That is our mission statement. We painted it on our old freight elevator door; we also crochet this on our pillows and tattoo it onto our pectoral muscles and chant it during staff meetings. It is that important. We are a brewery, but we brew more than great craft beer. We also are in the business of brewing joy, which is so corny it's awesome. We love to be a gathering space for people, and we love to connect with our customers over great food and beer.
Our Story
We bought this brewery, and then we bought a homebrew kit on craigslist, because that is the correct order in which to buy these sorts of things if you want the maximum adventure ride. Brewmaster Jon was an engineer in his former life, and now puts all that energy and science into the world of craft beer, with some amazing results (including this magical peanut butter concoction). We also have a coffee shop and coffee roaster in our brewery, which provides us with the magical beans for this magical brew.
Check out our blog for more info on the story here: http://www.copperstate.beer/single-post/2017/06/01/Grit-and-Grist--the-Copper-State-Story
*Pictured above: Brewmaster Jon and his wife Missy (AKA the High Brau Frau, AKA me), and our offspring, who are homeschooled at this brewery, because that's part of the adventure.
What People are Saying about this Beer
The following are real quotes from real beer drinkers on the real website Untappd, who have tried the Chocolate Coffee Peanut Butter Porter. Nobody was forced to say any of these nice things about our beer. Also, everything you read on the internet is true.
"Holy smokes, the smell of this beer is ridiculous! It's one of the most robust flavored beers I've had." --Wayne S.
"Top 5 beers all time." --Jacob H.
"Magic beer." --Emmy DJ.
"So good I actually might consider moving to Green Bay. As close to perfect as it gets." --Jordan B.
"Liquid dessert." --Jeff B.
"Seriously, it lives up to the name. No single notes, but full scores of major chords." --Michael P.
"Omg...yaaaaaas." --Erin G.
"Just frickin' have this!" --Ty K.
What We Need
Copper State Brewing Co just turned two years old. We'd like to give ourselves a birthday present that could benefit you, something all two-year-olds desire: a nitrogen doser for our canning line.
To make this work, we need a few things: knowledge (check--Jon is an engineer), beer (check--Jon makes great beer), and the support of our biggest fans (check?--here's where you come in). Our canning line needs an appendage in the form of a nitrogen doser. Appendages aren’t cheap—in fact, they cost an arm and a leg. We are aiming for a cool $25k for the equipment and install, and if we surpass this goal, we will put it towards the can design and the first pallet of cans to get us rolling.
Here's the science-y stuff: right before we put the beer into kegs or cans, we carbonate it. But for certain beers, we also add nitrogen, which gives the beer its creamy mouthfeel, without any bite from the CO2. When we started the brewery, we put in three nitro taplines so that we could serve some epic nitro craft on draught (doesn't look like it should rhyme, but it does). However, we cannot put a nitro beer straight into cans or crowlers or growlers from the tap because it would go flat in short order and it would not taste good. And as a rule, we don't serve beer that does not taste good. Enter: the nitro drip for our canning line, which gives each can a little nitro burst and purges all the oxygen before the lid is sealed on, ensuring a delicious creamy beer poured hard out of the can. The nitro drip doser would also benefit our other packaged beers by ensuring a longer shelf life. We would even have the capacity to do some nitro cold brew coffee in cans, which is another fun avenue to venture into...not as fun as beer, but still fun.
What you Get
Aside from the warm fuzzies of having helped out a new brewery with our production needs, we've got a pack of perks for you at various levels of donations. Click on the perks to get a bit more info about what is included with each one. Check 'em out, and come in and redeem them at Copper State Brewing Co.
*Nota Bene (that's Latin for "note well"--isn't learning fun?): some of these perks will not be able to be redeemed until we have the nitrogen doser set up in our cellar. Email info@copperstate.beer for more details or questions.
The Impact
Nope, this campaign will not save puppies or fix the ozone. It will not ensure world peace or provide a cure for cancer. It will, however, enable us to get fantastic beer out into the marketplace for you to share with your friends. Also, with more success of the brewery, we will be able to give back more to our growing downtown community. We serve beer at various fundraising events, and donate tours and gift cards and merch to many fundraisers throughout the year, so I guess in some ways, our beer does cure cancer and save puppies and feed starving artists. It's just that good at being beer.
Your donations will enable us to help the community. They will also allow us to increase our distribution farther across the great state of Wisconsin and into your house.
*Not pictured above in our cooler: Chocolate Coffee Peanut Butter Porter on Nitro...yet.
Other Ways You Can Help
We'll be honest with you: mostly, we could use your support in the form of money. However, we understand that not everyone can give their hard-earned cash straight to us. So here are some other ways you can help:
--Word of mouthfeel--come in and try the Chocolate Coffee Peanut Butter Porter on nitro at our brewery, and tell everyone you know how stinkin' good it is. And how you could share some with them if only we had a nitro doser for our canning line...
--Share this campaign with your friends, your coworkers, your craft beer snob neighbor, your second cousin thrice removed, your best friend's sister's daughter, your periodontist, your rich uncle...especially him
--Come and check out our place--we'd love to meet you, and we know you'll fall in love with our beer, our space, and our people
--Check out our website here (I like to think it's a fun place to spend some of your internet hours): http://www.copperstate.beer/