Author: ryan

Ryan Anderson (that's me!) is the editor & founder of MNBeer. Much has changed since the fall of 2005 and I'm proud to have been a part of it all. Sometime I'll tell you about my grand theory that links craft brewing to punk rock. Just ask.

BSG’s Brand New Distribution Center in Shakopee

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Big things in beer are happening in Shakopee, Minnesota. Brewers Supply Group recently opened a new 80,000 square-foot distribution center across the street from Rahr Malting. The new facility will replace the former warehouse in Kasota, serving BSG’s brewery customers across the country.

The new distribution center is part of a large expansion project undertaken by BSG and its parent company, Rahr Corporation. The expansion also includes a new malthouse as well as a 20,000 square-foot technical center housing a pilot brewery, micro-malting facility and expanded malt quality control lab. More on those updates as they come online.

The new warehouse is, in my humble opinion, pretty rad. It features increased cold storage for hops and other perishable ingredients as well as state-of-the-art technology for malt packaging. They’ve added a new bagger that can fill twenty 50-pound bags per minute and perhaps my favorite thing, a robotic palletizer.

Full not-that-it-should-really-matter disclosure: I worked for Brewers Supply Group for about 7 months before relocating and loved it. I’m a little enamored with the place, the people and the malt. 

Rare Beer Picnic (and me) in Moorhead

*Note. I promise that this isn’t just about me. Read on…

Heya… Ryan (Anderson) here with a quick little not about changes in my world as well as an awesome event you should definitely consider checking out.

After 16 years in the Twin Cities (and 10 of those years spent holding the reigns of MNBeer.com), I’ve relocated to Moorhead, Minnesota. And with that, I’ve moved MNBeer World Headquarters (a.k.a. a Macbook Pro and a small collection of boxes) into the great plains. My wife and I wanted to be closer to our parents as they age and as some of them deal with health issues. It was one of the toughest decisions we’ve ever made, but we’re here… to drink beer.. and kill war and live life so well that death will tremble to take us… (apologies to Bukowski.)

So this Saturday I’ll get my first real taste of the of a Fargo/Moorhead Beer festival in the shape of the Rare Beer Picnic. I’m looking forward to it… I actually think I need it, at this point, and this is coming from someone who’s been at a festival or two or three hundred…

The ‘Rare Beer Picnic’ is a beer festival that is focused on aged, soured and infused beer made by local/regional brewers and homebrewers. The fine folks at Junkyard Brewing Company, Usher’s House and Bottle Barn Moorhead have assembled an event filled with great beer, food, outdoor fun and more.RareBeerPicnic  Sample beers from Junkyard Brewing , Fargo Brewing, Surly Brewing, Summit Brewing, Bent Paddle Brewing, Brau Brothers, and Hammerheart Brewing… and hang out with me!

Prairie Homebrewing Companions will also be there with samples of their homebrewed beer and will also be doing a brewing demonstration during the event.

Included in the $28 ticket price…

  • Admission
  • Beer sampling
  • Ticket for either a brat/burger
  • Souvenir Pint Glass

Date/Time
Date(s) – 07/18/15
4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Location
W.H. Davy Park
1st Ave N & 8th St N
Moorhead, MN

*I’ll be rocking an MNBeer.com shirt. Please say hello!

 

\m/ Bauhaus Hairbanger Returneth \m/

Kick out the jams, friends. Our friends at Bauhaus have brought Hairbanger back… and they’ve brought videos! (See above.) Hairbanger features toasty malts and a classic Belgian yeast complimented by big, citrusy, tropical American hops.

“We’ve been very excited to welcome back our dressed up version of an American Pale Ale,” says Bauhaus President and Head Brewer Matt Schwandt. Schwandt explains, “Hairbanger has all the refreshing, tropical hoppiness you’d want in a modern APA, but we’ve fermented this beer with a classic Belgian yeast strain that gives it an awesomely complex fruitiness. So really, it’s heavy metal by name only. In reality, it’s one crushable summer concert beer.”

Look for this in 16 oz. cans and on draft in the Twin Cities, Duluth, Rochester and Mankato, as well as the Bauhaus taproom starting this week.

Posters and Pints 2016 Saturday

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Beer. Art. Who woulda’ thunk?

Posters & Pints is our favorite beer, art and charity combination – a special event that supports Art Buddies,a creative mentor program designed to help children discover what they can do and who they can become through the power of creativity.. Ticket price of $30 includes a pint glass and a ton of great beer samples.

Breweries include 612, Indeed, 56 Brewing, Able Seedhouse, Bauhaus, Boom Island, Dangerous Man, Day Block, Eastlake, Fair State, Insight, Lift Bridge Lionheart Cider, Modist, Northgate, Sociable, Summit and Surly. Follow the links below for complete details.
Saturday, June 11, 2016.
Uppercut Boxing Gym
Ticket sales.

http://www.postersandpints.com

Blutpakt‬.

Are the folks from Surly and Dangerous Man starting a death metal band? Today they both posted about a “Blutpakt‬…” Further research suggests a potential (surprise, right?) collaboration beer of the same name.

Gross, eh? Here’s another hint. A little electronic bird told me that this weighs in at about 5.7% abv. Given the keg ring below, I’d assume that this will start as a draft-only offering. Speculate away!

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