Results of the Northern Ale Stars‘ Great Northern Brew-ha-ha have been posted here.
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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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Barley John’s Beer Release: Winter Ale
Barley John’s is having a beer release party for their newest offering, Winter Ale, on President’s Day, 2-19-2007:
Winter Ale (7.8%abv): A hearty and warming British Ale, this annual seasonal brew is sure to distract you from the cold outside. We harvested our Fresh Cascade Hop flowers from the patio, dried them and then used them to finish this beer. We also tossed in our traditional Winter Spice blend featuring subtle hints of fennel and caraway. A complex yet delicate presentation of flavors – best enjoyed when allowed to warm a bit.
The Muddy Pig is Now Online
Have you seen the new Muddy Pig website?
Growlers… At Vine Park
This sounds quite promising for Minnesota… Vine Park is on the road to offering growlers… thanks to Dan for sharing:
Just wanted to let you start the coding. We’ve gotten both our Federal & State Brewing licenses in the last few months. Our initial brewing will be to offer growlers under the recent changes in the state law. To move forward, we need City of Saint Paul approval. This summer we got the City of adopt an ordinance for the license process. We hope to have the application submitted in the next couple of weeks!
Pig & Gnome Part Ways
…well sort of anyway… read on…
Beer Lovers,
Paul and I are pleased to announce that we have sold our interest in The Happy Gnome to the other investors. You can still find us at The Muddy Pig, the best beer bar in town.
New draft beers this week at The Muddy pig include Bell’s Sparkling Ale and Arcadia Amber, both from Michigan. The Sparkling Ale is an American Tripel with a golden color, sweet fruitiness and 9.0% ABV. The Arcadia Amber is a full-bodied English-style ale brewed with Scottish Maris Otter malt giving the ale a sweet caramel flavor with a hint of toasted malt. Yum.
And with temps struggling to hit zero it’s time to think about the Muddy Pig Golf Snouting. If any of you have contacts at a golf course that would like to host the event this year please let me know. Oak Glen has been good to us but we are hoping to lower the cost of the event in order to generate more money for the charity, Children’s Home Society & Family Services. It’s for the children.
Cheers,
Mark