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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. Sometime I'll tell you about my grand theory that links craft brewing to punk rock. Just ask.

PedalPub!

By on November 29, 2006in general beer

PedalPub is an upcoming local venture that looks like a lot of fun.

In August, we sent you an email requesting your help to name our new business – a bar on wheels that holds 17 people from the Netherlands. In addition to the choices we sent out – there were MANY very creative alternate names that you all came up with – some we could even print! ;-D But one name emerged as the most popular amongst all the rest. Eric and I are please to announce that the name of our new vehicle is:

(DRUM ROLL PLEASE…..)

THE PEDALPUB

Thanks to all of you who participated and help name our new business! We have incorporated with the State of Minnesota as “PedalPub, LLC” and we are planning on having the PedalPub here by March 1st of 2007.

We are starting this “Friends of the PedalPub” to keep you informed of our progress – and in an attempt to continue to tap your amazing creativity and talent. We will probably send out an email about once every two weeks or so. If you want to be REMOVED from the list, just drop us a note and we’ll take you off. If you know anyone else who would like to get on our list, have them send an email to:

INFO@PEDALPUB.COM

Oh, did we tell you? We have a WEBSITE also – http://www.PedalPub.com! Right now, it’s just a picture of Eric
sitting on the Fietscafe (basically Dutch for PedalPub) when we
visited there in July. But it will be changing right before your eyes into a snappy, snazzy wonder!

YOUR NEXT ASSIGNMENT:
We want to have 4-6 round-trip routes around Minneapolis of 2 hour, 4 hour, or 8 hour durations. The route has to be very flat (the PedalPub doesn’t like hills), it has to have a starting spot with a parking lot for the towing vehicle and trailer, and it has to be scenic, with stops along the way for freshening up (and
RE-freshment-ing up! ;-D) If you know just such a place, email us at INFO@PEDALPUB.COM!

Thanks!

Al Boyce & Eric Olson
PedalPub, LLC proprietors

Great Waters Update

By on November 29, 2006in brewpubs

Great Waters will have some new beers this week, as well as some new toys. Read on friends:

STINGO:
This is a wheat ale. I used crystallized ginger and lemon grass to give this brew a unique flavor. Unfiltered and lightly hopped to allow the spice profile to come through. Medium bodied, deep golden color, and hazy.

YULETIDE ABBEY ALE:
This is a seasonal brew using a strain of trappist ale yeast. There are only 6 Trappist order breweries left in  the world. The flavor in this abbey ale has hints of raisin, caramelized sugar, and star anise. Dark and full bodied. Little hop profile. More malt, toffee and plum/raisin aromas.

NEW FERMENTERS ARE HERE !
We’re beginning our expansion. I hope to see the first beers from the new fermenters before Christmas. It is very exciting to be able to offer all our regular beers along with more specialty beers. Stay tuned for a new release party.

Town Hall Beer Release: Chico’s Revenge

By on November 26, 2006in beer events, brewpubs

Another Monday beer release from Minneapolis Town Hall:

Hey kids,
Wanted to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving! Don’t eat too much turkey…

Beer release Monday (11/27) 5-6pm $2 pints of Chico’s Revenge Pale Ale. This beer offer a light, crisp malt character with a defined hop presence. This tastes splendidly of the Columbus hop with a mild bitterness. Josh’s first beer since he came back from the beer meca of Portland, OR. I think he learned something out west!

Another Friendly Winterfest Reminder

By on November 26, 2006in breweries, brewpubs

Note the 4 ticket/person info…

Just a quick update on Winterfest tickets…tickets are $42.50 and will
be available at noon on Dec 1 here:

http://www.ticketworks.com/event.php?eventnumber=MCB07WINTER

We have set a limit of 4 tickets/consumer this year, so plan accordingly.
If you’re new to the list, this event sold out in 4 minutes last year.
We expect much of the same this year.

Happy Thanksgiving,

David Berg