Category: general beer

Summit Oyster Stout Premieres at Oyster Fest

Just a reminder that Summit Brewing Company will launch their Oyster Stout during Oyster Fest at Meritage in St. Paul this Sunday, September 30th. I was there last year for the festival (and Lift Bridge’s Oyster Stout) and it was a blast! It’s funny how similar the oyster-head world is to the craft beer nerd world when it comes to getting the highest quality and regionally interesting products… and bragging rights for sampling them. (Check out this episode of Brewing TV to see last year’s brew day at Lift Bridge and the 2011 festival-in-action at Meritage).

This time around, Summit had the honor of making the festival beer. Whether you’re an experience bivalve-lover or new to the game, it’s a great way to explore the world of oysters while enjoying this new beer. Meritage says this about Summit’s Oyster Stout:

Summit Brewery will launch their Oyster Stout, inspired by and made from our very own oyster shells. In first discussions the brewers are thinking a British perspective and tradition might be an interesting way to go. Enjoy your pint, and even join us at the pairing station to learn about the beer, its process and pairing oysters with it.

Edible Twin Cities Brewing Tour

Join Edible Twin Cities Magazine on Saturday, Oct. 13 to tour and taste at three local breweries in the heart of the Twin Cities metro area. A coach bus will take you to Flat Earth Brewing in St. Paul, then head to Lift Bridge Brewery in historic Stillwater, and finish off at Harriet Brewing in Minneapolis. Harriet Brewing will have a food truck and a live band at their location to end the day.

For more details on pick-up locations and to order tickets see this link.

Hopjack Cascades Available Saturday

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This Saturday, our friends from Hopjack will have fresh (wet) Cascade hops available for your sniffing (and brewing) pleasure from 9am – 2pm. They’ll run $12 for 1/2 pound or $20/lb. If you’d like to get in on the action, please email hopjackme@gmail.com. Pickup will be in the mid-4200 block of E. 29th St. in Minneapolis.

From the White House to Your House!

Homebrewing has reached the White House! For the first time ever, homebrewing is happening on a regular basis at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Regardless of your politics, if you’re a homebrewer or ever thought about homebrewing – that’s saying a lot about the hobby that 35 years ago was still illegal in our country.

A few days ago (and after much popular demand), the White House released two of its recipes to the public – a Honey Ale and Honey Porter. Now you can brew these White House Ales in your own home using recipe kits exclusively from Northern Brewer.