Frederick Brewing Company
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Frederick Brewing Company is a brewery in Frederick, Maryland
, United States
. The company's labels include Wildgoose, Blueridge, Little Kings, and others. Contract brewing is common at this brewery. The Wildgoose brand is available in traditional English style ale
including India Pale Ale
and an Oatmeal Stout
.
In 2006, Frederick Brewing Company was sold to Flying Dog Ownership Group of Denver, CO. The newly formed entity will operate under the name Wild Goose Brewery, LLC and will share ownership with Flying Dog. The original Wild Goose Brewery was established 1989 in Cambridge, Maryland. Frederick Brewing Co. acquired the Wild Goose brand in 1997 and commenced brewing Wild Goose Ales in Frederick, Maryland sometime during 1998.
seeds and a label decorated with Japanese Maple leaves that bore a striking resemblance to marijuana. The launch followed a two-year approval process involving the Food and Drug Administration
, Drug Enforcement Administration
and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. The product was an instant commercial success and received awards at beer festivals. The company garnered further attention after it was reported by Drudge
and US News and World Report that President Bill Clinton
was served Hempen Ale aboard Air Force One
, despite US military rules prohibiting hemp consumption.
Frederick, Maryland
Frederick is a city in north-central Maryland. It is the county seat of Frederick County, the largest county by area in the state of Maryland. Frederick is an outlying community of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of a greater...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The company's labels include Wildgoose, Blueridge, Little Kings, and others. Contract brewing is common at this brewery. The Wildgoose brand is available in traditional English style ale
Ale
Ale is a type of beer brewed from malted barley using a warm fermentation with a strain of brewers' yeast. The yeast will ferment the beer quickly, giving it a sweet, full bodied and fruity taste...
including India Pale Ale
India Pale Ale
India Pale Ale or IPA is a style of beer within the broader category of pale ale. It was first brewed in England in the 19th century.The first known use of the expression "India pale ale" comes from an advertisement in the Liverpool Mercury newspaper published January 30, 1835...
and an Oatmeal Stout
Stout
Stout is a dark beer made using roasted malt or barley, hops, water and yeast. Stouts were traditionally the generic term for the strongest or stoutest porters, typically 7% or 8%, produced by a brewery....
.
In 2006, Frederick Brewing Company was sold to Flying Dog Ownership Group of Denver, CO. The newly formed entity will operate under the name Wild Goose Brewery, LLC and will share ownership with Flying Dog. The original Wild Goose Brewery was established 1989 in Cambridge, Maryland. Frederick Brewing Co. acquired the Wild Goose brand in 1997 and commenced brewing Wild Goose Ales in Frederick, Maryland sometime during 1998.
Hempen Ale
In 1997, Frederick Brewing caused significant controversy and press attention when it launched Hempen Ale, a creamy brown ale flavored with hempHemp
Hemp is mostly used as a name for low tetrahydrocannabinol strains of the plant Cannabis sativa, of fiber and/or oilseed varieties. In modern times, hemp has been used for industrial purposes including paper, textiles, biodegradable plastics, construction, health food and fuel with modest...
seeds and a label decorated with Japanese Maple leaves that bore a striking resemblance to marijuana. The launch followed a two-year approval process involving the Food and Drug Administration
Food and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments...
, Drug Enforcement Administration
Drug Enforcement Administration
The Drug Enforcement Administration is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Justice, tasked with combating drug smuggling and use within the United States...
and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. The product was an instant commercial success and received awards at beer festivals. The company garnered further attention after it was reported by Drudge
Drudge Report
The Drudge Report is a news aggregation website. Run by Matt Drudge with the help of Joseph Curl and Charles Hurt, the site consists mainly of links to stories from the United States and international mainstream media about politics, entertainment, and current events as well as links to many...
and US News and World Report that President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
was served Hempen Ale aboard Air Force One
Air Force One
Air Force One is the official air traffic control call sign of any United States Air Force aircraft carrying the President of the United States. In common parlance the term refers to those Air Force aircraft whose primary mission is to transport the president; however, any U.S. Air Force aircraft...
, despite US military rules prohibiting hemp consumption.