Category: August Schell Brewing Co.

Minnesota Made: August Schell Brewing Co.

By on August 3, 2015in August Schell Brewing Co., breweries

Here’s the latest episode of Minnesota Made with August Schell Brewing Co. Thanks for sharing Chris!

August Schell – Episode 8 from Chris Jones on Vimeo.

August Schell Brewery was established in 1860 in New Ulm, MN and is the 2nd oldest family owned brewery in the United States. They have succeeded despite dramatic historical events and now are thriving with the craft beer boom. This is a short documentary on their story.

See more at mnmade.tv

Director, Director of Photography, Editor: Chris Jones

Music Composed By Ben Frizzell

 

Minnesota Made Teaser – August Schell Brewery

By on July 31, 2015in August Schell Brewing Co.

A friend and former coworker started Minnesota Made some time ago. Several months ago we were talking about topics and (obviously) breweries came up. Episode 8 of MNMade will feature August Schell Brewing Company. Check out the first teaser video. Full video to come.

Nice work Chris!

Episode 8 Preview – Cypress Blanc from Chris Jones on Vimeo.

Listen to Jace Marti (5th generation & Assistant Brew Master) talk about August Schell’s Noble Star Collection.

See more at mnmade.tv

Director, Director of Photography, Editor: Chris Jones

Music Composed By Ben Frizzell

Congrats US Open Beer Champs

By on July 20, 2015in August Schell Brewing Co., Badger Hill Brewing, breweries

us-openThree Minnesota beers took home medals from the US Open Beer Championships this month. Two beers from August Schell Brewing Company and one from Badger Hill Brewing Company rose to the top of a field of nearly 4000 beers from from around the world.

Schell’s took Gold in the German Hefeweizen category as well as a Silver for Firebrick in the American Amber category. Badger Hill walked away with a Silver for their White IPA in the “Out of Bounds Pale” category.

Nice work folks!

Schell’s Starkeller Peach

By on June 17, 2015in August Schell Brewing Co.

Trip Fontaine, ‘The Virgin Suicides” – “Peach schnapps. Babes love it.”

Peach is one of those flavors we sometimes associate with sticky sweet things like wine coolers and the aforementioned schnapps. This, my friends, is not cut from that mold. As described, Starkeller peach is hazy, golden and full of peach aroma. You’ll find no candy-sticky-sweetness here. Instead you’ll probably catch the traditional Berliner Weisse tartness with just a bit of sweetness and… get this… peach. Seek this one out!

“It’s a beauty Clark.” Nice work @schellsbeer.

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Schell’s Stag Series No. 9

By on March 31, 2015in August Schell Brewing Co., breweries, new beer

Schells_Stag9_LageringCavesThe 9th beer in Schell’s Stag Series, is a nod to the 155 year old company’s 19th century brewing traditions. The limited edition offering is a dark lager aged in American whiskey barrels and stored in the brewery’s original lagering caves below the brewery. The lagering caves date back to the 1860s, an era that predated electrical refrigeration.

I plan to crack one of these beers open later today, but I’m told that the veer is extremely dark and features notes of roasted malt, dark chocolate, toffee, car and  vanilla. Barring blueberry Grain Belt, Schell’s never fails me. 🙂

It’s great to see the brewery embracing tradition and history and reshaping it to suit today’s beer nerds. I love the fact that Schell’s has chosen to take advantage of their unique and historic space. The brewery has plans to continue to use the historic lagering caves as a laboratory for traditional brewing techniques to create unique new beers. I can’t wait to see more!