Atlas Brew Works Partners with Patagonia Provisions to Introduce a Lager Brewed with Organic Kernza®
Patagonia Provisions is teaming up with Atlas Brew Works to brew a delicious beer that helps restore our home planet.
Washington, DC—Atlas Brew Works is introducing Kernza® Lager in partnership with Patagonia Provisions, the food and beverage division of outdoor apparel company Patagonia. Kernza Lager is brewed with certified organic Kernza, barley and hops. The beer is light and fruity, with just a hint of spice and a dry finish.
Last summer, Patagonia Provisions launched its pilot brewery partnership program with 11 independent craft breweries across the U.S., including Allagash Brewing Company, Odell Brewing Company, and Rhinegeist Brewery, each brewing regional-specific lager-style beers made with Regenerative Organic Certified® Kernza and organic ingredients. To date, partner breweries have sourced more than 40,000 pounds of certified organic ingredients, including more than 6,000 pounds of Regenerative Organic Certified® Kernza.
Atlas Brew Works, along with 10 additional breweries, joins this second cohort of partners in the movement to scale regenerative and organic ingredients that improve soil health, restore ecosystems and help fight the climate crisis. The Patagonia Provisions x Atlas Brew Works Kernza® Lager will be available in both Atlas taprooms beginning May 2.
Kernza, a deeply-rooted regenerative perennial grain, has the potential to transform the brewing industry. Patagonia Provisions is confident that ongoing research will also confirm that Kernza draws down and stores more carbon in the soil than annual grains. When used in beer, it adds a deliciously rich but subtle nutty flavor.
"As a brewery deeply committed to sustainability, we're excited to pioneer the use of Kernza, a restorative grain that not only produces exceptional beer but also embodies our mission of being a good environmental steward,” said Justin Cox, Founder & CEO of Atlas Brew Works. “By pairing Kernza with our solar panel initiative, we're not only offsetting our carbon footprint but also sowing the seeds of a more sustainable tomorrow, one pint at a time."
The list of 2024 brewery partners, including Atlas Brew Works, is below. The complete list of brewery partners to date can be found here.
● Anderson Valley Brewing Company (Boonville, CA)
● Fieldwork Brewing Co. (San Francisco Bay Area, CA)
● Half Acre Beer Co. (Chicago, IL)
● Hardywood Park Craft Brewery (Richmond & Charlottesville, VA)
● Lawson’s Finest Liquids (Waitsfield, VT)
● Map Brewing Company (Bozeman, MT)
● Pure Project (San Diego, CA)
● Roadhouse Brewing Co. (Jackson, WY)
● TALEA Beer Co. (New York, NY)
● Tröegs Independent Brewing (Hershey, PA)
Kernza imagery | Photo assets linked here (credit Amy Kumler)
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About Atlas Brew Works
Located in DC’s Ivy City and Navy Yard neighborhoods, Atlas Brew Works creates balanced, great-tasting ales and lagers in a solar-powered facility. Its second location opened across from Nationals Park in early-April 2020, and its third location is slated to open in Alexandria, Virginia, in spring 2024. Atlas is available in bars, restaurants, and stores throughout DC, Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Tennessee. DC, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio residents can order Atlas through DTC shipping. For a full list of Atlas’ beer portfolio visit www.atlasbrewworks.com.
About Patagonia Provisions
Patagonia Provisions is the food and beverage business of Patagonia, bringing delicious and nutritious Patagonia-branded products that help fight the climate crisis to customers across the United States. Patagonia Provisions is committed to supporting farming and fishing practices that restore and regenerate the environment rather than extract from or deplete it. A certified B-Corporation, Patagonia is in business to save our home planet.