"One lady recently contacted us, her dad is in Michigan and wanted our beer mailed to him. Mosley and Nunn also heard that Carlos Gonzalez, an outfielder for the Colorado Rockies, requested the beer when the team played the Brewers. Other craft and microbreweries are carrying Old Abe's brews, including Sweet Mullets in Oconomowoc, Raised Grain in Waukesha and Potosi Brewing in Potosi. "We're aiming toward pale ale (type of beer) because we think there's enough people who have gluten-free light beers," said Nunn. It offers some refreshing options in a market looking for something aside from hard liquor, hard cider and other lager-style gluten-free beers. RELATED: Hartland's Beer Snobs can help you find a new favorite brew RELATED: The newest Milwaukee-area beer garden could be in Lisbon RELATED: Pairing Irish whiskey and a pint of local brew for St. The duo said it doesn't see the need for gluten-free options going away any time soon. "It's important to us that the people we work with are interested in serving gluten-free customers." Mosley added they want their product to be in bars and eateries that cater to gluten-free diets. "A lot of customers are women, so listening to them is helpful and constructive," said Mosley. Mosley and Nunn co-own the company with their wives. "(We make) subtly flavored beers, so if someone is gluten-free and is with their spouse, their family could still enjoy the beer." "We wanted to make sure we kept the beer flavor," Mosley said. The beer is available in 80 stores, bars and restaurants statewide, including Odd Duck and Morel in Milwaukee, the American Club in Kohler and several locations in La Crosse and Eau Claire.
In 2016, it sold about 120 cases in 2017, it sold 240, and it's looking to double again in 2018. Today, Old Abe Brewing has four beers - Maple Twist Pale Ale, Bramble On Blackberry Pale Ale, Bramble On Raspberry Pale Ale and Raspberry Coffee Brambling Joe. RELATED: Chicago brewery thinks its beer will pair well with a Milwaukee fish fry
RELATED: Old Town Beer Hall brings authenticity to Germantown RELATED: Menomonee Falls beer garden to reopen in June "We had 11 cases at Beer Snobs, Revere's, Marty's Pizza, the Sentry (market) in Delafied, Dublin's Irish Pub and (Jamie) O'Donoghue's in Elm Grove." "We started in six locations," Mosley said. Old Abe Brewing comes up with the recipes and pays for the ingredients, while Alt Brew makes the beer in its facilities. Mosley and Nunn contract with Madison-based Alt Brew, another gluten-free craft brewery to produce the beer. It sold its first beer - the Maple Twist - in February 2016.
"After we won, Dwayne said, 'let's try to sell this beer,' " said Nunn.Īnd Old Abe Brewing Co. They tried a gluten-free recipe because Mosley's wife and one of Nunn's daughters follow a gluten-free diet for health reasons. The Hartland neighbors started home brewing in 2011 when Nunn got a kit from his daughter for Christmas. They only made three batches in their home-brewing setup before entering their Maple Twist beer in the specialty beer category at the Wisconsin State Fair in 2014.
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Dwayne Mosley and Jake Nunn say they're lucky to have stumbled upon a winning recipe for gluten-free beer without too much trial and error.
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