Slice Beer Company
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Location | 665 6th Street, Lincoln, California, United States | ||||
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Opened | November, 2019 | ||||
Key people | Zack Frasher Russ Yeager | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
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Slice Beer Company is a microbrewery in Lincoln, California, United States. Slice predominantly features West Coast IPAs, Hazy IPAs, and classic styles.
History[]
Slice was founded in 2019 by Zach Frasher and Russ Yeager.[1] Yeager is marketing director for Old Town Pizza, located next door to Slice's taproom.[2] Frasher was a former brewer at in nearby Auburn, California, and is credited with raising Moonraker's profile in the U.S. beer community by creating a triple IPA that bested Russian River Brewing's Pliny the Younger in 2017 at the annual Double and Triple IPA competition at The Bistro in Hayward.[3] Frasher, who got his start as a homebrewer while being a stay-at-home-dad after his daughter's birth, worked for and .[1]
Facility[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Slice_Brewing_Company_brewhouse.jpg/220px-Slice_Brewing_Company_brewhouse.jpg)
Slice has a 10 barrel brewhouse, and a fermentation capacity of 120 barrels.[3] They expect to produce 1,500 barrels a year, which Frasher says gives him the ability to control the entire process.[2] Their brewing facility is located with their taproom, which has a capacity of 32 people.[2]
They do not distribute, instead selling all their beers from their taproom.[4] During 2020's Covid-19 pandemic, they switched to more canned sales.[5]
Beer[]
Frasher was inspired to create hazy IPAs by New England style pioneers Hill Farmstead, , and Tired Hands.[2] They focus on fresh beers and use the tag line: "Culture of Fresh."[3]
Before production started under their label, Slice brewed collaboration beers with established breweries like , , and .[2]
In 2020, they became the first brewery to win people's choice for both the double and triple IPA styles at the Bistro's Double and Triple IPA Festival.[6] The people's choice award is voted on by festival attendees, which numbered around 1,000 in 2020.[6]
References[]
- ^ a b Patrick, James (2019-06-19). "Former Moonraker head brewer announces new brewery set to open this summer". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d e "A Slice of Excitement". Comstock's magazine. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
- ^ a b c French, Robert (2019-07-29). "Slice Beer Company, The Culture of Fresh • thefullpint.com". The Full Pint - Craft Beer News. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
- ^ Barnes, Daniel (April 2020). "Critical Mash: Slice Beer Co". Sacramento Magazine. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Craft Brewers Tap Into New Ideas". Comstock's magazine. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ a b Pereira, Alyssa; SFGATE (2020-02-09). "Brand new Sacramento-area brewery upsets competition at legendary Bay Area beer contest". SFGate. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
External links[]
- Beer brewing companies based in California
- Companies based in Placer County, California