I just got a note saying that 12 packs of Summit Oktoberfest are in the JJ Taylor warehouse and should be heading out to stores this week. Last year the beer sold out early, so this time around they got a bit of a jump on things. Man! Oktoberfest…in August. Phew.
On a related note (but […]

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[ September 27, 2008; 1:00 pm; ] …tickets go on sale August 15th. They sold out last year. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.

8th Annual Autumn Brew Review
Historic Grain Belt Brewery
Northeast Minneapolis
September 27th, 2008

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[ August 1, 2008; 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] The Beanery in Aitkin, Minnesota will host a free tasting of beer from Brau Brothers on August 1st from 5-8pm. The Beanery is located at 209 Minnesota Ave. N., for more information call the Beanery at (218) 927-7811. Thanks Patrick!

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It’s back! If you have a videocamera, some talent and some ideas, perhaps you should consider the “Make You Own Grain Belt Premium Commercial Contest!” Should you win first place, you get $1000 and a year’s supply of Grain Belt Premium. Second place winner gets $500 (which I’m sure you can spend on beer!), […]

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A Dampfbier. On August 1st, August Schell Brewing Co. will release a beer honoring Otto Schell, the second president of Schell’s (1902-1911). The beer is a Bavarian Forest Dampfbier. As the folks at Schell’s put it,
Dampfbiers came from southern Bavaria during the late eighteenth century, when the Bavarian Forest was was one of the poorest […]

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[ October 25, 2008; 12:00 am; ] People have worked themselves up into a bit of a fervor over at BeerAdvocate… The release of Surly Darkness found it’s way to the Surly calendar. October 25th is the day, surely more details will follow.

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Just so you know… today & tomorrow (that’d be Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th for those of you playing at home) are the last days to get “Early Discount” tickets to the Annual Vine Park Brews Cruise. Don’t miss out. Tickets available at www.vinepark.com.

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So the email from Omar comes in, “Surly is closing….” Yeah, funny stuff. Anyway, here are some updates from Brooklyn Center.
Surly Brewing is closing… for growler sales on July 5th. The staff is all getting out of the brewery for a few days.
Mark your calendars – July 16th – Mackenzie’s Bar in Minneapolis. Cask beer and a […]

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[ July 30, 2008; 7:00 pm; ] Join the gang at Stub & Herb’s at 7:00pm at Stub & Herb’s for another beer tasting. I was out of town for the Leinenkugel’s tasting, but every other one has been a lot of fun. $5 gets you some great samples of Summit, food and maybe more. I’ll see you there!

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Check out the latest from Flat Earth…
Greetings true believers,
June was a crazy month for us! We finally received our labels and we’ve been pushing beer out the door ever since. It will take us a few more weeks to get caught up so you should see our beers returning soon to the shelves of your […]

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Thanks to Ryan being on vacation, I was able to attend the awards ceremony for the Summit Beer Movie Contest this past Thursday. It was a great crowd, made better of course by the equally good beer and apps. After an hour of free beer and socializing, they showed the winning films and the honorable […]

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This is interesting… enough to steal me away from vacation for a few minutes… Jace down at sent me a note to let me know that they’re in the process of restoring two of their original 1936 cypress lagering tanks. They’re hoping that by next year they’ll have them functional and able to use […]

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Here’s an update from Dustin of Brau Bros. fame for those of you not on their mailing list. Beer and Chili…yum!

Hey Everyone,

Sorry it’s been so long, we’ve been making a lot of beer lately and we should be drinking more of it. First, it looks like the hopyard is going […]

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For those of you that weren’t able to enjoy the 2nd Annual Surly Open first hand, here’s their recap of the day.
Jun 21, 2008
Surly Nation represented well today. Over 150 came out to play the Surly Open. The summer sostice treated us well with clear blue skies on this first day of summer. Some new […]

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It’s a small, small world. First - check out three cool Summit t-shirts designed by Minneapolis’ Aesthetic Apparatus. There. Now I can weave a rather short tale into at least a paragraph… I haven’t seen him in a while, but I’ve known Mike from Aesthetic Apparatus since the early 90s when he played in a […]

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