In the beginning, Anderson Valley Brewing Company was housed in the lower level of its brewpub, The Buckhorn Saloon. Gleaming stainless steel vats brewed and fermented barley and other specialty grains to create outstanding ales, porters, stouts, and wheat beers. These brews began as a dream of owners Kenneth and Kimberly Allen to create the smoothest tasting ales available anywhere. After extensive investigation into quality brewing, the owners decided how the beers should taste, and proceeded to design most of the processing vats and tanks used in their beer making process. They began making and selling beer in 1987.
When the demand for AVBC's award winning ales exceeded the capacity of their 10-barrel brewery below the pub, they built their present 30-barrel facility at the corner of Highways 128 and 253, a mile from the center of Boonville. That was in 1996, and this brewery saw AVBC through a dramatic period of growth, which included the introduction of a 12 ounce bottling line and a production level of 15,000 barrels in 1998, twice the amount brewed in 1997.
Despite the larger space and expanded capacity, the need for an even larger and more efficient brewhouse was evident to the Allens. In 1998, construction began on the Bavarian-style brewhouse you see above, with large windows revealing the gleaming 100- and 85- barrel copper brew kettles within. They just don't make kettles like these anymore, the kettles were rescued by Ken Allen from several defunct German breweries during a trip to Europe in 1995. These are the centerpiece of the state-of-the-art, three-story brewhouse. The new brewhouse went online in August of 2000.
The Anderson Valley beers are handcrafted in the tradition of it's ancestors. Only the purest natural ingredients are used to create these exceptional brews. Pristine water, rich in bicarbonates and chemical free, is drawn from deep wells on the brewery grounds. Neither artificial preservatives nor flavor destructive pasteurization processes are ever employed in the making of any AVBC brew. Throughout their expansion, AVBC continues to produce beers with the same quality and commitment that has made their brewery famous.
Anderson Valley Beers
Anderson Valley Beers
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Brewery Located at:
17700 Hwy 253
Boonville, CA 95415
Telephone: (707) 895-BEER 1-800-207-BEER
Fax: (707) 895-2353
For Distributorship and Sales information:
Contact:
Ron Ziomek
Sales Director
email: ronz@avbc.com
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Brewery Awards:
2001 AMERICA'S TEN BEST BREWERIES: America's Best Online
2000 AMERICA'S TEN BEST BREWERIES: America's Best Online
1999 AMERICA'S TEN BEST BREWERIES: America's Best Online
1998 AMERICA'S TEN BEST BREWERIES: America's Best Online
1998 BEST PILGRIMAGE FOR BEER: San Francisco Weekly's Best of San Francisco '98
1997 TOP TEN BREWERIES OF THE YEAR: World Beer Championships
1996 TOP TEN BREWERIES OF THE YEAR: World Beer Championships
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