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GREELEY, CO – Wiley Roots Brewing Company is purring with excitement for the return of Midnight on the Run, the brewery’s famous Black (cat) Friday release. Chocolate Midnight on the Run, Cinnamon Midnight on the Run, Hazelnut Midnight on the Run, and Rye Whiskey Barrel Aged Midnight on the Run will be available on-site and to-go on Friday, November 24, 2023 starting at 12pm.

Midnight on the Run is a rich dark chocolate Imperial Stout conditioned on Ghanaian cacao nibs and named after the brewery’s black cat, Midnight. In 2016, the brewery’s co-founders, Kyle and Miranda Carbaugh, adopted Midnight when the feral stray cat showed up at the Carbaugh’s family ranch east of Greeley. Over the years, Midnight has become a mascot for fans of the brewery, with the first batch of Midnight on the Run releasing to a line of fans in 2018. The cat-damonimum has since spread worldwide, from fans creating Midnight inspired artwork, to donating paintings to the brewery, to an international art display in Tokyo, with Midnight included in a feature of brewery cats around the world. 

This year, Wiley Roots announced the return of Midnight on the Run with four new flavors, including dark chocolate, dark chocolate and hazelnut, dark chocolate and cinnamon, and dark chocolate aged in a single Rye Whiskey barrel from Laws Whiskey House in Denver, Colorado. These dessert beers or “pastry stouts” are popular among fans because of their sweet dessert flavors like chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon, and hazelnut.

“We want people to have a place to go on Black Friday to escape and have some fun. When we started doing this release in 2018, it was important to us that people felt like they were part of something special. To enjoy a great beer and slow down a bit. Now it’s an opportunity for us to connect with anyone that needs a break during the holidays.” said Kyle Carbaugh, Co-Founder and Head Brewer.

“Everyone loves this release for so many reasons, but Midnight is definitely the star. People drive from all over to visit the brewery for a chance to see her. That’s why we made some merchandise this year, so people can take her home with them, including pins, stickers, a new koozie, and beer glasses. She’s become such a star. I think she knows it too.” said Miranda Carbaugh, the Co-Founder and Chief Operations Officer.

Midnight on the Run is available from the Wiley Roots taproom and in select retail stores in Colorado and Arizona. All four variants of the beer will be on-site and available to-go starting at 12pm on Black Friday.

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About Wiley Roots Brewing Company
Wiley Roots Brewing Company believes beer should be unique, crafted from the highest quality ingredients, and brewed with a sense of responsibility to the craft and to the surrounding community. We believe that brewing craft beer is an art and that it should be grounded in the core values of honesty, integrity, hard work, and the belief in one’s ability to create and share. We are a small, independently owned brewery with a unique focus on lagers, fruited sours, and barrel aged beers in downtown Greeley, Colorado. Our beers have been awarded medals at the Great American Beer Festival in 2018 (Silver), 2017 (Gold), 2015 (Gold), 2013 (Bronze), and 2017 (Silver) at the Mazer Cup International. Wiley Roots Brewing Company was founded by Kyle Carbaugh and Miranda Carbaugh and opened in the summer of 2013.

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GREELEY, CO – After years of planning and the last three months of purchasing, renovating, and construction, Wiley Roots Brewing Company announced today that the brewery has doubled their capacity and partnered with TwoSix Craft Distributors to expand their distribution footprint throughout the Front Range.

In 2019, Wiley Roots expanded into a new production facility adjacent to their taproom, increasing their production space from 800 square feet to over 5,000 square feet. Shortly after construction was complete, the brewery expanded its self-distribution efforts along the Denver-Metro and Colorado Springs regions by working with the delivery arm of WeldWerks Brewing Company. Since the expansion, the brewery has become one of the most talked about breweries in Colorado, after gaining national attention for pioneering frozen beer slushies in Colorado, releasing over 100 new beers in 2019, being named the Colorado Sun’s editor pick for “Colorado Brewery of the Year”, and receiving PorchDrinking’s recognition as one of the “Breweries Who Made the Biggest Moves”.

Since January 2020, Wiley Roots has slowly grown their distribution network, led by a portfolio of popular Sour Ales, East Coast IPAs, New England IPAs, Imperial Stouts, and innovative new styles like Sour IPAs and Milkshake Sour IPAs. This partnership with TwoSix Craft Distributors, will allow the brewery to dramatically grow all of their popular series, including Slush, which is a moderately tart and approachable fruited sour ale, which has seen increasing success since the launch of the series in 2018.

“In early 2018, our brewery underwent a transformative change, focusing less on how certain beers and styles would be perceived, to more about what we wanted to drink. Honestly, we went back to what got us into beer in the first place, which was having fun with innovative and experimental approaches to traditional styles, while at the same time, not being afraid to bend styles and step outside of traditional brewing norms. Our new approach has had a resoundingly positive reception with a majority of our long-term fans, while at the same time has gotten new fans excited about how different and unique beer can be.” said Kyle Carbaugh, Co-Founder and Head Brewer of Wiley Roots.

By making these investments and partnering with TwoSix Craft Distributors, Wiley Roots hopes to better meet demand through the brewery’s wholesale channels, but will also focus on the hyper-rotational nature of their taproom offerings. With this partnership, the brewery joins an innovative portfolio of brands that includes Station 26 Brewing Company (Denver, Colorado), New Image Brewing Company (Arvada, Colorado), and OhHi Beverages (Durango, Colorado). TwoSix is led by Justin Baccary, President and Founder of Station 26 Brewing Company, and Todd Luther, Former Colorado Sales Manager at craft beer distributor CR Goodman.

“I’ve been a fan of Wiley Roots for years and our entire TwoSix team is excited to help take Wiley to the next level. Front Range craft beer fans should be excited for what’s coming soon.” said Justin Baccary.

“TwoSix already has an incredible portfolio that includes our friends from New Image and Station 26. From our earliest conversations talking to both owners, it felt like such a good fit for our brand. TwoSix will be able to help us increase our distribution footprint in Colorado, allowing us to get our beer out to customers that have been asking us to distribute to their favorite stores.” said Miranda Carbaugh, Co-Founder and Director Sales and Operations at Wiley Roots.

Wiley Roots and TwoSix will launch their distribution partnership next month.

About Wiley Roots Brewing Company

Wiley Roots Brewing Company believes beer should be unique, crafted from the highest quality ingredients, and brewed with a sense of responsibility to the craft and to the surrounding community. We believe that brewing craft beer is an art and that it should be grounded in the core values of honesty, integrity, hard work, and the belief in one’s ability to create and share. We are a small, independently owned brewery with a unique focus on mixed-culture, barrel aged, and spontaneous beers in downtown Greeley, Colorado. Our beers have been awarded medals at the Great American Beer Festival in 2018 (Silver), 2017 (Gold), 2015 (Gold), 2013 (Bronze), and 2017 (Silver) at the Mazer Cup International. Wiley Roots Brewing Company was founded by Kyle Carbaugh and Miranda Carbaugh and opened in the summer of 2013.

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Wiley Roots Brewing Company is proud to announce that we have partnered with WeldWerks Community Foundation, Innovative Labeling Solutions, Source of Nature, Propagate Lab, and the distribution arm of WeldWerks Brewing Company to release Howl at the Moon Together, a Blood Orange Hard Seltzer, to raise money for the fight against COVID-19 in Greeley, Colorado.

On March 26, 2020 WeldWerks announced that they had created bottles of sanitizer through their non-profit, WeldWerks Community Foundation. After the announcement, they immediately received requests for sanitizer from across Weld County. After distributing the first batch, they partnered with Pine Bluffs Distilling and Tower 56 Distilling to create more sanitizer, distributing bottles to Banner Health, Greeley Fire Department – Greeley, Colorado, Greeley Police Department Weld County Government, and United Way of Weld County’s Cold Weather Shelter, along with others.

Since then, WeldWerks Community Foundation has become a critical part of Greeley’s COVID-19 relief efforts, supplying local organizations with needed sanitizer and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including gloves and masks.

Last week, Kyle Carbaugh, Head Brewer and Co-Founder of Wiley Roots, reached out to Neil Fisher, Head Brewer and Co-Founder of WeldWerks, and Colin Jones, CEO and Co-Founder of WeldWerks, to offer financial support to WeldWerks Community Foundation’s local COVID-19 efforts. As neighbors and friends with the brewery, we wanted to help, but didn’t know how. That’s when the 8pm nightly howl inspired us to do something big, by creating a Blood Orange Seltzer to raise money. To do this, Kyle reached out to Innovative Labeling Solutions, Source of Nature, and Propagate Lab to ask if they would donate products and services to create and package the seltzer.

Howl at the Moon Together
Hard Seltzer with puréed Blood Orange
4.5% ABV | 0 IBU
$10 per four-pack | 16oz cans

By working together, friends, vendors, partners, and neighbors will release “Howl at the Moon Together” on April 22, 2020 at Wiley Roots and across the Denver-Metro area at select liquor stores, with WeldWerks providing distribution to stores free of charge.

Howl at the Moon Together is a refreshing 4.5% ABV Hard Seltzer made with whole fruit Blood Orange juice and purée. All profits will be donated to the WeldWerks Community Foundation.

Join us to Howl at the Moon Together
Oooooooowhoo! 🐺

Orders can be placed online from your phone or computer. Just give us 30 minutes before pick up, so that we can put together your order, to facilitate a seamless exchange while also ensuring that we are following the social distancing guidelines issued by the CDC and the state health department.

Howl at the Moon Together will be ready for pick up on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 12pm. Hours are listed below.

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DRIVE-THRU HOURS
Monday: Closed⁠
Tuesday: Closed⁠
Wednesday: 12pm – 7pm⁠
Thursday: 12pm – 7pm⁠
Friday: 12pm -7pm⁠
Saturday: 12pm – 7pm⁠
Sunday: 12pm – 6pm

Just pull up, show us your ID (must be 21 years or older), and we’ll grab your beer to-go. No need to even come inside! 😍

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Starting March 6, 2020 at 12pm, we’re releasing four new beers at Wiley Roots that are all citrus forward, including our flagship Unfiltered American IPA bursting with orange and lemon, a new Orange Chocolate Berliner Weisse that combines tart citrus with decadent chocolate, the return of key lime pie in a glass, and a new East Coast IPA that showcases grapefruit forward Mosaic and Nugget hops.

Wiley IPA
Unfiltered American IPA with Simcoe, Amarillo, and Cascade hops
6% ABV | 10 IBU
$14 per four-pack | 16oz cans

Orange Chocolate Tart
Sour Ale with Dark Chocolate dry hopped with Citra hops
5.5% ABV | 8 IBU
$16 per four-pack | 16oz cans

Key Lime County Fair Cobbler
Milkshake Sour IPA with Key Lime purée, Graham Cracker, Cinnamon, Vanilla, and Milk Sugar dry hopped with Mandarina Bavaria and Lemon Drop hops
6.3% ABV | 10 IBU
$20 per four-pack | 16oz cans

Swatches: Glacier Valley
East Coast IPA with Mosaic and Nugget hops
6.8% ABV | 15 IBU
$16 per four-pack | 16oz cans

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The last Celebration and Festival of Dark Beers we hosted was in February 2017. Since then, we have more than doubled in growth and a lot has changed, but we still love dark beers and miss this event. So, we decided to bring it back for a three-day weekend celebration!

Starting February 28, 2020 at 12pm, we’re tapping 23 beers on site, featuring 16 dark beers, with special cellar releases to be announced. We will also have $3 cans of Super 77, Local Beer, and Nice! Hard Seltzer to enjoy in between stouts.

This is our biggest stout event all year, you do not want to miss it!

ON SITE TAPLIST
Black Bart Monstah
Breakfast at Wiley’s: French Toast
Cinnamonstah
Cooky Monstah
Flapjack Monstah
Imperial Somethin’ Graham Cracker Forms
Imperial Somethin’ Hazelnut Express
Imperial Somethin’ Chai Stamps
Imperial Somethin’ Cinnamon Postcards
Imperial Somethin’ Certified Sugar Cookie
Imperial Somethin’ Next Day Vanilla
Mean Beans
Midnight on the Run
Muffinberry Monstah
Wooden Spoon & Whisk: Peanut Butter Toffee Brittle
Wooden Spoon & Whisk: Dark Chocolate Pecan Pie

Taplist and to-go beers subject to change. All beers are first come, first serve. No shipping or reservations.

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🥞🍊Time for Breakfast 🥓 🍳

Starting Friday, February 14, 2020 (Valentine’s Day) at 12pm, we’re releasing five new breakfast inspired beers that are perfect for enjoying breakfast anytime. Imagine enjoying a plate of French toast, a blueberry muffin, or some pancakes dripping with maple syrup, then washing it all down with a raspberry and passion fruit milkshake or a refreshing mimosa.

Welcome to Breakfast at Wiley’s!

Breakfast at Wiley’s: French Toast 🍁🍞
Oatmeal Stout with Cinnamon, Vanilla, and Maple Syrup
7% ABV | 9 IBU
$16 per four-pack | 16oz cans

Muffinberry Monstah 🧁🧁
Imperial Stout with Blueberry, Cinnamon, and Graham Cracker
10.2% ABV | 20 IBU
$14 per two-pack | 16oz cans

Flapjack Monstah 🥞🥞
Imperial Stout with Maple Syrup and Graham Cracker
10.2% ABV | 20 IBU
$14 per two-pack | 16oz cans

Pastels: Capella Aspirations 🍹🍓
Milkshake IPA with puréed Raspberry and Passion Fruit
7.2% ABV | 20 IBU
$18 per four-pack | 16oz cans

Tyrannos Morissette 🥂🍊
Sour IPA dry hopped with Simcoe and Citra
5.8% ABV | 0 IBU
$14 per four-pack | 16oz cans

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On June 1, 2018, Wiley Roots Brewing Company signed the lease for an additional 4,600 square feet of adjacent industrial space.

Since then, Kyle, Miranda, Kevin, Sharon, and the rest of the Wiley Roots crew have been busy working on various demolition, construction, and clean up tasks for the new space. Once the new space is fully constructed, we plan to relocate the brewhouse, production area, and expand the taproom. Specifically, the current 800 square foot production area houses our 7 BBL brewhouse, two 15 BBL fermenters, two 7 BBL fermenters, and one 15 BBL brite tank, including all production related tasks, from brewing, to transferring, to keg cleaning, to keg filling, and canning, all in the same area. With this move, we will expand with an additional two 15 BBL fermenters and two 7 BBL brite tanks, and will have dedicated areas in the new production facility for all production functions.

So much more room for activities!

This is the largest expansion we have had since early 2016, when we took over an additional 5,000 square feet. This began our award winning mixed-culture program of sour and wild ales, which has now grown to include eight 15 BBL solera tanks, two 11 HL oak foeders, and approximately 160 specialty oak barrels. We began this program while still maintaining production of their portfolio of IPAs, stouts, porters, and wheat beers, including a small number of barrel aged stouts, barleywines, and wheat-wines.

The goal for this expansion is to provide the space and production capacity needed to grow our highly sought after barrel aged stout, barleywine, and wheat-wine program, including more spirit and oak focused barrel aged beers.

Thank you for supporting us for the last five years and cheers to another five!
-Kyle and Miranda Carbaugh
-The Wiley Roots Crew