Saint Arnold Summer Pils Reintroduced Throughout Texas
Oldest Craft Brewery in Texas Announces 35 Percent Surge in Production
HOUSTON, TX -- (MARKET WIRE) -- April 11, 2007 -- Texas beer drinkers are increasingly embracing
craft beer and the strong demand is prompting Houston-based Saint Arnold
Brewing Company to boost production to record levels. Saint Arnold Brewing,
the oldest craft brewery in Texas, announced first quarter sales were up
approximately 35 percent from a year ago.
"The Texas beer market used to consider craft beers a novelty, but in
recent years beer drinkers throughout the state have been trying and
adopting more flavorful beers," said Brock Wagner, founder of Saint Arnold
Brewing Company. "We are gratified in seeing how many Texans are embracing
both the local and craft aspects of our brews."
Saint Arnold's latest seasonal offering is Saint Arnold Summer Pils, a
crisp, delicately flavored Bohemian-style pilsner. Saint Arnold Summer Pils
features fine German pils malt and two central European noble hop
varieties: Czech Saaz and Tettnanger.
To meet growing demand, Saint Arnold Brewing is boosting production of
Saint Arnold Summer Pils to 1,300 barrels, which translates to almost
18,000 cases.
Judges at the Great American Beer Festival have twice recognized Saint
Arnold Summer Pils as one of the best, awarding it the Bronze Medal in 2005
and Silver Medal in 2003 in the Münchner-Style Helles category. It also
took first place at the 1997 Colorado State Fair in the European Pilsner
category.
Editor's Note: A photo of Saint Arnold Summer Pils can be downloaded from
www.keeneypr.com/attachments/files/78/Summer.jpg and a photo of Brock
Wagner in the brewery's tasting room is available for download at
www.keeneypr.com/attachments/files/63/Brock%20Wagner%20025_1.jpg.
About Saint Arnold Brewing Company
Saint Arnold Brewing's ten brews are made and sold by the company's staff
of 18 dedicated employees. The brewery was listed by USA Today as one of
the "10 great places to see what's brewing in beer." It is located at 2522
Fairway Park Drive and its brewery tour and tasting is offered every
Saturday at 1:00 P.M. For more information on Saint Arnold's five
year-round and five seasonal beers as well as root beer, log on to
www.saintarnold.com.
Contact Information: Contact:
Dan Keeney, APR
DPK Public Relations
(832) 467-2904
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