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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.
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The Cynic’s out of the Bag and into the Can…
I’ve known about this one for quite some time, but generally like to sit on “secrets” until I either get the go-ahead or someone else shares… well in no uncertain terms someone else shared over on BeerAdvocate, so here it is: Surly Brewing Co. will be offering their wildly tasty CynicAle in cans this summer. Rumor has it that some bartender at some unknown Ethiopian restaurant in Minneapolis wrote the copy for the cans.
From BA:
A little bird told me that you will, starting tomorrow (or the day after, please call ahead to avoid disappointment), be able to enjoy a very tasty Surly CynicAle in cans at this nice little neighborhood restaurant.
Go to Papa’s website: http://papaspizzaandpasta.com for contact and phone information. In my opinion, you could do a LOT worse than a can of Surly with a Tomato Pie from Papa’s. It’s a once-a-week special for me!
Note that I have no business affiliation with either Papa’s or Surly. Just a fan of both!
Town Hall’s Bock Blessing: The Bottle Gang
Here’s a piece from The Bottle Gang detailing Saturday’s Blessing of the Bock at Minneapolis Town Hall. Thanks Aaron. Despite this line, “…view beer as little more than an adult soft drink, a refresher on a hot summer day, a chaser for a real cocktail.” It’s still a good piece. 🙂
New Beers at Great Waters, Granite City
Great Waters has a new IPA, Holy Hand Grenade, on cask:
Lots of Vienna malt and hops were used in this cask. Five different malt varieties and four type of hops used to creat this tribute to Monty Pythons’ “Holy Grail”. Served on cask just like the did back in good old Camelot.
Bob from Granite City told me that they’d be tapping their O’Stara’s Spring Ale on Wednesday:
We will be tapping our O’Stara’s spring ale on May 16th this week. It is a lightly bodied ale with light bitterness and a refreshing dry hop flavor. Definitely not an extreme beer by any stretch of the imagination just a plain old quaffable summer pint.
It will be available at all our Minnesota stores, so if you live near
Roseville, Eagan, St. Louis Park, Maple Grove, St. Cloud or Moorhead (well Fargo really) head on over to your local Granite City for summer refreshment.
Flat Earth Curly Tail Ale
…just think… at the Metrodome you actually have to look around a bit to find a decent beer. This shouldn’t be the case at the Saints’ stadium as Flat Earth’s new beer, Curly Tail Ale, should be conveniently located for your drinking pleasure.
Our new beer, Curly Tail Ale is available only at Midway Stadium, home of the St. Paul Saints. The first kegs arrived at the stadium this afternoon. Curly Tail Ale is an ordinary bitter, don’t be afraid of the word bitter. This beer is slightly sweet and smooth, with a touch of chocolate in the after taste. We used Golden Promise malt, medium and dark crystal malt, chocolate malt and brown sugar. It is hopped with three addition of UK Fuggles. Get out to the ball park and watch some outdoor baseball and grab a pint, available at the third base concession area.
Cheers,
Jeff Williamson
Flat Earth Brewing Company