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Featured Brewery: Kona

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Aloha. That’s how most conversations begin here. It’s also how many of them end. But “Aloha” doesn’t just mean hello and goodbye and love and welcome. It means more than a word can express. It’s a feeling. A way of life. “Aloha” is the idea that we are all connected to everyone and everything around us and that true joy is found in respecting this connection. And it’s in this aloha spirit that the Kona Brewing Company was founded back in 1994 by Cameron Healy and his son Spoon Khalsa. They combined their love of Hawaii and its pristine, natural beauty with their fondness for delicious, local brews, and lucky for us, their dream lives on more than 20 years later.

So try a few of them. And join us in our pursuit of aloha.

Kona Brewing Company was founded by father and son team Cameron Healy and Spoon Khalsa. The pair had a vision to reflect the spirit, culture, and beauty of Hawaii in a collection of local island craft beers, so in 1994 they set out for the Big Island to bring their dream to life.

Flash forward to today, and Kona Brewing has become one of the best-selling craft beer brands in the world. But despite our global success, we’ve managed to stay true to our Hawaiian roots through innovation, sustainability and community outreach. And we’re still headquartered where it all began, in Kailua-Kona on Hawaii’s Big Island.

Whose Day Tuesday! – It’s Brianna’s Day!

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Whose Day is it this Tuesday?!

It’s Brianna Ihrke’s day for Whose Day Tuesday!

Let’s learn some fun facts about Brianna!

*When did you start at Schott Distributing?
August 2015

 

*What is your job title? And describe in 3 words
Graphic Technician AKA Sign Maker

 

*What is your favorite part of you job?
Designing beer menus

 

*What is your go-to beer and why?
Alaskan Amber for it’s smooth flavor or Goose Island IPA because it’s awesome.

 

*What is your favorite thing to do when not at work?
Cooking

 

*Who would you most like to swap places with for the day? Famous or not
Aaron Kelley because he has an awesome team leader

 

*If you could visit anywhere in the world you’ve never been, where would you go?
Ireland

 

*What’s in your coffee?
Depends on the day. Sometimes black, and sometimes with some flavored cream.

 

*What is your favorite food?
Sushi

+You can find Brianna being a modern day Picasso in our sign shop but you can find her artwork on display at many of our accounts(bars!)
-For those of you who do not know, Troy Peterson is AK’s team leader and he in no way influenced Brianna’s answer-

Cheers Brianna!

Featured Brewery: Oskar Blues

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In 2002, a funky little Colorado grown brew-pub started stuffing their huge, voluminously hopped mutha of a pale ale in a can (Dale’s Pale Ale). That not only began the craft-beer-in-a-can craze, but has grown to add a brewery to the hills of Pisgah National Forest in Brevard, NC and another in the Live Music Capital of the World, Austin, TX, in 2016. Cans keep beer fresher, longer by eliminating the damaging effects of light and ingressed oxygen while being infinitely recyclable and portable…taking them where your next soul saving adventure takes you.

Oskar Blues Brewery is a craft brewery with locations in Longmont, Colorado, Brevard, North Carolina, and Austin, Texas. The company began as a brewpub in Lyons in 1997 and began brewing beer in the basement in 1999. In 2002, they became one of the first to put their own craft beer in cans. In 2012, they began marketing some of their craft beer in resealable aluminum containers, and in 2012, they expanded and established another brewery in Brevard, North Carolina. Unlike many craft breweries, Oskar Blues only packages their beer in cans and kegs, not bottles.

Now Available in the Rochester market for a Limited Time!

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Elysian Split Shot

Espresso Milk Stout

Split Shot combines the local talents of Elysian Brewing and Stumptown Coffee in a deliciously smooth, very Northwest beer.

 

Kona Koko Brown Ale

Koko Brown has a nutty, toffee flavor and a unique, roasted malt taste. Brewed with real toasted coconuts, this brew goes hand in hand with the beach, or wherever your happy place might be.

Whose Day Tuesday – Troy Peterson!

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Whose Day is it this Tuesday?!

It’s Troy Peterson’s day for Whose Day Tuesday!

Let’s learn some fun facts about Troy!

When did you start at Schott Distributing?
* Started July 20th, 1992

What is your job title? And describe in 3 words
*Team leader/the salesmen’s secretary

What is your favorite part of you job?
* Talking with accounts about beer

What is your go-to beer and why?
* Budweiser – because it’s the king baby

What is your favorite thing to do when not at work?
* Go boating/drink beer

Who would you most like to swap places with for the day? Famous or not
* Any one of my sales people, because they have an awesome team leader

If you could visit anywhere in the world you’ve never been, where would you go?
* Sweden or Ireland

What’s in your coffee?
* Not what I would like because work frowns on that(while at work)

What is your favorite food?
* Anything my wife cooks and BBQ.

You can find Troy out and about in our Rochester accounts making sure one goes thirsty, give him a wave and tell him you’re from Stewartville and he’ll probably buy you a Budweiser!
Cheers!