're sitting down and drinking your favorite local brew what are you thinking about?  Who brewed it?  How much hops went in it?  What's the ABV? What attracted you to that beer in the first place?  Was it brand recognition? Style love?  Maybe the design of the logo?

When I first started exploring different beers in the mid 90s the one thing that always caught my attention was the design on the bottle or can.  My first craft beer ever in 96 was a Rogue Dead Guy and it was the skeleton sitting on the barrel that grabbed my attention.  I was new to craft beer. Still didn't understand styles; didn't really know the breweries.

20 years later I'm still drawn in by awesome logo designs.  To me a great beer logo is truly a work of art.  Screw Banksy.  Give me a great beer logo design any day.

Here locally another designer has caught my eye over the last couple years and I wanted to give him some love via the blog.  His name is Rick Dobbs and he runs Unreal which puts out some of the most amazing beer designs I've seen.  He has done work for Tin Roof Brewing and Lazy Magnolia locally.  I sent him a 6 pack of questions.  Enjoy!

1)  How long have you been doing designs?  You go to school for this?

        I've been a designer professionally for almost 13 years.
        Yes – although I've been a creative since birth. I had a full
        ride to fine art school primarily for painting and printmaking.
        After a year doing the fine art thing I stumbled upon commercial
        art and graphic design. Amidst that discovery I changed majors,
        and schools, and pursued a focus in graphic design with painting
        as a secondary.

2)  Who was the first brewery you did a design for?  What was it?


        My first brewery client was Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company
        out of Kiln, MS. I had initially gone after them while working at
        Xdesign in Baton Rouge to bring them into our client roster.
        Thankfully LMBC was not quite ready to dive into creative
        spending that soon after Katrina. Once taking the leap to start
        Unreal and go it alone they reached out, and were ready to
        pull the trigger. I was more than enthusiastic to have them
        on board as one of Unreal's original clients.

        Our first project together was to rebrand and breathe new life
        into the visual identity of the brewery. Together with Lazy Magnolia's
        marketing team – at that time headed up by Matt McKiernan – we built
        a solid graphic umbrella for all of their brands to live under, and take
        creative lead from. Unreal and Lazy Magnolia grew together. Their
        success was also mine.

3)  How many breweries have you done designs for?  Can you list them?

 
        After 3-4 years with Lazy Magnolia I also began doing work for
        Baton Rouge-based Tin Roof Brewing Company. Tin Roof was
        the first craft brewery in Louisiana to can their brews. I couldn't
        ask for a better group of guys to call clients.

        In mid 2012 I was approached by Aurochs Brewing Company.
        At the time they were a startup out of Pittsburgh that was
        brewing gluten-free beer using medieval recipes that implemented
        sorghum and buckwheat.

        Last year I began doing work for Belgrade, Montana-based
        Dog Tag Brewing. DTB is combat veteran owned. They are
        doing really great things for the families of fallen heroes
        and wounded warriors.

4)  Which design is your favorite design?


        Oh boy don't get me in trouble. As far as packaging goes I'd say
        that Lazy Magnolia's Timber Beast 9.5 ABV Rye IPA bottle, carrier
        and mother carton are up there. However my hands down favorite
        so far has to be Tin Roof's Rougarou 9.7 ABV Imperial Black Ale
        bomber. That glass is just simple, clean and beautiful – ha – to me anyway.

5)  Do you like to drink beer while designing brewery designs?  


         Indeed, sir. My office is always stocked.

6)  When thinking of a design for a brewery what is your inspiration?  Does the brewery tell you want they want or do they give you some freedom?

        Immersion. First and foremost you have to do your homework and research.
        I Immerse myself in the inspiration behind the brewery nomenclature. Why was
        it named Billy Bubba Jim Bob's Brewing Company? Get in their heads. Secondly
        I research the region in which the brewery resides and it's history. 
        And finally, what is the target demographic? Who's eye do they want to catch?

        The above goes for every brew to follow – immersion in the name (sometimes
        I name them as well), style, region and history.

        Certainly. All of my brewery clients have a rough concept in their heads of what
        they're looking for, but usually, and ultimately, they let me do my thing. Afterall
        that's why they sought me out – they brew beer, and I'm a designer.

Thanks to Rick for taking time of his busy schedule to answer these questions!  Make sure to check out his website for more amazing logo designs!  If you're a new business you just found your logo designer!

Cheers!

The Beer Buddha

5 Awesome Louisiana Game Day Brews

Found this one floating around on the internet.  Not sure who did the original.

Another football season is right around the corner and nothing goes better with football than beer.  If you're drinking wine or cocktails you're doing it wrong.

And just because Bud, Miller and Coors like to pay billions in advertising to capture your taste buds doesn't mean you have to drink it!

Drinking local Louisiana beers while cheering on your Saints just makes sense.  Hell, who knows, maybe it'll bring some good luck to the team this year.

According to the Beer Institute Louisiana ranks 11th in the country in per capita beer consumption. With only 7 Louisiana breweries in production we need to do everything we can to support them!

Below are my 5 picks of great Louisiana brews to drink while supporting the Who Dats.  I based my picks on drinkability, availability and price.  I also chose beers I felt would be accepted by those who mostly drink mass marketed brews and may be willing to branch out and drink local.

NOLA Brewing Hopitoulas

If you're looking for nice hoppy brew this one fits the bill.  Perfectly balanced but be careful because at 6.7% ABV it packs a punch.  Comes in convenient 16oz cans which is perfect for your tailgate!

Bayou Teche LA 31 Biere Pale

If you're tailgating at a Saints game most likely you're serving some amazing Louisiana cuisine like jambalaya, boudin or some ettoufee.  It's just how Louisianians tailgate.  This pale ale has a wonderful balance between hops and malts and there possibly isn't a better beer to go along with our cuisine than Bayou Teche's LA 31 Biere Pale.

Abita Amber

This classic Munich style lager is another beer that goes great with our Louisiana cuisine.  With a 4.5% ABV it's easy to drink a bunch and still be able to support your team without being the obnoxious drunk fan like the Falcons have!  It also comes in a can and I'm pretty sure this is the only Louisiana craft beer being sold at the Dome during the game.

Tin Roof Blonde

The Baton Rouge based Tin Roof Brewing produces the light, crisp Blonde ale which is a great game day brew that comes in a can!  I hear that this one is also a staple at LSU tailgates!

NOLA Brown Ale

NOLA's Brown Ale is a tasty malt bomb with a nice, low ABV which makes it the perfect sessionable brew to have while watching the Saints.  It's also a fantastic choice for tailgaiting as it comes in a can as well.

Remember, these are just my picks.  What local beers will you be drinking while watching the boys in black this season?  What are your favorite tailgate food and beer pairings?

Cheers!

The Beer Buddha

Fight Cystic Fibrosis By Drinking Beer(and wine) At The Grape & Grain Fundraiser

Hey Northshore peeps! Cystic Fibrosis sucks and the New Orleans chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is throwing a beer and wine event to help fund research and hopefully one day find a cure for CF.

You will have an opportunity to sample about 20 wines(if that's your thing) and some pretty awesome beers.  Here is a list of the beers at the event:

• Chafunkta 
• New Belgium 
• SweetWater 
• Covington Brewhouse 
• Tin Roof 
• Bayou Teche 
• Main Grain 
• Gnarly Barley 

It'll be held August 23rd at the Benedict’s Plantation and all proceeds are to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.  Tickets are $50 for General admission and $100 for VIP.

They will also have some local food to nosh on and a DJ so you can get out there and cut a rug.

Make sure you check this event out!

Cheers!

The Beer Buddha

Tin Roof Perfect Tin Releasing Next Week in New Orleans

I just heard from a Southern Eagle employee that we will see Tin Roof Perfect Tin cans next week in stores. Be ready!

Cheers!

The Beer Buddha

Louisiana Beer Road Trip: Tin Roof Brewing

Recently my wife wanted to take a nice little day trip to visit Louisiana's state capital in Baton Rouge. I could honestly give two craps about Baton Rouge due to it's association with that other school up there but the wife wanted to go so of course I went. The up side of visiting BR was I got to work in a visit to Tin Roof Brewing Company.

I've had their beers before but it had only been at beer festivals and well, I don't review beers from beer festivals. It's just a personal thing I believe in. In my opinion the beer isn't being served in its optimal environment so who am I to "judge" that beer properly. But what better way to judge a beer than straight from the brewery itself? There really isn't one.

The brewery is located close to the river and about a mile from that other schools campus. Apparently it used to be a Sears distribution center and is a decent size. As we walked in we noticed the tanks but our eyes were immediately drawn to the tower of empty cans sitting in the middle of the brewery. It was so cool to see and know that these guys were so close to getting their product out there in something other than draft.

We met with co-owner Charles Caldwell and a little bit later with other co-owner William McGehee. They showed us around and explained their process and expressed their excitement over getting the cans and also the canning line. Charles said that he was a bit overwhelmed by the amount of cans(90,000+) he had to order due to the minimum order. The canning line pumps out 35 cans in one minute. If my math is correct I think that 90,000 cans translates to roughly 42 hours worth of canning beer and I believe roughly 234 barrels of beer. That's 36 gallons in a barrel and me translating ounces into gallons and then into barrels. Yeah I could be wrong. Overall translation: That's a shit ton of beer.

The place was a decent size but the ceiling wasn't very high which can be a bad thing since it can and does affect the size of their tanks. In the picture below you'll see that they are short and squat. I believe Charles said they were 30 barrel tanks. In the end they'll have to work some long hours or change facilities because just like in Jaws, They're gonna need a bigger tank. Or was the boat? Whatever.

Despite the size of the brewery they made damn sure to ensure they have a beautiful kick ass bar complete with muther fucking Kenny Powers. I really liked the bar and think something like that should be built in my back yard. I may need to recruit my buddy Riki Fink because I'm sure he has mad bar building skills. You hear me Riki?

Overall these guys are cool as shit and the beer is damn good. I love that Louisiana is slowly but surely building an amazing local brewery scene and I feel so privileged to be a part of it! Thanks Charles and William for the awesome visit!!

Oh and here is my review of Perfect Tin Amber!

Brewery: Tin Roof Brewery

Beer: Perfect Tin Amber

Style: Amber Ale

ABV: I have no clue

Louisiana Availability: Yes, of course.

Price Range: Around $5.

Appearance: Nice copper, golden color with a beautiful, frothy off-white head.

Smell: Wonderful aroma of caramel, sweet toffee and nuts with a slight hoppy aroma.

Taste: Nice aggressive maltiness balanced well with a hint of hops. Toasted bread, caramel and honestly a slight tobacco(Red Man)flavor.

Mouthfeel: Nice medium body with medium carbonation.

Overall: A fantastic brew that will capture a wide drinking audience. Inoffensive yet still flavorful. It's important to do this in Louisiana especially in a college town and Tin Roof has managed to do this well. Oh and GO GREENWAVE!!!!!

Score: 4 out of 5 Buddha's

Cheers!!!

The Beer Buddha