Who: The Covey Restaurant & Brewery

What: Vienna Lager named Champion, Vienna/Marzen Lager* category for Rockies/Southwest region; Jack’s Reserve Barleywine receives honorable mention, Barleywine** category for Rockies/Southwest region. The Covey Restaurant & Brewery was only brewery in Texas to rank.

Where: 14th Annual Winter United States Beer Tasting Championship (USBTC) in Princeton, New Jersey

When: Winter 2008

How: The USBTC competition is held in multiple stages. This allows beers to be judged in relatively small flights while ensuring that the best beers are determined through head-to-head competition. All beers were tasted in blinded fashion and judged on a hedonic scale (scale ranges from “like extremely” to “dislike extremely”).

A total of 405 beers from 141 breweries were examined across 13 beer categories. Within each category, the USBTC determined both an overall grand champion and six regional champions.

Details: Experience The Covey’s award-winning Vienna Lager and Jack’s Reserve Barleywine for yourself at The Covey. Also try The Covey’s Cowboy Lager, named summer 2007 Rockies/Southwest region Champion in the Dortmunder/Helles category.
*Vienna lager is a reddish-brown or copper colored beer with medium body and slight malt sweetness. **Barleywine, a style of strong ale that originated in England, is as strong as a wine but since it is made from a grain is in fact a beer.

About The Covey Restaurant and Brewery:
The Covey Restaurant and Brewery is located at 3010 S. Hulen in Fort Worth, Texas, and serves fine food with a flair for wild game and custom-crafted beer, brewed on site. The Covey, established in April 2006, is a brew pub that’s two venues in one: a comfortable pub with a full bar and an elegant restaurant. The pub, with its 52” and 42” HD TVs, is a great spot for watching the big game. The restaurant is perfect for a quiet dinner, business lunch, or an evening worth celebrating. Brewmaster Jamie Fulton and executive chef Sean Merchant periodically feature special menus and beer tastings. The Covey is open seven days a week; Sunday through Thursday, 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM; Friday and Saturday, 11:00 AM until midnight. The kitchen and dining room close each day at 10:00 PM; to-go orders are available during kitchen hours. The Covey welcomes groups celebrating special occasions; please contact Jamie Fulton for more details. Please stop by or visit www.thecovey.com for menus or more information.