Summit Brewing Company and St. Paul Summer Beer Fest are teaming up for a Medallion Search contest in the lead-up to the 5th annual St. Paul Summer Beer Fest on Saturday, June 15th. The prize: four VIP passes to the festival and six cases of Summit beer. See this video for an introduction to the contest from Summit founder/president Mark Stutrud and follow Summit Brewing Company and St. Paul Summer Beer Fest on social media for the clues posting at 10 a.m. each day Monday June 10th – Friday June 14th until the medallion is found.
Category: general beer
Chop & Brew #6: Growing Hops at Home (Part 1)
Another spring, another hop crop gets underway in Minnesota. This episode of Chop & Brew looks at the basic steps to planting hop rhizomes in containers and in the ground. The C&B crew helps new hop-growers with tips and techniques for the start of the growing season. Chop & Brew will do several episodes over the coming months on maintenance, harvesting, drying and of course a fresh-hop brew day episode. For related links and resources see the official episode page at Chop & Brew’s website.
Also, check out this Chop & Brew Lagniappe video “Cooking Hop Shoots (Hop Asparagus)”
Chop & Brew #5.5: Not an Official Episode
In this shorter “unofficial” episode of Chop & Brew, Chip pulls himself away from grad school work for a few moments to share some announcements, thoughts, and homebrewing/cooking resources. Got a crazy idea for a homebrew session, a go-to house beer recipe or mad skills in the kitchen you’d like to share with the people? Chop & Brew is looking for Twin Cities area homebrewers and/or home chefs with ideas for and interest in being featuring in future episodes. If you are game, contact them at chopandbrew@gmail.com.
Alpine Beer to Brew in Minnesota?
Interesting. Southern California’s Alpine Beer is close to inking a deal to expand their operation by brewing beer at Cold Spring. Of course even more interesting should some of said beer find its way into our market. According to this U-T San Diego article, the move would allow the brewery to supplement the 1500 barrels they produce annually with an additional 5000 bbl.
Obviously no word as to whether the beer would become available in Minnesota, but at 5000bbl, I’m not holding my breathe.
Taprooms & Growlers Approved in Bemidji
Good news from the Bemidji Brewing Company – the Bemidji City Council has approved ordinances allowing taprooms and growler sales within the City. With that move, a large hurdle to growth has been removed for Tom, Tina and Bud as they continue to brew out of the Harmony Co-op shared kitchen. Things are looking promising, though; in this clip from Lakeland Public Television, Bud hints at a move to a permanent location to allow increased production and of course, a taproom.
Here’s to continued success, Bemidji Brewing Co.!