S&B Farms Distillery is adding something new to its lineup, bringing another part of the family farm directly to customers with the addition of farm-raised beef available for purchase at the Distillery!

Raised by us, the beef gives customers another way to buy local and know where their food comes from. A variety of individual cuts are available, including steaks, roasts, ground beef, burger patties and beef sticks, along with rotating bundles designed to make stocking the freezer easy.

“Adding beef felt like a natural next step for us,” said owner Sara Winkleman. “S&B has always been rooted in agriculture. The Distillery gave us a way to take what we grow and turn it into something people can enjoy, and now we’re doing the same thing with beef raised right on our farm.”

Customers can stop by the Distillery during regular hours to shop available cuts, with special bundles and featured cuts offered throughout the year. S&B Farms has also introduced a ground beef punch card, allowing customers to purchase 10 pounds of ground beef and receive one pound free.

Farm raised. Locally sold. From our farm to your table.

We are expanded our journey & opened a cocktail lounge right here in our Bancroft storefront!

We’re excited to announce that our products are now available for purchase online! This means you can easily explore our spirits and make your selections from the comfort of your own home. Our user-friendly online platform ensures a seamless shopping experience, and with secure payment options, you can trust that your transactions are safe and reliable. We’re thrilled to bring our spirits directly to you, making it easier for you to share the bottles you love, whenever and wherever you need them.

Officially aged for 4 years in charred, new American Oak Barrels and made from corn grown on our own farms, we are pleased to introduce Sir Winston Straight Bourbon. We feel the taste is a smooth blend of toasted wood and grain notes with a sweet hint of juicy fruit and vanilla and comes in at 95 proof (47.5% alc/vol). Stop in for a sample!

The North American Bourbon & Whiskey Competition has published its results for the 2021 double-blind tasting competition.  Sir Winston Wheat Whiskey received a Bronze award and Sir Winston Barrel Proof Bourbon received a Silver award!

The NABWC promotes excellence in bourbon, whiskey, and moonshine through a double-blind competition and is based on a 100-point scale. The spirits are judged by styles and price categories, and this year’s competition was judged in Denver, Colorado.

The Bourbon, Brews & BBQ event showcases local/Iowa craft distilleries, breweries, and wineries, promotes the appreciation of competition BBQ in a fun-filled environment, and supports our community by donating proceeds of the event to the Bancroft Fire Department and EMS.

While the BBQ competition event is taking place, several local craft distilleries, breweries, and wineries will be participating in a tasting event from 1pm-4pm. VIP ticket {SOLD OUT} holders may enter at 12pm. All tickets come with a commemorative tasting glass. BBQ samples start at 1pm – help us vote for People’s Choice!

A DJ, full bar, and food sales will also be available. Located in the greenspace west of the Catholic Church in the area of the Bancroft Memorial Ballfield. NEW THIS YEAR: Live band starts playing at 6:30pm.

Must be 21 and older to purchase tasting wristbands. ID verified upon entry.

Tickets found at https://bancroftbourbonbrewsbbq22.eventbrite.com.

S & B Farms Distillery recently took home five medals from the USA Spirits Ratings Competition in San Francisco, CA.  Our Sir Winston Bourbon, Sir Winston Peach, Hog Wild, Private First Class, and Sir Winston Wheat Whiskey scored highly in three different categories – Quality, Value and Packaging – in order to take home medals in the competition. Winning a medal at the USA Spirits Ratings Competition is the ultimate seal of approval, showing that our spirits are high-quality with broad consumer appeal.

Our medals included:

• Sir Winston Bourbon – Gold
• Sir Winston Peach – Silver
• Hog Wild Cinnamon – Silver
• Private First Class – Silver
• Sir Winston Wheat Whiskey – Bronze

One of the guiding principles of the USA Spirits Ratings competition is that all spirits that receive medals in the competition should be those that consumers actually want to buy, whether it is shopping for a spirit at a retail liquor store, or ordering a spirit off a restaurant menu. As a result, the USA Spirits Ratings competition has created an entirely new 100-point rating system that takes into account three different criteria (Quality, Value and Packaging) rather than just spirit making technique or overall taste.

In order to receive a Gold/Silver/Bronze medal at the USA Spirits Ratings competition, a spirits needed to score at least 90/80/70 points.

Sid Patel, CEO and Founder of Beverage Trade Network, emphasized the importance of finding spirits that score highly across all three categories rather than just one, “We feel that it offers a broad, comprehensive approach to evaluating spirits the same way that consumers and trade buyers do.”

“Increasingly, consumers are thinking of spirits as brands, just like they would any other product they find in a supermarket,” said Patel. “That’s why it was so important to include Packaging & Presentation as a key judging criteria – it means that the spirit is being created with a specific type of customer or demographic in mind.”

The judging panel included spirits industry professionals with commercial buying expertise. Judges included professionals from leading retail chains, wholesalers, distributors, specialty retailers and casual and fine dining establishments. The inclusion of so many high-profile judges ensured that spirits awarded medals in competition were those with a high degree of commercial appeal.