Willoughby Brewing Company

Celebrate New Year’s Eve at WBC

Rick — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:16:10 +0000

Join us for a very special New Year’s Eve celebration at Willoughby Brewing Company.

Entertainment will be provided by Abby Normal. We’ll have a Champagne Toast at midnight and our kitchen will be serving up the following specials:

Shrimp Cocktail and Risotto Balls- 4 shrimp served with deep fried risotto balls and a roasted red pepper horseradish sauce for dipping. $ 12.00

Saffron Scallops- Pan seared scallops served with wild rice and a saffron crème fraiche. $ 26.00

Caprese Chicken- Seared airline chicken breasts topped with roasted tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, basil chiffonade and a balsamic reduction served with mashed potatoes and broccoli. $24.00

Porter Glazed Delmonico- 14 oz hand cut Delmonico served with mashed potatoes and asparagus topped with a Gutter Pup Porter Reduction. $ 28.00

Cognac Halibut- Seared halibut served over a sweet potato puree and topped with wilted spinach and a cognac cream sauce. $ 24.00

Beef Wellington- 8 oz filet and roasted mushrooms wrapped in puff pastry served with a red wine reduction, mashed potatoes and asparagus. $ 30.00

Beer Sensory Evaluation Class

Rick — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 02:45:27 +0000

Join BJCP National Beer Judge Paul Shick and BJCP Certified Beer Judge and Certified Cicerone Rick Seibt of Willoughby Brewing for an evening of beer sensory evaluation. You’ll learn the basic concepts of beer evaluation, how to properly evaluate beer for it’s elemental flavors as well as how to detect simple off flavors

When: Monday, October 22, 2012 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Where: Willoughby Brewing Company, 4057 Erie St., Willoughby, OH
Cost: $20 + $1.69 ticketing fee

Reserve your seat here

What you’ll learn:

- The proper environment, equipment and presentation of beers to be evaluated
– Basic tasting technique
– Flavor detection
– Off-flavor detection including: diacetyl, isoamyl acetate, DMS, acetaldehyde, trans-2-nonel, infection

Who would benefit from attending:

- Anyone interested in refining their beer evaluation techniques
– Candidates interested in taking Beer Judge Certification and/or Cicerone exams

You must be 21 years of age or older to attend.

Attendees will be served approximately six to eight 2 oz. servings of beer. It’s highly encouraged that you have a meal at least 1 hour before the course, and abstain from drinking any beer prior to the course as this might affect your ability to properly assess flavors.

Class size is limited to 50.

Buy your tickets now using

You will not receive actual tickets for this event. Please print a record of your purchase. You will be asked to show your printed receipt or ID to gain entrance to the event.

SUMMER FEST 2012 – SUNDAY MAY 27TH, NOON – CLOSE!

don — Fri, 18 May 2012 01:05:54 +0000

Join us for our first ever Summer Fest in the Parking Lot of Willoughby Brewing Company.

Noon – 1:30 DJ Donkis opens the outdoor stage
1:30 – 3:00 Collage on the outdoor stage
3:00 – 3:30 DJ Donkis on the outdoor stage
3:30 – 6:30 Spazmatics on the outdoor stage (three sets)
6:30 – 8:00 DJ Donkis on the outdoor stage
8:00 – 9:00 Iphonic on the outdoor stage
9:00 – Close DJ Pana (from 96.5) on the indoor stage.

We will also have…
-Sumo wrestling, blow up jousting, and a dunk tank.
-Corn Hole tournament from 12:00 – 4:00, with a cash prize.
-A VIP section with VIP bar.
-Sections reserved for parties both day, and night.

Willoughby Brewing wins 4 awards at International Beer Fest

Rick — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:21:33 +0000

We’ve returned from the International Beer Fest and we’re back to brewing, but we’ve now got a little more spring in our step. On Saturday, May 12, four of our beers were awarded medals in the judged competition, making us very proud brewers.

WBC Brew Crew: Don, Wyatt, Thomas & Rick (photo courtesy of BobbyLikesBeer.com)

Here’s a list of the winners:

Moonshadow IPA – Silver Medal, American IPA Category
Rusty Rail Pale Ale – Silver Medal, American Pale Ale Category
Peanut Butter Cup – Bronze Medal, Spiced and Flavored Beers Category
Hopnotic Imperial Red – Bronze Medal, Double IPA Category

This is the second year in a row that Moonshadow (silver in ’11) and Peanut Butter Cup (bronze in ’11) have won in this competition.

What’s Fermenting?

Rick — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:26:36 +0000

As a brewpub with only four fermenters, it’s hard to get too much variation on our tap list. We do have 2 tanks that we dedicate to new/specialty beers. So I often get the question “What’s Next?”

Currently we have Hop Jam Black IPA and Hopfull Brown Ale on tap. Our next specials will be Hopnotic, our Imperial Red Ale, and Hazy Days, an American Hefeweizen wheat beer.

Spring 2012 Beer Festivals

Rick — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:25:11 +0000

There are many signs of Spring popping up, but for brewers it’s the begining of Beer Fest Season. If you’re looking to attend some great events in the area, you will find Willoughby Brewing at the following events this Spring.

Erie Microbrew Fest, April 14, 2012 at The Brewerie at Union Station, Erie, PA.
http://bit.ly/GW1Zy2

The Big Tap in, April 21, 2012 at the Covelli Center in Youngstown, OH.
http://thebigtapin.com/

International Beer Fest, May 11 & 12, 2012 at the IX Center, Cleveland, OH
http://www.ixbeerfest.com/

Look forward to seeing you at one of these great events!