Henhouse Brewing’s Big Chicken DIPA lands in Oregon for Zero-Day Release
Henhouse Brewing’s ode to freshness, Big Chicken Double IPA, is rolling out to bars from the bay-area to Portland over the next few days. This is the 8th annual release of Big Chicken, which is a monumental task that involves delivering kegs and cans to accounts on the exact same day the beer is packaged ensuring the freshest beer humanly possible. The dedication to delivery is an achievement made possible by their sellers and key distribution partners, including Day One Distro in Oregon who is getting kegs to 24 locations around from Medford to Astoria on Tuesday, February 7th as part of Big Chicken Week.
“Freshness and accessibility are two of our core values,” said HenHouse Brewing Company Founder Collin McDonnell. “Big Chicken has always been a statement of those values and of our commitment to sharing our most hyped beer with the folks who support us year round!”
Any brewer will tell you that beer is a far more perishable product than most people realize, and extreme deliciousness only comes with absolute freshness. Big Chicken demonstrates that it’s possible to make pristine brewery-fresh beer available to all, as long as every link in the chain commits to caring about it. Each of the over 400 locations pouring this year’s Big Chicken brew will have a freshly-cleaned draft line waiting when the beer arrives. In the past, drinkers as far south as Salinas and as far north as Portland, Oregon have enjoyed Big Chicken on the very same day it went into the keg.
This year’s Big Chicken release reflects the HenHouse team’s efforts to make their operation greener by sourcing more ingredients locally. The 2023 Big Chicken recipe features locally-grown Genie Barley from Crane Farms in Penngrove, malted by Admiral Maltings in Alameda, along with hand-selected lots of Mosaic hops from Loftus Ranches, Simcoe Hops from Coleman Agriculture, Cascade Hops from Green Acre Farms, and Centennial hops from Crosby Hop Farm. The result is a West Coast Hopbomb with an astonishingly big aroma and a bit of genuine Sonoma County terroir.
“Each year’s Big Chicken recipe serves as a snapshot of ingredients, techniques, and trends that have captured our production team’s interest over the past year,” said HenHouse Brewmaster Zach Kelly. “The Big Chicken 2023 recipe is indicative of the very intentionally sourced, farm-direct, West Coast Style IPA recipes we’re excited about right now.”
Zero-Day Big Chicken deliveries start throughout the greater Bay Area on Monday, February 6 through Friday, February 10. HenHouse will release the names of locations serving Big Chicken one week prior on their social media accounts. The HenHouse Brewery Tasting Room and Petaluma Palace Of Barrels will be offering fresh allocations through Sunday, February 12.
About HenHouse Brewing Company
HenHouse Brewing Company was founded in 2012 in Sonoma County with the mission of delivering fresh, fun, high-quality beer to the Bay Area and beyond. HenHouse believes that beer should be as entertaining as it is tasty, partnering with artists, musicians, and community members to produce liquid entertainment all year long. HenHouse is also deeply committed to uplifting their community, supporting local non-profits through their donations committee. For more information about HenHouse beers and where you can find them, visit www.henhousebrewing.com,
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