Tommyknocker Brewery
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Tommyknocker Brewery is a
History
Tommyknocker Brewing was established 1994, and has since continuously produced a variety of soft drinks including sodas (root beer), bottled water, and beers. Today, their two highest-selling products are their beers and root beer.
During the Colorado gold rush of 1859, Idaho Springs became a popular location for mining, and the Tommyknocker Brewing Company was established to meet the needs of the large number of prospectors. The town today is home to 1,800 people, with the brewery conducting business nationwide.[1]
Availability
Tommyknocker products are sold in select stores in the United States and Canada, as well as online from the company website.[2]
Old Tommyknocker
The company name comes from the
Achievements
Tommyknocker root beer has a distinct flavor in comparison to other root beers, attributable to the unique ingredients used in its creation, including mountain cherry, mountain maple, valerian root, fenugreek, St. John's wort, melissa, birch, licorice root, hops extract, malt extract, and maple syrup.
Tommyknocker has won numerous awards in their beer, and their root beer has also won various prizes from around the nation in contests, and beverage studies.
The Showdown
On March 18, 2001, six researchers tested, tasted, and compared seven different types of root beer that were produced all throughout the nation, such as IBC Root Beer, Barq's and Tommyknocker. Tommyknocker was judged to have an average taste, however, they graded the root beer 2.67 points in the first round. The other root beers in the showoff were rated: Faygo (3.24), Pirate's Keg (2.93), Stewart's (2.90), Dad's (2.74), Big Shooter / Dog-n-Suds / Virgil's (2.67), and Route 66 (2.17), and Natural Brew (2.10). With a score of 2.67, Tommyknocker finished in fourth place out of eight. [1]