Jason Markkula from Hendricks’ Minnesota’s Bank Brewing Co. dropped us a line to share that they’re set to launch their Longbeard Winter Wheat soon. In fact, it’ll debut at this weekend’s St. Cloud Craft Beer Expo. Here’s a description from their website:
A unique American Lager, almost black with a nice mahogany head, the large dose of wheat gives Longbeard body but allows it a light taste. The dark roasted malt gives way to a slight wooden note and makes this dark beer almost drink light. Designed for the between season when winter gives way to spring.
Harriet Brewing is celebrating their first anniversary at The Blue Nile on Jan. 27th from 4pm – 2am. They’ll take over all 12 taps, highlight local artist & of course music.
Happy early birthday, Harriet. My partner in crime, Dawn, fell in love with Dark Abbey Dubbel on Friday at Pig & Fiddle. Details below:
Tap #1 – Elevator Doppelbock – Our traditionally brewed German-Style Doppelbock is being released for the first time at the Blue Nile on January 27th.
Tap #2 – East Side IPA – Our second brand spankin’ new beer in January (Release party at the Groveland Tap on January 11. We’ve taken our flagship West Side Beigian-Style IPA and replaced all of the American hops with their European cousins and substituted Carapils for the Special B creating a beer that honors the floral, earthy, and spicy character of a traditional Belgian-Style IPA.
Tap #3 – Small Beer – You really shouldn’t be drinking this one. This is our beer. We’ve made this sessionable Belgian-style brew from the second runnings of Elevator so that we can drink our own beer at the brewery and still be moderately productive. This is an extremely limited beer that will seldom see the world outside of the brewery, so get it while you can. Read the rest of this entry »
May might seem like an eternity from today but tickets are already available for the 6th Annual Brewers Bazaar. Taking place on the floating Avalon Riverboat in historic downtown Stillwater, you’ll enjoy four hours of sampling beer from a variety of local favorites for $30/person. Get your tickets today!
Brewing TV is in serious homebrew mode for the next three episodes of the show starting with this one on “Lager Workarounds.”
‘Tis the season for brewing and fermenting lagers. But what if you don’t have the set-up for true lagering process (fermenting fridge, near-freezing basement, etc.)? Brewing TV says “Fake the funk!” In this episode, Dawson and our cohort Don Osborn brew up three beers. They use some yeast strain and temperature workarounds to make them into great non-lagers.
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Brewing TV is planning some cool roadtrips for 2012 including Colorado next month, Dogfish Head later this spring, and the National Homebrewers Conference (and likely some pro brewers, too) in Seattle this summer. Keep an eye out for upcoming episodes from those trips! All for brew, brew for all!
Max Sparber over at MinnPost has a nice piece on the Hamm’s bear, Schmaltz Hero: The Story of the Hamm’s Beer Bear. At my first “real” job, I worked with a guy who had a hand in creating the bear back in the day. And although I’m not sure whether the commercials continued into the 70s and 80s I remember that bear quite well.
Following the lean start up approach, we hope to start our brewery with a pilot system capable of producing approximately 25 gallon batches, basically enough beer to supply 1-2 bar accounts in Bemidji. This system will be comprised of all the brewing kettles, fermentation vessels, and kegging equipment necessary to fulfill this initial demand. With our beer on the market, and concrete sales and demand information, Bemidji Brewing will then be poised to make the jump to full-fledged production brewery. A pilot brewing system is the first step towards our larger goal of providing Bemidji and Northern Minnesota with fresh, local craft beer.
Northern Brewer is hosting several events this month that may be of interest to craft beer fans and homebrewers in the Metro area. All events take place at the Northern Brewer Learning Center inside Northern Brewer Minneapolis (6021 S. Lyndale Ave.). These events are free and open to the public.
Fulton Brewing Company
Saturday, January 14th, 2012 / 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Ryan Petz and Brian Hoffman from Fulton Brewing talk about their beers, the path from homebrewing to commercial brewing, and their new brewery location.
Gordon Strong & Nathan Smith
Thursday, January 26th, 2012 / 2-7 p.m.
Join Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) president/author Gordon Strong and award-winning Bay Area homebrewer Nathan Smith. Smith will be brewing a Double IPA and leading a discussion on the style from 2-5 p.m. Strong will be on hand for the brew session taking questions as well and will be signing copies of his book, Brewing Better Beer, from 5-7 p.m.
Wyeast Laboratories
Saturday, January 28th, 2012 / 1:00-3:00 pm
Owen Lingley from Wyeast Laboratories will lead a discussion and Q&A about yeast as it related to home and pro brewery.
Tonight at Grumpy’s NE, Sir Lanny Hoff of Artisanal Imports will be serving up Hoppin’ John & Cornbread in honor of the New Year. Along with the tasty treats he will be pouring some of his finest libations including Cuvee Des Jacobins Rouge, LaTrappe Quad, Omer & St. Feullien Tripel. Everything begins at 4pm.
Boom Island’s Kevin Welch will be at The Four Firkins on Monday from 6-8 to sample his first two beers, Throprock IPA and Silvius Pale Ale. You’ll also be able to purchase both beers that night.
Next Wednesday the Groveland Tap is hosting the Harriet Eastside Belgian IPA release party, and will be featuring Harriet beers on draft. Come by, meet the owner and tell him how much you enjoy his beer!
Brewing TV wraps up 2011 with the BTV Pro-Am Beer Fest. Three dudes. Three pro beers. Three homebrews. Come along for a quick taste tour of the beers… then saddle up for a wild ride as we deliver your BTV Holiday Gift in the form of bloopers and outtakes from the past year of production. There’s a lot of homebrewing around the bend. Happy 2012, beer dorks!
By the way, Northern Brewer‘s Brewing TV podcast was awarded a “Best New Arts Podcast” honor in iTunes Rewind 2011. All for brew… brew for all!
Brau Bros is in need of a shift brewer. This is an entry level position with cellerman duties. If interested, send your information to Dustin (dustin@braubeer.com).
…and the first brewery born in 2012 is… Mankato Brewery. Thursday marks the launch of their first beer, Mankato Original.
Mankato Original (M.O.) is an homage to the traditional top-fermented beers of Cologne, Germany; it is light and refreshing with a crisp bitterness, delicate hop aroma, subtle malt flavor and a hint of fruitiness.
I’m curious to try it – I enjoyed Brewer Mike Miziorko’s last Kölsch-style offering, the first in Summit’s Unchained Series. For now though, it looks like the Mankato area gets first dibs on this one. Below you’ll fine release events and accounts.
January 5th:
Number 4: 5PM-7PM
Tim Tupy, Co-Founder
Pub500: 5PM-7PM
Tony Feuchtenberger, Co-Founder
Mike Miziorko, Head Brewer
January 6th:
Patrick’s On Third: 6PM-8PM
Tony Feuchtenberger, Co-Founder
Tim Tupy, Co-Founder
Mike Miziorko, Head Brewer
Barley John’s spices things up with their first cask offering of 2012, Stockyard IPA with one of the most recognizable hot sauces around, Sriracha.
While you’re there, why not sign up for their Barley Beer Society (BBS) annual membership? For $65 you get happy hour beer pricing all the time, $2 off growler fills and the first pint of a brand new seasonal on the house.
This Thursday Rock Bottom releases the latest creation from Assistant Brewer Pete Mack, Smoking Goat Rauchbock, described as, “a German style bock brewed with beechwood smoked malt, the smoked malt balances nicely with the Vienna, Melanoiden and Black malts giving a wonderful malty experience.”
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