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Half Acre Beer Company is a brewery in Chicago, Illinois. The company was founded by Gabriel Magliaro in 2006, with its office located in Chicago. The recipes for the beers were developed in Chicago and the beer was initially brewed at Sand Creek Brewery in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Half Acre's first beer, Half Acre Lager, debuted in August 2007.〔Bayne, Martha (August 23, 2007). ("A Chicago Beer, Brewed Right Here in Wisconsin" ), ''Chicago Reader''. Retrieved April 26, 2014.〕 In March 2009, Half Acre Beer began production in its own brewery on Lincoln Avenue in the North Center neighborhood of Chicago.〔Kannenberg, Liz (October 21, 2008). ("Craft Brewer Bucks Trend by Moving Production into Chicago" ), ''Medill Reports''. Retrieved April 26, 2014.〕〔Benderski, Ari (June 25, 2009). ("Chicago’s New Wave of Microbrews" ), ''New York Times''. Retrieved April 26, 2014.〕〔Stedt, Zach (October 13, 2010). ("Citing Environmental Advantages, Microbreweries Turn to Cans" ), ''Medill Reports''. Retrieved April 26, 2014.〕 In 2012, Half Acre opened a tap room adjacent to the brewery.〔Noel, Josh (May 3, 2012). ("Half Acre to Open a Brewery Tap Room This Summer" ), ''Chicago Tribune''. Retrieved April 26, 2014.〕〔Baldacci, Jason (October 31, 2012). ("A First Look Inside Half Acre's New Tap Room" ), Chicagoist. Retrieved April 26, 2014.〕〔Wetli, Patty (January 22, 2014). ("Half Acre Beer Co. Won't Open Restaurant Next to Taproom, Owner Says" ), DNAinfo. Retrieved April 26, 2014.〕 In 2013, ''Chicago'' magazine named the tap room the 8th best bar in Chicago.〔("Best Bars in Chicago: The Top 10 Bars in the City" ), ''Chicago'' magazine, January 11, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2014.〕 In 2014, Half Acre announced plans to open a second, larger brewery on Balmoral Avenue, a mile and a half from the Lincoln Avenue facility.〔Noel, Josh (March 24, 2014). ("Half Acre to Open Second Brewery" ), ''Chicago Tribune''. Retrieved April 26, 2014.〕 Since 2007, the company has sponsored the local bicycle club Half Acre Cycling.〔(Half Acre Cycling official website ). Retrieved April 26, 2014.〕 To minimize waste from brewing, the company challenged engineering students from Northwestern University to find the best ways to reduce or reuse byproducts. ==Beer== Half Acre brews four year-round beers, as well as a number of seasonal beers.〔("The Beers" ), Half Acre Beer Company. Retrieved April 26, 2014.〕 In the past, Half Acre has brewed dozens of other beers.〔("Half Acre Beer Company" ), RateBeer. Retrieved April 26, 2014.〕〔("Half Acre Beer Company" ), BeerAdvocate. Retrieved April 26, 2014.〕 When asked about the citrus flavor of Half Acre Lager, Magliaro has stated that the only thing in his beer is water, yeast and "lots and lots" of German malt and Saaz hops.〔 In October 2014, Half Acre Heyoka won a silver medal at the Great American Beer Festival in the category of American-style IPA.〔Montoro, Philip (October 13, 2014). ("A GABF Silver Medalist for Your Fridge: Half Acre's Heyoka IPA" ), ''Chicago Reader''. Retrieved October 16, 2014.〕 In January 2015 Heyoka was renamed to Senita after members of the American Indian Movement objected to the term "heyoka" being used for commercial purposes.〔Noel, Josh (January 5, 2015). ("Half Acre Beer Renames Heyoka as Senita After Complaints" ), ''Chicago Tribune''. Retrieved January 6, 2015.〕 In June 2015 the beer was renamed again, to Gone Away, after another brewery claimed that the name Senita infringed too closely on the name of one of its beers.〔Noel, Josh (June 16, 2015). ("Half Acre Changes Name of Award-Winning IPA Again" ), ''Chicago Tribune''. Retrieved June 17, 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Half Acre Beer Company」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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