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==Brewery==
==Brewery==
The brewery was officially brewing in October 2002 and was incorporated in 1994 as the New Albanian Brewing Company in a room that branches off of Sportstime Pizza.<ref name="brew">[http://www.newalbanian.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=56 NABC Brewing]</ref> The brewery was established by Roger Baylor his former wife Amy (O'Connell) Baylor and her sister Kate (O'Connell) Lewison.<ref name="start">[http://potablecurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2007/06/sportstime-pizza-will-be-20-years-old.html Sportstime will be 20 years old]</ref> It is the first commercial brewery in New Albany since 1935.<ref name="pdf">[http://www.newalbanian.com/food.pdf New Albanian - Food.PDF]</ref> The first brewmaster was Michael Borchers who brought experience and used machines from the now defunct Silver Creek Brewing Corporation that was located in [[Sellersburg, Indiana]]. Jesse Williams and Jared Williamson are the current brewers. Veteran Louisville Craft Brewer David R. Pierce joined New Albanian Brewing Company in April 2009 as Director of Brewing Operations.<ref>[http://www.newalbanian.com/gl_brewers.html Brewer Bios]</ref> <ref>[http://www.newalbanian.com/bsb_at_a_glance.html BSB At a Glance]</ref>
The brewery was officially brewing in October 2002 and was incorporated in 1994 as the New Albanian Brewing Company in a room that branches off of Sportstime Pizza.<ref name="brew">[http://www.newalbanian.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=56 NABC Brewing]</ref> The brewery was established by Roger Baylor his former wife Amy (O'Connell) Baylor and her sister Kate (O'Connell) Lewison.<ref name="start">[http://potablecurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2007/06/sportstime-pizza-will-be-20-years-old.html Sportstime will be 20 years old]</ref> It is the first commercial brewery in New Albany since 1935.<ref name="pdf">[http://www.newalbanian.com/food.pdf New Albanian - Food.PDF]</ref> The first brewmaster was Michael Borchers who brought experience and used machines from the now defunct Silver Creek Brewing Corporation that was located in [[Sellersburg, Indiana]]. Jesse Williams and Jared Williamson followed and brewing is currently done by veteran Louisville Craft Brewer David R. Pierce, Director of Brewing Operations since 2009, at the Bank Street production brewery<ref>[http://web.newalbanian.com/beersandbrewing/brain-trust/david-r-pierce/ David R. Pierce]</ref> and Ben Minton at the R&D brewery.<ref>[http://web.newalbanian.com/beersandbrewing/brain-trust/ben-minton/ Ben Minton]</ref>


In 2005, 14,000 gallons of beer were produced by the brewery, and with the new additions, the planned output for 2007 is double the 2005 amount.<ref>[http://www.news-tribune.net/cnhi/newstribune/homepage/local_story_324115717.html TOP STORY: Baylor brewing up success] ''[[The Evening News (Jeffersonville)|Evening News]]'' November 20, 2005 </ref>
In 2005, 14,000 gallons of beer were produced by the brewery, and with the new additions, the planned output for 2007 is double the 2005 amount.<ref>[http://www.news-tribune.net/cnhi/newstribune/homepage/local_story_324115717.html TOP STORY: Baylor brewing up success] ''[[The Evening News (Jeffersonville)|Evening News]]'' November 20, 2005 </ref>

Revision as of 23:54, 7 August 2012

New Albanian Brewing Company
File:NABC Logo.jpg
Brewing Ahead of the Curve
Map
LocationNew Albany, Indiana
Opened1987
Annual production volume1,571 US Barrels (2011)
Owned byRoger Baylor, Kate Lewison and Amy Baylor
Active beers
Name Type
Beak's Best American Bitter

[1]

Bob's Old 15-B Porter
Community Dark Mild ale
Elector Imperial Red
Hoptimus Imperial India Pale Ale
Tafelbier Belgian Style Table Beer
Tunnel Vision Belgian Rye Wit
Yakima Rye India Pale Ale
Seasonal beers
Name Type
Bonfire of the Valkyries Schwarzbier

[1]

Oaktimus Oak-Aged Imperial India Pale Ale

The New Albanian Brewing Company, located in the Metropolitan Louisville area in New Albany, Indiana, is a regional Craft Brewer with distribution throughout the states of Indiana and Kentucky. It has been rated as high as sixth among the world's craft breweries according to Ratebeer.com.[2][3]

New Albanian operates two breweries in New Albany, a production brewery in their downtown facility shared with their Bank Street Brewhouse taproom and gastropub[4] and their original brewery, which now serves for research and development brewing and shares a suburban building with the company's New Albanian Pizzeria and Public House.[5]

The business dates to 1987 as a family-owned Pizzeria and became one of the Louisville area's premier venues for Craft and Imported Beers with the opening of its Public House in 1992.[6][7] Planning for the business' expansion into Craft Brewing began with its incorporation as the New Albanian Brewing Company in 1994 and brewing commenced in October, 2002.

Brewery

The brewery was officially brewing in October 2002 and was incorporated in 1994 as the New Albanian Brewing Company in a room that branches off of Sportstime Pizza.[8] The brewery was established by Roger Baylor his former wife Amy (O'Connell) Baylor and her sister Kate (O'Connell) Lewison.[9] It is the first commercial brewery in New Albany since 1935.[10] The first brewmaster was Michael Borchers who brought experience and used machines from the now defunct Silver Creek Brewing Corporation that was located in Sellersburg, Indiana. Jesse Williams and Jared Williamson followed and brewing is currently done by veteran Louisville Craft Brewer David R. Pierce, Director of Brewing Operations since 2009, at the Bank Street production brewery[11] and Ben Minton at the R&D brewery.[12]

In 2005, 14,000 gallons of beer were produced by the brewery, and with the new additions, the planned output for 2007 is double the 2005 amount.[13] In 2009, a second brewery opened on Bank Street in New Albany. The new location has more than doubled prior production, and has led the way to regional distribution.

Rich O's and Sportstime Pizza

While the brewery was officially founded in 2002, Rich O's (the public house) and Sportstime Pizza (the pizzeria) have operated prior to its inception. The establishment began in 1987 with Sportstime Pizza and it has slowly expanded since.[10] The establishment was originally a Noble Roman's franchise operated by Rich and Sharon O'Connell, parents of Amy and Kate O'Connell and the namesake of Rich O's Public House.[9] Rich O's opened in 1990 under Amy O'Connell's control. Roger Baylor was hired in 1992[14], and was soon to married Amy. The marriage did not last, but the business relationship did. The businesses of Rich O's and Sportstime are co-owned by beer master Roger, and Kate and Amy, the daughters of Sharon and Rich O'Connell.[9] For a brief period in the late 1980s a second location, "Sportstime II," was located on Vincennes Street in New Albany, across from New Albany High School.

Rich O's Public House offers 648 different beers to its customers in addition to its own beers.[8] However, they refuse to serve light beer, deigning that as "unfit for human consumption."[15] In addition to refusing to serve light beer, the company is strongly against mass-marketed domestic beer.

Sportstime Pizza has regular varieties of pizza, in addition to many specialties, such as the "refrigerator" style. They also offer alternative sauces for their pizza such as ranch, pesto, and barbecue. One of their other wildly popular products is their Beer Cheese.

The differences between Sportstime and Rich O's are mainly aesthetic, as the establishments share the same tiny kitchen and offer the same food and drink menus.

Located near Indiana University Southeast and only across the river from the University of Louisville, the NABC is frequented by students and faculty of both schools.

References

  1. ^ a b NABC Beers
  2. ^ Go Rich O's! Louisville Courier Journal, June 16, 2007
  3. ^ New Albanian Brewing Company Rating
  4. ^ NABC Bank Street Brewhouse - New Albanian Brewing Company
  5. ^ NABC Pizzeria & Public House - New Albanian Brewing Company
  6. ^ A History of the NABC
  7. ^ Best Beer List: 1st place, NABC Pizzeria & Public House
  8. ^ a b NABC Brewing
  9. ^ a b c Sportstime will be 20 years old
  10. ^ a b New Albanian - Food.PDF
  11. ^ David R. Pierce
  12. ^ Ben Minton
  13. ^ TOP STORY: Baylor brewing up success Evening News November 20, 2005
  14. ^ Insiders' Guide to Louisville, Kentucky & Southern Indiana, 2nd Edition By Chip Nold and Bob Bahr (Globe Perquot) Page 76 ISBN 1-57380-043-0
  15. ^ Insiders' Guide to Louisville, Kentucky & Southern Indiana, 2nd Edition By Chip Nold and Bob Bahr (Globe Pequot) Page 94 ISBN 1-57380-043-0

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