brewing company industry alcoholic beverage founded 1997 founder mark r. johnsen headquarters spartanburg south carolina usa products beer production output 9 600 us beer barrels 1 130 000 l ; 300 000 us gal ; 250 000 imp gal owner mark r. johnsen john bauknight nick wildrick henry depew number of employees 6 website http www.rjrockers.com rj rockers brewing company is a beer brewing company based in spartanburg south carolina founded in 1997 by current owner brewer mark r. johnsen . 1 the company is considered a microbrewery meaning it has an annual production of less than 15 000 barrels . 2 contents 1 history 2 beers produced 3 locations sold 4 references 5 external links history edit the company began as a brewpub on morgan square in downtown spartanburg but in 2002 johnsen decided to leave the restaurant business and concentrate solely on producing craft beer . johnsen soon relocated his 10 barrel brewing system to a spartanburg industrial park off of the interstate 85 business loop . 3 this location reached full capacity after the company experienced 92 % growth in 2008 4 and in february 2009 rj rockers brewing company leased a building in downtown spartanburg s west end that was formerly occupied by the salvation army . the 46 000 square foot 4 300 m2 facility features a 30 barrel brewing system with an annual capacity of 18 000 barrels . 5 beers produced edit rj rockers brewing company sells its beer in bottles cans and on draft . annually rj rockers releases 11 beers in bottles but produces many more that are draft only specialty brews . in february 2015 rj rockers released its first barrel aged beer ba black perle thus beginning a series of beers that have been aged in whiskey bourbon pinot noir and rum barrels from various vineyards and distilleries across the u.s. and the u.s. virgin islands . to date bottles from the barrel aged series are only sold at the downtown spartanburg brewery . beer name year created description brown eyed squirrel formerly bald eagle brown 1997 an english style brown ale . its main characteristic is a deep brown color that comes from a combination of chocolate and black malt . brown eyed squirrel most recently won the bronze medal at the 2014 u.s. open beer championship . it is 5.4 % abv bell ringer ale 2007 a nontraditional style ale sometimes referred to as an imperial esb created by johnsen in 2007 to celebrate a bill that legalized high gravity beers in south carolina . it contains a high content of malt and hops and is one of rj rockers highest gravity beers at 8.5 % abv . 6 black perle 2009 a ninety minute octo hopped 8 hop additions dark india pale ale and was the first rj rockers beer to be distributed in a 4 pack . it is 9 % abv dunkulele formerly buckwheat after dark 2015 an american style dunkelweizen which has become the company s fall seasonal . dunkulele is the perfect beer for a crisp autumnal evening . best enjoyed while wearing flannel according to owner johnsen . it is unfiltered and 5.6 % abv . buckwheat ale 1997 an american style hefeweizen or wheat ale . one of johnsen s original brewpub recipes that was once retired buckwheat came back to the rj rockers taproom in july of 2015 . it is unfiltered and 5.5 % abv . fish paralyzer ale retired 2010 a belgian style pale ale . it is 7.5 % abv . honey amber ale 1997 an american style amber ale that contains clover honey . it is 5.8 % abv . light rock ale 1997 a light bodied ale brewed in the tradition of a german k lsch and gold medal winner in the english style summer ale category of the 2009 great american beer festival . 7 it is advertised at 119 calories and 4.5 % abv . patriot pale ale 1997 an american pale ale hopped with cascade hops and challenger hops . it is considered the company s flagship beer and is 5.9 % abv . rockhopper india pale ale 2010 a ninety minute india pale ale named by fans in the name our ipa competition . it is 7.5 % abv . son of a peach wheat ale 2009 now an addition to the year round lineup son of a peach was created in 2009 and gold medal winner of the fruit and vegetable beer category of the 2009 los angeles international commercial beer competition and in 2013 soap took home the bronze at the u.s. open beer championship . it is an unfiltered american wheat ale that uses both real south carolina peaches and a natural peach extract . its abv is 5.8 % . good boy stout 1997 an american stout that is brewed on a limited basis . good boy stout is named after johnsen s black lab stout who is also the official greeter of rj rockers and who won the 2014 spartanburg love where you live tourism ambassador award for his service to downtown spartanburg . it is 7.0 % abv . the first snow ale 1997 a spiced pale ale brewed during the winter season . it contains a blend of five spices and honey and is 6.0 % abv . given johnsen s service in the us army as a ranger several of the original beers by rj rockers carry patriotic names i.e. bald eagle brown ale patriot pale ale and star spangled stout . while some names have changed over time rj rockers patriotic nature remains . locations sold edit rj rockers currently has distribution in south carolina north carolina georgia tennessee virginia west virginia maryland and washington dc . references edit realbeer.com tasting rj rockers november 2000 dictionary.com microbrewery 2009 he s just a beer nut spartanburg herald journal august 18 2004 the new brewer 2008 microbreweries may june 2009 spartanburg herald journal rj rockers brewing co. returning downtown february 13 2009 spartanburg herald journal high gravity beers still rare in area after state law makes them legal may 11 2007 great american beer festival 2009 gabf winners september 26th 2009 external links edit company website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title rj rockers brewing company & oldid 694662102 categories beer brewing companies based in south carolinacompanies based in south carolina navigation menu personal tools not logged 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