Half Pints Brewing Company is a privately owned brewery in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Incorporated in August 2006, it is one of 22 craft breweries in Manitoba.
| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Beverage industry |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada |
| Products | Beer |
Number of employees | 15 (December 2016) |
| Website | halfpintsbrewing |
The brewery has grown its capacity and floor space, and has expanded its market west into Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia. As of 2013 Half Pints has a capacity of 34,000 hectolitres.[1] In 2010, the capacity was 8,000 hectolitres, up from 1,500 hectolitres in 2006 when the brewery initially opened.[2]
Half Pints is owned by David Rudge.[1] Rudge is also the head brewmaster of the company. As of December 2016, Half Pints Brewing has 15 employees.[3]
Products
editHalf Pints produces four flagship beers: St James Pale Ale, Bulldog Amber Ale, Little Scrapper IPA and Stir Stick Stout. The brewery also produces seasonal beers.[4] In 2011, Half Pints introduced "Queer Beer", a brew for Winnipeg's Pride Festival. Proceeds from the beer are donated to Pride Winnipeg. The beer was brought back for a second season in 2012.[5]
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Half Pints's Humulus Ludicrous, an extremely hoppy double IPA, with a published bitterness rating of 100 IBU
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Bulldog Amber Ale
Reception
editThe company's products review well in Beer Advocate,[6] and have appeared in RateBeer's Best Beers of Canada list since 2008, with the Humulus Ludicrous scoring gold in each year.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Kirbyson, Geoff (5 December 2012). "Half Pints exports to one city at a time". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ Kirbyson, Geoff (10 July 2010). "Half Pints Brewery tanks up". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ "About".
- ^ "What's Brewing". Half Pints Brewing Co. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ "Half Pints partners with Pride Winnipeg, releases Queer Beer for second year". CTV News. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ "Half Pints Brewing Company at Beer Advocate.
- ^ "Best Beers in Canada" at RateBeer.com, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 2012
Further reading
edit- Ben McFarland (2009), World's Best Beers: One Thousand Craft Brews from Cask to Glass, New York: Sterling Innovation, ISBN 1-4027-6694-7.
- Adrian Tierney-Jones ed. (2010), 1001 Beers You Must Taste Before You Die, Universe, ISBN 0-7893-2025-8.
- "Half Pints beers given nod in new book", in Winnipeg Free Press, Sept. 30, 2009.