Category: general beer

Brewing TV #37: Happiness is a Warm Carboy

New episode from our buddies at Brewing TV. We’re heading back to Chip’s homebrewery for a brew session and warm fermentation experiment. He’s joined by fellow homebrewer Don Osborn for some discussion and tasting notes. Then Jake & Mike sit down with the kellerbier version of the double decocotion dunkel from a few episodes back. And a Sing-along? Awwhh yeah.

May 17th @ Heritage Liquor. Live Oak and Wild Yeast: Featuring Bryan Bertsch

Wild beer and locally made, oak fermented kombucha….. MMmmmmmm…..

Tonight  (May 17th) at Heritage Liquor, local Kombucha brewery Bryan Bertsch will share his St. locally made Kombucha – the hard tea popularized in Asia. Bryan ferments this kombucha in oak at his St. Paul based brewery.

Also being poured are a selection of traditional wild beers from Jolly Pumpkin (Michigan) and Hanssens (Belgium) along with a great farmhouse beer from Brasserie de Blaugies (Belgium).  Copies of the just released 2nd edition of Lambicland (Tim Webb) will also be available to purchase at the event.

Heritage Liquors

1347 Frost Ave
Maplewood, MN 55109

651-777-7455

Brewing TV #36: Gone Firkin

Latest episode from Brewing TV gets hands-on with firkins at Summit Brewing Company. Cask ale is a segment of craft beer that is becoming more and more popular with beer-lovers in the United States. But many of us have no idea how it works. Hosts Jake Keeler and Michael Dawson are put to work by Summit’s Chief Firkin Hooligan Damian McConn. The guys help Damian finish, fine, dry-hop and fill firkins of his Unchained Series beer, Golden Sovereign. Come along with us for a behind-the-scenes look at how the pros get their cask on!

Brewing TV #35: High Voltage 1800

Join homebrewer Kent “Sixpack” Olsen and his buddies as they brew their own version of Town Hall’s 1800 English IPA. Kent decided to name his concoction Dirty Deeds English IPA.” What can we say? The dude loves his AC/DC! (As you’ll see here.) Grab a pint, throw something on the grill, and join Sixpack for an outdoor brew day. Video courtesy our homies over at Brewing TV.