Check it out. And to make us proud, Jason DeRusha enjoys a beer on the job.
Month: November 2007
Flat Earth Update
Here’s an update from Flat Earth. Be sure to try to hit the tour… their facility isn’t huge, but it’s a nice little brewery and chances are quite good that you’ll drink a little beer before the tour ends!
Greetings,
If you haven’t heard already Flat Earth has finally rolled out our first bottles. The response has been great so far and we will do our best to keep up with the demand. We know some of the stores have sold out already. For now, the Belgian Pale Ale is only available in 22 oz. bottles, but we expect Element 115 to be in stores by Thanksgiving. The Belgian is especially tasty with turkey!Thanks to your overwhelming thirst for Canadian porter, Cygnus X-1 is back in production and heading out to restaurants and bars as we speak. It unexpectedly became our regular dark beer thanks to you guys! The popular vote wins this time!
We are happy to welcome to our list of distributors Rohlfing in Duluth, H.B. Nelson in Alexandria, and Schott in Rochester. Rohlfing has already picked up bottles and kegs that are heading to Warehouse Liquors in Duluth, while kegs of Cygnus X-1 and Angry Planet are going to the Gunflint Tavern in Grand Marais.
As always, we welcome your suggestions or ideas on where you would like to see our brew on tap or in your local shop.
Mark your calendars for our next tour which is set for Saturday, November 24th at 1 p.m. This follows Thanksgiving so bring your guests from out of town to taste some local brew. Hope to see you there and have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Cheers!
Jeff & Cathie Williamson
Flat Earth Brewing Co.
Cellars Beer Tasting
Cellars in Eagan is having a beer tasting on Saturday, December 8th from 2 to 5 P.M. I had a chance to scope out the list, but, true to form, I forgot most of what was on it and didn’t write anything down. The excessive purchase of about 15 different six-packs of stout may have been the cause of the distraction. Anyway, there will be between 15 and 20 beers to sample, including Dark Horse (MI), Surly, and New England Brewing Company (CT). Kris and I have been to their tastings before and, while they aren’t exactly social events, they are well worth the visit.
Doug Hoverson on TPT’s Almanac (video link)
In case you missed the link to Doug Hoverson on TPT’s Almanac, here it is.
For our interview with Doug, please visit the Six Pack.
Surly & Fitger’s Brewhouse win, 750ml bottles of Darkness soon?
Surly just won two awards at the 5th Annual Festival of Wood and Barrel-aged Beer sponsored by the Illinois Craft Brewer’s Guild. They took a gold in the Strong Dark Beer category for their Bourbon One and a silver in the Strong Porter & Stout category for Darkness. Fitger’s Brewhouse followed with a bronze for their Edmund Imperial Stout.
There’s also a bit of a teaser in Surly’s latest e-mail blast regarding 750ml bottles of Darkness:
We will soon have an announcement on the sale of Darkness 750 ML bottles at the brewery.