Author: ryan

Ryan Anderson (that's me!) is the editor & founder of MNBeer. Much has changed since the fall of 2005 and I'm proud to have been a part of it all. Sometime I'll tell you about my grand theory that links craft brewing to punk rock. Just ask.

Surly & Fitger’s Brewhouse win, 750ml bottles of Darkness soon?

By on November 9, 2007in breweries, brewpubs

Surly just won two awards at the 5th Annual Festival of Wood and Barrel-aged Beer sponsored by the Illinois Craft Brewer’s Guild. They took a gold in the Strong Dark Beer category for their Bourbon One and a silver in the Strong Porter & Stout category for Darkness. Fitger’s Brewhouse followed with a bronze for their Edmund Imperial Stout.

There’s also a bit of a teaser in Surly’s latest e-mail blast regarding 750ml bottles of Darkness:

We will soon have an announcement on the sale of Darkness 750 ML bottles at the brewery.

Surly Cask Night at Café Twenty-Eight

By on November 8, 2007in beer events

November 23rd – Cask Night at Café Twenty-Eight in Linden Hills. Oak-Aged Cask Bender. 9-11pm $4 pints. We will also be giving away three sets of two official brewery Darkness glasses at our Cask Bender tapping.  Any Surly purchase gets your name in the hat for the drawing (limit one entry per person).  The drawing will be at 10:45 PM. Need not be present to win, but if your not you will have to come back and pick them up. Please note that these are not the evil Darkness goblets that Todd does.  We only part with those for our favorite charity The Wildcat Sanctuary.  Look for another charity event for them sometime this winter.

Surly Cask Night at Rix Bar

By on November 8, 2007in beer events

November 28th – Cask Night at Rix Bar. Surly will be bringing a pin of  Dry-Hopped, Oak-Aged Furious on Cask. A free pint if you buy some food. The event starts around 6:30.

Surly Smoke Release at Muddy Pig

By on November 8, 2007in beer events

December 4th – Release party for “Smoke” our new Oak Aged Smoked Baltic Porter. We will be pouring Smoke at The Muddy Pig, starting around 7:00. This lager weighs in at 9.5% ABV and 35 IBUs. Yup, it smells like bacon smoked over a maple fire, tastes like bitter chocolate, vanilla and beer.

Draft only – only 14 bbls brewed, so hurry up and drink it.

Town Hall IPA Update

By on November 8, 2007in brewpubs

Be nice or ‘Mama will slap you around. Seriously, folks, if you’re freaking out at Town Hall, it’s time to chill…

Hey all,
Our current lack of IPA has created quite a hubub. IPA will officially return Monday
in all of it’s splendor……Please be easy on our service staff as they happily serve you one of our many other enjoyable beers. Remember our current shortage of tanks will soon be taken care of.

We appreciate your continued support as we experience this exciting point of transition.
Mike