Month: January 2008

Great Northern Brew-Ha-Ha

By on January 9, 2008in homebrew

300_brewhaha_logo.JPG

Greetings and Happy New Year!

We are looking for volunteers to help steward and judge the 2008 Great Northern Brew-Ha-Ha in the Twin Ports of Duluth MN and Superior WI. The competition is set for February 8-9, 2008 and will be held at the Belgian Club in Superior, WI. Following the flights on Friday night, there will be an indoor pub crawl featuring samples of our local brewpub favorites. Saturday evening will have the awards ceremony at the Belgian Club, followed by a party at Thirsty Pagan Brewing.

To volunteer steward or judge, please visit our website at:
www.northernalestars.org/greatnorthernbrewhaha.html

Beginning January 14th entries will be accepted for the 2008 Great Northern Brew-Ha-Ha sponsored by the Northern Ale Stars Homebrewers Guild from the Twin Ports of Duluth, MN and Superior WI. The Great Northern Brew-Ha-Ha is the second leg of the 2008 Midwest Homebrewer of the Year award.

There will be prizes and medals for all 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners as well as Best of Show, novice, best brew name and our very own “Snowblower Brew” (you know, the brew you grab after a long day of cleaning up after a blizzard!). In addition, the Best of Show winner will have the opportunity to brew their winning entry on a grand scale, and have it featured, at Thirsty Pagan Brewing in Superior, WI.

To save on shipping costs, entries may be dropped off at the Upper Mississippi Mash-Out in St. Paul, MN on January 25-26, 2008. Or, they can be dropped off at the Thirsty Pagan Brewing in Superior, WI any time between January 14th and February 1st.

Cheers!

Dan Slick

Judge/Steward coordinator

Great Northern Brew-Ha-Ha

Herkimer Hiring Headbrewer

By on January 8, 2008in breweries

Love brewing lagers? This might just be for you then. Oh, you should be good at it too.

The Herkimer Pub and Brewery, a well-established, financially stable Brewpub in the thriving Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis, is looking for a Head Brewer. The current Brewer is leaving in February for another opportunity; however, we would like to hire immediately to minimize baton-passing issues. We produce approximately 900 bbls per annum on a 10 hl Beraplan brewhouse (3 vessel system). We specialize in German-style products and have won GABF gold medals for our Kellerbier and Alt; the ideal candidate will have the abilities and desire to expand on this tradition. This is a hands-on processing situation – the brewery is on two levels, so one must be able to climb stairs carrying 55 lb sacks of grain. Mechanical abilities would be a plus, as would experience in lager brewing and brewing and/or science education. Pay and benefits are competetive.
This is a stable job in a fun urban environment, hours are flexible within reason and we plan to add tankage and bring on an assistant in the near future. Please apply by sending resume, references and cover letter to blake@theherkimer.com.

An update from Brau Brothers Brewing Co.

By on January 7, 2008in breweries

brown_large_shirt.gifHere’s note from Dustin Brau from Brau Brothers Brewing Co., a Minnesota brewery…

We have started to ship the Frame Straightener! By the end of the week, well over half of our entire production of this ale will be on store shelves or on tap. If you need help finding a retailer, let me know. We will begin production of the next Single Batch Series beer next week, I have an idea of what it will be but I am still open to ideas. I’m going to bust open a couple growlers of the dubbel and trippel I found that we brewed back in ’04. Depending on what we think about it, we may bring it back to Winterfest this Feb. Also, we finally got the Brau Gear section of the website up and running. Just in time for Christmas – 2008! Now we are not only the number 1 brewery in Lucan, but also t he number 1 textile exporter.

Cheers from the little brewery on the prairie,
Dustin

Dustin… save me a shirt!

Not to miss… Uerige Sticke Altbier cask at Bulldog NE this Wednesday.

By on January 7, 2008in bars/restaurants

Here’s one not to miss for import beer fans…. Uerige Sticke Altbier on cask this Wednesday early evening at The Bulldog NE.

BULLDOG NE & “Brad The Beerguy” present

Germany’s UERIGE Brewery of Dusseldorf :

The 1st German Authentic Cask in Minnesota History!

Beer : Traditional Sticke Alt

**** Michael Jackson’s Pocket Guide to Beer, p 36:
“UERIGE …is the most assertive, complex and characterful of the Alts” Düsseldorfer Altbier is one of Germany’s great beer styles. Uerige Alt is in my view the finest example of the style, and one of Germany’s truly great beers. I love it for its big, spicy hop aroma; its firm, malty, middle; and its confidently dry, appetising, finish. No short cuts, no compromises: a beer that punches it weight. Zum Uerige Sticke beautifully retains this balance. It is smooth, complex, elegant and a wonderful aperitif. A generous beer, with a touch of luxury. This beer is brewed with more malt, hops and is much richer than UERIGE Alt. Behind the massive but elegant aroma are hidden 6.5% abv. The unusual name derives from olden days, when the guests would whisper (‘stickum’ being a dialect term for whispering)the master brewer must have been a little too generous when weighing out the ingredients.

HopSlam on it’s way

By on January 7, 2008in beer stores, breweries

Ok, another non-Minnesota blurb. Bell’s HopSlam is once again headed our way, but in a more limited fashion than last year. Bill over at Princeton Liquor’s sent me a rather long email explaining the situation.

Hey all beer folk,
Just in case your wondering what that loud screech was on January 1st, it was the holiday business bus coming to a screeching stop. After a wicked 3 weeks of crazy business, we slow down considerably here at the store. Now does that mean I stop ordering great beer? Most certainly not. In fact the reason the outline of this email looks like paradise is the beer that will be coming in soon, will remind you all of paradise. Yes thats right HopSlam is on its way to our beautiful state. Now potentially I will be getting my shipment this week. Potentially. I have another source who says it may not reach us by late next week.