Slightly out of the realm of MNBeer, but still interesting… Samuel Adams has implemented a hop sharing program, allowing smaller brewers access to 20,000 pounds of hops – 10,000 pounds of East Kent Golding and 10,000 pounds of Tettnang. They’ll be selling hops from the 2007 harvest at their cost, allowing brewers to buy up to 528 pounds. Though it won’t solve peoples’ problems entirely, it certainly sounds like a nice gesture. Thanks to TH for the heads up.
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Schell’s Einbecker Doppelbock release
Just a reminder that Friday marks the release the first in Schell’s 150th Anniversary beers, their 1878 Einbecker Doppelbock. It’s tasty! Look for the folks at Schell’s at your favorite bars around Minnesota to celebrate this release. Check out the schedule here.
Rochester… you’re up…
Schell’s 150th Anniversary Draft Series No. 1 Release
Release Party at Whistle Binkies
6:00-8:00pm @ South
8:30-?? @ North
Rochester, MN
Beer tasting at Cellars Wines & Spirits in Eagan
Here’s a note we received from Jason at Cellars Wines & Spirits in Eagan:
Cellars Wines & Spirits in Eagan is having a FREE beer tasting. Join us on Saturday March 15th from 2-5pm to try over 15 different beers from around the world. We will have several seasonal beers open for sampling, this is going to be miabock season and they will be in full force at the tasting. St. Patrick’s day will be just around the corner so you can enjoy some great Irish brews (none of the normals). Come one come all and enjoy FREE beer on Saturday March 15th from 2-5pm. Please be easy on the staff; they will be drinking with you. See you there.
Barley John’s: brewery news & Valentine’s Day
Here’s some news from Barley John’s. Their Valentine’s Day dinner sounds tasty and I can attest to the fact that the Rosie’s Old Ale with raspberries is really tasty. I think I might even like it better than the “standard” Rosie’s.
Brewery Update
As some of you have noticed we are out of the Stockyard IPA – we apologize for this. Our brewery has been out of commission for the last 2 weeks as we work to fix a few mechanical issues that have sprung up. We should resume brewing again hopefully this weekend and will restore our regular beers back to tap within the next few weeks. We added another seasonal and have some fun guest kegs lined up in the interim. Thanks again and we apologize for the inconvenience – we are getting thirsty too!
Winterfest: MCBG response
Here’s a nice response from the Minnesota Craft Brewer’s Guild regarding Winterfest. They’re a stand-up, non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Minnesota’s great local beer. I sincerely hope that your experience at the event won’t turn you off of their other great events.
Dear Winterfest 2008 Patrons,
We wanted to send our apologies to those of you that were in the line outside of Landmark Center in the cold on Friday night waiting to get entrance into Winterfest. We increased the amount of attendees this year and our old ticketing method along with adding identifying wrist bands did not work for the new sized crowd. As soon as the event planners were informed of the slow-moving line we quickly added 5 additional staff members to help the group move along more quickly. We then announced and added an extra half hour onto the tail end of the festival (ending at 10:30 p.m.) to make up for the time at the front where you were not enjoying the delicious Minnesota craft beer! Please accept our sincerest apologies and we will be working out a much better system for our future brewing events.
We hope you enjoyed the festival despite the line-up snag. All sixteen MN Craft Brewer’s Guild brewery members were present and enjoyed sharing their Winter brews with each of you – many of which were only available to this festival! Congratulations to the Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery and brewer’s Mike Hoops, Josh Bischoff, and Adam Theis for winning the great Snowshoe award for their delicious Chocolate Raspberry Bourbon Stout! Winterfest along with Autumn Brew Review are fundraisers for the MN Craft Brewer’s Guild whose non-profit work promotes local, craft brewing in the state. We thank you for your patronage and understanding and hope to see you at our next event!
Save The Dates:
Autumn Brew Review 2008– September 27
Winterfest 2009 – January 23
Our apologies again, please forward this on to your friends and family that attended with you and thank you for your continued support!
Laura with the Minnesota Craft Brewer’s Guild