2022 sounds more like a sci-fi move than a year…  It’s one of those years where you have to start accepting that it is the 20’s and no longer the 2000’s.  It is a whole other kettle of fish!  I hope and pray for a decade where we focus on moving forward.  Moving forward is the focus […]

Hello Wonderful Wisconsinites! Today, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, we bring back to you Hot Spot Hazy IPA!!!  We are so excited to have this beer back in all of the WI Kwik Trips and in our Karben4 taproom in Madison. The beer is being delivered throughout this week.  Please check out the […]

Skip the comments and grab the delivery schedule here. Hello Beautiful Brothers and Sisters of Wisconsin, When Kwik Trip asked us if we could make a beer inspired by Urge Tracks ice cream, I had to take the spoon out of my mouth and put the tub of Urge Tracks back in the freezer so […]

Hello Wonderful People, Tonight we announce the second beer in our Kwik Series collaboration with Kwik Trip – Hot Spot Hazy IPA! This. Beer. Is. Awesome! We had a lot of fun with the beer and developing the label for the cans. My personal favorite character is “The Hotdog” because it’s just so stupid hahaha […]

Hi Everyone, We announced with Kwik Trip last night that another batch of Glazer Bean is hitting the streets starting today.  Attached to this post is the delivery schedule and allocations for each store that is receiving more Glazer Bean.  We were blown away by the response to this beer and want to provide you […]

Hello to all of you frozen people!  “Winter is coming,” is an understatement this week.  Who else can’t wait for the next season of GoT?!  I miss Ned… Time for turkey – As I updated you all in the 1/9 blog post, the majority of defective glass was quarantined almost immediately.  Today, our network has been […]

Hello Everyone, I want to first thank all of you, our wonderful customers, for being so gracious in working through this glass recall.  The overwhelming majority of you have been incredibly supportive and have shown us great mercy.  Our hearts are warmed and our resolve is strengthened by every nice comment and the cooperative spirit you […]

Karben4 Announces Voluntary Recall Amid Glass Manufacturer Defect   Madison, WI (January 2, 2019) – Karben4 announced today that it was voluntarily recalling certain of its beer bottles after being notified by its bottle manufacturer of a potential flaw in certain bottles.  The recall involves all bottles that were filled  between November 8 and December […]

As some of you may have noticed, Fantasy Factory cans are here!  We filled the first 1,600 cases of cans on July 31st and they are making their way across the state as I type this post.  This is a very exciting step for Karben4 that will help get our beloved flagship beer into more […]

This past Fall, when I first started drafting this particular blog post we had just installed our 13th and final fermenting tank.  That tank was a 40bbl tank and we treat it like a 45bbl tank when we run our lower yield pale ales through it (i.e. mostly Fantasy Factory).  In this configuration the brewery […]