Just a reminder that tickets for the 3rd Annual St Paul Summer Beer Fest go on sale on Saturday at noon!!! This awesome event is on June 25th from 1-6pm at the MN State Fairgrounds in the International Bazaar area. This event has sold out the last two years, and there are only 3,000 tickets available, so if you wanna go then you better get your tickets FAST!
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Category: general beer
Short Pour: Greg Koch from Stone (Brewing TV)
Q&A with Greg Koch (Stone Brewing Co.) from Brewing TV on Vimeo.
Greg Koch, co-founder & CEO of Stone Brewing Company, held a media get-together at the Happy Gnome in St. Paul, MN on March 31, 2011 – part of the brewery’s epic release week in Minnesota. Here are some excerpts from this talk / Q&A with the hoparazzi.
www.stonebrew.com
How about another new brewery?
Readers have all but closed the door on what could have been a pretty funny joke had it been executed better…. In the meantime, we missed out on what appears to be a legit project with TTB label approval. Olvalde Farm & Brewery in Rollingstone, MN.
Midwest Beer Tour in NYT
Great article in the New York Times that highlights breweries along Lake Superior, including Clyde Iron Works, Lake Superior Brewing, and Fitgers in Minnesota, before heading to Wisconsin.
Read the article here.
Win Winterfest Tickets: Prove Your Minnesota Beer Heritage
The Minnesota Craft Brewer’s Guild wants you to share why you are a true Minnesota craft beer lover. Have you toured every brewery in the state? Do you brew a unique beer for every season? Did you introduce your 80-year old grandmother to the state’s best IPAs? Or do you just have a love affair with the great beers of Minnesota, unmatched by any of your friends? In 200 words or less, tell us your qualifications and heritage when it comes to Minnesota craft beer. Please visit the www.mncraftbrew.org or email minnesotabrewers@gmail.com to submit your entry. The Brewer’s Guild will select two separate winners Mr. Minnesota Craft Beer and Ms. Minnesota Craft Beer. We want to celebrate thou who prove to be the most devoted Minnesota craft beer enthusiast. And please note the winners do not have to be affiliated.
The winners will be awarded four tickets to Winterfest, the Minnesota Craft Brewer’s Guild winter showcase on Friday, February 4. The winners will also get a private meet-and-greet with some Minnesota brewers and early access to Winterfest.
The deadline for submissions is 10pm CST on Monday, Jan 31.