Jared explains ReplicAle to Indianapolis readers.

NABC's Jared Williamson provides background for the 2011 Winterfest ReplicAle in Jason Larrison's piece in Indy's equivalent of Velocity: A simulation of suds (Special to Metromix; February 16, 2011)

New Albanian Brewing Co.’s Jared Williamson provided this winter’s recipe, based on a historic beer from New Albany’s Southern Indiana Ice and Beverage Co.

Ackerman’s Imperial Double Stout ReplicAle made its debut at the Winterfest beer festival Jan. 29 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Sixteen Indiana breweries re-created the mildly hopped beer ...

... For those who missed the ReplicAles at Winterfest, or who want to revisit them, (nine versions of the beer) will be tapped at 6 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Tomlinson Tap Room in City Market, 222 E. Market St.

... Williamson will discuss the recipe and the process of re-creating a historic beer. “I’m a big fan of looking back and re-creating historical beers,” Williamson said. “Knowing and replicating our past brewers’ achievements and allowing the public to share in our celebration of brewing treasures of yesteryear — that is the essence of the project.”