From the Surly Website:
Surly Two will be released in a couple weeks to local bars. We have been slammed here at the brewery with the new construction project. The release of two at the Blue Nile was a sneak peek. We will post here when the beer hits the streets to local bars.
Oh yeah, we filled about 400 750s of two.
Here’s the Winterfest line-up from Brau Brothers Brewing. Also note that the logo and recipe for their third Single Batch Series is finished. Watch MNBeer.com for more details!
Frame Straightener – Named for the vehicle chasis straighteners that Lucan exported for many years, this second installment of the Single Batch Series is an authentic Belgian-Style Pale Ale. 100% imported Belgian malt paired with Strisselspalt hops and finished with a classic strain of Eastern European yeast, this is a fruity, earthy, yet drinkable beer.
Scotch Ale – The Brau Brothers flagship ale. A small percentage of peat-smoked malt gives a distinctive flavor to this beer. Big malt, easy on the hops – a prairie take on a great winter sipper!
Dubbel – Pulled from the Brau Brother’s cellar, this ale has been aged 4 years for an incredibly smooth drink. Starts with dark chocolate and caramel, then gives way to black licorice and cocoa powder. Finishes big and malty.
6th Annual Finnegans St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl: This year’s crawl will take place on Saturday, March 15th with headquarters set up at Shamrocks in St. Paul.
Volunteers Needed For:
A Taste of Grape and Hops, Saturday, February 9th at Hamline University
Food and Wine Expo, Saturday, February 23rd and Sunday, February 24th
Liquor store tastings (various dates and locations)
And last but not least, congratulations to Finnegans’ Drink Like You Care Campaign which raised a total of $12,991 in 2007 for local non-profit organizations!
Here’s the line-up for McCann’s Food and Brew in St. Cloud. Dawn and I stopped by McCann’s the other weekend with old friends and tasted a few beers. The icy-cold weather kept us from really settling in for a full-blown tasting, but I will say that the growler of Prairie Porter that came home with us is excellent. Chris may also have something special to bring along… who knows?
Prairie Porter (OG 1.062)
The first in our Dark Seasonal line up. Brewed with four English malts and two English hop varieties giving this beer a dark, rich, roasty background with light smoky undertones. Bittersweet chocolate flavor develops in the finish. A very nice ale for the winter time to enjoy with friends.
Deep Seven I.P.A. (OG 1.063)
One for the lovers of hoppy craft brews. Seven deep layers of flavor consisting of three English malts and four hop varieties (2 U.S./2 English). Generous portions of hops are added to the brew kettle and to the fermentation tank in a process called dry hopping. Nice English biscuit malt background supporting the contribution of the hops.
Trippel Trouble (OG 1.083)
Abbey style Trippel brewed with all Belgian malts and candi sugar. A Belgian monastery ale yeast gives this beer a fruity/spicy complexity while maintaining drinkability despite it’s strength. A wonderful beer for cold winter evenings.
Beer Lovers, Capital Brewery brewmaster Kirby Nelson will be at The Muddy Pig tonight (Thursday) from 7-9 to answer all your questions about the brewery and beer in general. And while you are here you can enjoy Capital’s multiple award winning Blond Doppelbock. See you tonight.Mark