Linda sent us a small note to let us know that Surly’s Tea Bagged Furious was chosen as the winner during this past weekend’s Night of the Living Ales in Chicago. Congrats!
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Town Hall Beer Release: Dortmunder Lager, Irish Red
Fresh beer from Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery…
Hey Kids,
Today we will release our Dortmunder Lager. Release 5-6….Look for this beer to replace our Golden Ale in the very near future……Next Monday 3/10 we will release our Irish Red Ale, just in time for your St. Patrick’s Day celebration
Cheers,
Mike
P.s. Yes we are making the Pot of Gold Potato Stout this year…….coming soon
Fitger’s Brewhouse tour pt. 1
Despite the fact that I’m sick and on my deathbed (okay, not really… just flu/cold combo, so I haven’t tasted a beer since Wednesday), here’s an interesting little YouTube tidbit from the gang at Fitger’s Brewhouse, Brewhouse Tour Pt. 1. If the video isn’t enough for you, check out a tour in person on Saturdays at 2 and 3pm.
Beer in the local news
…and in the center of things, Flat Earth Brewing Co. – there are some great photos of Jeff and the brewery in the latest issue of Metro magazine along with a nice piece on the hop shortage. One piece on brewing wasn’t enough, so they asked me to give them a small brewpub roundup and there’s also a piece on the “Best Pint in Town” that puts Surly Bender and Furious up against Rogue’s Dead Guy and Shakespeare Stout and Bell’s Two-Hearted and Oberon.
Not to be outdone, MinnPost has an article about Flat Earth Brewing Co. in today’s issue.
And finally, the March issue of Mpls. St. Paul is sitting on my desk and the reader poll is in for Best Beer Selection. I tend to disagree, but then again, one can’t expect Mpls. St. Paul readers to all be as well-versed on good beer as you folks are. In case you’re curious, the readers picked Old Chicago, Happy Gnome, William’s, Brit’s and Rock Bottom as having the best selection.
Stub & Herb’s beer tasting recap
Stub & Herb’s had their first in a series of beer tastings last night. I headed down to check it out – after all, it’s beer, right? A rep from Sierra Nevada spoke first and passed around some beers – their pale ale, ESB and this year’s Bigfoot. Don Osborn spoke next, taking the homebrewer’s perspective and talking about some beer styles while sharing some of his homebrew (a steam beer), Flat Earth’s Winter Warlock and a flight of pale ales from Brau Brothers, Summit and Furthermore as well as Left Hand Sawtooth ESB. As always, it’s interesting to see a range of flavors within one general style of beer.
It was a relaxed, low-key event with lots of audience participation, some tasty appetizers and plenty of good beer. For $5, the event was a steal. Thanks to Jon for putting this together!