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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.
Excelsior Brewing is Hiring
Excelsior Brewing Company is hiring an Area Sales Manager/Sales Ambassador. Think you’re up for it? Read on!
The Area Sales Manager represents the face, voice and part of the brain trust behind making Excelsior Brewing synonymous with craft beer in Minnesota. Primary focus centers on increasing the sales, recognition and reach of EBC. You will plan, organize, and control sales functions from conceptual state through distribution cycles to optimize profit and meet marketing, financial, and corporate growth objectives. You will establish new accounts and make sure existing accounts feel a connection with the brewery. Relationships are key and ensuring our restaurants, bars, liquor stores and distributors feel the love will be a key measure of success.
In addition to maintaining accounts and adhering to quota’s, responsibilities will include attending standard beer festivals, hosting beer dinners, tastings, tours, promotions, You need to have the beer knowledge and presence to engage a roomful of curious diners at a beer dinner. You need to be able to do the set up (kegs, jockey boxes, display) at beer fests and then enthusiastically represent the brand. A sincere passion for the industry and EBC are a must. You will be asked to cover a tap room shift, fix a line, speak to local media, play a role in our social marketing presence, provide input to the brewers, and manage projections and inventory.
Craft beer in Minnesota is quickly becoming some of the best in the country. Our local roots and origin are the foundation for more national recognition as our capacity increases. You have to bring a great reputation or be hungry to build one within our community. We believe in collaboration and wouldn’t be here without the local and national pioneers we model our business after. Your understanding and insatiable knowledge appetite of the craft beer market will weigh heavily in our selection.
Excelsior Brewing Company opened the doors in July of 2012. We are located in a cool lakeside community on Lake Minnetonka. Our brewery and tap room are right downtown and within a seven iron of eight restaurants. Up until now, we have operated in roughly 3,000 sq ft for the brewery and tap room. We brew on a custom built JVNW 20 bbl system with 20 and 40bbl tanks in the cellar. We are currently in the middle of a major expansion where we will triple our current space and quadruple our brewing capacity. We’ve purchased a Moravek rotary bottle filler which arrives in April of this year. We have ten new cellar tanks being built by JVNW to be delivered in March.Ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s Degree from 4 year college or university; or 2 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Candidate will have a passion for craft beer as well as being well-connected to the craft brewing community and craft beer marketplace. Must have valid driver’s license and vehicle insurance in good standing.
If you are interested in this awesome career opportunity and have 2 or more years of proven industry sales experience, we want to talk with you!
Email resume and salary requirements to: jklick@excelsiorbrew.com
No phone calls please. Not one.Excelsior Brewing Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer
and committed to workforce diversity.
St. Patrick’s Day Rally for Sunday Sales
Blue Laws are old, outdated and really don’t reflect today’s consumers. As a kid growing up in west-central Minnesota, I was always surprised by the number of North Dakota plates we’d see at our puny mall on Sunday afternoons. Though I didn’t really understand it at the time, our neighbors to the west were strapped by Blue Laws that kept them from buying a lot of things on Sundays. That’s always struck me as silly.
You know what else is silly? The fact that you can’t buy a nice six-pack of beer or a growler on a Sunday in Minnesota. As a life-long Minnesotan, I’ve learned to deal with the law as it stands, but I’ve never found it to make much sense. I can buy 3.2 beer at gas stations and grocery stores on Sunday. I can go to a bar or restaurant and have a beer on Sunday, too. Hell, I can buy wine at a farm winery in Minnesota on a Sunday. So why, oh why can’t I buy a growler or a six pack on a Sunday?
Minnesota Beer Activists are working to change things. On Monday, they’re putting on a concert at First Avenue in Minneapolis to help raise money for their efforts to legalize Sunday Sales. The event will feature the music of Romantica, White Iron Band, Silverback Colony and Mark Andrew. We’re pretty sure no green beer will be present and no one will ask you if you’re Irish. C’mon down, rock out and support a good cause.
Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door.
Finnegans Reverse Food Truck
March is Minnesota FoodShare Month, and our friends at Finnegans are celebrating this with their new “reverse food truck” with a kick-off at Kieran’s annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration on Saturday, March 15th. Irish and wanna-be Irish celebrators will be able to donate food and cash to help fight hunger. Finnegans has a goal of raising $5000 throughout March. How about having one less beer and donating some cash (and food) to a good cause?
Summit Unchained #15 Fest Bier Next Week
The short version? Look for Summit Brewing Co.’s 15th Unchained beer, Fest Bier starting next week with a kickoff at Black Forest Inn on Monday the 10th at 5pm. Fest Bier is the first lager of the Unchained and draws inspiration from Brewer Nate Siats love of German beer.“This beer is modeled after a cross between an Oktoberfest bier and a Wiesn bier,” says Brewer Nate Siats. “After making more robust brews for my first two Unchained beers, I wanted to make a light, clean, crisp, refreshing beer that still had plenty of flavor and a good aroma.”
Full press release below: