Category: general beer

Schell’s Oktoberfest Celebration!

August Schell Brewing Company has announced the first Oktoberfest celebration on brewery grounds.

The details as found on the August Schell website:

October 13th, 11:00-5:00pm
Schell’s Brewery, New Ulm, MN

Bavarian tent with great Oktoberfest atmosphere!  Dancing, singing, food, and beer!

Live music: 11:00-1:00pm: Schell’s Hobo Band; 1:30-5:00: Alpensterne

Come down and experience Oktoberfest the way it should be!
Admission $5

 

Oracle, Oracle, Oracle…

To celebrate the Autumn Brew Review Bell’s will be tapping their Oracle DIPA all over the cities! Here are all the dates, times and locations where you can get your Oracle on draft!

Monday, September 10th

11:00am: Stub & Herbs, Blue Door Pub

4:00pm: The Depot, Bulldog Lowertown

5:00pm: Longfellow Grill, Bulldog Northeast

Also Triple Rock, Bryant Lake Bowl, 8th Street Grill, Grumpy’s Downtown

Tuesday, September 11th

6:00pm: Butcher and the Boar, Pat’s Tap 

Wednesday, September 12th

3:00pm: Town Hall Tap

4:00pm: Ginger Hop 

5:00pm: Amsterdam

5:30pm: Groveland Tap

6:00pm: Buster’s on 28th , Tilia 

7:00pm: Prime Bar 

Thursday, September 13th

Bulldog Uptown

Friday, September 14th

4:00pm: Pig and Fiddle

6:00pm: Sweeney’s

 

 

 

Friday Beer Update at the Fair

Today at the Minnesota Craft Brewers xhibit in the Ag. Building.

3:00pm: Brewery Showcase – Summit Brewing | August Schell Brewing Co.

6:00pm: Homebrew 101 – Jake Keeler, Northern Brewer

Today’s beer flights in Land of 10,000 Beers:

Flights are 4 x 5oz beers, $8. All flights are subject to change.

HOPPY NOW:
Lucid DYNO
Big Wood Forest Ale
Lake Superior Black IPA
Surly Furious

HOPPY NEXT:
Vine Park Stump Jumper
Summit EPA
Indeed Midnight Ryder
Fulton Sweet Child Of Vine

LIGHTER NOW:
Fulton Lonely Blonde
Steel Toe Provider
Schell’s Pils
Excelsior Big Island Blonde

LIGHTER NEXT:
Lucid AIR
Third Street Rise To The Top
Summit Pilsner
Brau Bros Old 56

BELGIAN STYLE/SWEETER NOW:
Lucid Summertide
Steel Toe Summervice
Flat Earth Bermuda Triangle Tripel
Surly Cynic

BELGIAN STYLE/SWEETER NEXT:
Lake Superior North Shore Wheat
Flat Earth Belgian Style Pale Ale
Boom Island Brimstone Tripel
Harriet Westside

DARKER NOW:
Summit Oatmeal Stout
Brau Bros The Ring Neck Braun Ale
Schell’s Oktoberfest
Schell’s Dark

DARKER NEXT:
Flat Earth Cygnus X-1
Third Street Lost Trout
Schell’s Firebrick
Brau Bros Bancreagie Peated Scotch Ale

To keep up to  date with Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild events, speakers, flights and other fun things at the Fair, be sure to follow @mncraftbrew on Twitter and check out their Facebook page!

 

 

Minnesota State Beer Day 2 Guide

One thing I’ve never quite understood is the number of people who choose to drive to and from the Minnesota State Fair during rush hour. Dumb, dumb, dumb. Don’t do this. You’ll thank me later!

Friday, August 23rd:

Today’s beer flights in Land of 10,000 Beers:

HOPPY:
Summit Horizon Red Ale
Excelsior XLCR
Third Street Bitter Neighbor
Surly Furious

LIGHTER:
Fulton Lonely Blonde
Third Street Rise To The Top
Summit Pilsner
Surly Hell

BELGIAN STYLE/SWEETER:
Lake Superior North Shore Wheat
Olvalde The Auroch’s Horn
Boom Island Hoodoo Dubbel
Surly Cynic Ale

DARKER:
Summit Oatmeal Stout
Lift Bridge Chesnut Hill
Schell’s Ocktoberfest
Brau Bros Bancreagie Peated Scotch Ale

 

To keep up to  date with Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild events, speakers, flights and other fun things at the Fair, be sure to follow @mncraftbrew on Twitter and check out their Facebook page!