Edward Jones Receives Excellence Award

Neal Fox and Sarah Peninger of Edward Jones in Farmville have received the firm's Client Service Excellence Award.
"We are honored to receive this award," Fox said. "The Client Service Excellence Award is special because it is a direct reflection of the relationships we have with our clients."
James D. Weddle, Edward Jones' managing partner, said, "Neal and Sarah are outstanding members of the Edward Jones team. While all of our associates understand the value of client service, it's obvious that they have been striving to provide the best service for their clients."
Edward Jones, based in St. Louis, provides financial services for individual investors in the United States and, through its affiliates, in Canada. It ranked No. 2 in 2010 on Fortune magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For."
Edward Jones Investments if located at 3701 East Wilson Street in Farmville, 252-753-4087. 

The Duck-Rabbit Milk Stout Wins Gold at World Beer Cup

April 10, 2010, Chicago, IL – The World Beer Cup announced  the honorees of their 2010 competition, and, in the sweet stout category, The Duck-Rabbit Milk Stout brought home the gold medal.  This year, 642 breweries from 44 different countries entered a total of 3,330 different unique beers, making this the largest commercial beer competition in history.
The World Beer Cup was developed and first held in 1996 by the Brewers Association in response to the increase in beer styles (both new and traditional) being produced by a growing number of breweries around the world. The competition is held every two years when a panel of highly trained professional judges award gold, silver and bronze medals in each of 91 different beer categories. The mission of the World Beer Cup, as stated on their website, “is to create greater consumer awareness around the world about the quality and diversity displayed by the various beers of the world.”
The Duck-Rabbit Milk Stout is a traditional full-bodied stout brewed with lactose (milk sugar). The subtle sweetness imparted by the lactose balances the sharpness of the heavily roasted grains, which give this beer its black color.  With notes of coffee and chocolate, this delicious beer is worthy of this high praise!
In addition to winning a gold medal at the World Beer Cup, The Duck-Rabbit Brewery also received numerous honors from this year’s United States Beer Tasting Competition (USBTC). The Duck-Rabbit Schwarzbier was named Grand Champion for its style nationally, while the Duck-Rabbit Milk Stout was named Champion in the Stout category for the Mid-Atlantic/Southeast region. Also, in the USBTC’s ‘Best of the south,’ The Duck-Rabbit Barleywine, The Duck Rabbit Marzen and The Duck-Rabbit Milk Stout won in their categories; furthermore, The Duck-Rabbit Brewery garnered the ‘also exceptional’ distinction for their Brown Ale, Porter, Imperial Stout, Baltic Porter and Wee Heavy Ale. 
The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery is a packaging brewery in Farmville, North Carolina and has been making delicious dark beers since 2004.  Their brews can be found in Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

The Duck-Rabbit Milk Stout wins “Best in Show” at the Carolina Championship of Beer

Hickory NC, April 17th, 2010- This past Saturday, in nearly  perfect weather, the 8th annual Hickory Hops Beer festival was held in Union Square in downtown Hickory. Coinciding with the festival (as it has for the past 5 years) was the announcement of the winners of the Carolina Championship of Beer. Winning not only a gold medal for its category, but also the coveted “Best in Show” award, the highest honor bestowed by the competition, was the Duck-Rabbit Milk Stout.
This year the Carolina Championship of Beer judged nearly 300 beers from 40 different breweries throughout the south. The entries are blind-judged by 50 judges using very precise guidelines in each of 75 different beer categories, and gold, silver and bronze medals are then awarded. There were 29 gold medals, 62 silver and 73 bronze medals awarded. In categories where more than one entry scored high enough to medal, multiple medals were awarded. Any beer winning gold was eligible for the Best in Show award.
In addition to the awards that the Milk Stout received, The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery brought home three other medals. The Duck-Rabbit Baltic Porter, Porter and Brown Ale were also recognized, receiving gold, silver and silver medals respectively.
Previously at GABF, the Duck-Rabbit Milk Stout won bronze in the Sweet Stout Category in 2006.

Congratulations Duck Rabbit!