Thursday marks the launch of Steel Toe Brewing’s latest beer, Size 11 at Muddy Waters in Minneapolis starting at 6pm. Then on Friday the 24th, Size 11 will be available from the brewery in 750ml bottles at 5:30pm. Jason description: “This is a beasty brew at 11% ABV, 111IBU, 11SRM and will be available only from the brewery in 750s.” Sounds interesting.
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Toripuru Triple Bock at The Herkimer April Release
The Herkimer Pub and Brewery is set an April 3rd release date for their Toripuru Triple Bock, their strongest ever, weighing in at 23% ABV. Brewer Mike Willaford created this monstrous bock with the help of Japanese Sake yeast to create what the Herkimer describes as “sweet dark fruit and rich cocoa tones that swirl into a warming sweet bite at the end.”
The beer gets tapped at noon and it won’t last long. Mark your calendars.
Two New Beers from Summit
Yes, two new beers from Summit Brewing Company in St. Paul… and that doesn’t even include Unchained No. 9! First up, look for Summit Summer Ale, said to be a Kolsch-inspired beer, but not a remake of the Kolsh that was the first in the Unchained series. Expect that beer in April.
ABV. and IBU not ready yet. Art & other details to come.
• A balanced, highly drinkable session beer for casual and serious beer lovers alike
• Clean, mellow bitterness balanced by slightly bready, toasted malt qualities
• An inspired summer ale with elegant fruit and ?oral aroma
• Released in late April
Next up, look for Summit Saga IPA in the latter part of May. Saga is a West-coast style IPA said to be inspired by Summit’s 25th Anniversary beer. It’ll be a year-round offering available in six & twelve packs. This confirms what some of you have probably been hearing since the Silver Anniversary’s release. Hops? Yup. It’ll feature Rakau hops from New Zeland along with Citra, Centennial and Amarillo. Rakau is new to me, though it’s said to fall in the same ballpark as Amarillo & Summit hops.
Once again, no ABV or IBUs yet.
• Pronounced hop ?avor and aromas of Kiwi, Passionfruit, Apricot and Gooseberry
• Clean, assertive bitterness with balancing Pale malt characteristics
• Named after the Norse Goddess of poetry, who was the God Odin’s drinking companion. Also, it was quite a saga to pick a name!
Finnegans Blonde Ale
A little change of pace from the Finnegans crew. The group is set to launch a new beer, Finnegans Blonde Ale in March as a summer seasonal. Summit brewer Damian McConn devised the recipe with a little guidance from Finnegans CEO, Jacquie Berglund.
Specs:
FINNEGANS Blonde Ale is a limited release and is available in 6-packs, 1/6 barrels and 1/2 barrels.
FINNEGANS Blonde Ale is available in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and South Dakota.
TASTE: Light-Bodied ale, slight floral/fruity aroma, crisp clean finish
INGREDIENTS: Made from 4 pure ingredients: water, yeast, hops and malted barley
ALCOHOL: 4.6% by Volume
BITTERNESS: 22
West Coast vs. Gold Coast Smackdown at the Nomad
The Nomad World Pub is holding a “West Coast vs. Gold Coast Smackdown tonight with flights of Deschutes and Goose Island going head to head win a knock-out, drag-down deathmatch inside of the steel cage! FRIDAY, FRIDAY, FRIDAY! Hop Henge, Red Chair, Black Butte & the Abyss square off against Naughty Goose, Pere Jacques, Fleur & Sophie.
Flights of four are $10 & things get underway at 6pm. Music to follow. Expect our friends from MNBeerActivists.com to be present as well as they moved their “Mid Week Beer Geek” to Friday in order to take part in the smackdown.
