I didn’t see mention of this on Acadia‘s website, but there was a BeerAdvocate posting about a Dark Horse release at Acadia. Specifically, Acadia will be offering their sequential stout series (One Oatmeal Stout, Too Cream Stout, Tres Blueberry Stout, Fore Smoked Stout, and Plead the 5th imperial stout), featuring a release of #5. The four horsemen will be joined by their fifth on the Tuesday, April 28th. The Apocalypse isn’t upon us, but a hang-over may be looming.
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Brau Update!
For those of you not on Brau Bros.‘ e-mail distribution, below is a brief update (including a reminder about BrauFest) from Dustin. There’s also a chance to triple Lucan’s population and stimulate it’s contribution to the global Gross Domestic Product. Huh? BrauFest you non-Kensian-oriented beer nerds! Save the dates (June 5 and 6).
Hey Everyone,
Hops are up and we’re racing to get the trellises strung for the year. The plants themselves look terrific and we couldn’t be happier with their success so far. We will be installing a drip emitter system to ensure that they are properly watered all year long. Also, the barley patch was planted Friday and with the rain we got over the last 24 hours, it couldn’t have been planned better. I’ve included pics of Dave planting the barley and Mary stringing twine.
June 5-6 is BrauFest, Lucan’s newest city-wide festival! All across town, there will be events and we’ll be joining in the fun. Details will follow, however I do know that we will be featuring a new release as well as casks. Also, I’m hoping to have on-premise camping available so drive down for the party!! Homebrewers, should we get together and sample by campfire Friday night? Save the date, we’re coordinating with other local businesses to finalize the events.
In response to several requests, Scotch Ale and Sheephead will be heading to Iowa shortly. I believe 12 pack samplers will also be in Iowa very shortly.
This may be a repeat, but you can now find Brau Bros in the eastern and southeastern portion of South Dakota, including Brookings and Sioux Falls! I was there for the Beer Wars movie and a terrific afterparty at Monk’s in Sioux Falls. http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/blogs/brew/?p=1072 Tim Hynds from Sioux City breaks it down for us, thanks Tim! If you can’t find it at your favorite retailer, just ask. We’ll get it there.
It’s been a busy winter and spring; we’re having a hard time keeping our cooler stocked! A huge thank you to everyone for supporting Brau Bros, and drinking local beer. 2009 has started strong and we look forward to a big year!
Make sure you plan your trip to Lucan this summer to see the brewery and hopyard, and maybe even have a pint!
Take care,
Dustin
WSJ & Beer?!
For those of you unfortunate souls who don’t have the luxury of sitting on your soft butts in expensive chairs, feet comfortably propped up on disregarded Ponzi-scheme proposals, eating doughnuts and drinking fru-fru coffee purchased with TARP money, idly chatting about the plight of the common man, and perusing the daily paper favored by fat-cat financiers (the Wall Street Journal) like myself, I’d like to point you to a pretty good article in today’s online WSJ focusing on Lambics. I’d like to thank Half-Caff-Double-Donut-Frazier for bringing this to my attention. It’s got nothing to do with Minnesota Beer, but it does make for a good read and I hope you enjoy it. I’ve seen an increasing number of craft beer related stories in the WSJ and similar periodicals. I guess that means it’s a legitimate industry for today’s Gordon Gekko to exploit. Interestingly enough, many of the more recent stories have touched on the relative health of the craft beer industry in the broad economic malaise.
Firkin Fest Awards
BeerAdvocate, CAP, posted the winners from last Saturday’s Firkin Fest on the BA Forum. For those of you who aren’t BAs and who are interested, here is that list:
Dark Ales:
1- Tyranena Dirty Old Man Imperial Rye Porter
2- Bell’s Porter
3- Boulder PorterIPA (Non-Imperial):
1- Tyranena Bitter Woman IPA
2- Lagunitas IPA
3- Surly Tea-bagged FuriousImperial and Strong Ale:
1- Avery Maharaja
2- Bell’s Hop Slam
3- Dark Horse Plead the 5th Imperial Russian StoutSession and Eclectic Beers:
1- Two Brothers Bitter End Pale Ale
2- Big Sky Dry Hopped Scape Goat Ale
3- Flat Earth Double Hopped Angry PlanetAnd the People’s Choice,
voted by attendees at the Firkin Fest:
Tied for 1st:
Bell’s Hop Slam
Lift Bridge Kimono Girl Saison
Tied for 2nd:
Lagunitas Olde Gnarlywine
Surly 16 Grit
Tied for 3rd:
New Belgium La Folie Love
Surly Tea-bagged Furious
Thanks again, Happy Gnome, for an impressive event.
Maibock @ The Herkimer
Anyone on The Herkimer‘s e-mail distribution list will have seen the note that their Maibock is now on tap. And if you’re not on their distribution list…well…now you’ve seen the note that their Maibock is nowe on tap. Funny how this works. Go. Imbibe. Report back.