Diamond Bear Brewing Company
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Diamond Bear Brewing Company is a beer
brewery located in Little Rock, Arkansas. Diamond Bear derives its name from the fact Arkansas
is the only state in the United States where diamond
s are naturally found, and the fact Arkansas was once known as The Bear State.
The Diamond Bear Brewery is also a prime tourist attraction offering tours to beer lovers visiting Arkansas.
Diamond Bear started brewing on September 21, 2000, founded by Russ and Sue Melton. Up to that point, Arkansas did not have a commercial brewery within its borders. Diamond Bear has well filled this vacuum with award-winning beers. The Pale Ale has won a gold medal for English Style Pale Ale at the Great American Beer Festival
in 2007, and at the World Beer Cup
for English Style Pale Ale in 2004 and 2006.
In March of 2009, Diamond Bear doubled its production capacity with help from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission.
Beer
Beer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...
brewery located in Little Rock, Arkansas. Diamond Bear derives its name from the fact Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
is the only state in the United States where diamond
Diamond
In mineralogy, diamond is an allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible at ambient conditions...
s are naturally found, and the fact Arkansas was once known as The Bear State.
The Diamond Bear Brewery is also a prime tourist attraction offering tours to beer lovers visiting Arkansas.
Diamond Bear started brewing on September 21, 2000, founded by Russ and Sue Melton. Up to that point, Arkansas did not have a commercial brewery within its borders. Diamond Bear has well filled this vacuum with award-winning beers. The Pale Ale has won a gold medal for English Style Pale Ale at the Great American Beer Festival
Great American Beer Festival
The Great American Beer Festival is a three-day annual event hosted by the Brewers Association, held in Denver, Colorado, in mid to late September or early October. This year, 2011, the festival runs from 29 September through 1 October. The GABF brings visitors from around the world to sample more...
in 2007, and at the World Beer Cup
World Beer Cup
The World Beer Cup, known as "The Olympics of Beer Competition", is one of several major international beer competitions. It was founded by Association of Brewers President Charlie Papazian....
for English Style Pale Ale in 2004 and 2006.
In March of 2009, Diamond Bear doubled its production capacity with help from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission.
See also
- Arkansas State Attractions
- Ratebeer.com statistics
- Review of Diamond Bear Ultra Blonde on Opinionated Beer Page
- Diamond Bear Goes National, Arkansas Business Journal
- Profitability on tap at Diamond Bear, High Beam Research
- http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aID=113161.54928.125302